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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-03-17

Some score or so of contributors to a
French sporting journal dined one day
upon the ham and heart OF lion.
killed oy Constant Cheret, in Algeria,
The flesh OF the lion was found 10 be
particularly firm and close-grained,
like that OF horse, but although pro-
nOunced paiatable, 1t only achieved
what is termed success d'estime,
while the heart, skilfully prepared
with trufiles, was unanimously voted
tough and indigestible. In fact, the
French journalists were not much bet
ter pleased with their fare than was
Bruce, the traveller, when the guest
of the Arab tribe of Welled Sidi Benja-
min, "the sons of the fathers Of the
fiocks," bound by VOW to eat lion S
flesh once every day; for the traveller
found male lion meat, lean, tough and
musky in flavor, lioness meat trife
fatter and more palatable, and whelp
flesh the nastiest of the three. Mind
ful that an unlooked-for pleasure Is
thrice welcome, Frank Buckland did
not advise his guests on certain oc-
casions that they were about TO enlarge
their gastronomic experiences, but when
the soup had been disposed of asked q
famous gourmand sitting near him how
he liked it. every well, indeed" was
the answer. Turtle, is it not! l
only ask because did not find any
green fat" Buckland shook his head
81 fancied il had a somewhat musky
taste-peeuliar but not At all unpleas-
ant" remarked his neighbor. "All
alligators have" replied the host, 1.-THE
cayman, especially-the fellow | dis
sected this morning, and which you
have just been discussing" Half a
dozen of the newly-enlightened d.
ners suddenly started TO their feet, two
or three skunk from the room, and the
rest of the meal was enjoyed by only
portion of the original company. "See
what Imagination is" said Buekiand.
-sHad I told them it was turtle, or ter
rapin, or bird's-nest soup, or the giu-
ten OF fish from the nav of a sea-bird,
they would have pronounced it excel
lent, and their digestion would have
been none the worse. Itell them that
it is alligator soup, and their gorges rise
at as good dish as ever man ueei
hayer' Fore warned, and therefore,
forearmed were those gentlemen who
lunched on octopus at the Brighton
Aquarium, trying it in turn boiled.
broiled, and cold. They found it excel
lent eating, resembling skate. but not
so tender as might be. The verdict
would probably have been still more
favorable had the octopus been boiled
first and then roasted, as is the way In
Corsica, where the monster is esteem
great delicacy.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-03-17

BOILED FLOUR FOR GRUEL.-Take a
pound of flour. and tie it as tightly as
possible in a pudding-cloth. a piece
of well-washed unbleached muslin an
swers every purpose. Put this tied-up
flour into a pot of boiling water, and
let it boil twelve hours, adding boiling
water from time TO time; remove the
bag and hang 1t up all night. so that IL
will cool and dry; open the bag, and
remove with knife the dIscolored skin
which has formed around the ball Of
flour. Crate, roll or pound the flour,
which should be very hard and firm
put the grated flour in & closely-cover-
ed glass jar, and use as you would corn
starch or arrow-root. This is an ad-
mIrable food for invalIds and for chill
dren, especially those suffering from
summer complaint.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-03-17
Consumption Cured.

An old physician, retired from prao-
ice. having had placed in his hands by
an East India missionary the formula
of a simple vegetable remedy for the
speedy and permanent cure for Con-
sumption, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma
and all Throat and Lung Affections,
also a positive and radical cure for Ner-
vous Debility and all Nervous Com
plants, after having tested its wonder
ful curative powers in thousands OF
cases, has felt it his duty TO make II
knew to his suffering fellows. Actu-
ated by this motive and desire 10 re-
lieve human suffering. | VIII send free
of charge to all who desire it, this re-
cipe, in German, French, or English,
with full directions tor preparing and
using. Sent by mail by addressing
with stamp, naming this paper, W. w.
SHERAR, I49 PO,oers' Block, Rochester,
Neo York
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-03-17
A Modern Aladdin's Cave.

A wonderful cave has teen discovered
near New Market Station, Virginia.
The descent into the first chamber is
now made easy by means of wooden
stairway. This apartment Is about 10O
feet in length, and its ceiling. which
is twelve or fifteen feet high, is stud
ded with pure white stalactites of man.
mary or beet-shaped form. A side room
fifteen feet wide and high, with a
smoothly arched ceiling, extends from
this for considerable distance. Pro-
oeeding through long passage vary
ing from three to four feet i'm width
and from five to sc zen in hight, and
crossing at right angles a long, low
gallery, then going through a larger
passage and making sharp turn, the
second hall is reached. This Is twenty
five feet wide, 200 feet long, and from
twenty-five to fifty feet heigh, with
smooth walls. Stepping then to a
much lower level, a room Is entered
which is of very irregular form and
numbered with enormous blocks of rock
which have fallen from the roof. In
the ceiling is wide fissure extending
upwards out of sight. On leaving this
scene of chaos the course is to a level
twenty feet higher through an intri.
cate system or chambers, the largest
forty by sixty feet AMI fifteen feet
high. Descending from thence over a
succession of shallow basins which In
rainy seasons are. filled with water, you
come first to hall 100 feet in length,
with a smooth vaulted ceiling, and
from this pass into grand chamber
500 feet long, fifty feet wide and thirty
feet high, with the floor covered with
angular masses of stone. An apartment
following this is about forty feet high /,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-03-17
What Makes a Good Jumper.

Professor Wilson, of Edinburgh, the IA
NOUS Kit North of BIacktcoOds Hagd-
zine, was in his day one of the most athletic
men iu Scotland. He was a great patron
of outdoor sports, and al walking, running
or jumping it took first-rate professional
10 beat him. We extract from his writings
the following opinion of what makes good
Jumper: "A good high jumper will clear
i've feet. first-rate one five and half,
and an out-and- outer among the first rates
six feet. The late A1r. Ingleby, of Lencas-
ter, We have seen clear a stick held six feet
TWO inches high, springing off the turnpike
road, with run of about five yards. What
Mr. Ireland could do without spring board
we know not-probably not two inches
more than Mr.. Ingleby. Mr.. lngleby des-
pissed perpendicularity, and swayed himself
over almost horizontally with sing llar grace,
elegance and facility. Twelve feet for
good standing single jump on level ground;
fourteen is job for two or three in the
country; twenty feet on level ground is a
iirst-rate running single jump, but has been
done often; twenty-one is something very
extraordinary, but not always wonderful;
and twenty-five is, we believe, accomplish
ed about once every twenty years, and that
almost always by an lrishman. 4 hundred
sovereigns to five against any man in Eng
land doing twenty-five feet on dead level.
With q run and leap, on slightly inclin
ed plane, perhaps an inch to yard, we
have seen twenty-three feet done III great
s;yle-and discovered to a nicely but the
man who did it (aged twenty-one. height,
five feet eleven inches, weight, eleven stone,
was admitted to be Qreland exceptedD the
best far-leaper of his day in England. "At
standing hop-step- and-a-jump level ground,
Ten wards is good--eleven excelient-and
twelve the extent of any mans tether. We
have heard of thirteen, but believe il TO be
lie With a run, thirteen yards is good,
fourteen great, and fifteen prodigious.
Perhaps there are not six authenticated cases
on record of fifteen being done on level
ground, and by actual measurement. All
guess-work exploits shrivel up good yard,
or sometimes two, when brought 10 the
measure, and the champion Of the county
dwindles into clumsy clodhopper. Ire
land. it is said, did sixteen yards on knaves-
mire, before he was known to the world;
and indeed was noticed by some Londoners
On that occasion, and was brought forward
at the amphitheatre. He was the best
leaper, both high and far, that ever jumped
In England: and take him for all in all, ii
is most certain that We shall never look
upon his like again.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-03-17

How TO ExTEMPoRIzE RADTsHEs.-
Rsdishes may be grown In very few
days by the following method: Let
some good radish seed soak in water for
twenty-four hours, then put In bag
and expose it to the sun. In the course
of the day termination will commence.
The seed must be sown in well-ma-
tured hot-bed, and watered from time
to time with lukewarm water. BY this
treatment the radishes will in 4 very
short time acquire sufficient bulk and
be good TO eat. If it be required 10 get
good radishes in winter during the Sc
we're cold, ali old cask should be sawn
in two, and one-half Of ii filled with
good earth. The radish seed beginning
10 shoot as before must be then sown
in, the other half Of the barrel put on
the top of the full one, ami the whole
of the apparatus carried down into the
cellar. For watering, lukewarm water
should be used as before. In the
course of five or six days the radishes
will be fit to eat.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-03-17

The best soil for wheat is where clay
predominates. A mixture of sand and
clay is the best soil for a succession of
crops, and sand for bright, stiff straw,
but too sandy soil is too porous for
wheat, although good Spring wheat
is frequently grown on sandy soils.
Muck is not well adapted for the
growth of wheat, but where the lanc!
is rich wheat will succeed on variety
Of soils. There is no better preparation
tor wheat than clover turned under.
Nitrogen is needed for the growth OF
wheat, and if urine of the horse or COW
is applied to the growing crop early In
the Spring, you may look for good
yield of grain.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-03-17

In the Institutes of Akbar, whose
reign over considerable part of India
extnded from A ID 1900 to 1900, are found
the following directions for the artifi-
cial freezing ef water. Into two parts
Of water is thrown one part Of dry pow
dered nitre. In this mixture small
stoppered silver jug containing pure
water is stirred about briskly for q
quarter of an hour, when its contents
will be found to be wholly or partially
fr0zan
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-03-17
The Fittest subjects

For fever and ague, and remittents. are the
debihtated. bilious and nervous. To such per-
sons Hostetter's omach Bitters affords ade-
quate protection from the ma,arial pest, by in
creasing vital stamina and the resistant power
of the constitution. and by checking irregu-
larities of the liver. stomach and bowels, which
increase the danger to be apprehended from
miasma Moreover, 1. eradicates malsrial
complaints OF an obstinste type. The field In
which this leading family medicine has achieved
some Of its most astonishing and ample proven
effects, is . very wide one. In the malarious
regions Of our own country, In South America.
Mexico. and across the seas. it has given un-
mistekable evidences Of its curative value. At
home and abroad it has always sustained its
high reputatirn n. nor has it ever been affected
BY competition OF 20 called tonics represented
to possess kindred or equal efficacy. 1t stands
alone. unsqualled among our national reme-
dies.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-03-17
DOMESTIC.

HEALTH RULEs.-Hayca always pint
or quart of water in the sleeping room.
In the morning. after washing the
hands and face, thec wet with the
hands every part Of the body. Cold
water will not be disagreeable. Wipe
Immediately; follow by brisk rubbing
over the body. The whole operation
need not take over five minutes. The
result Of this wash is, the blood Is
brought to the surface Of the skin and
made to circulate evenly throughout
the body. You have opened the pores
of the skin, allowing i'm purities of the
body to pass off, and have given your
self I'm the operation, good vigorous
morning exercise. Pursue this habit
regularly. and you will seldom take
cold Five minutes spent in the open
air, after dressing, Initiating the lungs,
by inhaling as full breath as possible,
and pounding the breast during the In
flation, will greatly enlarge the chest,
strength the lung power. and very ef-
fectfully ward of consumption. IL In
clineL to be dyspeptic, avoid mince
pie, sausage, and other highly seasoned
food. Beware Of eating 100 freely OF
SOUPS; better 10 eat food dry enough to
employ the natural saliva of the mouth
In moistenlng it. Ifinclined to over
eat, partake freely OF rice, cracked
wheat, and other articles that are easi-
ly digested. Eat freely of ripe fruit,
and avoid excessive use of meats. Eat
at regular hours, and lightly near the
hour Of gong to bed. Eat slowly.
Thoroughly masticate the food. Do
not wash il down with continual drink
while eating. Tell your funniest stories
while at the table, and for an hour
afterwards. Do not engage IN severe
mental labor directly after hearty eat
ing. Exercise, not too violent, but
sufficient TO produce a gentle perspira-
ton, should be had each day In the
open air.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-03-17

HoGs.-Get good hogs, such as will
mature in eight or ten months. Give
pigs all they will eat, and of the best
kind. Never let pigs get poor. Keep
hogs cut of manure piles; keep them
clear OF vermin with sulphur and coal
oil. Feed and water them regularly.
Give them all the surplus ashes from
the house. Remember that young
stock fat;ens much more readily than
old stock. Pigs, when they have at
tained their growth, fatten at a less
cost than when older. The same is
true of all other animals.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-03-17

MARROW PUDDING.--Take a quarter
of pound of marrow, and half pound
of beef suet chopped fine, six ounces Of
flour, a quarter Of pound Of sugar,
six ounces of citron, the same of musca-
tine raisins stoned, four pippins chop
ped fine. half pot of n apricot jam,
half glass of cream, the same of
brandy, little nutmeg and five eggs;
tie in a buttered cloth, and boil for i've
hours; serve with marrow pudding
Sauce.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-03-17

ROYAL BIscUrrs.-Take one pound Of
butter the same of sifted sugar,
one pound and quarter of flour, one
pound and a half of currents, and a
little lemon form this into a paste
with about eight whole eggs, roll il out,
cut it with a round cutter, egg them
over, and stew few chopped and
blanchel almonds and orange peel
mixed; bake in Il moderate oven.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-03-17
Don't Temporize with Piles.

Ointments, lotions, electuaries and all man
ner of quack nostrums are 4 waste OF time and
money. Tue only ABSOLUTELY ISFAILIBLz cure
for this painful disease is '.ANAhESlS. DIS
covered by DIR. Silsbee. II has been pro-
nouncsd BY scientific men a. the bappiest dis
cove.y msde in medicine for 200 years 1t
affords instant relief from pain IN the worst
cases and has cured more than 10000 suffer
ers permanently. All doctors prescribe it.
"Anakesis' is sent rREE by mail on receipt Of
price. s1e0 per box Samples gratis, by the
sole manufacturers. Messrs. p. Neustaedter
Co., Bsx 1916, y. Y.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-03-17

CANADA PUpDING.-Six eggs. six
spOonfuls Of flour, three-quarterf Of a
poand of sugar, two spoonfuls Of bat
ter creamed with part of the flour, a
gill OF wine, tablespoonful of mace
ground fine, half-pint Of cream
and pint of milk. Bake In deep
dish without lining Of pastry and eat
without sauce.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-03-17

CANKER WoRMs.-On mild days, the
canker-worms may make their appear
ance, and the females, which are wing
less and always crawl, must be pre-
vented from ascending the tree and de-
posting their eggs. The devices for
effecting this are numerous; they gen.
orally consist In placing some barrier
around the trunk which the insects can
not pass. Some have cutters Of oil,
others smooth surfaces which they can
not travel. The simplest, and as eff
fective as any, is stout paper, smeared
with tar or printers ink. Blowing
dust and dead insects will bridge them
over in time, and to be effective. they
must be looked to every few days, and
renewed as needed. The Tent Cater
pillars eggs are deposited in rings on
the small twigs of apple and other
trees, near their ends, and can be read
lily seen on dull days; they should be
cut off, taking the el,d of the twig, and
burned, thus saving a much larger
amount of work later In the season.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-03-17

ScIldsng and Nant- claim to have iso-
lated the nitric ferment. The corpus
cles are very abundant, small, and
elongated. Ii the ferinent is exposed
to temperature of 100 degrees cenii-
grade, 1t is killed, and its action Is ar
rested at temperature 10 degrees low
er. oxygen or dry air is unfavorable to
it. Ii IS not found normally in air.
Mold is its chief medium.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-03-17

BEEFsrEAK WITH OYSTER SAUCE The
steak should be about an inch thick,
tender and juicy. Have the grldiron
hot and rub with small piece of but
ter to prevent the meat sticking. Broil
it carefully, aad do not season until
done; then lay in dish, cover tightly
and keep it hot. In very little juice
stew twenty or thirty oysters; season
and add little cream; pour hot over
the steak. ard serve.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-03-17

PorATo SALIp.-Boil six medium
sized potatoes. Wien cold, slice and
cut or slightly chop with knife; take
one slice of boiled ham, or four slices
Of smoked tongue, one leek, and small
sprig of parsley; chop these very fine,
and add TO the POTATOES; place all in an
earthen bowl, put in a half cup of
olive Oil, half cup Of vinegar-if not
too sharp, teaspoonful Of salt, salt
spoon of cayenne and one of black pep
per. Mix thoroughly, and let stand an
hour. Garnish with picked sliced
sleeps tongue, oil yes, and sprigs OF
mint.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-03-17

Sun Spots.-Thc spots on the sun have
been very few for several years. Al
this time (January II. } two large spots
are passing out of sight, in consequence
OF the motion of the sun on lis axis, and
a groop of some eighteen or twenty
small ones has made more than half Its
passage across. These will probably
b. seen In a short time. The large ones
could be easily seen somewhat advanced
upon the disk on the disk on the first
day oiMarch.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-03-17
sNoxv You Gee II ~

Gilt-Edge Butter Maker takes the
"witches out Of the churn" and turns
tedious, unsatisfactory churning Into
gratifying success. Sold everywhere.
HANBURa. N. Y, Nay 2Sth, 1870.
JoHS Z PIERCE, Sec'y Worlds Dis
pensary Medical Association, Buffalo,
n. T.:
Dear Sir-Yours asking as to reputa-
tiOn Of "Gilt-Edge Butter Maker" re-
ceived. We have never kept 1t until
lately. Have sold one case Is dog.
boxes) and 1t has given the best of sat
Isfaction.
Yours respectfully, T. L. BUNTING.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-03-17

WHAT Is beautifnlp Why, carooline,
a deodorized extract OF petroleum, as
now improved and perfected. Clear as
spring water, delightfully."- perfumed
and will not soil the finest linen fabric
"a perfect toilet preparation and abso-
lutely makes the hair grow on bald
heads
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-03-17

INVALUABLE FOR RAILROAD MEN--
suffered for more than year with In
digestion, and during the last six
months | was very Bilious, occasionally
having dumb Chill, followed by
Fevers, which prostrated me. took
simmons Liver Regulator, and for sew
eral months l have been stout and
hearty as any man could desire to be.
l am thoroughly satisfied that it Is all
il is recommended TO be for Indigestion
and Bilious Complaints, for mine was
certainly a stubborn case. | have heard
many of my friends speak of it, and they
all agree that il possesses all the virtues
you claim for 1t.
"a. ii. HIaHTowER,
Conductor NJ. & W. Il. r."
"Your valuable medicine has entire
IL cured me of the most distressed case
OF Dyspepsia | ever saw. 1 am never
without it on my engine, "a ii always
relieves me of any distressed feeling
after eating. 1t is the hest family
medicine in the world, and | never let
it get out at my home. In its praise
you may add 10 this.
81. III. MALLErT,
Engineer C. r. r., Savannah, Ca
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-03-17
FARM AND GARDEN.

A JUVENILE Corn EXPERIMENT.
When l was a boy en- my fathers
farm, once undertook little expert
ment Oh my own account, and carried
il through secretly. for the purpose OF
enjoying the surprise II might create.
With this view, as soon as father got
through planting his corn, selected
and marked off, unknown to him, a
small space near the centre OF the Held.
To each stalk Of the corn planted In
this space l gave special attention, for
the purpose of finding out how much
each grain planted could be made to
produce by giving it extra manure and
extra hoeing. When the corn was
gathered, the difference between my
pet stalks and the rest of the field at
tracted my fathers attention, ana }
remember how puzzled he was In try
ing to account for it. When, at length /,
disclosed the secret, he inquired how
much extra work and manure l had ap-
piled. Tell me this eraetly, said he, and
can tell the value of the experiment.
told him l had simply doubled what
he had given to the rest OF the Held.
After examining the result and COM
pairing il with the rest of the field, ne
found that his yield was at the rate Of
forty-four bushels to the acre, and
mine at the rate of sixty-five bushels.
Now, said he, if extra culture and extra
manure are good for single stalks, 1t
must be good for the whole crop. SO
the next year he adopted my plan for
the whole crop, and found that the gain
was even larger by several bushels than
in my experiment; and he also found
that the cost Of each bushei was re-
duced about six cents. This little ex-
pertinent of my early life has been
since confirmed by large experience as
well as by observation, and 1 am led to
believe that there is, not only In corn.
but i'm most of our crops, a greater
power of development under expert.
ment than we are at present aware OF.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-03-17

Prof BOtiger notes the fact that when
two parts, by measure of silver oxide
In a dry state are rubbed in a mortar
with one part of antimony suiphIde, or
If amerphous phosphorus is substitu-
ted tor The sulphide, the mixture takes
fire easily. When a drop of phenol is
let fall upon the silver oxide, the oxide
is partially reduced, while sparks are
given of.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-03-17

CARROT FRITTERs.-Take a boiled
carrot, mash il, add two tablespoOnfuls
of cream, two ounces of bread crumbs,
two eggs well beaten, and fry it in
fritters. Serve with little brown
sauce.