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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-21

ABOUT FENCEs.-It would seem that
few farmers understand the great ex-
pense OF fences. A fOrty-acre piece Of
land. if square, will require 800 rods
zone mile of fence TO enclose ii; II not
square, but longer one way, it VIII
cost still more fence to surround it. At
the very least, fence will cost 81 per
rod, making a cost of $500 to enclose
forty acres of ground then if it be cut
into four lots, with fence across II
each way the shortest that can be done,
100 rods more, adding Sl60 to the cost
of the small farm fence; IN all, $3.50 or
u per acre-certainly serious expense
"a sum that would be much better eX-
pended in manure or fertilizers This
expense for fences can be nearly all
saved by having a law requiring all
owners TO keep up or take care of their
stock, which would be much cheaper
operation than fencing against all the
stock of the community In some States
people are required to keep up their
stock, and after trying it, they found it
desirable; and when an effort was made
to have the law repealed. the people
rose and petitiOned in such force against
IL that she effort failed and was aban-
doned. and where the measure Is un e
de-sTood il will be approved. In many
instances. the fences Of the farm cost
more than the land is worth which they
enclose.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-21

LAMBs.-Early lambs may be pushed
forward by giving them a little cows
milk. They will soon learn to drink
this from pan. The milk should be
given warm from a fresh COW, a quar-
ter of pint to meal. DO not over
feed any young animal; that retards,
instead of assisting growth.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-21

"WeU. my little boy" said Somer-
vile clergyman, patting little fellow
on the head, "what do you expect to be
when you grow up?" "Dunno." an.
swered the boy, bashfuliy. 'What
would you like to be, then?" continued
the pastor, expecting the youngster to
say be would like to be President of the
United States. But the boys ambition
scared higher than that, for he blurted
out, ''l'd like to be walker, an wax
O'Leary.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-21

Atmospheric Electricity and Plant
GrO,rth.- electricity is, ac-
cording 10 NJ. Grandeau, a powerful a.
gent in the process of assimilation of
plants. Plants projected from It's in
fiuence build up 30 TO 90 per cent. less
of nitrogenous matter than those sub
iect to ordinary conditions; the proper
ton of ash is higher and of water low
er. In the authors experiments differ
ent species of growing plants were in
closed within an electric screen consist
ing of four triangles of iron. The
plants experimental upon were maize,
tobacco and wheat-twO specimens of
each-of which the one was screened
from atmospheric electricity, the other
not. The results of these experiments
agree fully with the discovery made
some time ago by Berthelot, that free
nitrogen uniUes with organic matter
under the action OF electric currents
not only from ordinary induction-coils,
but even from feeble vOltaic batteries.
The proportion of nitrogen thus fixed
in seven months in paper and dextrine
was 1872 ihousandIhs.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-21
AGRICULTURE.

HOME MADE SUPERPHoSPHATE.-I
Superpnosphate of lime is special
fertilizer which may be used protitably
on more soils. and on a greater variety
of croDs than any other special fertillz-
er. Nearly all of our clay looms, as
well as some lighter soils, are deficient
in this element. Especially is 1t need
ed onmost farms fromwhich large guam
Titles of milk, live stock or grain, have
been sold. The habit which cows and
young stock often form of chewing
homes, leather, or boards, is a special
indication of its deficiency in the soil
on which they feed. The cheapest and
best way to obtain superphosphate OF
lime, is 10 purchase the materials, con-
sisting of sulphuric acid and fine ground
bone. using one carboy ofabout l15 lbs,
G6 deg. strength, TO 800 lbs of bone.
Many newspaper men and scientifie
lectarers, try to discourage farmers
from making it themselves, telling them
that IL is better to buy il of phosphate
dealers, but such advice helps to enrich
The fertilizer men by increasing their
business, but at the expense OF the lar
mer. There is little danger or difficult
" in the manufacture OF it. II due care
j. used in handling the aciG TO avoid
spilling 1t or spattering on the clothes
or flesh. Ii is well TO wear old woolen
mittens, and oyer-clOthes which are not
very valuable. SO if you burn few
holes it will be but small loss. III
The acid Is poured out with steady
hand, and quite slowly, it will seldom
spatter. | buy the bone from local
mil, where 1 can see il ground, and L
know it to be pure. / prefer steamed
bone to any other form i'm which 1t Is
ground. 1t is better Ihan raw bone,
because it contains less water, Is more
soluble, and the grease, which Is not a
fertilizer, but is a damage, is also re-
moved by steaming. In n ton OF dry
steamed bone we get more pounds OF
phosphoric acid, and if il is not steamed
TOO long. nearly as much nitrogen as in
raw bone, while bone charcoalis entire
Iy destitute of nitrogen. In preparing
supeTphOsphate | use round tub, two
of which L make by dividing molasses
hogshead. This tub may not be as dur
able as DIR. Nichols square box lined
with lead, but it works very well, and
a tnb will last several years if properly
cared for, and after washing and soak
ing il may be used for scaiding hogs.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-21

"YoUR Honor, the defendant was
making great deal of noise, and was
swearing at me-" DID he speak
English 2" asked the defendants coun-
sci. No, sir; he spoke Italian"
:. Then how do you know he was
swearing at you?' "Why, | could
tell by the wrinkles in his face," re-
nil al the officer
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-21

FIRST urchin: "When doctor gets
sick, what makes 'em get another doc
tor to give 'em medicine?" Second
urchin: "'Cos they can't take their
own medicine-it's too mean. They
give it TO other folks"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-21

"LooK a-here, WAITER" shouted a
diSgu>ted customer in a Washington
restaurant; here's an old moustache
comb in this pot-pie.'' " Never mind,
SIR" said the napkin fiirter, calmly !;
"juSt throw 1t under the table. It's an
old one
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-21

WHEN a young man in Patagonia
wants wife he rides out and lassoes
one and in the more civilized United
States of America, when young man
wants a wife, but does not come to
time, the las-sues him for breach of
promise.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-21
YOUTHS COLUMN.

PATHS First Day at School. Patty
was only four years old, but she was
Just crazy TO go 70 school. Her three
older brothers and sisters all went, and
why couldn't she? So as much to quiet
her teasing as anything else, her mother
6xed her of for school with the rest one
winter morning, more than thirty years
ago.
Miss Dobbs, the teacher, was very
strict and made the scholars learn well,
but Pm afraid they did not love her as
much as if she had been more gentle
with them. But it was the fashion in
those days for teachers to be severe,
and whip the scholars whenever they
needed it.
The school-room was new place to
little Patty's round eyes, and tor the
tirst hour she kept very still, looking
about in wohder at all she SAW and
heard. She sat with her eldest sister,
Anna, and felt very well pleased with
everything.
By-and by she wanted something else
to DO, and spoke up promptly in her
sharp little voice, Gamma, L want 10 see
the pictures in your Dogathy."
OF course all the scholars laughed.
Miss Dobbs raped on the desk sharp
ly with her ruler. "Silence"' rhe
house became quiet. You must not
speak out loud in school again." she
said, sternly, to Patty. ~ shall pun
ish you if you do"
Patty was very angry. "What right
had Mss Dobbs TO speak so To her ?'
she thought.
She began 10 be afraid of Miss Dobbs,
but she was sure Anna would not let
any harm come to her little sister.
Sne slipped down quietly of the seat
and sat down on the floor under the big
desk. There Miss Dobbs could not see
her, and she could free her mind. So
again her clear voice rang out. Miss
DObbs is dreilui cross, isn't she, Anna?''
The scholars laughed again, but Miss
Dobbs walked quicKly up 10 the desk,
pulled out little Patty and boxed her
ears soundly. Then sitting her down
hard on the seat, she left her with a
stern snow see if you can keep stillo'
Patty was too scared 10 cry She
found Miss Dobbs was to be minded,
and for the lest OF the winter she went
10 school and was as good little girl
as you could wish 10 see.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-21

AN OLD lady said to street vagabond,
" My good man, whereSis the Offord
Hrms ~ To which the street vaga-
bond, Offering his own arms, replied,
" Here they is, mum, an offered
freely"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-21
Travelling is Extra-Hazardous.

II the tourist Is unrrovided with some meulc,
inal resource. Changes of temperature, ioDu
aud water of an upaccustomed or unWhoie ,So
some quality. and route that hes IN .no
tropics or oiher regions where malaria eAls.s, se
are each and all fraught with danger 70 Dns
who has been improyident enough 70 nes -
a remedial safegn,ri. The concurrent test-
mony of many royage,us by land and sea es-
tablishes the fact that Hosteiters otoinacn
Bitters enables those who use 1t TO encounter
hazards of the nature referred to with impu-
nity and that. as medicine adapted 70 SUD
den and unexpected exigencies. II Is Pe.u-
isrly valuable. Disorders OF the her, VIC
bowels and the stomach, fever anu So
rhenmstism and nervous ailments, brought
on by exposure. are among the maladles TO
which emigrants, avelers and new settlers
are most subject. These and others yleii 70
the action OF the Bitters promptly ana ceni-
pletely.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-21

Hon the Nest Vas Mqde.-George
came running in one day in great ex-
element 81 say, mother. some tramp
or somebody's been ami stole my jack
etr'
"Where was it?'
"Right on the peg in the wash-room,
where always put it; and | guess the
fellow took Elias hat, too. She says
she can't find it anywhere. | only wish
bad pistol. III give the fellow pep
per. so | would"
"Don't he in such hurry George.
Perhaps il has fallen down behind the
ice chest. Let's 90 and look
''it's no use mother. | ku0D some
fellow has taken 1t, and | am going to
watch for him tonight. | guess he'll
come back for the rest of the things.
only wish | had a sword, rifle, or
something"
Look here, George, I've found the
thief, a two-l, gge one, tOo"'
''N here, mOther?"
sWhy right in the key. Just look
in" And there, sure enough, was the
pretty little thief.
"Why, mother, Nell's been making
her nest with my jacket. See the
sleeve sticking out under her wing.
And there's lots of things besides!"
snow, George, you've caught the
thisf. The next thing is n get your
pistol and shoot her, as you promised
TO do. you know"
'ShOot Nell, | guess not-not if she
was to take forty jackets, | shall just
love Mel! better tnan ever"
But still they wanted their things.
SO their mother gently took the little
hen out, and the eggs, and the children
made nice warm nest of hay, and put
her back again.
The next morning, when they opened
the wash-room door, they saw Nell
perched on the keg and very busy.
She's pulled Georges jacket down,
you see, and now she's getting Elias
hat. She looks pretty angry about it;
and shouldn't wonder ii she'll take
the parasol, the bag, and every thing
else she can find.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-21

PROVIDE 4 dry, warm place for your
pigs, with bedding in the winter, les
they suffer from quinsy, a disease not
uncommon with pigs exposed to wet,
cold pens 10 eat and sleep in.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-21
EHEUNATESN.

This dreadful disease, the doctors tell rs, is
ir the blood. and believing th to be true. We
advise every sufferer to try Durans's Rheu-
matte Remedy. 1t Is taken internally and
positively curec the worst case in the shortest
tune. Sold by every Druggist IN town
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-21

"GooD day, Nose. How you vas
changed, Wouldn't never hafe know'd
you," "But my name is not Moses,
sir" "Kreat hefens, your name
changed, too. ="
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-21

LET co THERE. -" Now, them
shouted Captain Mariner, from his ele-
waited position on the bridge of an ocean
steamer just about to start, '' clear away
all, and let go therer' pointing to the
head hawsers. Young O'Brien, of
Londonderry, 4 steerage passenger,
just in the act of hugging and kissing
a female friend farewell. evidently
thought the "let go there" intended
for him, for he released Miss MuldoOn
hastily, and darted n revengeful look
at the captain. And he was vindictive
throughout the entire voyage, and
related upon several occasions to his
fellow-steeragers how that ''baste of
captain, dye mind, had SEPARATED two
ould friends"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-21
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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-21

4 CORRESPONDENT at Glen's Falls, n.
Y, writes: ''Milk is only two cents
quart here. The water power in this
place is not used for manufacturing
PURPOSES
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-21

a LOT of boot-blacks sitting on a
curb-stone may not be India rubber
boys, though they are gutter perchers.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-21

A NOVEL WAY TO SERVE RAW OY-
sTERs.-A block of ice, large enough TO
fill No. platter or ice-cream dish,
should be put on the dish with a folded
napkin under it. Before putting on
the platter large weli-shaped excava-
ton must be made in the block of ice
by a hot iron, leaving a rim or band of
solid ice two inches thick all around
the block. Then, just on the instant
needed, large fine oysters are TO be
opened by an expert, so as TO have each
oyster in good unbroken shape, and laid
in the excavation on the ice block with
pepper and salt sprinkled over them
sparingly. A handsome wreath Of
myrtle and delicate flowers is to be
placed around this block of crystal, and
bits of lemon, cut in ianciful patterns,
placed about. Nothing could be pret-
tier than this dish, and one is sure Of
the oysters being fresh and cold.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-21

IF TROUBLED with Constipation. take Hoof-
dnd's German Bitters,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-21

The butcher who sells ox-tail for
soup and calves heads for dinner I'M
doubtedly makes both ends meat.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-21

Singular Phenomenon. II In the early
winter a singu'a ar phenomenon was re-
ported to have occurred in the port of
smyrna. The salt water in the harbOr
froze, while the fresh water in the city
showed no trace of ice. The fact was
the more extraordinary because the
former requires a much greater degree
of cold to CONCEAL it than the latter. y
singular event recently happened at
Havre. There had been white frost in
the morning, but the thermometer had
fallen so little that the pools of rain
water about the streets had barely trace
of ice on their elges. By an absolutely
inexplicable contradiction, the sea-wa-
ter In the commercial harbor basin was
entirely covered with a thick layer OF
ice,-a circumstance which had not oc-
CURED even during the severest cold OF
the past season.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-21

ADVICE to young ladies-if your foot
is pretty, shoe it.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-21

II You are Dyspeptic HootGEGs German
Bitters will cure you
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-21

DiUiSibility Of Coda grain of gold
has been found to admit OF being divi-
ded into ninety-1ive thousand millions
of visible parts; that ls, by the aid of
micro: cope magnilying one thousand
times
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-21
DOMESTIC.

PoULTICEs.-Thee effect of pouitices Is
probably different from that OF bilsters,
although ultimately productive of SIM
liar relief; for, if we take the instance
of a finger being inflamed in conse-
quence of a thorn having run into it.
we find that we can relieve the pain in
two ways, either by putting the hand
into cold water, or by plunging the
finger into a warm poultice. Both of
these measures, apparently so dissimi-
lar. will produce like result in regard
to the inflamed point; that is, both will
lessen the pressure of blood In the yes
sells where stasis has already taken
place, The ccld, applied to the whole
of the hand, will cause the arteries
leading To the finger to contract, and
thus diminish the supply of blood
to the inilamed part, and lessen the
pressure in the blocked capillaries. The
warm poultice will also lessen the pres
sure, not by diminishing the flow of
/ blood to the part, but by dilating the
vessels around the point of stasis, and
affording the blood ready exit into
the veins. In the case of internal
organs, the blister applied TO the skin
probably acts like the cold water ap-
piled to the finger, while the warm
poultice placed upon the surface OF the
Ihorax or abdomen affects the deeper
lying organs in the same way as 1t
I does the superficial ones, the warmth
penetrating through the thin thoraeic
or abdominal particles. On this account
when we wish to relieve pain in the
chest or belly, we ought TO make our
poultices in a particular way. The
common practice of mixing the linseed
meal with hot water, and applying 1t
directly to the skin, is quite wrong, be-
cause if we do not wish 70 burn the pa
tient we must wait until a great por-
ton of the heat has been lost. The
proper method is to take Il flannel bag,
! (the size of the poultice required) To
/ fill this with the linseed poulIice as hot
AS il can possibly be made, and to put
between This and the skin Il second
piece of flannel, so that there shall be
at least two thicknesses of flannel be-
tween the skin and the poultice itself.
Above the -poultice should be more
flannel, or a piece of cotton wool, to
prevent it from getting cold. By, this
method we are able TO apply the lInteed
meal boiling hot without burning the
patient, ana the heat, gradually diilus-
ing through the flannel, affords CRATE
fuI sense of relief which cannot be OBJ
tanned by other means. There are few
WAYS in which such marked relief Is
given to abdominal pam as by the ap-
plicaIion OF "a poultice in this manner.
Thirteen cents is the cost of five gal
Ions of soft soap, made from one pound
OF Dobbins' Electric Soap, made by
Cragin & Co. Phila.) and the soft soap
will go farther than a dollars worth OF
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-21

READY-MADE-The young girl ready
for an offer.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-21

The praise and blame which hang on
the lowest boughs, and may be easily
plucked, are generally worthless.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-21

IT TAXES French writing master to
drive a foreign hand.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-21

TINES or TAXING FooD.-Nature has
fixed no particular hours for eating.
When the mode of life is uniform, IL IL
of great Importance To adopt fixed
hours; when it is regular, we ought to
ne guided by the real wants of the sys-
TEN As dictated by appetite. \ strong
laboring man, engaged in hard work,
will require food Oftener and in larger
quantities than an indolent or seden-
tary man. As general rule, five
hours should elapse between one meal
and another longer, if the mode of
life be indolent, shorter, if it be very
active. When dinner is delayed seven
or eight hours after breakfast. some
slight refreshment should be taken be-
tween. Young persons when growing
fast. require more food and at shorter
Intervals than those do who have ar
rived at maturity. Children under
seven years of age, usually need food
every three hours; q piece of bread
will be a healthy lunch, and child
seldom eats bread to excess. Those
persons who eat a late supper should
not take breakfast till one or two hours
after rising. Those who dine late. and
eat nothing afterwards, require break
fast soon after rising.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-21

THE principal meat of lovers is meet
me at the church door.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-21

A Losing JOKE.-A prominent ply
sician OF Pittsburgh said joklngiy TO a
lady patient who was complaining OF
her continued i'll health, and of his in
ability to cure her, "try Hop Hitters J"
The lady took IL in earnest and used
the Bitters. from which she obtained
permanent health. She now laughs at
the doctor for his joke, but he is not so
well pleased with it, as iI cost him a
good patient.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-05-21

WHEN a nan hasn't a red he get;
blue. And things look black.