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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-02-26
SCIENTIFIC.

a Singular Transit are
not always content with predicting
transits OF the inferior planets visible
on the earth. AT the last meeting of the
Royal Astronomical Society, London,
Mr.. Marth called attention to a phen-
omenon occurring this year, which,
though il could not be seen here, pos
sessed perhaps at least as much interest
to astronomers as total eclipse of the
sun, visible only near the poles. The
phenomenon in question would only be
seen by astronomers on the planet Mars
On November y, 1897, about two min
utes befone 2h., Greenwich mean time,
a small black body would make its ap-
pearance on the south following side of
the disc of the sun; in six minutes it
would have fully entered upon the disc
and would proceed slowly from left to
right in direction little inclined to the
ecliptic of Mars. About quarter past
Al. another and bigger black body will
encroach upon the disc, and would oc-
cupy twenty-one minutes before it had
fully entered npon it. These two were
the moon and the earth, and they would
be visible from all parts of planets
where the sun was above the horizon.
But observers placed along a certain
zone or track would have the opportun-
ity of seeing third and apparently a
bigger body cross the SUMS disc. 1t was
at present somewhat uncertain, at what
time this third body would make its ap.
pearance, probable about a quarter to
4h., while the moon was yet alone on
the suns disc. This third body would
come from the right hand side, in a di-
rection at slant of about 20 degs. to-
ward the south; at which point 1t
would touch depended on the station,
but Martial observers would have to be
very quick TO observe all the contact,
since the time for doing so would be
limited at best to some twenty or thirty
seconds. This third body was Phobos,
the inner satellite, but observers on
Mars would be far more interested In
the transit of the earth and moon than
that of Phobos, since in the course Of a
Martial year there were no less than
about 1888 transits of Phobos across the
sun visible from some part or other of
the planet, while the number of transIts
of Deimos was about 1873. On the other
hand, transits of the earth and moon
were rare Occurrances, the last one hav-
ing taken place in the year $500, while
the next to follow would happen in the
year 1905. About quarter TO l5h. the
moon, which meanwhile had apparent
ly drawn nearer to the earth, would
quit the suns disc, and the last exter-
nal contact of the earth with the disc
would take place at Greenwich mid
night. But before external contact,
about half-past 11h., Phobos would
again cross the SUMS disc for certain
stations, after having meanwhile per-
formed a whole revolution round the
planet.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-02-26
A JOINT affair-Rheumatism.
MADE of awl work-shoes.
A TINY thing-a fork.
The MIX of the Cow Tree.

No tree aroused the Imagination of
Humboldt so keenly as the Broxin,un,
galdctodendrom, or Palo de leche, or COW
tree, which grows upon the slopes of
the Cordilleras of Venezuela. As the
nutritious juice of this tree is allied
very closely to the rubber tree of Bra
zil-and, indeed, may yet come to sup
ply rubber to the European markets
the following accounts of its compo-
sitiOn, communicated to the French
Academy of Sciences by NJ. Boussing-
ault may not be without interest. The
COW tree grows to height of from Is
to 20 meters; its leaves are oblong, al
ternate, and terminated by points.
The cream juice is obtained by cutting
into the inner bark. 1t is used by the
natives In place of cows milk. The
analysis of 100 parts Of the milk, con-
tanning AZ parts of fixed matter, is as
follows: Wax and saponaceous matter
45 2; sugary substances, 2-s; caselne,
albumen, l z; earths, ak allies, phos.
pilates, 0-5; indeterminate substances,
Is; water, 5S-0-100-0. The cream of
the COW, according to an analysis Of NJ.
eannier, contains: Butter, 34-3; milk
sugar, 40; caseine and phosphate, 3-5;
water, 5S 2-100-0. 1t will be observed
that wax appears in the vegetable milk,
in about the same proportion as butter
in the animal.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-02-26
A Good One.

During the first year of the war, says
Vermont paper, when change was
scarce and some large firms were issu-
ing currency of their own, farmer
went to store in a neighboring town
and bought some goods, and gave the
merchant five dollar bill, of which he
wanted seventy-fve cents back. The
merchant counted it out and handed it
over to the farmer, who looked at it q
moment and inquired:
'What is this!"
"it's my currency" said the mer-
chant.
'.Wall, taint good for anything where
1 live," said the farmer.
"yery well," replied the merchant,
"keep it until you get dollars worth,
and bring it to my store, and L will
give you dollar for it,"
The farmer pocketed the change and
departed. A few days after he went to
the same store, and bought goods to the
amount of one dollar, and after paying
over the identical seventy-five cents, he
took out handful Of pumpkin seeds,
and counted out twenty-five of them
and passed them over to the merchant.
why" said the merchant, whats
this?''
"Wal, said the farmer, "this is my
currency, and when you get a dollars
worth bring 1t to my place, and l will
give you dollar bill for it.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-02-26
"Bul Rob-

"Bill Rob was carriage maker, and
would occasionally "get tight" Driv-
ing along down the hill leading into
the village called Whites Mills, he
met a team in narrow place in the
road, and in the endeavor to get by, his
horse became frightened and sheered
around, backing the gig containing
Bill and his bottle off down the river
bank, where it brought up against a
tree, with the horse down, and strug-
Cling On his side, while Bill lay curled
up in the bottom of the gigl A neigh
Dor happening along. and recognizing
the occupant, asked him what he was
doing down there. Bill was perfectly
happy and replied, cad! 1 see where
she was bound, and cleared the car
riage capital quick"
One rainy day, Bill with a dozen
others was enjoying cosy resting time
in the colonel's store, when the colonel
thinking it would be good time to col
lect store account, handed out Blll's
bill from his desk, saying to him in his
polite manner, 81 think it was about
time Mr.. R., that this bill was paid"
Bill: "COlonel won't you be kind
enough to read the items?' The Colo
mel proceeded to do so. After he had
40 or 80 items, among which the charge
for 81 qt. ofrum" came quite often, he
came to this "To your COW breaking
into my corn and damaging the fence
and corn, $500" "Colonel, wont you
read that last item again?" The colo
mel repeated it. Bill responded, "Col-
onel, you may take the cow and my
tools, and when 1 get able, I'll pay the
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-02-26

Another Narcotic Pidnt.-Major Stuart
writing from Port au Prince, notices a
plant growing there ofsuch strong mar
cotic power that, in the hands of skill
full practitioner, it will produce coma of
any intensity or duration, or even death
itself when so intended. The knowledge
of this plant, he says, is confined to a
few families, who transmit the secret
as an heirloom from generation to gen.
Grafton, and the heritage is highly val
ued, confirming, it is thought, the
power of miracle-workers and priests
for the plant is in many ways used in
aid of solemn imposture, superstition
and crime. The power thus exercised
is called ''wanga," word that inspires
the African with awe and dread. The
wanga priest can throw into a death
like coma, and, knowing the moment of
consciousness retiring, he will make a
show Of racaIling to life; or, if burg
larry is to be committed, he can, by
means of his art, cast deep sleep on
his victims. Major Stuart thinks that
this plant would prove valuable ac-
QUESTION to medical science.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-02-26
An Ant Battle.

On sultry afternoon, the first day
of July, was lazily sauntering in the
grove, when on looking down, found
TO my surprise, that | was in the midst
of battle field. A powerful army of
red ants had invaded the dominions of
the black colony, which for three years
past l had had q kind of supervision
over. 1 had often brought plants cov-
cred with aphides-the immortal Lin
neus called these aphides the ants
cows-and stuck the plants into the
earth around their dwelling, and had
given them sugar, and had driven and
carried toads from their nest, which
were devouring them- In short, had
become quite interested in, and quite
attached TO this colony, but / was pow
erless to aid them now. l could only
look on in wonder and astonishmeat.
A yard or more around the foot of the
trees the battle was raging, and no
place for the sole of my foot without
crushing the combatants. / found in
every instance, red ant pitted against
black; sometimes two red ones against
one black, in which case the black was
dispatched. For three hours watched
the conflict; all around me the combat.
ants locked in close embrace. rolling
and tumbling about, never separating
until one was killed, and often the dead
victim had fastened with so firm hold
on his adversary that it was with the
utmost difficulty that he could free him.
self from his death grip. The sun went
down, and the gathering darkness COM
PEELED me to leave my post of observa-
tion, but as long as 1 could see, the con-
fiict was as fierce as when 1 first beheld
it. l now picked up several of the war
riors, but SO intent were they in their
terrible struggle that my handling did
not divert them in the least. | carried
several pairs into the house, placed
them under large oval glass (the cov-
er of fernery) on a handicapped ia
BILE, and watched the conflict. found
l had ten black and ten red warriors, |
not engaged in general melee, but
each intent upon killing his own adver-
sary. 1t was fully an hour before
the first warrior was killed-a red has
at last dispatched his black antagonist;
and not satisfied with killing him, he
tears his legs from his body and sewers
his antenna. After convincing him.
self that he is really dead, he looks
around at the other warriors which are
still closely locked in their dredful en-
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-02-26
A Mules Reserved Power.

This mule looked as if he was l3S
years old, and was dead standing upon
his feet. He was hitched to a pine
bodied spring wagon, with high dash
board. The team was standing on
the levee in mute silence, while the old
darkey who drove" it went aboard
the wharfboat. a tramp could make a
barrel of money selling pictures of that
mule, labeled Patience" His long
fiabby ears hung down each side of his
head like window awnings with the
rods out of them. His face wore So
Der look while out of his mouth hung q
tongue eight inches long. His tall
swung down from the rear end of his
body hurricane roof like a wet rope,
while his whole body seemed as motion
less as death itself. Presently a red
headed urchin, with an old boot in his
hand, walked up in front of him, and,
looking into his face, saw that the
mule was asleep. He walked around,
climbed in the wagon, leaned over the
dashboard, lifted that mules tail, and
let it come down in time to catch a
death-grip on that bootleg. That mule
woke up so quick that he kicked the
boy and dashboard twenty feet into
the air. He didn't saop there. He
changed the position of his ears, hauled
IN his tongue, planted his fore feet and
his head between his knees. and from
the fore shoulders to the tip of his trunk
was in lively motion, and he didn't look
as if he was more than two years old,
the way he was kicking that old wagon
body into kindling-wood with his heels.
He had it all to himself, and was doing
finely, when the old darkey rushed up
the hill, got in front of him, and grab
bing him by each ear, shouted, "whoa
| tell you. What's de matter wild you?
Whoaup"' and looking around at the
crowd, yelled, "Will some o. yer gem
men git dat ere bootleg out while
hole him? kase de wagin's mine an l
ies borrowed de mule!'' But no one
and when we left his heels
had almost reached the taIl-gale. ard
the old darkey was still yelling
''Whoan'
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-02-26
-Four Meals q Day for Children.

The idea that four meals a day are
necessary for the young will be new to
most readers, but experience shows the
wise and kind physician who says this
is quite in the right. No less an author
ity than DIR. Thos. h. Chambers, in the
new Encyclopedia Britannica, is re-
sponsible for the advice that cup to at
least fourteen or fifteen years of age,
the rule should be four meals day, all
varied, all sufficient, which hardly
seems to point to any lunch of cookies
and crackers as one of these repasts.
The same opinions are held by the best
physicians here and abroad. 1t is GER
tain that the delicate, thin-armed boys
and girls, exhausted with their growth
who fill our schools would have their
chances in life improved by tempting
meal spread for them four times day
of the most nourishing kind, and suffi-
cient rest from study and engrossing
occupation allowed to give them time
enough to get up an appetite for it.
Study and use of the brain often sharp
ems the appetite more than bodily exer-
else, for the direct waste of nerve and
blood is often far greater, a waste which
requires the most stimulating and sus-
tanning food to supply it. When
child at school begins to lose appetite,
it is a sign the brain is too much worked
to leave proper strength to the stomach
for digestion-a state of things that
must be stopped at once, till they re-
gain their balance. The weakness and
languor often seen in growing boys
and girls shows the want of more sup
porting food, which should be Just
what would be given fever patient
to keep up bis strength, broths and
soups, meat extracts, and oatmeal or
wheaton grits, with cooling fruits and
vegetables which fever would not allow
Nor should pudding and cake be left
out, for young people need sweets and
flavors and variety, as, for that matter,
does every son and daughter OF Adam
who eats at all.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-02-26

The Eucalyptus in Algeria. time
since a systematic investigation was
undertaken in Algeria to ascertain the
relation of eucalyptus globulus to the
public health. Reports, it appears, were
received from some fifty localities,
where the number of blue gum trees
reaches nearly one million, and from
these reports the following conclusions
are drawn: 1t Is incontestably proved
that the eucalyptus possesses sanitary
influence, for wherever it has been cul-
tivated intermittent fever has consider
ably decreased both in intensity and
frequency, and marshy and uncultivat-
ed lands have thus been rendered heal
thy and quite transformed. Similar
results, it is stated, have also been oh.
tanned in Corsica.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-02-26
crs.n1aud Cotirtship.

When the Danish MISSIONARIES
oon-od tho confidence of the Green
landers, marriage was made a reiisicus
ceremony. Formerly the man marrleu
,he woman. as the Romans did the oa-
bine women, by force One oil 'ne
missionaries, writing in his journal
describes the style of present eour'ship
as follows: ,,.;o,arx
The suitor, coming to the missionary
said. "I should like to have wlie'
..Whom?" asked the missionary
The man names the woman.
"Hast thou spoken to her!
Sometimes the man will answer
eyes; she is not unwilling, but tnou
knowest womankind." :,
More frequently the answer Is No.
'sWhy nOt?"
at is difficult to tell; girls are prud-
isb. Thou must speak to her,"
The missionary summons the GIRL
and after little conversation, says:
81 think it time to have thee mar
ried."
81 won't marry"
swhat a pity! L have suitor ior
thee"
"Whom?"
The missionary names the man VINO
had sought his aid.
"He is good for nothing. won't
have him."
But" says the missionary, "he Is
good provider; he throws his harpooh
with skill; and he loves thee"
Though listening to his praise with
evident pleasure, the girl answers:
81 won't marry. won't have hin"
"Well, l won't force thee. L shall
soon find wife for such clever fel-
low."
The missionary remains silent, as
though he understood her emo" to have
ended the matter.
At last, with sigh, she whispers;
Just as thou wilt have it missionary"
"No," says the missionary; "as thou
wilt; I'll not persuade thee"
Then with deep groan, comes
eyes" and the matter is settled.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-02-26

brace, and now he hurries from one
couple to another as if to see where his
services are most needed. He finds a
couple whose struggles are nearly over
"a black is fastened with a death-grip
to his adversary's fore-leg. The red
hero soon sewers the head from the
black soldier. and leaves it hanging to
the leg of his dying oomrade. He now
goes to another couple who are still
fiercely contending; he siezes the black
and now all three roll and tumble
about together; but the black is soon
killed, and as in other cases his man.
dibles are locked on his advcrsary's
leg. But this time our red hero does
not sever the head from the black SOL
dier, but leaves his comrade to free him
self as best he can, while he goes to the
assistance of a third less fortunate broth
er, where the black seems to have the
better of his antagonist. Here long
struggle ensues, and now another red
soldier has dispatched his opponent,
and he comes to the struggling three,
moves about them in an excited man
ner, with his mandibles stretched wide
apart, waiting his opportunity to fas-
ten them en- the black; he finds his
chance, seizes him between the thorax
and the abdomen, and sewers the body
in two; but the dying black does not re-
lax his hold of the first antagonist, and
they die together. | now leave the
fierce combatants for the night. In the
morning find that every black is kill
ed, and four red soldiers are dead, while
two others cannot long survive. The
legs and antenne and mutilated bodies
every fragment showing conspicuously
on the white marble. Out of the twen-
ty, fourteen are dead and two nearly
lifeless; oply four have survived. l
put some drops Of water and moistened
sugar under the glass for the surviving
heroes; two find the water and drink.
| now repair to the battlefield. The
struggle is over-not black to be seen
UuJ COLUMN Oh the Ieu lnNdueIs u
emerging from large cavity that leads
to the numerous galleries and under
ground chambers of these Industrious
blacks, and each invader is carrying a
larva or pupa. L follow the column,
which is from to five inches in width,
to the nest of red ants before men ton
ed. There is wide opening in the
side of this nest, down which they all
disappear and leave their burdens, and
again start for more plunder. All day
long these powerful marauders are en-
gagged in this work. They carry a lar
va or pupa carefully, and drop it on
being disturbed. But what does this
mean? Every little while a red war
rior comes out with black bundle,
which he carries as carefully as he does
the pupa or larva. l stop him to in
quire into the matter; he drops his bum
die, which Immediately unrolls, and 10 |!
it is lively black ant, apparently un-
hurt, and to my eye, no way different
from the warrior with whom he was so
fiercely fighting.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-02-26

Bounding Russid.-Last week was ex-
animation week in most of the schools,
and the boy who "passed" can easily be
selected from the boy who didn't. One
of those who didn't was intrenching
himself on Ledyard street, Detroit, be-
hind snOw-bank, seemingly awaiting
for some ones arrival, and man who
had observed his preparations inquir-
ed:
"Making ready to have some fun,
bub?"
"Well, it may be fun for me, but it'll
be tough on the other feller," was the
reply.
''Then you are expecting to have a
tight?"
81 just am that! The school teacher
marked me down to fifty-seven because
I said Russia bounded Lake Erie on the
west, and now when her brother comes
along I'm going to bound him on all
four sides with the biggest licking a
white-headed boy ever got"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-02-26
Nerve lnquietude and its Remedy.

Restless nerves, at least those that are con-
stantly so, are weak ones as we{k The true
way to tranquilize them thoroughly is to
strengthen them. 1t may be nay 1t verv often
Is, necessary to have recourse to a sedative or
even an opiate. in dangerous cases of nervous
inquietude, but the continued use of such un-
natural pail atlves, is greatly to be deprecated.
Though not. in restricted sense, a specific
for nervousness. Hostetter's Stomach Bltters
Is eminently calculated to allay and eventually
overcome 1t, fact which the recorded exper-
fence Of many goes to substantiate. This in
estimsble tonic, by promoting digestion. assim-
ilstlon and secretion. touches the three KEY
notes upon which the harmony of all the
bodily organs depends, and the result is that
fresh stores of virility are diffused through
the system, of which the nerves receive their
due apportionment, and grow tranquil as they
gather strength.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-02-26
Stop Drinking Vinegar.

How many young women who have
inherited predisposition to embonpoint
have ruined their health by drinking
vinegar to reduce their forms to grace
full proportions. Allan's Anti. Fat Is
absolutely harmless. 1t promotes d.
gestion, and accomplishes its work
simply by preventing an undue assimi-
lation of the fatty ingredients of the
food. Excessive fatness is a vexatious
burden, and there is no longer any ex-
cuse for enduring it, since Anti-Fat is
an effectual remedy for this abnormal
condition.
COLORADO SPRINGS, CoLo.,
July Is, 1878.
Botanic Medicine Co., Buffalo, N. Y:
GENTLEMEN-I lost three pounds while
taking one bottle of Allan's Anti-Fat.
Yours truly,
MRs. N. B. MYERS.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-02-26
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