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Daily Republican., 1880-03-18

DUBLIC SALE
HOUSEHOLD AND KITCHEN FURNI
TURE.
THURSDAY, MARCH II, 1880,
At 10 O'Clock, A. NJ,
At II Robinson ST., consisting Of marble
top table, walnGt chairs, walnut rackina
chair hat rack, lounge, marble top "a j.
rcau, walnut stand, walnut bedstead, |
child's crib, Singer sewi2a meccine beau
tab es, looking glasses pictures, window
shades, l canary bird and cages, / LANCE
'rd fixtures nearly new, parlor stove; Ia
sratu. rog and stair carpets, oil clot s, lot o
Ids, buckets and many other articles to te.
.ious TO mention. Thus. WALKER.
Drake Il Co. Auc. 3.9.l4-l3 1877
Daily Republican., 1880-03-18

DUBLlC SALE
REAL ESTATE.
VIII DO sold at Public Sale, a two-story
brick house, containing six rooms, on
SATURDAY AFTERNOON, M ARCH 20, $50
At three O'Clock,
AT 800 PINE STREET.
The property vii! positively be sold, % The
owner intends lea ing the oily.
q. W. PHILLIPS,
Drake g. Co., Auctioneers. 3.l3-tt.
Daily Republican., 1880-03-18
GPECIAL SALE

SPECIAL SALE
FIRST-CLASS FURNITURE TO CLOSE
BUSINESS.
VIII he sold at Public Sale, at the Auction
Room of
rHOS. NJ. OGLE, 500 MARKET STREET,
ON FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1880,
at2o'ciock, p. m,
Consisting OF ParlOr Suits, fine Walnut
marble top Chamber suits. as go. d as can be
bought in the city.
BUREAUS, WASH STANDS, SOFAS,
Hat Racks, Extension 1ables Stoves, Lounges,
good Feather Bed office and all other kinds
Of chairs and many other articles not men
toned, all new
al5-st THOS. NJ. OGLE, Auctloneor.
L.UBLiC SALE
MY ENTIRE STOCK OF MILLINERY
GOODS,
AT No. 2l5 King street, commencing on
FRIDAY, MARCH 18th, 1880,
at two O'Clock p. M,
md continuing until all arc sold. consisting
Cfa Inc limo of ribbons, feathers, bonnets,
hats, counter tixtures, show case, looking
glasses, stands boxes, awning, etc.
MRS. O'CUNNER.
Drake Il Co., Auclionecrs. 3l3-lG-l7-le.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-05-28
Artesian Well in Boston.

At presents an artesian well is being Dor
ed in Boston under the direction of Mr..
j. A. Whipple, in order to determine
whether or not there is under the city an
adequate, available supply of pure wa
ter. The experience of the men engaged
has been as follows: They first bored
through six feet OF hard filling; then
met with stratum of some soft, black
substance in semi-fuid state, about 40
to As feet in thickness. Below this they
found from SO to 81 feet of stiff blue clay,
everything stratum of coarse gravel, in
which they found small ST. cam of ex-
cellent pure water. After this they again
encountered 20-foot vein of the stiff,
blue clay mentioned before, having pass
ed through which they struck solid bed
of hard slate rock or shale, which neces-
STATED the use of the rock drill, which
they are using up to the present time. At
the depth of 300 feet they struck second
small stream of pure water in the slate
rock. They lave now reached depth
of about 375 feet. The tubing they put
down measures 1-2 inches, outside di-
ameter and is one fourth of an inch thick
The weight now operating on the rock is
about 5000 pounds, the drill itself weigh
ing about 1000 pounds.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-05-28
Havanas Made From Straw Paper.

The great conundrum in the Cuban
trade "What becomes of all the straw
paperp" is easily solved. 1t is saturated
in decoction made from the stems and
refuse of the choice Havana seed leaf,
and when properly treated with flavor
ing extracts, licorice root, SIENNA, ETC.,
makes filling for cigars. Besides, it
burns with pure white ash precisely
like that of the genuine leaf, unlike that
yielded by any other material. Speci-
mems of prepared paper seen in New
York are described us closely resembling
the leaf in appearance, taste and flavor.
The small particles of rye which remain
in the straw and are ground up with the
pulp, being of an oily nature, do not take
the dye, and look like the whitish mold
of a real leaf. Among other virtues it is
claimed that the lime used in bleaching
the paper neutralizes the effects of nico-
tine, so that no Improvement seems pos
sible in the use of straw in cigar making
except it may be to leave out the tobacco
altogether. Coffee makers succeed in
making people prefer chiccory and peas
to any other mixture, and why should
not rye straw excel in making the weed P
The objection offered against the use of
rye paper at home is that it would not
be genuine.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-05-28
How Rice is cooked in japan,

A recent traveller in Japan says; "They
do not know how to cook rice here.
though, and for the benefit of grocers and
consumers in the United States | have
Investigated the matter. Only Just
enough cold water is poured on to pre-
vent the rice from burning to the pot,
which has close-ftting cover, and is
set on moderate fire. The rice is
steam, ed, rather than boiled, until it is
nearly done; then the cover of the pot is
taken off, the surplus steam and mois-
ture allowed to escape and the rice turns
out mass of snow-white kernels, each
separate from the other and as much su-
perior to the soggy mass we usually get
in the United States as a fine mealy pota-
to is to the water-soaked article. l have
seen something approaching this in our
states, but do not think even Shere they
do it as skilfully as it is done here, and
in the northern states but very few per-
sons understand how to cook rice prop
erly. am sure that if cooked as it is
here, the consumption of this wholesome
and delicious cereal would largely in
crease in America.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-05-28
A Fishing Fish,

When Agassiz, the man who courted
nature so happily, was bit of boy, he
exclaimed to his mother one day, II
would like to be a catfish for week"
"Why, my son?n asked Mrs. Agassiz, for
she was puzzled at the odd outburst.
Because would like to swim around
and see the million things of the rivers
and oceans" replied the boy. Young
Agassiz even then knew that the waters
as well as the land and sky were alive
with creatures, some very pretty and
some very peculiar, but all fit for study.
If Agassiz had been on the "Speedwell, .
when that yacht was sailing off Cape
Cod, on the sea-coast of the state of Mas
sachusetts, one afternoon last summer,
he would have seen a fish that would
have given him great pleasure. The men
who were sailing the "Speedwell" had a
trawl net dragging in the sea, and once
when they hauled the net on board a
singular monster hoped out. The mon
ster was frogfsh, or angler, or sea-
devil, or bellows-fsh, or monk-fish, for
it has five names. The one caught by
the "Speedwell" was longer than very
tall man. Its huge mouth was fifteen
inches across and the mouth opened di-
rectly into the stomach, there b ing no
neck. There were several rows of long,
sharp teeth. The edge of its head was
fringed with growths like seaweed. 1t
can change its skin like the wonderful
little animal known as the chameleon.
The most interesting about the frogfsh
is its manner OF fishing for its food. In
the first place it changes its color to suit
its surroundings-turning green to suit
the water OF black to suit the rocks.
Then it elevates three long threads or
fillaments that grow out from the top of
its head. AT the end of the foremost of
these threads is tassel, which to small
Ter fish looks like something good to eat.
The tassel is the bait, in fact. When the
victim swims toward the tassel the frog
fish leaps out and swallows his prey.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-05-28

During a concert in the Circo de Riv-
as, Madrid, on the 5th inst, mailman.
with an AK in his hand forced his way
through the adjoining gardens and into
the theatre. He killed, with four blows
on the head, a aoorkeeper who resisted
his entry on the stage, mounted thereon,
barricaded himself with tables and chah's
and, brandishing his AK, dared anybody
to approach him. The police drew their
swords, but he wounded two of them
who went within his reach, and defied
the soldiers who were sent for. Eventu-
ally, the officer, fearing he would make
an onslaught on the audience, ordered
one of his men to shoot him. He fell
dead.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-05-28
M Massachusetts,.

A party of twenty bicyclers, princi-
pally BOstOnians, have sailed from New
York for a bicycle tour of England. The
programme is to spend two days in Liv-
erpool, after which, the first part of the
run liverpool to London) will be COM
menced. The route will lie through
Chester, Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton
Dudley, Birmingham, Coventry (where
a stay of several days will be made, to
admit of inspection of the bicycle manu-
factories and of runs to Stratford-on-
Avon, kenilwOrth Castle and other places
OF intercst) Warwick, Worcester, Glou-
cester, Eursley, Bath Devices, Marlbor-
ough, Hungerford, Reading, Maiden
head, Taplow, Slough and Hounslow to
London. After u stay of two or three
days in London there will be circular
run to the south coast and return, pass
ing through the counties of Surrey and
Sussex and then to London, whence, aft
er u stay of some days the return jour-
ney to liverpool will be made by rail.
James Haley, big Boston Policeman,
IS accused Ola brutal assault upon Thos
Coyne, very small boy, who was made
dangerously il: by the valiant police
mans kicking and beating.
Boston is said to have more clubs for
its population than any other city in the
country.
The capital stock of the American Bell
telephone company at Boston, 81, $50, 900,
has all been paid in by the conveyance
of all the property of the National Bell
telephone company, worth 1900, 600,
the patents and interest of the American
district telegraph company in the Boston
telephone exchange, worth $306, 900, and
$5i3, 100 in cash.
The full enforcement of the screen law
at Cambridge causes loud complaint
among liquor dealers, who say their re-
ceipts are cut down one half.
The Haverhill aldermen have refused
liquor licences even to druggists for med
icinal purposes. The city is excited over
the Sunday question, in relation to run
ming river steamers.
Andrew Smith, ex-town treasurer and
ex-postmaster Of North Andover, Mass,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-05-28

mo, never mince matters" cried the
landlady, tossing her head. "For heav-
EMS sake, marin, )" beseechingly asked the
timid boarder, while his forkful of hash
trembled like Mahomet's coffin in mid
air, ''for heavens sake, what do you
mipcep"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-05-28

The Oldest lawyer in active practice in
the United States is Azgill Gibbs, of
Rochester, who in a few weeks will be SO
years of age. He is hale and hearty. He
has had six sons, all of whom have been
admitted to the bar, and three of whom
are now in practice. One of these re-
sides in Watkins, one in Buffalo and the
other at Los Angeles, Cal.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-10-27

While the Grand Duke Nicholas was
reviewing tine prisoners after the taking
of Plevna his eye caught the magnifl.
cent Arab horse of a Turkish officer. He
afterward sent one of his adj jiftanls tothe
latter to ask if he would sell it, orders
having been given that the captured
officers should retain their horses. The
Turk replied that it was no longer in
his possession, for Immediately after
the animal had been remarke by the
Grand Duke a Roumanian officer had
come to him and ordered him to
give it up. He had refused
and demanded the written COM
mand of the PriDce. The officer then
drew his revolver, and, threatening to
shoot him, forced him to comply with
mis- demand. Fortunately for the Turk
ish officer the Roumanian had squint,
and by means OF this ply sical peculiari.
ty was soon discovered, and found to
be none other than a staff officer at.
tached to General SkobelefL. He had
forthwith to surrender his ill-gotten
spoil, was severely reproved and has
been obliged to leave headquarters
owing to the odlum Into which he has
fallen.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-10-27

EACH plant to be brought into the
house for winter blooming-and those
that have not bloomed much during
the summer are best-should be cut
around with a narrow, sharp spade, or
so he other sharp, thin tool, so as 10
leave ball OF earth that can be remov-
ed with the plant and placed in the pot.
Ii will be seen that il is ne:t ssary 10
determine the size of the tall pretty
accura ely, since II is not to be reduced
after removal. If there is reason to
suppose that plant has long roots run
ming directly downwards, it will be
necessary to run the spade under it and
cut them off, so that there shall be no
roots too long for potting. As result
of cutting about the plants, all the roots
that are shortened by the operation
will make numerous young roOtlets,
and in fortnight these will have fully
formed, and the plants Will then be
ready TO be placed in their pots. A
plant in the condition now described,
il properly potied AMI irea.el, will
commence an active x iowth, scarcely
showing q sign of the change IL has
been subjected 10. The plants may be
lifted any time before frost, and two or
three weeks after the operation OF cut
ting around them has been performed.
The pots should be an inch or two
larger in diameter than the balls OF
earth, so that from halt-inch to an
inch of the prepared soil can be placed
between the ball and the pot.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-10-27

KEEPING CIDER SwEET.-As apples
are likely to be plentiful this fall con-
siderable quantity will be made into
cider, and the inquiry will frequently
be made: "How can preserve my ci-
der sweet?" Ii the following dlrec-
tions are followed, cider may be pre-
served sweet for an indefinite period:
Frst. take only weil-ripened, sound ap-
pies, and crush and extract the juice.
Let the pomace lie few hours before
pressing. Have everything with which
the pomace or juice comes in contact
sweet and clean. Strain the juire
through a filter as follows? On the
top put layer of clean straw, below
fine gravel, or coarse sand washed
clean of dirt, and beneath flannel cloth.
such filter will take out all particles
of pomace, ETC., which cause decay.
Having the apple juice pure. put in
kettle and bring il 10 boil, skimming
off all scum which rises during the pro-
cess. While the cider Is still hot or
warm can or bottle it as you would fruit
to preserve it. Bottles may be made
tight by corkIng and sealing the same
by dipping the cork in a composition of
resin and tallOw melted. The main thing
in the preservation is to keep il from
the air perfectly. The juice of grapes
and other fruits may be preserved in
the same way. Itis essential in all these
that the product be kept in a cool place,
of near even temperature. Cnfermen-
ted wine, or juice of the grape, is made
and preserved in this way, and is better
and more healthful than wine made in
any other way.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-10-27
Joe JeffersOn's Home.

"Mr. Jeferson's home at Hobokus Is
q fne, old, partly modernlzed farm
house, surrounded by hundreds OF
acres, in a rolling country, where are
trout streams, forests, hills and level
fields. The rooms in the building are
large, many with low ceilings. Some
of the furniture and tapestries are from
Holland. A quaint old clock, with
chimes, stands in the wide hall-wide
enough to make a room by itself. On
the parlor walls are some notable oil
paintings. One OF them, the Corot,
have already mentioned. Inman's por-
trait of Macready a. civilian Tell" Is
another-one of the best things thst
Inman ever did. Two charming por-
traits, by NagIe, of Mr.. Jeferson's mo-
ther and his grandfather stand in
recess in the room; while near a front
window is a large Gustsve Dore, repre-
.enting a scene in Don QlixOte.' A
luminous picture of Corot's lovely face,
by lie Fasieur, is one of MIR. Jefferson's
most valued works of art. In front OF
and behind the house are evergreens
planted by the owners hands off TO the
right stretches an undulating plain end
ing in a forest; on the left is a quiet,
shaded. English lane, by the side OF
which-or rather, a score of feet below
it-nows a stream damned so as to
make a fish-pond, and draining a
meadow where cows are pasturing.
Not far of are Mr.. Jefferson's trout
preserves. where there can be had ex-
ceuent sport in fly-ishing. The barn Is
a farmers barn, well stocked with hay
and stalks and farm implements. A
Scotch shepherds dog, OF playful,
affectionate disposition, and bright,
handsome face, is q chief pet OF the
proprietor, who brought him from over
the seas. Rip loves Schneider. When
we took drive through the nsighbor-
ing region, the cool, gray November
day wrapping the fields, the trees and
the hill-tops In neutral tints. sugges-
ted several scenes that Corst would
have liked to paint, and it was OF Corot,
again, that the genial artist-host often
spoke. There he would exclain.
pointing to one of the more character
isIic natural effects, TO which the red
shawl and dull gown Of a distant
country woman Lent the quietly deco
rative charm that the French land
scape-painter SO loved, there is Corot,
isn't it? 1t was just that"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-10-27

GROWING MIGNoNETTE AS A TREE.-
Choose a straight young plant; lie IT
10 a slender stuck; keep the side shoots
nipped from the lower part of the
plant. but let all the single leaves re-
main, also the side shoots on the upper
portion. When the flower buds form
nip them off; a multitude of young
shoots will put out after this; vile n
they have grown to be three or four
inches long few of them must ce Sc
lected. and the balance cut away. The
number will depend on the size and
strength of the plant; certainly not
more than eight should be left, six
would better. They must be equal
distances apart, and should be trained
to small hoop supported at the pro-
per Leiglt The second flower buds may
be left on, but before they open a sec
ond hoop must be added TO the treliis,
and the branches secured symmetrical
ly to IL. Be careful to remove every
flower before any seedpOds have time
10 form. This system of pruning and
training ia to be carried on and in the
course of time the stems and branches
will become woody and the 'tree" will
bloom almost constantly.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-10-27
Married Life.

There are some mean men in this
world men who will. as Mrs. Ra6dle
said, 'tamper with n woman's feelings
every hour of the day." Occasionally ii
Is the lot of a woman OF gentle and con-
fidlng nature to marry one Of these
creatures, and such was the fate OF
Mrs. Undershirt. The other evening"
her husband came home with a most
mysterious and solemn look upon his
countenance. So marked was this that
his wife asked: "My love, are you not
feeling well?' Perfectly well, my
dear" he replied. Then he closed his
mouth and looked more mysterious
than ever. Women are not, rs is well
known, naturally Of a curious disposi-
ton, but such conduct was enough TO
arouse anybody's interest. Mrs. I'm
dershirt tried in every way she could
think of to draw her husband out, but
her efforts only resulted ingetting her
sell into high state of nervous anxiety.
Finally he yielded little and said:
My dear, if L were to tell you some
thing. could you keep it TO yourself:"
Her cheeks glowed with excitement
as she cried: ''0h yes, Harry" He
continued very solemniy: eff | told
you about scandal in this town could
you refrain from mentioning ~ Her
eyes shone like stars, and she fairly
danced up and down with excitement
as she replied: ''0h, indeed L could. ~
"Even If il W ere a church scandal?"
Eyes, yes :" she exclaimed, breathing
short and eagerly. "How has the baby
been to-day 20 he mildly asked. Love
ly. Well ?" "Did the man come with
the coal?' ''Yes. Now, Harry z" and
she was as fidgetty as a monkey with
suppressed curiousity. "Is supper
most ready 2" he went on. Yes. Oh,
for mercy's sake, tell me about the
scandal ~ she cried. ''Why, l don't
know of any," he replied. "Don't
know of any? ?" "No." An awful look
OF disappointment came over her face.
She asked: Then why did yOu ask me
If could keep a secret?" ''To find
out if you could" he answered. The
look of anxiety turned TO hate. "You
are the meanest, horridest, most con-
temptible, mean, ugly awful brute in
this world" she cried, and then she.
burst into tears. And Mr.. Undershirt
got the worst of the joke, for the
next day Mrs. U. invited her mother
to eome and stay with them ior six
weeks.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-10-27
Railroad Rules.

The uniform of the conductor shall
hereafter consist of a seamless sack,
the mouth to be strapped around the
neck like a nail bag. The conductor
shall have his hands tied behind him,
and wear a gag In mis- mouth. He shall
carry an iron safe on his back, the key
of which will be kept at Altoona.
When ten cent fares are paid on the
train the passenger shall be charged
one dollar extra. The ten cents may
be recovered but the dollar goes to the
conductor or the company, whichever
is the smartest.
The passenger must punch his own
ticket and Put it in the safe. He shall
then tell the conductor where he was
born and where he expects to die wher
he goes to. Ii the conductor saucy
he must also be punched.
Trains must run ON time except when
an excursion or the Presidents special
car is on the road. On such occasions
all regular lines will be delayed one
hour.
The punch must be carried over the
left hip and the punch on the third
finger of the right hand, with the ham
die at an angle of forty-five degrees.
Any deviation Will be cause for sum.
mary dismissal.
At the end Of every trip the eonduc'
tor must make a written report of the
number of cars, number, color and age
of passenger together with any ac-
cldents, deaths or births which may
have occurred.
On arriving at the end Of his route
the conductor shall be stripped and
scrached with tooth-pick, nail-brush
and fine-comb to see that he has nc
tickets concealed about him.
No smoking cars, water tanks or
closets will be allowed on trains which
have a parlor car attached. For any
Of these Iuxuries the passenger must
pay fifty cents.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-10-27

SOWING FALL GRAINs.-The leading
farm work fOr this month in many To-
calities is the sowing OF the fall crops.
One cannot expect that the best har-
vest will follow a careless preparation
of the soil, and the imperfect sowing
of the seed, The young plants should
get rooted before winter sets in, and in
order to insure this, the soil should be
deep and mellow. Wheat requires soil
pulverized, but compact, with fine tilth
OF the surface, for seed bed. There
may be Jumps on the surface OF the soil
but the seed should not BE- surrounded
by them, otherwise the plants will be
very uneven, and many grstas will not
start at all, il the soil is lumpy, as it Is
in many cases. Use a roller imme-
diately after the plOw, or alter the har-
row has been used once. This is the only
proper use of the roller on fall sown
fields. To roll the ground after the
grain is sown is mistake /; it gives to the
surface a smooth pleasing appearance,
Tut it is much more inclined TO crust
over; besides this, the protecting coai
OF snow is not held in winter as it
would be if the surface was left rough.