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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-09-15
Hygienic Reve-sion.

Qualities in animals which are the re-
suit of breeding tend to die out-that is,
the animal reverts to his earlier and longer
established characteristics The mustangs
of Mexico are descendants of domesticated
horses, which, having wandered from the
Spaniards, gradually reverted to Their
primitive type. The shorter the time in
which new qualities have been cultivated,
the stronger the reversional tendency. II is
somewhat the same hygienically. a Per
son would have a perfectly healthy organ
ism if the sum of the forces operating with
in his ancestors had always been on the
side of physiological soundness. If such
a one were attacked with disease from some
external causes, his system would rapidly
eliminate the disorder and revert to It's
yonted state. This tendency to revert IS
weakened in proportion to the number oi
ancestors in whom morbid causes have
operated. If the tendencyto consumption
for instance, has been in family for many
generations, it has become Bn accumulated
force. and can be extirpated from the family
blood only by unremitting efforts, kept up
through several generations. If it has
come to one from outside causes simply, the
tendency is weak, and is easily kept In
allowance, or it may be wholly Killed oul
within a single lifetime
As a general thing, the sick tend to gel
we'll: for the average of isherited vital
forces exceeds that of the morbid Ihe
vital forces thus preponderate from age TO
age because the less vigorous die early'
leaving those to perpetuate the race IN IN
whom these forces have accumulated iof
numberless generations Where morbid
.,,aI;,;es inherited from one line may be
etrong thew may be held in check
bv s,nerior vital forces inherited
from the other line, but these quail-
lies may re-appear in grandchlld' or even ever,
leaning over two generations, In great
Drandchild. This is known as atayism'
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-09-15
Accidentally Innocent.

No lawyer likes going to court with q
thoroughly bad case, yet how can he helT
it, sometimess
should have more patience with the
question, do you ever think it right tc
defend a man whom you believe to be
guiItyln were it less frequently put by peo
ple who spend six days in the week seeking
to get the upper hand of their neighbors,
and the seventh trying to circuRvent 'heii
Maker. To the honest inquirer, l com
mend the answer Dr. johnson once gave
TO Boswell: ''Sir, the lawyer is not the
judge" n -,
Was it my place when George Gilbert
little careworn wife came with tears glls
tening In her eyes to beseech me to dc
what / could for her imprisoned husband,
virtually to turn my back and leave hel
tired. troubled heart to break or not as II
might was neither priest nor Levitt
to find a ready excuse for passing by Oh
the other side. Yet what could | do.
George Gilbert had been sent on collect
ing tour and had gambled away money re-
ceived for his employers 1t was plain
case of embezzlement and the penalty wa'
a term of years in the State prison.
Il am sure he never meant to be dis
honest, pleaded the loyal little woman
he was tempted by crafty and designing
man. but instead Of running away, a!
others would have done, he came back anC
confessed his fault, offering to let hi
whole salary go toward making up the los
money till every cent was paid. Mr.. Meel
the Junior partner, was willing to be mer
ciful, but Mr.. Mangle, the head of tn
house, who had just returned then after {
wears absence, innsted that the law shoult
! take its course"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-09-15
Wnat He did With the Soda.

A little washing soda was wanted for
cleaning purposes, so George was given a
dime and dispatched to the apothecary's at
the corner to get it. George soon returns !;
but no soda.
'Why didn't you get the soda, George.'
chorused the family.
81 did"
Where is 1t, theni'
81 drank il"
''Drank il"
eyes; the man said it wouldn't keep TO
bring home"
A new light dawns on the family's mind.
1t asks eagerly:
''W hat did you ask forf"
soda
'Did you say washing soda 2"
"Washing sodal No; only sodal"
Family laughs as though it were crazy.
George doesn't know what all the fun Is
about, but, he is subsequently, heard to
say:
That was a boss drinkl''
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-09-15
Composers and their Habits.

Haydn, when he sat down to compose,
always dressed himself with the utmost
care-had his hair nicely powdered and
put on his best suit. Frederick Ill. had
given him diamond ring, and Haydn de-
clared that if he happened to begin without
it, he could not summon a single idea. He
could write only on the finest paper, and
was as particular in forming his notes as if
he had been engraving them on copper
plate. After all these minute preparations
he began by choosing the theme of his sub
ject, and fixing into what keys he wished
to modulate it; and he, as it were, varied
the action of his subject by imagining to
himself the incidents of some little adven-
ture OF romance. Gluck, when he felt
himself in the humor of composing, mad
his piano carried into a beautiful field, and
thus enlivened his Imagination. Sarti, a
man OF gloomy imagination, preferred the
solemn stiffness of a spacious room, dimly
lighted by a single lamp. Cimarosa de-
lighted in noise and mirth. Surrounded by
a party of friends, he composed his operas,
and as the ideas presented themselves, he
seized and embodied them. Paisiello
composed his ''Barbierre de Seviglia" and
'Ia Melinara' in bed. Sacchini declared
that he never could compose except his two
favorite cats were sitting one on each
shoulder.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-09-15
Pictures by Lightning.

In Cincinnati, some months ago, gen.
tleman accidentally discovered a distinct
likeness of little girls face on one of the
panes of the window of his house facing
southwest. He with others began
an investigation of what was to be
seen, and on examination, all the parties
then present, some twenty in number,
agreed that it was the likeness of little
girl. On careful inspection another image
was discovered on the same pane, the face
turned partly toward the observer. And
on the other side of the first picture still
another, much younger, but plump and
smiling, and later in the day still fourth
one. Now, how came these pictures there?
Evidently they were photographed by
lightning furnishing the light to form the
image, and this, together with the accom-
panying electricity, produced chemical OF
molecular change in the constituents of the
glass and then the image was fixed.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-09-15
A Joker Tricked.

The following is told of how well.
known gentleman got even with u waggish
young lady who thought to play trick on
him, and who had arranged with some OF
the friends to have good joke at his ex-
pense. He was about retiring to bed and
had put out the light, when he observed on
the wall, in phosphorescent characters,
Confess thy SINS" The gentleman fell
on his knees, as expected, and began to
confess aloud-not from terror, however,
for he surmised at once that it was trick
intended to terrify him, devised by the
young lady, and hearing a noise on The
stairway, he guessed rightly that she and
her companions were there listening TO what
he should say, and thus enjoy his discom-
future. He therefore began confessIng, a:
the greatest of his Sins, that he had been com
mitting various peccadilloes with her (tht
young lady who had set up the job on him)
how he had often kissed her in the dark,
ETC., but which, of course, had never taker
place. The young lady had the table:
turned against her with vengeance. she
didn't care to admit that she had been listen
ing, but she was taught lesson which she
will not soon forget.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-09-15
Periis to Faise Teeth.

Parties losing their teeth while bathing
can have them replaced in one day." is the
advertisement of Third avenue dentist.
An inquirer at this dentists rooms found a
lady temporarily in charge.
'Do many persons lose their teeth while
they are bathing?n
''Oh, great many" she said. 'You
often hear of people sneeZing their teeth
out of car windows, but We never had but
one case of that kind. 1t is different in
the surf, where people get TO laughing and
carrying on. We have had 80 many cases
that my brother thought he would put an
advertisement in the papers. Last week a
gentleman came to us, " the lady continued.
''He was an old gentleman, but was little
and spry. He SAID he knew his teeth were
going, both sets, upper and lower, but he
couldn't get his hands up through the water
quick enough He saw them after they
were in the water, and grabbed for one of
them with both hands, but he couldn't
catch it. The waves dashed into his mouth,
he said, while it was open, and he was so
startled that when he elected the salt wat er
the teeth went with it, His description of
1t was very entertaining.
''When water is dashed into the mouth
it sometimes gets under the edge of the
plate and loosens it, the woman explained.
She added. ''When person sneezes, on
the other hand, the teeth are loosened by
the violent action of certain muscles in the
arch of the mouth"
81 suppose more women than men lose
their teeth in the surfi" the gentleman
said.
mo; about as many men come to us as
women. 1t has been suggested that people
with false teeth deposit them in the safes
at the bathing house, and | really do not
see any good reason why teeth should not
be left with the clothing in the dressing
rooms. But people are peculiar. There
are very few ladies who, even when they
a:e bathing with intimate friends, would
allow their companions to see them with
out their teeth. You have no idea how
many people wear false sets of teeth. /
have got so now that can tell false teeth
at glance, and it seems to me that nearly
half the people | meet have false teeth"
The lady explained that if an applicant
would remain in the dental rooms SO that
the cast could be tried in his mouth, 1t was
possible to make a set of teeth for HIM in
two hours and half.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-09-15
NO. 80.
Don't be n Fool Jane.D

1t was one of the bylaws of Heartache's
Heavenly Hair Raiser, that it be used liber-
ally before retiring, rubbing it well into the
the scalp. Just before he went 10 bed that
night the man bolted the back door, put
the cat in the wood-shed, came in whistling
the FdtiRitzd waltz, danced up to the
clock-shelf, and pouring out handful of
what he supposed to be his fertilizer, he
mopped it all over his scalp and stirred it
well in around the roots of the little hedge
of hair at the back of his neck.
The glue bottle, by an unearthly cOInci-
dence, WIS nearly the same shape and size,
as the hair-sap bottle!
He went to bed.
George, said his wife, turning his face
to the wall, that stuff you put on your
hair smells like pan of soap-grease
''Perhaps better coup stairs and sleep"
snarled George. You're mighty sensi-
tive, You wouldn't expect that a man
can put stuff on his head that will make his
hair grow, and make it smell like essence
of wintergreen, would youl They went to
sleep mad as Turks
THIS particular bald-headed man, like
good many other bald-headed men, had to
get up and build the fires. When he arose
next morning, the sun peeped in at the
window and saw the pillow CHING to the
back OF his head, like great, white CHG
non. At first he did not realize his condi.
ton; he thought it must have caught on u
pin or a shirt button. 1t looked ridiculous,
and he would throw 1t back on the bed be-
fore his wife saw it, SO he caught it quick
ly by one end and ''yanked."
col o.! Darnaiion to fishhOOks, what's
been goIn' on here? Thunder an light
min - and he began to claw at his scalp
IKE lunatIc. His wife sprang up from
her couch and began to sob Historically.
so. don't George! What is it. What's
the matterin
George was dancing about the roOm, the
pillow was now dangling by few hairs,
his scalp covered with something that
looked like sheet copper, while the air was
redolent OF warlike eXpletiveS, as if die
tionary had exploded With woman's
instinct the poor wife took in the situation
at glance and explained;
1T is glue,"
The bald-headed man sat down IN a chair
and looked at her moment in ncontemptuOus
SANA'SS anu tutAl UltClGu lilc Out tA ApItsslNc
word:
Glue"
Now began a series of processes and ex-
periments, unheard of in the annals of
chemistry.
Jane, you must soak it of with warm
water. I've got TO 60 to Utica to-day"
81 can't, George she returned in a
guilty tone; 'Tt's waterproof"
''Yes. | might have known 1t; and
spOse it's fre-proof, too, amt it 2"
He scratched over the smooth plating
with his finger mails.
''It's hard as iron, he said
"Yes-he said it was good glue." re-
piled she, mnOcently. Cant you skin it
OFF with your razor, George -
Don't be bigger fool than you are,
Jane. Get me that coarse file on the wood
she'd
1t may be imagined what followed, and
now as the bald-headed man sits in his office,
he never removes his hat, for his entire
skull is bowling waste of blistered desert,
relieved here and there by cases of black
cour- plaster
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-09-15
Geological

Which animal is never oldl The gnoo.
Which is costlyl The deer
Which is a good boatmanl the roe
buck.
Which is often elected to officea The
mare.
Which makes good lightl The tapT.
Which is horrid nuisance and tackles
you every wherel The boar.
Which beast is most used by cooks? The
spider
Which dog is the Pope of Rome fond
of Bull dogs.
Which dogs always go In pairsl Span
iels.
Which is the most unbending dogs The
mastiff.
Which dog would you recommend hair
dye tol The greyhound.
Which reptile would drivers prefer7 The
hoop snake.
Which is the best for watchmenl Tht
rattle-snake.
Which do Indians have the most use for
The moccasin- snake:
Which is the best for school-ehildrenl
Ths adder.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-09-15
Heap of Trouble.

popular Macon minister recenay n
,.ssed s the night thirty miles below amer, nnnse
pi p',s With a bsckswoodman, whose nous, nous
con,ained con only two rooms. Inc ,hanaE ha,S
However, consisted of twenty one .ns lnV oSiy
Ming nu to dance in the neighborhood. COM on,s
oarepieen of the children were al h ,ho
sew SEsen minister spent the night win hiie ,ne
ta,her tnb and seven sons in one room, VIII mIaS
,s.neI ,so old Isdy and ten daughters occupte
.Se .Se otber % In the morning junior me,e ea,;on
eSe oa tpe family, In response to an aPploaId oId
Sl eo 'a' washbowl, brought him 70 Ola, az was U
tus s,r tin pan, and after the face '',e ,ae,b #
opl rusty M ste hunted up about seven .eesa his
an oId tucking comb for to n. MN =, nf ,bis i'm
na,. nantont ceremony the following 0
por'ams @ hn,ween the two took place;
'i0" ..Hister. do you wash every no'"
81 do" ,,,,
eyes" rou sometimes
III. vou is heap Of trouble 10
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-09-15
IN The LONG RUN.

In the long run fame finds deserving man
The lucky wight may prosper for a day,
But in good time rue merit leads the van.
And vain pretence, unnoticed, goes its yay.
There Is ne Chance, no Destiny, no Fate,
But Fortune smiles on those who work and
wait
In the long run
In the long run all godly sorrow paws.
There is no better thing than righteous pain.
The sleepless nights, the awful thorn-crowued
days.
Bring sure reward to tortured soul and brain.
Unme-ning joys eneryate in the end.
But sorrow yields glorious dividend
In the long run.
In the long run alI hidden things are known
The eye Of Truth viii penetrate the night
And. good or III, thy secret shall be known.
However well It's guarded from the Light.
AL the unspoken motives of the breast
Are fathomed by the years and stand confessed
In the long run.
In the long run all love is paid BY love.
Though underyalaed by the hearts of earth:
The 4reat eternal Government above
Keeps strict account and will redeem its
work
Give Thy love freely do not count the cost;
So besutiful thing was never lost
In tie long run-
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-09-15
A Divers Remarkable Feat.

There is a diver in England named
Fleuss, who can stay under water for five
hours without an air tube. or any other
communication with the surface, and the
absence of incumbrance, gives him much
greater freedom than any other divers pos
sess. He can, for instance, lie down and
bend his body in any position without fear
of being lifted or tiOatetl, and without suf-
fering from the obstruction of the long
pipe which usually connects the head of
the diver with the boat above. In short,
he possesses the principal advantage which
distinguishes an animal from a plant; he
moves independently instead of being
rooted to one spot. FOreshadowed in the
water, he presents Il curious appearance,
with great google eyes in his FURNISHED
helmet, strong water tight dress, and
water-bOOts. The spectators amuse them
selves by throwing pence for him to pick
up. He sharpens his pencil under water,
gives and receives signals with cord, and
is to experiment on the submarine use of
the telephone. At Ryde he walked for a
quarter of mile under the sea; at Brighton
he went down in five fathous of water by
the chain pier IN rough weather. II he
could eat under water Mr. Fleuss SAYS he
could stay for a longer perion han five
homs, which lie gives IS an oid nary limit.
Ia short lecture on his apparatus, which
Mr. Flcuss gave, he stated that his method
Is no secret, that 1t is patented, and that
the specifications are accordingly published.
In every draught OF breath we draw, We
take IN a certain amount Of oxygen with
four times as much nitrogen. \ little of
the nitrogen becomes fixed in form of car
bonic acid, and the air thus deterioratet
becomes unfit to breathe. IT. however,
the place Of the missing oxygen is taken by
a fresh supply, the mixture becomes again
fit for breathing. According to Mr. Fleuss,
he takes down compressed oxygen to sup
ply the place OF that which Is breathed; in
other words, he has invented a set Of anti
lungs which perform function precisely
the reverse of the lungs proper. This was
confeSsedly a rough, popular, hasty and
generalized explanation.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-09-15
aggerating somewhat on his literal orders

aggerating somewhat on his literal orders
ITS case of life and death.n
MRS. "intringham had sent Josepbipe
moore away, In order that she might be
eneetuaiiy out of DIR. Aymer's path: bu,
ate and Mrs. Wintringham were marsbel.
ieo On opposite sides this time, and tba,
rising young physician walked into Josie.
sicAroom quite unconscious whom he was
to behold.
George Aymer started a little when bo
looked into the dark brown eyes; but Josie
smiled up in his face.
III wasn't my fault, "she said, innocent
" 1 never dreamed of offending Mrs.
"intringham, but it was wrorg. very
wrong OF her to turn me out of doors
You see she is delirious," exclaimed
Aunt Mary.
Yes" said Dr...Aymcr in a falterinO
voice; 81 see"
so while Miss Octavia wintringham
lounged in the handsome dra wing room.
dressed in silk attire, watching the gilded
hands OF the clock, and wondering why
the expected did not come, DIR. Aymer
was sitting by Josephine Moore's bedside.
counting the rapid pulslng of her slender
wrist, and thinking that he had never seen
anything so beautiful as her pures oval
face and lovely hazel eyes.
80 you think am really cured, doc
tori said the fair convalescent.
Josephine was sitting up in Aunt Mary S
easiest chair, dressed in loose wrapper,
with her brown hair netted back from
her face
Yes, said the handsome young physi-
clan, ''as We say Of cur hospital cases, l
think may mark you down as discharged
cured do not think it is necessary for
me to pay any more visits here, unless
-
Josephine blushed deeply.
II am afraid, DOCTOR" she faltered.
glancing at Aunt Mary, who looked equal
ly distressed. 'that THAT we shall not
be able to-to-hand YOU your fees Just
yet"
81 was not thinking of my fees" obser-
we'd DIR. Aymer.
''But IRE must think of it," said Jo-
sephine.
"And you won't let me come any more
as doctor2'
Josephine looked panied.
''lf our means" she began.
"What nonsense :" laughIngly INTERRUPT
ted the doctor. 81 see | shall have to be
more explicit. May come, then, as your
suitori as your future husband? Will that
do, josie ~
The soft pink flushes chased away the
paleness of the young girls checks.
'Dr Aymer!"
"Yes, Miss Josephine Moore"
''Do you reall-"
"a do really love you" exclaimed the
young doctor, fervently.
'.But Miss Octavia Wintringham-wha
will she ayln
What has Miss 0ctavia Winiringham
! to do with it, should like to knowl She
is nothing to me; nor was she ev,r any
thing more than the merest acquaintance! "
Thea SAID Josie, speaking very low,
''if that be the case, you may come again |!
But, as for your fees"
''As for my fees, " interposed the doctor,
gaily, 81 will send the account in TO your
husband after you are married."
But as no entry of the transaction was
ever made on the doctors books, We may
presume that this was one of his bad
debts :"
And Mrs. Wintringham never called on
Mrs. Aymer.
Smyrna times., 1880-09-15

Two Georgia farmers grew five hundred
bushels Of Irish potatoes on one acre Of
land and sold them for $400.
Harvest sermons are preached on Sun
day in the interior Of Pennsylvania, where
thanks are returned for the bountiful har-
vests.
English corn reports show that wheat
is below the average, be~ley above, oats
and beans slightly above, and peas little
below.
Farmers in the western part of Dallas
county, Texas, secure artesian wells flow
ing six feet above the ground by boring
to depth of between sixty and seventy
feet
A man near Houston, Texas, made
5000 per acre this year from the cultiva-
ton Of domestic blackberries The yield
was 5000 quai IS per acre, which sold at
twenty cents quart.
The al ny worm has made its appear
ance IN the eastern part OF Halifax county,
Nova Scotia. 1t has also appeared in
Sherbrooke, doing much damage to the
wheat, barley, and other grain crops.
Keeping sheep is pleasant and profta-
BILE, # attended to properly. Wool is 8
sr-'e thirg every year and bl.ngs cash.
1t has its ups and downs, but let any
man make up his mind that none but his
We or his administrator shall sell his
wool for less than fifty cents per pound
and he WI come out all right. So talks
an eastern contemporary.
At Sy facuse, New York, they have 4;
mix association, composed of farmers
for supplying the city with pure milk
They keep an agent and secretary to at
tend to the business, keep their owl
teams, employ their own men to dis
tribute the milk, and board their own
help. This association receives their pro
duct of 1000 cows; the amount of mill
received is 3,SO3, 900 quarts per year, al
average of $3.50 quarts for each cow pc
year. These animals represent all breed
and crosses.
Smyrna times., 1880-09-15
lS47. KENT COUNTY 1880.
Mutual Insurance Co..
DOVER, DEL.

InsureS against loss by fire. issuing mutual policies
Only under which payments are made annually in
advance during membership, and on ceasing to be
members whatever remains uneXpended after paying
furnishing insurance at cost
Smyrna times., 1880-09-15
Farm Notes.

Two Georgia farmers grew five hundred
bushels Of Irish potatoes on one acre of
land and sold them for $4OO.
Smyrna times., 1880-09-15

All frcights must be at the various stations least
thirty 800 minutes before starting of train otherwise
they will lay over twenty-four CD hours.
Freight Trains will have Passenger Car attached,
which will be subject to delays incident to the Freight
Business.
o. s. SANFORD, Superintendent
OXFORD MD, July %, 1880.