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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-01-29
A SacrificiaI Mound.

Recently parties from LacOE and
elsewhere, with numerous delegation
of the ladies and gentlemen of Chillico-
the, Ohio, proceeded to open under the
guidance of William Clifford, of Alta.
Peoria COunty-one of the ablest pail
&entOlOgists in the State-a large
mound in the SteUben pasture. below
town. A survey made, showed base
of sixty feet, and height of some nine
or ten. \ channel two feet wide was
begun at the base, which was designed
to run to the center, but owing to tho
insulliciency of time and the want of
help. was abandoned, and partial ex-
eavation made from the top. "A pre-
viOus exploration had resulted in the
discovery of numerous remains, but at
three feet below these well preserved
skeleton was found lying on its back,
with head pointing southwark. The
form was large, the jaws massive, and
the teeth perfect. At the feet lay the
bones of an infant, and the skeleton
when living, was probably a female
and q mother. As the excavation pro-
gressed. the shoveler threw out a pc
culiar black, closely compacted clay,
which on examination under a glass
showed crystals of blood. Mixed with
this was loose, frIable soil, which
proved TO be ashes. Last came Il layer
of stones, and this told what was before
suspected, that we had struck sacri-
fetal mound, and one Of the most I'M
portant yet discovered. The victims,
whether prisoners Of war or inundated
to please some supposed deity, were
slaughtered and burned, the blood run
ming with the earth beneath, to tell the
story untold centuries later of the sac
rifice. Intermixed with the soil just
above the stones were found bones
much decayed, but whether they were
remains of the victims, or were interr-
ed there for that purpose, cannot be
told. Possibly there was connected
with it q ceremony similar to the one
witnessed by Cameron among the saw
age tribes Of Africa. A chief having
died, an immense pit was dug, the bot
tom of which was covered with layer
of closely packed living women. Upon
these were placed one of the wives of
the chief on her hands and Knees, and
upon her back the dead chief was laid
with his beads and treasures, supported
by two other wives at his head and
feet. The earth was then shovelled in,
and fifty or one hundred slaves were
slaughtered over the whole and their
bo1ies thrown upon the pile. With
the exception of some ornaments no
other discoveries were made, the late
ness of the hour preventing anything
like thorough Investigation.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-01-29
The British Royal Standard.

The royal standard of England,
whose display indicates the presence of
a member of the royal family, was un-
doubtedly first hoisted in North Amer
lea on the ship which brought His Roy
al Highness Edward, Duke of Kent, to
Halifax. He was the son of George
III and father of the present Queen,
and brother of William w., whom she
succeeded on the throne in 1887, and
grandfather of the Princess Louise,
the announcement of whose embark
alton with her husband for Halifax
prompts the writing of this sketch.
The Duke of Kent was appointed by
the King his father, ''Commander-in-
chief of the forces In North America"
in 1901, and had his headquarters at
Halifax. He was then thirty-three
years of age. His furniture, servants
and personal effects composed the pas
seIgers and lading of the ship Princess
Amelia, which was lost with her entire
company on the Isle of Sable, in 1902.
In lS60. the Allan steamer Hungarian
for Portland, with all on board. was
lost at the same place. The Duke
built villa on the shore of Bedford
Basin, at the bottom of the harbOr. He
added to the Notifications of the town,
and built the clock tower at the citadel.
He died in 1Sl9-the same year with
his father, and the same year in which
his daughter, the present Queen was
born. Two years after a subscription
of E16S was sent to London from Nova
Scotia for statue to the Duke at Liver
pool. Kentville, on the Windsor, and
Annapolis Railway, perpetuates his
memory. The naval ship Hero, next
displayed the royal standard in the
Provinces, when she, with two consorts
brought His Royal Highness the Prince
of Wales and suite to America. At the
head of the landing stairs in the gov
ernment dock yard at Halifax is a fiat
stone, bearing the following inscrip-
ton :-"Here His Royal Highness the
Prince of Wales landed, July 80, 1860" "
After waiting at Halifax for the
Prince to make the tour of the Prov
inces and the United States, his squad
ron arrived at Portland about the mid
dle of October to receive him, and about
the same time, the British Atlantic
Squadron, numbering five ships, under
the command of Admiral Milne, ar
rived to honor the Prince and party
and to assist i'm the ceremonies of their
embarkation. The Prince and his suite
arrived from Boston on the 29th, and,
after being escorted through the city,
the procession halted on the high bluff
above the Victoria wharves and in full
view of the whole fleet of eight ships
decorated with flags from truck to jib-
bOom-such a fleet in such a trim, had
never been seen in any harbor Of the
United States. The Prince under the
escort of Mayor Howard and Lord Ly'
ons, walked down the stairs to the
landing steps, where the Hero's barge
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-01-29
Compressed Leather.

Compressed leather is now produced
of a quality said to be harder, closer
and more compact than the natural hide.
The manufacturing process is entirely
simple, consisting in the reduction of
cuttings, or waste, of shoemakers into
fine filamehts, and these are combined
with the cuttings or refuse OF OK, and
similar hides, when unfit to tan, these
being reduced to a fbrous mass. The
whole is con bined together with water
to which is added one part of sulphuric
acid to one hundred parts of water,
until it assumes plastic mass, when it
is pressed into mOulds the size and thick
ness required. When dried In steam
heated room they are passed through
heavy pulp rolls, glazed on one side and
rough on the other to represent the
grain and flesh sides of the leather.
The addition of the raw fibre with the
tanned filaments is in certain portions,
according to the quality of the leather
required, from five to twenty per cent.
being safely employed; it gives vitality
tn the tanned fibres by agglutinating
them and imparting the albumen and
gelatine destroyed by the tannic acid.
To render the leather more supple or
flexible, about one pint of glycerine
may be incorporated with each hundred
weight of the mass. The fact, as stated
that this kind of leather is much less
permeable than ordinary sole leather
gives it a superior value for certain
purp oses, especially when 1t is consid-
ed how large an amount Of inferior
stock Is at present employed in manu-
factures presumably of pure leather.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-01-29

knees, when that poor fellow went
down the hole. 4 suppose he got all
right again?"
'NO; poor man," said Maitland,
with sigh ''that is the saddest part
of the history. He was dredfully
knocked down for some dsys, and then
apparently recovered his general health
except that he had lost all his buoyant
spirits, looked Ike au old man, and al
ways seemed to avoid me. He has since
gradually sunk into state little better
than idiotcy, which the doctors attribute
to the shock to highly excieable hrain,
and declare to be quite hopeless
''Poor young fellow" said j, 81
wonder how far he remembers the cir
cumstances of that night"
every little, you may be sure" said
Maitland.
And SO we gradually foated away
into the stream of friendly talk upon
general subjects, until at late hour
we parted for this night.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-01-29

the characters will appear of u blood
red color, which will again disappear
on submitting them TO the vapors OF
caustic ammonia. This experiment
can be repeated ad in.fRitam. During
the war in India, some years ago, i'm
portant correspondence was carried on
by the English by means of the use of
rice water as a writing fluid. On the
application of iodine the dispatches i'm
mediately appeared in blue characters.
Sympathetic inks which are developed
under the influence Of heat only are
much easier TO use than the foregoing.
The liquids which possess such pro-
perty are very numerous. Almost
every one perhaps knows that if wri-
ting be executed on paper with clean
quill pen dipped in onion or turnip
juice, it becomes absolutely invisible
when dry; and that when the paper is
heated the writing at once makes its
appearance in characters of a brown
color, All albuminoid, mucilaginous,
and saccharine vegetable juices make
excellent sympathetic inks; we may
cite. as among the best. the juices of le-
mon, orange, apple and pear. A dilute
solution of chloride Of copper used for
writing is invisible until the parer is
heated, when the letters are seen of a
beautiful yellow, disappearing again
when the heat that developed them is
removed. The salts of cobalt, as the
acetate, nitrate, sulphate, and chloride.
possess like property. When a di-
lutte solution of these salts is used as an
ink, the writing, although invisible
when dry, becomes blue when exposed
TO heat. The addition of chloride OF
iron, or of salt of nickel, renders
them green, and this opens the way for
a very pretty experiment: If a winter
landscape be drawn in India ink, and
the sky be painted with a wash of CO.
bait alone, and the branches of the
trees be clothed with leaves executed
with a mixture of cobalt and nickel,
and tine snow-clad earth be washed over
WIN IL
formation at once takes place on the
application of heat, the winter land
scape changing to a summer scene.
There is well known proprietary ar
ticle sold i'm Paris under the name of
g 'Encrs pour les Danes" (ink for ladies'.
Hager, in recent scientific journal,
states that this consists of an aqueous
solution Of iodide of starch, and is "spe-
cially intended for love letters" In
four weeks characters written with il
disappear, preventing all abuse of let
tiers, and doing away with all doeu-
mentary evidence of any kind in the
hands Of the recipient. The signers of
bills of exchange who use this ink are
of course freed from all obligations in
the same length of time.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-01-29
Jsrry's signal.

Jerry and an old neighbor had gone
on the bay during the thaw that pre-
ceded the bitter cold. They were "out-
side" and must wait for the tide to get
over the bar They wer not prepared
for such sudden change in the tenn
perature. 1t grew colder and still col
der. Their friends on shore built up
brushwood fires as beacon lights, but
their boat was already fast i'm the ice
even if they were helpless under the
influence of that ice wind. They drift
ted out beyond their earthly shores in
to eternity.
A few days after this Tom came to
tell me the sad news that poor old Jer-
ry's body had been recovered. He was
found dead i'm the bottom of the boat.
"Jerry alwas said," continued Tom,
.'that he had prayed to be allowed to
give a sign that he was faithful unto
death and that God was with him to the
end. His desire was granted, he gave
the sign"
"What was it?" I asked.
"He took a piece of an old flag and
tied it on an oar and planted it on the
ice. know Jerry meant by that, I've
got the victory"
els that all ?" / exclaimed In tone
of Disappointment.
Tom went en- to say-"What makes
me feel more than all, ma 'am, is, that il
Jerry hadn't been so forgetful of himself
he might have been alive this minute
You see old Bill was with him, and
what does Jerry do but take of his OWL
overcoat and mittens and puts them or
old Bill, and wraps his comforter arount
Bills neck, and so saved Bill alive bu
he was froze dead himself!'
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-01-29
The Story of Cheese.

ROquefort cheese, of which Pliny
wrote, is made from the milk of sheep
and goats-principally from that of
sheep. The pasturage of these animals
is an immense plain, eight or ten leagues
across. Each animal yields about a
pint of milk. The peculiar characters
tics and excellent quality OF this singu-
lar cheese are obtained by the method
of its ripening. The village of Rogue
fort is in a deep, narrow gorge, with
high, precipitous walls of limestone
rock that overhang the houses. Out of
the caves and fissures in this wall of rock
come currents of cold air increasingly,
and it is in vaults in these assures that
Roquetort cheese is put to ripcn. In
the hottest weather the temperature of
the vaults is from IL to A degrees. The
are believed to yield the best products.
Cheeses are brought in at all seasons by
the shepherds and bought by the propri-
etors of the vaults. When classified ae-
cording to merit they are sprinkled
with salt and stacked in the vaults.
For a week they are repeatedly taken
down, resalted, and replied; then they
are scraped and pared and prieked
through with needles, to accelerate
moulding. In two weeks more the
cheeses harden and develop mould.
The mould, by its brilliant wiiteness,
its length, filaments being sometimes
six inches long, its succulency and the
thickness of coat indicates the quality
of the cheese on which it grows and the
suitability of the vault. Swiss Gruyere
cheeses are made now also in France,
Germany and other countries. They
were originally made in Swiss ehalets
or huts, high up on the Alps. The
cheeses are usually three feet in dame
ter and they weigh more than pounds.
A good Gruyere cheese is like a soft
yellow paste, that melts in the mouth.
1t has cavities the size of a pea, one or
two to each square inch of the cheese.
The most important English cheeses are
the Cheddar. Cheshire and Stilton
varieties. The process for making
cheddar cheese lasts nearly all dav, but
It is believed TO produce the best cheese
in the world, and its use is extending
everywhere. Their width is IL inches;
height, foot, and their weight from
20 to 120 pounds. The object is to make
all the milk of one day on a farm of
thirty or forty cows to single cheese.
The Cheshire cheese requires from five
to seven days in drying. but it natures
more quickly for market, 1t Is made
like the Cheddar, only once day. The
Stilton cheese is made in Leicestershire,
from milk enriched by adding cream.
and the curd hardens into cheese with
out pressure.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-01-29
NO. 5.
On Trust.

"William," said Mr.. Stevenson to
his office boy, shave you taken up the
letters?''
"Yes, sir"
"were there any in the box?"
"NO, sir"
"YOu can go out To your lunch,
now"
THANK you, sir"
"Be back as quickly as you can"
"Yes, sir"
''If could only get that boy to say
something besides yes, SIR mo, SIR
and thank you, SIR should be thank
full" said the editor to himself, As the
door closed on the lad. ''He seems in
telligent enough and honest enough,
but | begin to fear there's something
wrong"
1t so happened that William Grey
had come to the newspaper office eli
tirely UT recommended. A frar face
and clean clothes were his only refer
ences- Mr.. Stevenson had been at
tracted to him, at once, but the other
editors quite diSapproved of the lad.
To place an unrecommended boy in so
responsible a position seemed an un-
wise thing in the first place, and
though obliged to confess there was
''secretive manner" as they called it,
told more and more against him. Now
the kind-hearted Mr.. Stevenson was at
his wits end, for the next week would
find the boy discharged unless there
should be a speedy turn in his favor.
The next day after this little scene
in the office, William presented him
self with his little brother, lad about
ten years old.
''Mr. Stevenson, my mother is In
New Jersey, and | heard last night
that she is very sick and wanted to see
me. L have brought my brother to
take my place, if you are willing.
while | am away"
There seemed to be no reason to op-
pose this arrangement and William was
granted four days leave of absence.
Frank was coached by his brother
in all the details of Offce-wOrk, taken
to the pOst-office, and in short, regular
y and systematically installed.
Four O'Clock was the hour appointed
for William to leave, and after bidding
his employers polite good afternoon,
Frank followed him to the entry. Mr..
Stevenson and Mr.. Carter, the gentle
man who did not approve of William,
started soon after to the compositors'
room, when suddenly Mr.. Stevenson
threw up his hand, and both gentle
men halted.
Don't you forget to say your pray
ers," William was saying to his broth
er, ''and don't stop thinking of mother
once while am gone. Do everything
here just as she would have you, and
whether she lives or dies, it will please
her. No boys ever had such mother
as ours, | think sometimes, and per-
haps if we deserve her we can keep
her.
Frank threw his arms about his
brothers neck, and then the gentle
men passed out into the hall.
"GOd bless you, William" said Mr.
Stevenson, too full in the throat and
too watery about the eyes 20 say more;
land bring your mother speedily back
to health" said Mr.. Carter, shaking
hands with the boy heartily.
''Don't worry about your brother;
I've no doubt he will answer our pur-
pose very WELL"
Mr.. Stevenson couldn't help a did
MT tell you so?" when they were
alone together again, and who coult
have forborne under such eircumstan-
ces?
William Grey's mother lived, and
William Grey himself is now one of
the ablest editors of the same paper.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-01-29

with British Jack at the stern, was
waiting. After the parting ceremonies
the Prince stepped into the boat, when
small royal standard was unrolled,
and its staff set in socket at the bow.
This was the signal for the firing of a
royal salute by all the ships Of the fleet
at once as rapidly as it could be done.
Most of the guns were of eleven inch
calibre, which were heard twenty
miles away. After the salute, the
crews manned the yards of each ship,
cheering the Prince as he went up the
gang-way stairs When he stepped on
the deck of the Hero, ball of silk went
up the mainmast head from the deck
like a rocket, which unrolled as if by
magic, displaying large, nearly square
dag, with the blazonry of national en-
blems and the heraldic quarterings of
the House of Brunswick, the presence
of whose principal male representative
it proclaimed. That flag was the royal
tandard of Great Britain, magnificent
in itself and made doubly so by the
presence of the future king of the
realm, the surroundings and circum-
stances. The Royal Standard has since
been hoisted on the occasion of the Wis
it of Prince Alfred, now Duke of Edin-
burgn. and Prince Arthur, now Duke
of Connaught, each on duty in his
country's service. The other day it
was again hoisted when the Duke of
Edinburgh landed at Halifax as a
member of the royal family, and its use
On the occasion of the landing of the
the Princess Louise and the Marquis
of Lorne sums up the number of Occa-
sions on which it has been displayed
on this continent.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-01-29
Conundrunns.

Why is dancing like milk? Because
it strengthens the calves.
Why is an Englishman like bee ? Be-
cause he is ruled by Queen.
What is the best way to curb wild
young mar? to bridal him.
What kind Of ship has two mates and
no Captain? Courtship.
Why is discontented man like a
watch dog? Because he is growler.
What is that by losing an eye has no.
hing left but q nose? A noise.
What is that which makes everything
visible but is itself unseen? Light
Why is letter like flock of sheep?
Because 1t is peneed and folded.
What class of women are most apt to
give tone to societies? Bellies.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-01-29
The Osier Willow,

The basket willow has never succeed
ed in the United States as a crop by
which money might be made through
the sale of the prepared shoots for bas-
ket-making. Machinery for peeling
the bark has not worked satisfactorily,
and the cost of peeling by hand is too
much, even at present prices of labor,
to make raising the canes paying one.
There have been a number of attempts
to introduce its cultivation as a money
crop. Considerable capital has been
spent, in some instances, in fixtures
and machinery, and always, so far as
our knowledge goes, resulting in loss
to the projectors. 1t has one quality,
well known, and which coald be made
as available as it is in Europe-its use
for protecting banks, especially of
streams. For railway and other en-
bankments, once it gets a foothold it
will, through its network of roots, soon
fill the soil and prevent all washing.
1t is so used in Germany, and on the
banks of the Rhine. and on other
streams it is in general use to prevent
undue abrasion by floods. Where the
soil is moist, shert cuttings grow rapid
ly. On dry banks the cuttings shonld
be longer. Once established, it re-
quires no further care and the annual
growth might give employment to
women and children in peeling the
twIgs for market. For peeling, the
shoots should be straight, long, supple
and without side branches. They are
cut, tied in bundles, the butts even,
and in the spring these butts are set in
water to depth of 3 or inches until
the bark will slip easily. They are
then quickly peeled by hand, by means
of forked stick so arranged that it
will easily grip the bark.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-01-29
SONNET.

ToA BEAUTIFUL FEMALE HEAD, BY GUIDO
Vast thou being Of our earth-born race.
Or but descended from some radiant sphere
When Guido saw the scraph in thy face.
And gave thee to the world, unchanging here!
II thou vast mortal-and they say thy lot
Was one OF sorrow in this sorrowing spot
His touch translated thee, and thou was I
caught
Up to the Heav'n Of Genius-in the glow
OF thy celestial beauty with the thought
OF angels throned upon thy tranquil brow,
And womans tenderness within thine eyes
AL SORROW pitying, but all pain above
We claim for earth yet know thee Of the skies
And while we worship can but dare to love
u Houston Al7in,
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A mood examnle Is the hest sermon.

A good example Is the best sermon.
He that won't be counseled can't be
helped.
Write injuries in dust, benefits in
marble.
What is serving Godr 'Tis doing
good to man.
Time enough always proves little
enough.
He is happy who has conquered lazi-
ness once and forever.
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What Do You Want 2

Do you want to insure in the largest
and best Life Insurance company in the
world, The Mutual Life of New York?
Call at 800 Hill street.
Do you want to insure your property
in only Standard Fire Insurance COM
paniesl
Call one square and a half north of
the Inter Ocean hotel.
Do you want to see $500, 600 insur-
ance now in force among the best bust
ness men in CheyenneP
Call one square northeast of the post
office.
Do you want rates on Fire Insurance
as low and equitable as is consistent
with safety
Call for information, calendars, blot
ters, lead pencils, etc.. etc., on the west
side of Hill street between Seventeenth
and Eighteenth.
Do you want to see the largest street
scales in town, 10000 TBS. larger than
any other, Fairbanks Standardp
Remember that Burners new office
is the place, on Hill street. =
Do you want to see the neatest and
only model Insurance office in the ter
ritory?
Call on J. w. Bruner at the above
mentioned place.
Office Hours: Any hour, day or
night, Sundays excepted. n2S-3m
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