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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-09-24
Fast Horses and Personal Equations

We hear much nowadays about the
extraordinary speed shown by this oil
that horse at some race meeting. These
time tests are regarded as much a part
of the record as the winning of the race
itself. But while the general public
may be satisfied with announced results
some of us would like to know more
about the contest than is told i'm the
brief statement that "Rarus trotted q
mile here to-day i'll 49," or whatever
may be. 1t has become so that frac-
| ton of a second makes a great differ
ence in the record as we'll as well as in
the value of horse; and yet it seldom
happens that two mel in the timbers'
stand agree as to the exact time made.
While it is true that in the well regu-
lated mind of man, the will possesses
supreme direction over the whole cur
rent of thought. policy and action, can
it be said with positiveness that he who
occupies the positson of a timing Judge
on race course has well-regulated
mind? Sensation and perception are
the two things most intimately con-
nected with the proper timing OF fast
horses. The horse speeds around the
course, he approaches "the WIRE" and
amid great excitement, passes under it
The timer, who may or may not be i'm
bued with this same excitement, or
who may have an active or an inactive
brain, sees the horse and becomes con-
scious of the fact, but he is not done
yet. There has to go back from the
brain, so 10 speak, an electric spark
along the nerves, which produces
contraction OF the muscles of the arm,
and a motion of the thumb and finger
follows. These press the spring, and
the hands of the watch are stopped.
BIT the activity with which all this is
accomplished differs iii men materially.
AT best, the nerves transmit their share
II the work at the rate of only seventy
feet second, which is less than double
the rate of speed at which the horse is
moving in the same period of time.
There exists phenomenon called''per-
sonal equation" and so long as quick
witted persons and slow-witted persons
are to decide the speed at which race
horses travel, just so long will the time
test be an irresponsible one. In making
the common observation of the exact
moment when star travels across the
fine vertical wire intersecting the field
of view of telescope some astronomers
always anticipate the event, and others
allow it to pass before they succeed in
noting it. This is by no means the eff
feet of inexperience or maladroitness,
but is persistent characteristic of each
individual, however practiced in the
isrrs sur-raking observations he RAY be.
The difference between the time or n
mans noticing the event and that Of
its actual occurrence is called his per
sOnal equation, and is carefully aScer-
tanned for every assistant in every lab
oratory. The adoption of similar
plan on our race courses can alone give
us the correct time made by fast
horses.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-09-24
WITCHES at the Ieyyes.

Now. my son Roderick-my young
est son, who is twenty-one next month
was last year at the herrin' fishery
at Frzerberg. One night he went
ashore, and met a strange woman and
man walking. They did stop, and did
ask who he was, and where he did
come from. ''From Loeb Inver," says
he. "And so do we," says they (Which
was singular, as he did never set eyes
on them before) "Come with us, and
we will give You a drink" of beer or
of rum, or of whisky, or of gin, L do
not rightly mind which 1t was what
etier. Gou must know sir, that each
boat, at the herrln' fishery time, takes
a woman on board TO cook meat and
wash for them; there will be many
women go to sea in this Mariner.
Well, they ask my son at the tavern,
"Did you have any good luck with the
herrin' to day." mo, very bad"
''Did you yesterday:'' ''No worse
again. .""Ah! but" says she, "you will
have Tomorrow" Well sure enough
he did fill his boat next day with very
many Grams of herrin', and did get els
for his share that one day. 1t was a
wonderful thing. But he did tell me
that that gold did do him no good; he
had no idea how it did get spent what
effer. That day he did go looking
about after the man and woman all
over, but he did never see them again !;
did not here of his ever again seeing
them. "Roderick, | do hope you Will
never again have anything to do with
these witches" ''No, father, | will
never again, so long as do live" He
is away 20 Frazerbsrg this year again.
4 did hear of another witch in the
Lewes, p5 year agone. She lived al
Stornoway, and did sell Winds to sail.
ors. One of our Loeb Inyer boats did
not get away that autumn for weeks.
Tie wind was almost dead against
them. Well, ,hey did 90 TO her, and
what they paid her l did not hear, but
she gave them black string tied with
three knots, and said, ''Ye'll be getting
AVA to morrow. Now, if the wind is
not strong enough, loose one knot; il
even then it is not enough, loose the
second; but on your life, on your life
lima loose the third!' Well, they
got of sure enough next morning with
fair breeze: and then the skipper
lOOsed one knot. On the boat sprang,
and the winG rose. Soon lie lOosed the
second, and they tore over the waves,
and were very soon over the Minch
near Loeb Inyer. They got to the en-
trance of the harbOr near the store house
-ye ken it: on the right-and the
skipper says, "We're a RIGHT now; if
the dell himself withstands me, | will
loose the thirdr' lie did loose it, and
thoughso near home, the boat was only
got ashore in little bits. She was al
though broken up, The men were all
saved
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-09-24
Buried for Five Hours,

He was 4 Swede who had Angliciscd
his Swedish name into ;. Z. Lewis.
He had worked for some years for the
Central branch, AtchisOn, Kansas, but
latterly had been well-digging. The
well had caved in from the rains and
was being walled up again. He had
gone down to remove the old curbing
and the fatal mass of sand had fallen
In ami crushed him. There was no
doubt that he was dead, and, poor fell
low, he had wife and two little chill
dren. There was one discussion as to
whether it were better TO send word to
his wife that he was dead or to leave
her to nope for while. SO the people
talked, and occasionally some one
would look down the well and shudder
to think OF the livii corpse crushed
under the heaped up sand. All this
time the man in tie well was alive.
He could hear every stroke OF the ham,
mer of the men who were making the
curb, but he thought il was the carpen-
ltiS sitlVo> AhC SAlNNis AAN SNNAN ~ 49,
feel the earth vibrate a little. a board
had fallen over against his back and
crowded him against the side OF the
well. There was water about him; he
could hear it drip, and mixel up with
the sand were rocks and pieces of boards.
| He was as cold as death, and the mass
above him reached lie knew not how
far. He thought, however, he would
work his way up the side, and so he
| did, inch by inch, wearing his finger
nails almost to the quick. Life is dear
to man with wife and children, and
so poor Lewis worked and pressed the
sand back and kept getting on and up.
/ Then there was another fall of sand,
and he was almost in despair. lie
mounted in this way for six or eight
I feet. In the meantime the people had
got reused and began to hope that 1t
was live and not a dead c,an III the
well. Fifty men relieved each other in
digging, and a crowd of sympathizers
stood about. a. last they could hear
the buried mans voice. Then he was
almost uncovered, but the board which
ne had at his backall the way up reach
ed over his head. He called for saw
and cut it If, and at o'clockin the al
ternoon. over five hours from the time
the sand fell, he was taken out alive
without a broken bone, or brulse, oil
scratch, only stiffened with cold ano
! worn out with digging like moe fol
! his life,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-09-24
Length of the Days.

At London, England, and Bremen, Prus-
sia, the longest day has sixteen and half
hours. At Stockholm, Sweden, the longest
day has eighteen and half hours. AT
Hamburg, Germany, and Dantzic, Prussia.
the longest day has nineteen hours and the
shortest five hours. At BorneO, Finland.
the longest day has twenty-one and half,
and the shortest twoanda half. At Wardhuy
in Norway, the day lasts from the Dist Of
May to the 23d of July, without inter
ruption; and at Spltzbergen the longest day
is three months and half. At New York,
the longest day, June is, has fourteen hours
and fifty-six minutes; at Montreal fifteen
and a half hours. But the longest day Of
all, though one never seen by civilized
person, is that at the poles, where it lasts
for six months, and is succeeded by night
equally as long.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-09-24
bee Ranching In California,

ms Is famous country for bees and
the making of honey, and at many =
breakfast table in distant Europe today
the waffle is spreadwith sweets that have
oeen hlched from the hearts of n tbop-
SAND California flowers. In the month
OF almost every canon there is a bee
raheh or apiary, whose owner grows
lndoientand prosperous from the labors
OF MS industrious subjects. Here there
are no long winters with deartb of
flowers, through which the patient
workers must be nursed and fed in
order that they may live until the onep-
ing OF the next field season. These
oee-ranches are models of neatness and
domestic comfort. and the profession
OF bee-keeping is rapidly becoming
popular among persons OF little physi-
cal strength or small financial capital.
or both; such as maiden ladies, broken
down ministers, bachelor students, and
those dilettante farmers who fancy that
the royal road to bucOlic happiness lies
through the flowery beds of bee-pas-
ture. Their expenses are as light as
those of hermit in his cage, and what
stores of honey are laid up are so much
clear gain, as the bees board themselves
while they work, and work increasingly
in preparation for the winter which
never comes. When the hive is full
the cakes of comb are removed, the |!
liquid is strained from the cells, and |
the empty cups are replaced 10 be filled |
again and again. This economical pro-
cess prevents a waste of labor and time I
in the gathering of wax and the build |
ing of new bins in the store-house. |
Walking out in the morning in the |
green brushwOod of these canOaS you 4
hear a loud and continuous buzZing of
wings, and, although there may not be
flower in sight, it is as ceaseless and .
strong as in buckwheat patch or clover
field at home. This humming of bees
is natures tenor voice, as the roaring
of water is her bass. There is cure
for hOmesickness in the bees mono
tone, even though the authors thereof
be perfectly wild, as, indeed, many of
these are. In such a country you can
not feel utterly lonesome and lost.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-09-24

mere decOy. the latter is the real assail-
ant, and keeps his eye steadily fixed on
the hamstring or flank of the horse.
The critical momement is then watched,
and the attack is simultaneous; both
wolves spring at their victim the same
moment-One to the throat and the
other to the flank-and if successful,
which they generally are, the hind one
never lets 90 his hold till the horse is
completely disabled. Instead of spring
ing forward or kicking to disengage
himself, the horse turns round and
round without attempting defense.
The wolf before then springs behind to
assist the other. The sinsws are cut,
and in half the time l have been des-
cribIng it the horse is on his side; his
struggles are fruitless-the victory is
won. At this signal the lookers-on
close in gallop; but the small fry of
followers keep at respectful distance
until their superiors are gorged, and
then they take their turn unmolested.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-09-24
Too Trusting.

"Mary Jane Marsh, didn't L say TO
last week that the next time you came
here under the charge of drunkenness
I should send you up for sixty days!"
asked his Honor of five-snd-forty fe-
male. .,
81 think you said so, Judge, but l
think had too much faith In you to
believe you'd do any such thing" she
replied. ob vo,
are regularly booked"
"And I'm regularly sorry: Your
Honor. because can never believe In
you again. It's sad day when man
loses f6e confidence of the public in his
word"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-09-24
HumninG Birds.

There are about ten thousand differ
ent kinds known, and these are classed
in one hundred and thirty families, one
of the largest of which is the humming
bird. which has about four hundred
different species. They live mostly in
very warm countries, and are so beau
tiful that Audubon. the great natural
ist, called them the ''glitterinS rag
ment of a rainbow" They have a
green and gold body, and red throat
with a white collar. Their nests are
an inch wide, and an inch deep, and
they will fight anything that comes
near them. They will live for weeks
on honey, or sugar and water, and viii
become very tame. If not frightened
they will come year after year TO the
same flowers.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-09-24
TIE HOUSE OF CLAY.

There was house of CLAW.
Wherein the inmate sat all day,
Merry and poor;
For Hope sat with her, heart TO heart
Fond and kind,
howlng he nsver would depart
MI al at once he changed his mind.
sweetheart, good by !" He skipped away
And shut the door.
But Love came past. and looking ia,
WITH smile that pierced like sunbeam thin
Through wall, roof, floor,
stood in the midst OF tina. poor room,
Grand and fair,
Making glory ont Of gloom
I'll at the window Knocked grim Care;
Love sighed: "All lose, and nothing win p
He shut the door.
Then DER the close-barred house Of clay
Kind clematis and woodb;ne gay
Crept more and more;
And bees hummed merrily outside,
Loud ard strong,
The inner silsntness TO hide,
The patient silence all day long;
I'LL evening touched with finger gray
The bolted door
Most Ike the next steps passing by
VII es the Angels, whose calm eye
Marks rich, marks poor;
Who, fearing not, at any gate
Stands and calls;
At which the inmate opens straight
Whom, ere the crumbl ng clay house falls,
He takes in kind arms silently,
And shuts the door.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-09-24

der and sobbed aloud. Just look at
them little shoes, Charlie, ne said, be-
tween his tears, I-I--didn't mind so
much running over that drunken fool
who tried TO cross ahead of us when he
couldn't, but the little one, Charlie, the
little kid that's waitin' for 'em, that's
too rough ~
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-09-24

Sneak well of the absent whenever
,-on have a suitable opportunity. Never
sneak i'll of them or of anybody. unless
Won are sure they deserve it, and unless
If is necessary for their amendment, or
for r. p the safety and benefit Of others.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-09-24

When a person is oyerheated and ex-
hausted. both the hands and feet should
be bathed in cold water, AMI something
warm should be taken at onee-hot
lemonade, ginger water, or something
of that kind.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-09-24
'ACE 81 PER BOTTLE
Or Six Bottles for IS,

--'s'ed TO any address free from observa-
&. ~ MS -i may consult by letter, receiv-
g. same attention as by calling, by
-'-'-s tAe following questions:
s.rtr your name and post-office address,
css5 anu state, and your nearest express
dtolr age and sex?
yecupation?
Hf-i.Iled or single?
Eoss. s.Iil' weight, now and in health7
= To-a- Lons have you been sick?
H.. coInpleXion. color of hair anu eyes
-, Ou a STOPPING or erect gait?
olFacos without reservation all you
sl1nsrtl.ect Your case. Enclose one dollar
-l.iyeI eI,SLllon c,,tlon fee. Your letter will then
.alfnr- az 1l il,ention. and we will give you
.1io5 eo.'lI oI your disease and our caudid
l',,1-- concerning a cure.
f-le5ts Physicians attend to cores
sIi.1e... All Letters should be addressed
t.5slgse1pseetory, I2I7 Fiibert treet, Phiia
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-09-24

r DEBILITY. Loss Of Memory. Indisposi-
-- ELtr.i1l or Business. Shortness of
'z.-. Ir5lHleI with Thoughts OF Disease,
--as- Of Vision. Pain in the Back. Chest,
E had. Rush Ct Blood TO the Head, Pale
--1l1lce, and Dry skin.
-.--e symptoms are allowed to go on.
r -ssleu-ly Epiieptic Fits and Con-
-71ll follow. When the constitution
-ss aiectel i requires the aid of an
--1.-ns medicine TO strengthen and
Z > lie system-WhiCh
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-09-24
.aelmbold's Buchu
hTigOrateS the Stomach,

-,.;iinu!2tes the torpid Liver, Bowels,
--iie5 10 healthy action, in cleansing
49, y an impurities. and impartlnS
- @-I EigOr 10 the whole system
sc trial viii be quite sufficient to
z-s5;lii NE most hesitating Of its valuable
--'---l qualities.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-09-24

soLp EyERYwHEEB
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-09-24

II. T. HELMBOLD,
Druggist and Chemist,
Philadelphia, Pa
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-09-24

"a ache, Pain IN the Shoulders, Cough,
-----,a sour stomach, Eruptions, Bad
- y the Mouth, PalpitatiOn of the
- f4il In the region of the Kidneys,
= -. = l-92Sgnd other painful symptoms,
. '.-5 e-spEings OF Dyspepsia.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-06-27
Sherins Sale.

DY VIRTUE OF 4 WRIT OF ENE-
OF Linn County, iu tlIe State Of Oregon, on
the II II day of june, 1873, on Transcript
OF Judgment filed aud dockoied IN said
Court iroin he justices Court for the Pre-.
cinet OF West ALBANY. Linn County, ore.
gon, on tho i0lh day Of June. 1870 in favor
of 1hos. Allphin, Administrators cf the cs-
tate OF VIM. Ailphin, decreased. Plaintiff,
and against r. ). Jory. Defendant. for tho
sum of fifty dollars, with interest from the
eth day of June, 1879, at the rate of ten
per cent. per anuuuI. and the further sum
Of twelve dollars and eighiy-iwO cents,
costs, Lave levied upon ali tho right, title
and interest of the said Defendant, 4. =.
Jory, la aud To tho following described
real property, io-wit: The undivided one
half OF the undivided six-n.uths OF The
West half of the Donation Land Claim of
j. +. Crooks and wife, Notification No.
1877, Claim No. -, In 4. 10 :. Il. w aud
Claim No. 80 in a.. 10 =. X. w. of the
Willamette Meridian, IN Linn County, IN
the State of Oregon. taken ns the real
property of the said Defendant, +. =. Jory,
aud on
Saturday, Me 19M day Of Jaly, 1879,
at the Court House door in the city OF Al
bany. Linn County, Oregon, Mt the hour
OF On9 O'Clock +. NJ. viii sell the hcrein-
before described real property at public
auction for cash In hand to the highest
bidder, to satisfy said writ, with accruing
costs.
Dated June goth, 1870.
1. c. DTCKEY,
IOWA Sheriff of Linn Co, Oregon.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-06-27

Messrs. Goldsen & Nation appear deter
mined to let folks know about their meat
preserving process. The first meat and
dsh put up by Mr.. GoIdson was all eaten
up after being kept about sixty days, and
now they are at work on another batch.
On the 18th inst. the gentlemen whose
names are attached to The report below
were invited in at Mr.. Goldson's 'sto be
pinned" and samples we're cooked and
eaten, as follows: BEEF, II days old; but.
ter, (salted) II days old; nnsaited. II; EGGS,
II days old. Ali kept by Ames' process,
ing up. The following Is an exact copy of
the report:
ss.rhe articles were all as sweet and good
as at the first" Signed by
HoN. F. 4. CHESowErH,
A. J. YOUNG,
E. II. TAYLOR,
REV. G. w. BENNETT,
B. T. TAYLOR,
r. L. BUcHAEAN,
HoS. JOHN BURNETT,
w. B. CARTER.
The following testimonials were also OBJ
tanned:
CoRvALLIs, May II, 1879.
1--WE have eaten fish (saluson) KEEP 40
uAbS Dy AIneSS DTs cess, dtsu uuo II IS SOOO
and fresh as the day it v as caugnt."
D. B. IRWIN,
/. RoTH,
s. G. lRvIE.
CORVALLIS, Ogn.. May II. 1879.
ave have eaten raw oysters days from
the shell and found them as good as when
opened"
ZEpHIN jos,
D. B. IRWIN.
ALBANY. May 81, 1879.
Mr.. MATTocs: The cider you put up
for me about two months ago is as sweet
as the day it was made. The flavor is
rather improved, as it appears 70 have
more body. FRA WOOD.
ALAANY, May q, 1879.
@. III. NATION: The beef you put up
for me a month or 50 ago is as good as
when taken from the market house.
J. L HILL
vl4n30n
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-06-27
MEXICAN
Mustang Liniment,
Fur MAN AND BEAST.

TeiS lininsent very naturally reinatetl In Amcr''
e.. where Nature provides In her laboratory SUI
surprising aa;idotcs for the naslaiies Nt her ch
,.t,s. Is. 3. 5-sf ,s1u s,rgai,e- r. = yr-i 3,
ssfsi asssz sys-.-s.ss s,-a' t-si,.,atl, stat
-..a .s,s.,s --..tls- fesI g. s.-'iF-s
s.;,s,iy fasSl xis'se to'l;acuts ~ i.s @I s's-.
s.,,Sss sgssers s.t faFs-''-Es !; l. ..' sa,..iile.
\ ss-s;. ss.s-=.c oftrsi saves bnlsa't iif'
s;er.~ tke us.-saiaeSs u On eNeciics.s h'rs' OK
~ - slecn
!. t.-ss foot rot. hoof-1ii. hoiloyv horn, grub.
st.sss;s. s.lociserera;, mango, the bites ai'd
ssfasrs fsssosoas rcrsl'ss and insc-ts, and every
seea Gyaa sack 10 ssoeS brecdlns ash hush lifc-
: esecs ese=y cxserael trogh'e - ? 'rs-s sueh
As issae-se. ss-aariys, sWsany. srse'ii'- f-an'cF
s.Ez,-s=.sl. Ts.s..s1c@o, etc. e;c-
Zhs sss,&se-t .-r-,sas f--aignent Is The quickest
cure :. 49, ssaz,l fr accidents occurring Ia the
EaEass. Ia i.se a,ss.nce of = physician. such as
bnrzs. scel1s. sT,.ss cuts, etc. and for rheEna'
t,Ssl,, s;si s;,fsss es,,iered by exFosurr. Par
tIeuiarly vaiaaS.S ~ Miners
L Is the caeapesE rcE1cly In tho world. for 81
seactrates t.le Isiszcls 70 the boee. and single
application b generally sufficient cure
Mexican Mustang i.,n.Eieut Is put up Ia three
sazes OF b.tties she largcr ones being proportion
atsly mueA the cheapest. Sold everywhere
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-06-27

The following statement from the leading
physicians OF Corvallis only confirms that Of
our own doctors. We suppose Messrs. Gold
son and Mattosn will add to the list, but the
names already obtained are sufficient to set
tie the points Of the healthfulness Of their
process in Linn and Benton counties at least,
as they are among the most intelligent and
experienced Of their profession:
CORVALLIS, Oregon, April 24, 1879.
The undersigned physicians of Corvallis,
having had explained to US Ames' Process
for preserving meats, etc, can say that there
is nothing unhealthy about it, as used, and
that no fears need be apprehended on that
account. We have also seen meat, fish, but
ter, ETC., that has been kept several weeks by
this process" " and believe that its claims TO
keep the various articles of provisions sweet
and fresh can be sustained.
II. GREEN, n. D.,
G. r. FARRA, M. D.,
J. Z. BAILEY, N. d.,
j. B. LEE, Md.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-06-27

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
IN the undersigned was on the 9th day
OF June. A. ID. 1879, appointed Admins
TRAITOR of the estate Of John Fennell, do.
ceased, by the County Court of Linn Coun-
ty, Oregon. All persons having claims
against said estate arc hereby notified 10
present them, with the proper vouchers
and affidavits, to the Administrator at her
miles southwest of Jefferson. within six
months from the date hereof.
June Is, 1879.
MARGARET FENNELL.
45wi Administrator.