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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-09-14
Indian Relics IN Maine.

One of the most interesting localities
and one of the latest unearthed in Maine,
is the Indian place of execution or tor
ture on Fort Island at the narrows, near
the mouth of Damariscotta River, some
time ago, while Postmaster Carnage and
Mr.. Phelps were hunting for relics at
the above-named place, they discovered,
among numerous fish spears, needles
and arrowheads, the remains of five
skeletons, apparently Indians-the skulls
showing a very low order of intellect
one skull of which they were able to get
out nearly perfect, which is now in
the possession of DR.. Chapman. They
found five under-jaws, ,one of them near
ly perfect, but none of them would fit
the skulls. One skull was very large !;
they judged it to be nearly twice the
size of the average, but so far decayed
that with the utmost care it could not be
moved from the place where it lay. These
skeletons did not lie in any regular order,
bat appeared to have been burned at
stake, as a space of six teet square or
more was covered with ashes, charcoal
and rocks that had been exposed to fire.
The skulls were nearly face down and
but few other bones could be removed
whole. The appearace indicated that
there had been numerous victims burned
at different times and the whole was
covered with an accumulation of earth
and shells in four distinct layers one
foot in depth. They also found pottery,
the skulls of deer, and jaws of bears, and
one large stag or elk horn. There is no
doubt but that diligent search will re-
veal further evidence of place of saw
age torture.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-09-14
Stained Floors.

First see that the floor il perfectly
smooth, clean and dry. opots of paIn
may be removed with Q hot solution Of
washing soda; q piece of sandpaper or
pumice stone Will help to smooth out any
rough places, and if the floor is an old one,
the cracks and crevices should be filed In
with putty. otherwise they will gather dust
and finally mar the beauty Of the work.
The paint to be used for coloring, comes
ground in oil and put up In small cans.
Boiled linseed oil, col0red with burnt
umber, thus prepared, makes q very good
imitation of walnut. Tho staining mix
ture can be bought ready mixed in cans,
but will need to be thinned with turpentine;
it is more economical to mix 1t yourself.
An excellent effect may be obtained by
mixing a can of Vsndyke brown with one
of burnt sienna this color is to be thinned
with turpentine and raw linseed oil, q
quart of oil to pint Of turpentine with q
little Japanese dryer. The preparation,
when complete, should flow freely, the
object being, not to paint the floor, but to
stain it, and for this season the grain of the
wood must show through. which it will
not do if the mixture is used thick.
Too much turpentine will make the STAN
rub off easily, too much oil will make it
sticky and long in drying. When the
happy medium Is arrived at, and the work
ready to be begun, see that the floor is
thoroughly clean and dry, then provide
yourself with good sized paint brush,
two clean, soft woolen rags of dark color,
and pair of oil gloves. Apply the paint
with the brush and don't be sparing of it,
then with one cloth rub it into the WOOD
(always with the grain, until all the pores
and cracks are well filled, after which rub
with the other cloth till the STAIN ceases to
come of. The longer and harder the rub
bing the better. the object being to have
the dry wood absorb all the oil possible.
If the floor is not dark enough when dry
apply another coat. after which it may he
finished with thin shellac varrish, mixed
with little of the staining mixture. 1t
will make a handsome finish to polish the
boards with beeswax and turpentine.
Shave half pound of yellow beeswax
and soak it twenty four hours In two quarts
of turpentine. Apply this mixture with
a woolen cloth until the wood is glossy and
smooth, repeating the application As often
as necessary to obtain the desired effect.
1t is a good deal of work, to be sure, but
very satisfactory In the end, as the floor is
not readily soiled, and never needs scrub
bing. A camp cloth will remove all dust,
and an occasional application of the polish
ing fluid will prevent the surface from
growing dingy.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-09-14
Big Bridges.

According to the Scientific american,
the largest masonry arch In the world-an
arch which forms part of one the most lm-
portant engineering achievements of recent
years-is the aqueduct by which the city
of Washington is supplied with water.
The arch ID question carries the aqueduct
over Cabin John Creek, with span OF 220
feet. The height of the arch is lO1 feet,
and the witdh of the structure 2Jfe The
arch forms the arc of a circle. having
radius of 1874 2S5 feet. When the centre
scaffolding was removed, the arch (unlike
all other works of the kind) dId not settle,
the keystone having been set in winter
and the centre struck in summer. The
other notable masonry arches OF the
world are the Chester arch across the river
Dee at Chester, England, with span OF
200 feet; the famous centre arch OF the
new London bridge over the Thames, with
a span of 152 feet; Pont-y-Prydd over the
Taft. in Wales, 140 feet; the bridge acress
the Seine. at Neuilly, France, with nve
spans, each of l2s feet; the nine spans OF
The waterloo Bridge of London, each 10
feet: and the celebrated marble Kialto
Bridge in Venice, with span OF sSs feet.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-09-14
Chemical Paradoxes.

We are accustomed to associate the
idea of combustibility with paper. If it
be wrapped tightly around a metallic
rod it can be held in a gas-fame with
out burning. The metal carries the
heat away from it as fast as applied, be-
coming hot ITSELF After awhile it will
reach temperature, provided the flame
is large enough, at which the paper will
burn. The same phenomenon can be
more strikingly exhibited by making a
vessel of paper, filling it with water,
and applying heat. No matter how hot
the flame over which it is placed may
be, it will not burn. The water will
bod, and the heat be absorbed, or rem
dered latent, in the production of steam.
An egg can be boiled in a paper sauce
pan. A sieve may be made to hold
water or to float. If the interstices are
very fine and the wire bright and dry,
the water will not wet it, because a film
of air will adhere to the wires. The
lower surface of the water is divided by
the meshes into a number of little
spheroidal projections. in which the
capillary force or internal gravitation
and also cohesion come into play. These
hold the water together so that some
considerable power is required to force
the water through the meshes. Thus
we can put quite quantity of water in a
fine sieve, or place one in water, and it
will float. If the wires are not perfect
ly bright we mny distribute over their
surface some powder which water will
not wet. The dust of bituminous coal
is excellent Carrying out this princi-
pie, needless, if bright, may be made to
float without the least trouble, and will
float for long time.
Water is to be made to boil by cold.
A flask half tull of water is maintained
at ebulition for some minutes. 1t is
removed from the source of heat, corked,
inverted and placed in one of the rings
of retort stand If cold water is poured
ON the upturned bottom of the flask the
fluid will start into violet ebullition.
the upper portion of the flask is filled
with steam which maintains certain
pressure on the water. By cooling the
upper portion of the flask some of this
is condensed, and the pressure reduced.
The temperature at which water boils
varies with pressure. When it is re.
duced, water boils at lower heat. By
pouring the cold water over the flask VIZ
lcondense the steam so that the water i.
hot enough to boil at the reduced pres
sure. To assert that water boils by tn.
application Of cold is chemical sophism
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-09-14

sky, and the sea in the distance was
tremulous with light.
But there was weight on Edith's
spirits which she could not shake of.
The clouds were beginning to redden
In the east before she went to bed. and
the last words ON her lips were "Where
is Arthur?''
Where, indeed, was he?
When he left Edith, he rushed in a
paroxysm of rage to the seaside, and
there, bare-headed, he amused himself
with walking up and down, cursing wo-
mans fickleness and all good walters in
his heart.
Suddenly little boat shot round one
OF the small capes which so gracefully in
dent the coast, youth sprang out, and
approaching Arthur, unperceived, passed
his arm through the wanderers and ad-
dressed him by name.
1t was college friend; and Arthur,
between anger and confidence, was soon
moved to tell his story.
81 will tell you what you shall do;
come with me into my boat, my yacht
waits me in the offing; we will have a
pleasant sail, gay supper, and to-mor-
row, you, having so shown with what
spirit you can act, shall go and beg your
fair tyrant's pardon-or what is far bet
ter, let her beg yours.
Arthur was just in that sort of mood,
when we are ready to let any one decide
for us rather than ourselves.
He went with his friend, had gay
supper; and did what he could to drown
few of Edith's frowns in champagne.
He woke the next morning with a
headache. and the agreeable intelligence
that they were driven out to sea.
1t was week before they could land;
and when they did, of course Arthur's
first thought was to hasten to Edith.
For this purpose, he was to put in at
the very creek which he had left the
week before.
"You look so handsome in my forag-
ing cap" said his gay companion, "that
you must carry everything before you"
Arthur's step was as heavy as his
spirits.
He could not disguise from himself
that his strange absence must have infic-
ted a degree of most cruel anxiety and
he dreaded to see Edith again.
The sound of a bell tolling for fun
eral did not add to his cheerfulness,
He had to pass by the little church
yard, and saw group of people in the
one corner.
Surely they were gathered round the
old vault of the Trevani ons.
He entered-the rattle of the earth on
the coffin struck upon his ear-the vault
was open, and the clergyman was read
ing the last sacred words that part the
the dead from the living.
He asked one question, and the
wretched young man heard the name of
Edith Trevanion.
His sudden disappearance, and his
hat having been found on the sea-shore,
led to the belief, that he had destroyed
himself.
This report had been hastily COM
municated to Edith, and she had broken
a blood vessel
Death followed instantly.
In the small churchyard, whose old
yews are seen at great distance out at
sea, is an old-fashioned monument-it
is the vault of the Trevanion family.
The last inscription is
.aE,1i.b Trar,pian ooad
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-09-14
Cheap Painting.

"Where do the cheap pictures come
from?"
'Oh, they are painted by artists who,
having little skill, are able to make
pictures that will satisfy ordinary peo-
pie. There are many persons who have
such a small degree of artistic taste that
a painting is to them merely so many
square feet of colored canvas. If the
colors are laid ON thickly and are bright
hued, these patrons of so-called art are
satisfied. The trade in cheap pictures
il much larger than a person who is not
familiar with the subject would suppose.
I know of a man who employs from fif-
teen to twenty young men and women
in copying pictures. The work is done
in the top loft of building on Church
street, near the corner of Barclay street,
New York. The specimens that are
turned out at this establishment are al
most enough to make Michael Angelo
rise from his grave to wreak vengeance
upon the persons who are bringing dis
credit upon an art that he did so much
to exalt in his day."
A reporter visited the picture manu-
factory. He assembled the creaking
flights of stairs, and when he arrived at
the top he was confronted with notice,
which was posted upon the door, and
read A." No admission to the studio
without permission from the Office"
The visitor wondered where the Office
was located, as he saw no indication of
such an institution about the premises.
Finally he concluded to rap at the door.
A man with very bushy head of hair
responded,
"Will you direct me to. the Office of
the studio ?" the reporter asked.
''Well, we don't have an Office now, !"
was the reply. "We formerly had an
Office on the floor below, but business
dropped off little, and we wanted to
save on the rent, and so we gave it up,
and moved the iron safe, books and desk
up into the studio"
"Will you permit me to go in and look
at your pictures ?"
Certainly (; walk in.'
The visitor entered and found himself
in the midst of a busy scene. A dozen
artists, each of whom was young in
years, were hard at work. They were
making copies of paintings. One young
woman had before her rural scene,
which she was industriously copying.
"Do You make an exact copy of the
original?" she was asked.
81 usually do" she replied, "but
sometimes put little originality into
my pictures.
The proprietor of the studio, who
stood near when the young woman made
the above reply, said: "Oh, she is
original in her work-almost too much
SO for my interests. For instance, she
was copying a picture entitled The
Old Homestead the other day. In the
original there was representation of a
horse standing under tree. When 1
came around to see how the copying
was progressing found that she had
painted her horse with very chunky
body and short legs. told her that I
did not like the looks of that horse, and
that the best thing she could do was to
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-09-14

Graceful necklaces similar to those made
in the West Indies can be formed from
the laburnum. The seeds should be gath
cred when qaite ripe, and getting black !;
indeed, it is thought sometimes an I'M
provement to leave them hanging on the
tree exposed to q frost Still this is not
necessary, for they may be collected earli-
er in the year, and, If desired darker, it Is
easy to soak item in little ink or Jud-
sons brown or black dye. The latter
process also helps to soften the seeds, and
which is Of advantage whom threading
them so, if no dye be used, they should
be left in water for few hours, and then
be well dried on a soft cloth. The neck
laces can be made in several patterns /; and
a fine needle, with either black or brown
silk, will be found best for stringing.
There should be six or seven strands for q
necklace. each covered by the seeds for
about two inchfs, and then all the threads
passed through large bead. Gold or sill
yer looks very pretty; also rainbow may
be used with good effect. Continue thus
until long enough to fssten round the
throat, and in finishing add clasp. An
other way Of arranging these seeds is to
cut a few small medallIons or strips Of
cork, about an inch and quarter long and
half an inch wide, covering them with
black velvet Through these narrow
pieces, hastead of the beads, let each strand
be passed separately at slight interval.
Every row should have few extra seeds
threaded, 30 that the top may measure one
inch, and the others graduated until the
the lowest would be two inches wide be-
tween the bars of velvet. Thus the neck
lace will take the form Of q series OF tiny
festoons or scallopa Several strings of
the seeds simply twisted In coil or rope
look neat. A pretty necklace may be
formed from several straight lows Of seeds
and small steel beads, threading about six
seeds to every bead. The lowest row
should have fringe, and this can be made
by covering the silk with seeds and beads
for six inches, and then passing the needle
through bead five inches back. A con-
tinuation of this will form Q good fringed
strand, which should be deeper in the front
than at the back. When q negllgee. to
knot looeely round the throat, is desired,
it should be made twice q long as a neck
lace, and be finished by tsssels. These
can be firmly attached by being made on
the ends of silks used for the middle of
the negligee, passing them all through a
large bead, threading the seeds, and loop
ing into fringe. Or. the ends Of silk can
be run through q tiny black worsted ball,
and the seeds laced over for the tassel
head.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-09-14
BLIGHTED.

The maiden, smiling In dream of bliss,
Said: " Gladstone days are coming i shall be
His best beloved-for his farewell kiss
Spoke Of future full Of love for me-
But ere the year was passed, her hopes were
nown;
She mourned alone,
The linnet, twittering on the winter thorn,
Said: when the spring comes, all nv song
shall thrill
The silent woods, and blossoms shall be born,
And gladness all my little life shall fn'
But ere sweet spring blooms DER the earth were
shed.
The bird was deadi
The foweret, pining for the summer heat,
said: When the sun comes, he will shine
onme:
And DER my fragrant cup, with flying feet,
Shall pass the butterfly and humming bee.-
But long ere summer came with heat and light.
Fell the frosts blight,
o, mournful maiden, and poor blighted flower,
And little bird that piDed for sunny spring,
Why were We born in home, or wood, or bower /?
Why thus was checked your harmless blossom
ing?
Why are dear hopes all DER this sad earth chill
And unfulflled?
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-09-14

Dan Simpson has drummed at sixty
annual parades Of the Ancient and Hon
orable Artillery Of Boston, and is 80
years old.
A man's best wealth ought to be him.
seb,
The Worthington advance., 1881-09-15

IL. E. Torrance is preparing to bnild
Il goodsized warehouse OIL the site of
the old one, which has been moved to
the rear of his store.
The Worthington advance., 1881-09-15
ADRIAN.

Died. Sept. Sth, Mrs. Olson, wife Of
Edward Olson, aged Us years. Buried
in Grand Prairie on the eth.
Mr.. Gibish is putting up house and
barn on I'd street near the Park House,
with an addition. ,.':'
Il. Jones ia finishing up his store
room aud his new building il under
way.
Levi Rue is preparing to start his
building.
A new house is going up near Swan
mans place.
Mr.. johnson is happy over a minor
arrival, an IL lb. boy.
School district No. IS is to have q
graded school this winter, with five
months winter term and. four months
summer term. School begins November
first. The school house is to be plaster
cd up stairs.
A full line Of undertaker's goods at
the Furniture Store.
The Worthington advance., 1881-09-15
IA Y.

Mr.. Folger has been looking about
with reference to putting in a hay press
at this point. This year has demon
strated more than ever the force of
what the ADVANCE has so often said,
viz: that our best crop goes to waste
annually. Hay can now be sold at $40
a ton in Saltwater and $11 in St. Louis.
The average price in st. Louis is $11 to
$12. Hay can be shipped to st. Louis
at fraction over 81 per ton. On large
contracts it could be put up at a dollar
or less a ton. 1t is too late for this sea-
son to do much i'll this line, but we have
no doubt there was more money in hay
this season than in any farming opera
tion which could have been undertaken
in the county.
The Worthington advance., 1881-09-15

ARRIVAL AND DEPARTUREOF NAILS
ARRIVES.
Eastern daily 12 l0a. m.
d. st. Paul aud beyond 3Dpm
Southern - 2 3HA. III.
We>term-I.u Verne and Sioux Falls, 10 Is Il m
Round Lake, Saturdays ~ m
DEPAKT9.
Eastern daily 2 80 a. M.
do to st. Paul anil beyond 10 81 u III
southern II l0a. ~.
WrSfern-Lu Verne and Sioux Falls 70 IN
Round $685., Saturdays y ~
Mails carried l'y day trains close 20 minutes
oef,rc departure. Ali others at O'Clock p M.
Office hours from u. III. to p III. Sun'tays
from tO Q i III and II III to l2 30 y III.
Money orders issued AMI letters registered be-
IT. Is. SOULE, +. N.
The Worthington advance., 1881-09-15
LOCAL.

WoRTHINoTox. MIMI, sEPrExnER Il IN,
The Worthington advance., 1881-09-15

n. V. Mcdowell received a letter
from his father in Texas Which reveals
another of those strange condolences
illustrating the old adage that ''misfor-
tunes never come singly." On the
same day that Mrs. Mcdowell was hurt
by thresher, Mack's father. mother
and sister were thrown from carriage
and injured. His father had one sloul-
der dislocated, both the ladies had arms
broken and an infant child of the SIS
ter was badly bruised in tie head.
The Worthington advance., 1881-09-15
SUMMONS.
(Register No. 3s7.)

STATE OF MINNESOTA.l
County OF Mobiles. 3D.
DISTRICT COURT, Sixth Judicial District.
Julia NJ. Plum,ner, Plaintiff,
Against
John Alley, Defendant.
The State Of Minnesota to the above. named
Defendant:
You; John Alley, arc hereby summoned and
required to answer the complaint Of the llai,,-
tift III the above entitled action, which complaint
has been filed III the Office of the Clerk ii said
Court at WOrthingtOD In said county AMI to
serve copy Of your answer to said complaint
0n the suIscribe at his Office in the village vi
WOrthingtoh in the county Of MOBILES, Minneso.
til, within twenty days after tie service Of this
summons upon you, exclusive Of the day Of such
service and, II you fail to answer tile said com
plaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in
this action will, upon such failure. have the a.
mount >he Is entitled to recover iccertaiued Nv
the court or under its direction, and take iudg.
Ment for the amount so ascertained toy. .tiIcr
with the costs and disbursements herein
Dated August 18th, A. u. 1851.
DANIEL ROHRER,
- Phtntiffs 8 Attorney, Wortllington, Min.
First pub. Sept. l, 1881.
Last pub Oct 6, 1881.
The Worthington advance., 1881-09-15
MOBILES COUNTY FAN

The Executive Committee of the No.
bles County Agricultural Society has
been at work for several days and has
completed the premium list which, will
he issued in a few days. The Fair will
begin on Wednesday, Sept. 2stl, lone
week from next Wednesday, and con-
tinue three days unless again blizzard
ed. There will be some riding or rae
ing each day and a number of special
premiums will be offered by citizens in
addition to the regular premiums
The time is short, but if the people of
the county will take an interest in the
Fair, it can be made q success.
The Worthington advance., 1881-09-15

The Michigan fires which occurred
last week were the most appalling ca.
lamity of the kind that ever occurred
in the history of the country. On Mon
day, while the rain was pouring down
all over Minnesota, several counties in
Michigan were burning up. A score
Of Villages were swept away, hundreds
OF families were stripped Of all they
possessed and 1000 or more people were
burned to death, while many are nlaim-
ed or injured for life. We ought not
to complain of our rains.
Sweet potatoes at Herron's.
The Worthington advance., 1881-09-15
SUMMONS.
(RegiSteE No. 386.)

\AcSISSc' NO. ooO.)
STATE OF MISNESOTA1
County OF Mobiles. eo'
DIsTR!cr COURT, Sixth judicial District.
Julia NJ. Piummer. rlaintiff,
Against
John Alley, Defendant.
The State Of Minnesota to the above named
Defendant:
You, John Alley, are hereby summoned and
required to answer the complaint of tie Plain.
TIN IN the above. entitled action, which complaint
has been filed In the Office Of the Clerk II sid
Court at WOrthingtOn in said county, and tU
serve copy OF your answer to said complaint
0n the subscri ier ut his Office In the Village Of
Worthington in the county Of Mobiles, MillIlesO.
ta. within twenty days after the service Oi this
summons upon you, exclusive of the day of sucl,
service and. II you fail to answer the said com.
llatnt within he time aforesaid, the pIaimiiff il,
his action will take judgment against you for
the sum of One Hundred and Seventy. Two
39lC0 Dollars, and interest, together with the
costs and disbursements herein,
Dated August 25th A. ID. 1888
DANIEL ROHRER,
-, r'atHtift's Attorney, WOrthington, Min.
First pub. Sept. !, 1881.
Last pub. Oct. q, 1881.