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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-11-08
Exactly 50.

Bought horse fourteen years old for
500, and sold him to an editor for Sl2O as
a six year old ste?per. How much did
makef
Ii it takes eighteen men TO do the lifting
when a street car horse falls down, how
many horses and lifters will 1t take TO put
five horses on their feet?
Julia has five beaux and Emily has three
while the old maid next door has none.
How many bea1x in all, and how many
would be left If they should give the old
maid half the crowdi
A has en- oyercoat for which he paid 81
an, his wife trades il off for two red clay
busts of Andrew Jackson, worth thirty
cents each. How much money will she
get from her husband to buy new fall
bonne,i
if six men talk politics and dispute on
Biblical questions can build wall IN five
days, how long will it take two men who
whistle and hirt with the widow on the
next corner 10 do the same workl
In one lot there are four calves, and in
another there are two young men with
their hair parted in the center. How
many calves in all?
a farmers wife had % hens. 4 preach
er comes TO stay over Sunday and she
cooks the neck piece of corn beef. How
many hens had she left.
A boy earns eighty cents a day and
beats the old man out of his board al s.
per week. How much vii he have after
The first aggregation Of gigantic wonders
leaves the town.
An alderman who has an Official salary
of 500 a year, spends sl2O to be elected.
How much would he lose If he didE't sell
MS influence to rings and schemers:
Mary bought comb tor seven cents and
paper of pius for ten cents. She haaded
The clerk a fifty cent piece with stove
pipe hole through the rim How many
cents did she receive!
A woman bought eleyea yards of cloth
and paid for it with butter, giving three
pounds for a yard. There was stone
weighing five pounds in the centre OF the
crock, and the dealer cheated her yart
and a half in measuring the cloth. Who
was ahead on that trade, and how muchi
Albert has nine marbles aud Aaron steals
four. How many are leftl Aaron drop
dime out CT his pocket and Albert swal-
lows It, what was Aaron's profit Oa th'
| ryhoie business!
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-11-08
Matched Diamonds Worth $4,000.

1--WE have the largest pair OF matched
diamonds in the United States. was
the answer a ieweler gave reporter IN
st. Louis regarding what curiosities his
house afforded the market. I'VE never
exhibited them but once and they are
still in the West, having created SEN
sation at the Denver Exposition. They
are named Venus and Apollo aud weigh
together 80. carats, being OF green
ish-yellow shade. They formerly be-
longed to the Suitan of Turkey and no
donbt were disposed of to preserve
peace in the royal harem. In 1856 the
Marquis of Hastings brought them from
India and his wife wore them set IN ear
rings. They were afterwards sold to
the late Duke of Brunswick Theprice
placed upon them in London vas sl5,
600. We value them at $4,000 IL
tbey were the pure white or blue-white
stone the cost would be enormous.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-11-08
Tn. Cnrrent of Rivers

A very slight decliviiy suifices to give
the running motion to water. Three
inches per mile in smooth. straight
channel gives velocity of about three
miles an hour. The Ganges, which
gathers the waters of the Himalaya
Mountains, the loftiest in the world, Is
at 100 miles from the mouth only 300
feet above the level of the sea, and to
fall 80 feet in its long course The water
-eqnires more than month. The great
River Magd lena, in South America,
running Tor 1909 piles between tive
ridges OF the Andes, falls only 500 feet.
About the distance of LOCO miles 1t If
seen descending IN rapids and cataracts
from the mountains. The gigantic Rio
de Ia Plata has 50 gentle descent to the
ocean that in Paraguay, 1,5OO mile:
from its mouth, large ships are seeI
which have sailed against the current
all the way by the iorce OF the wine
alone-that is to say which, on thu
beautifully inclined plane OF the steam
have been gradually lifted by the sof
wind, and even against the current, t
an elevation greater than our lofties
spires.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-11-08
SUMMER AND AUTUMN.

Gorgeous leaves aIe Wiring down.
Homeward comes the scented nay,
O'er the stubble. scar and brown.
Flauni the Autumn flowers gay:
All, alas,
summers pass
Like our joys they pass away.
Famed by many halmy breeze,
In the Spring loved TO lie
Meath the newly budded trees.
Gazing upward tothe sky:
But alas,
Time will pass,
And nowers of Spring must die.
of nv maiden sat with me,
Listening 10 the thrush's tone.
Warbled forth from every tree
Ere the meadow hay was mown;
But, alasl
summers pass
Now. / wander all alone,
Love. like summer time, is far,
Decked with buds an blossoms CAV:
Bu; upon this Autumn air
Floats a voice, which seems To say.
Loves. alas
Also pass
A. the summers pass away =
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-11-08
u south AfrIca.

There vas something very Scotch about
tnat little stream below. There were the
occasional deep pools, the shadows, the
little Flashing falls and stony bed, the fern
and the heather; and 1 felt inclined. for
the memory of the days of auld lang syne.
to fix UP a rod and try to delude myself
with the idea that | was throwing for
trout. There certainly ought have been
trout there. It was trout stream with
the trout omitted, Ike the play of Ham
let" minus the Prince IF Denmark. L
hope before long some men of enterprise
"who love the old pastime" Will import
the ovs, and reproduce In that part OF the
colony the good cid sport. Some attempt
in this direction was made in the Eastern
nroylnces, but l believe it resulted IN
isllure. because, owing to the misfortune
of there being 10 one on tine spot TO meet
the steamer. the box containing the ova
was left uncared for, and the ova were des-
troyed. Ii is hoped the next attempt VIII
meet with the success II deserves Az
amusing addition to the scene was a troop
! of baboons, who were dispor,ing themsel-
ves down below within view OF the road
mothers with babes in arms, sportive young
.bings middle aged and elderly monkeys,
all very human, apparently enjoying them
selves in an earnest manner, relieved Dy
on occ sloual summersaut, or DY an At
,ar,nt TO tie double knots IN nelghoor
toll Only one took the slightest notice o'
ms He was an aged counsellor, OF watch
full men, with an undoubted air Oh com
mand. At little distance apart from the
frivolous throng and noisy chatter ani
aro.sin he sat on piece of rock. grasplnf
sho stem of a small tree in his right hand
,r,,b contemplatlve eye turned all Tx
80 on the strangers. ''Would you hike
80 see them move r. sad the drivei, and
s,,,t;nc the action 10 his words, he raise'
and p1,nted his whip at them Ike gun
lO,., shrIll cry or whistle from the OH
vedette. hurry, scurry, and in a mo
uant there was not trace OF a fnohhey
he seen. A little further on we pasSeu a.
old wooden tiger trap, which had appa.
.n,ly not been used OF repaired tor yeai.
Son1e time ago a tiger was caught In tni
TO-, hv a new setGer-a Scotchman Win
! -, ,,,e national characteristic OF cau'lou
t Tho heast had made havoc among III
sheen and accordingly, with view
IN, . stop to further depredaflons' y
po;.ed and set the tap. Next morning
- the tiger safe enough INSIDE, an'
y "s-,hlv beyng used 10 the sight OIL u
, pSB rpoS.I Bengal tiger ct the geological gal
3 dens. he felt contempt at It's uiliiinuii, ".,;,
G o;za for these Cape tigers are in realll
Iaonsrds Not caring to waste d chai
I'm The creature, colonist graspeu .,
t staIv spUn bS the tail, loosened it from u
: .lm HILL s,d a swung 1t in the alr to dash OUT
Il nap nraIns against a rock. The beast, nov nov
onar a resented the treatment, and, senoll
.so,, aws we'll home, tore off large po
( ,:sn ,:o from the back Of the mans snouldt
I'D w.. while giving him wound ne Moa, :,
d anu, " 70 the crave. impressed him with y
It strength of the poor httie ca' "
r styled t.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-11-08
\ WSodsn Legged Cow.

\ lady in Bucks County Pa. has a
COW which, about four months ago, had
its right front leg cut off below the knee
by railroad train. A veterinary sur
geon dressed the wounds and tied up
the arteries SO skiifully that the COW
recovered. She was kept in the stable
until a few days ago. when neighbor, a
cabinet maker, made for her a wooden
| leg, which was strapped on the stump.
The COW hoped along holding the III
Jured leg up for a day or two, but now
she has concluded TO use the wooden at
taehment, and iimps around quite com
yortaDly upon 1t. and seems g. be ~
' good health.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-11-08
Payies streets

The following is the length CT the
seven chief streets, of Paws IN metres |;
Rue des Pyrenees. 3,515; Boulevard
saint -Germain, 3. $50 Avenue Daume-
sm;I 2 O30 Rue de Rivoli, 1850; Kue
afsyette. 2.7s9; Boulevard Perelre,
. 40 Avenue des Trocadero, ~ ~
The shortest street Is situated IN tne
heart m of the city near the Bourse; II
i the Rue Brognari, % metres long,
with only one house ontlng upon It,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-11-08

bread at once. But one of the guests
middle-age gentleman, quite bald.
with shining black eyes, like beads.
walked straight past the table TO the
chimney piece, where dark canvas hung.
enclosed in cheap frame of painted
tpine.
Whats this ." said he. .'Eh ?What's
this 2"
And he hited pair OF gold eye glas-
ses to his eyes and gazed intentlv.
THAT ?" said John Archer. rather
deprecahngly. ''Oh. that belongs to
our Little Bella , l. amt worth much to
look at, L know, but she thinks it's bet
ter than the blank wall It's laid up in
the garret these twenty years, and she
brought it down last spring. Gran.
ther,' says she, it'll Just cover the
stoye-pipe hole -
"Where did you get it?" asked the
gentleman.
There was an old furlin gentlemen
died here when nv son Jake kept tavern
died of typhoid fever-anl he set &
deal of store by it. 1t was his wife
mebbe, or his mother. that there woman
with the child in her arms. He had NJ
relations as ever any one heard of. Jak,
buried him, poor creeter. and there wa:
the end of it. But he lay and stared ai
that pictur to the last, a-mutterin' Iii
furrin' lingo, Most likely it was some
relation of his'r.
Not exactly" SAID the dark entie
man, with a curious smile hoverlng
the corners of his lips. ITS Madon
na-one of Carlo Sforya's. Do YOU sa,
it belongs to this little girl p
''Yes, sir" SAID Bella. coioring anC
casting down her eyes under the darl
lightning of his. Father gave it to
me for my playhouse
"What will you take for 1t T.
''Take for 1t ? Take for that ugl,
bit of black canvass that people had al
most grudged houseroom to =
Bella could hardly believe her ears
IL don't know sir" she stammer
ed-''I don't quite know what it's worth
Would ten dollars"
''Ten dollars - cried ont the gentle
man. "Fil give you thousand -
Bella put her hands reSolutely benin,
her back.
Sir, that would be cheating you. l
isn't worth SO much money"
The old vlrtuoso smiled grimly.
"Ch ID" said he. what do you know
of art p Is it for You to decide what
Carlo Siorya is worth ? A bottle of ink
please"-too old John, as hepulled out
pen case and morocco leather papel
book from his vest pocket.
He knocked the frame up at once
rolled uo the black and age-stained can
vas and carried 1t off, as old John after
ward remarked, as carefully as Itit wer
baby" while Bella. staring at he
check for 81 GOO, could hardly believ
that the whole thing WAS not dream
But, grandfather. is this money al
mine, to do what L like with 1t .
s'Of course it Is. child.
"Then I'll give II TO Charley to pa.
off the mortgage with, and We can b
married at once"
"a woman all over" said he. "Well
my lass, do with It just what will max
; you happiest-
: Chsrley Walters refused to accept tn
money at first. and then he said h
would take it as loan.
r "And you into the bargain, my iittl
: good fairy" said he with smile tina
was Ealf ehoked by sob.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-04-13
MILK Diet in Brights Disease.

Since We know not at pre>en; any drug that
possesses therapeutic value to any marked
extent in this terrible and fatal disease. and
since il i daily making sad havoc among
human beings. and principal, among tina,
class who. by reason Of their valuable pub
lie .abon. are particularly necr>sar, 10 the
welfare Of the World. therefore. i, becomes
d med.c4. question of paramount interes,
that We should discover some potent method
Of combating this very prevalent disease
Some wears since Carel frs, called attention
20 the treatment Of Bright, disease by the
use Of a milk diet, and since then duncan.
well a. many other prominent ply sicians.
have written on the subject. We have our
selves seen some remarka able results follow
this treatment, while DIR. 5. Wen Mitchell.
Of our city, j. now quite an enthusiast on
this subject. This method Of treating for
m.dabIe disease has received sufficient dis
iinguished endorsement TO recommend it
seriously 20 oar notice We would. there
fore. ask all physicians who read this arti-
Gle to try this method Of treatment, and to
furnish US with their experience. which We
viii publish. The milk j. used thoroughly
skinned and entirely freed from butter. To
procure the best results, il has been advised
that the patient shall restrict himself abso-
u,ey to milk, and continue the treatment
for long time. If il disagrees with the
stomach (as it will in some cases., DR.
Mitchell advises that the patient be put TO
bed, and the treatment commenced with
Tablespoonful doses, 10 which lime water is
added, until the stomach tolerates the milk,
when from eight 10 ten pints daily should
be taken, and absolutely nothing else. The
sanction Of such distinguished physician as
DR.. Mitchell forces Us TO seriously consider
the merits Of this treatment, and we trust
to receive the experience Of all readers Of
this journal who may have cases Of Bright's
disease 10 treat Aoi,cal and Surgical Re
porter.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-04-13
Transplant Trees.

The time for transplan,!ng trees j, near at
hand and Ne hope tina, thu. YEARLY du,, Will
not be neglected. !, j. a good investment
for producing timber and wood, To say moth
ing Of their grateful shade and beauty The
late Allen lamhard Of ,h, CITY made man,
Improvements in various Ways but none of
them will cause him 10 be more gratefully
remembered than the transp.ani,ng of shade
and ornamental trees The row Of maple.
which he sci cut on the front OF has land on
Hospital street, nearly half a mile in length.
are growing thrifty, and will soon make
tina; stree; one Of the shades; and pleasant
est walks and drives in our suburbs We
were glad 10 be informed by Nj. Or,..le j.
Lamhard. tia, BE cohtcmp.a,cs setting ou,
this spring, similar Tow % maple, on the
Iosus road, extending the whole length Of
the farm. Sugar naples planted IN this NAY
ma, soon become valuable FOR the praauc-
tlou Of sugar. For IN. amusement oi the
children Nc recent, tapped three shade
trees, and every pleasant Gas since. tho,
have furnished over three painful, ui zap
which rv4paraieJ ia a ,ma.. kettle over the
Kitchen fire. aa, produced a pint o.. nice
maple syrup. and If Ties, tree, Nil produce
pint II syrup per da, how much ~. one
hundred tree, produce Tie proposition j.
a simple ONE and b., solution certainly shows
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-04-13
Amputation of the Leg.
The old Family Physician AZ Fault-
Dr. David Kennedy she saee~ssfui
Surgeon.

Money i the universal necessity. aud none
but = cynic or 4 fool will affect TO de.pi.e II.
Mr.. Abrsm Ellsworth. Of Port Ewen. | lister
county, y. Y, had realized this truth. His
disease involved the whole OF his thlgh-bOne,
and the suffering man looked forward, not
without apparent reason, 10 death H. MS only
dellyerer. His family physician refused TO
amputAte the understanding that The opera
ton would Kill the patient on the spot. DR..
Ddrid Kennedy, Of ROndout, y. Y. who was
consulted, held different opinion, and
putated the limb. The Doctor then admin
istered freely his great Blood Specific FAVOR
ITE REMEDY 10 AFFORD tone and strength Ia
the system. prevent the return OF the disease,
and Mr.. Ellsworth remains to this day IN the
bloom OF health. This gentleman's disease
was The offspring Of foul blood, and Kennedy's
FANORl IE REMEDY purified the blood and
restored 70 him the power unCe more TO enjoy
his life. Are you suffering from any disease
trsceable TO the same cause: Try FayuTite
Remedy. Your druggist has ii. ONE Dol
LAR bottle. Bear in mind the proprietor.
name and address: Dir. Ddrid KENNEDY,
RondOut, New YORK. lyrl April. nrm
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-04-13

who have children ought in strict Justice to
make sure, BY any self-denial, of enough
money for their education, and as provision
against casualties Of fortune, there is use
OF money, in de, citing il to unnecessary ma
terial ends, which is not the best one.
MANY a man is taught such distrust of
the future because Of the fckleness of his
past fortunes that he literally does not dare
speculate in the Injuries Of new scenes and
irc>her air. His money is apparently safer
in land cor the hank. or even in leather
purse under his pillow than invested in
Summer journey, some new books OF
course Of drawing lessons for one Of the
daughters. When will the practical mind
be brought TO see the beauty of plain living
and high thinking. the possibility of enter
tanning friends in a house whose plaiuness
and comfort j. adorned chef, BY the men
tai and moral attributes Of IT, inmates
The man or vomar who has learned that
cleanliness and an environment calculated
to promote hcaithful living are as truly CON
d5isou> under which one NAV enjoy the
beauties of art. science and thought. are
more luxurious belongings. has come to
some understanding Of the right use Of
money But j. not he fortunate who can
preserve the happy medium who can care
fully provide for the material wants Of those
dependent on him. and Vet be not forgctful
tina, life j. no, all struggle for things that
satisfy II Is sad fact tina, many man
reaches the prime Of life. nay. indeed goes
down TO old age, hard-handcd with toll,
without having tasted the real pleasure Of
living. O,en he j. not responsible life
has deal, 80 harll! with him, has thrust on
HIM 50 gricvous burdens. tina, he could no,
If, his head to the sunlight, or take his ewes
from the path which mus; be trodden for
even a glimpse at the bluencss Of the ,kv.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-04-13

BKEAKING Coils To TIE HALTER.-"A
stitch IN time saves nine" in handling colts,
as well as in mending clothes. Commence
handling the young foals from their very
birth. They are much more easily gentled
and halter-broken during the first few
months than at any subsequent period, and,
as a rule, the longer it is deferred the more
difficult the work becomes. The easiest
way in the world to break colt TO the hal
ter is to tie him in the stall by the side of
his dam, and to lead him BY her occasional
~ when she is taken out for work or exer-
else The time thus employed is never
missed, and many Young thing that might
otherwise grow up wild, vicious and unruly,
is made gentle. kind and traetable.-Nation-
al Lire Stock Journal
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-04-13

A Hint PoR IRoNggs.-Linen that is
placed Immediately after being ironed near
the stove or in the hot sun is sitter when
dry than if 1t is permitted to dry slowly.
It is good plan to lay collars and small
articles on a waiter, and set them on ket-
tie or other support on the stove TILL they
are quite dry. Sometimes the iron will
stick in manner perfectly unaccountable /;
if il is rubbed on board on which fine salt
has been sprinkled, and then passed over a
brown paper with wax in its folds. the
sticking propensities will be checked. A
bowl Of clear water and clean old linen is
useful to remove any specks the linen may
ca uire before OF while being ironed.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-04-13
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No. Is.
Rsstry.
Teaching School and Boarding Around.

Ny thoughts 20 back 10 the rosy prime,
AMI memory paints anew the scenes.
AiaT ~ The hcsA New England cline,
Though hall century Ilt=rveHc>.
q. s. h.-hw az corner the ,,hoolhpu>, stands.
/ fHd,r aH ~ tree broad aud tail,
AMI fo'.eAiu- sItl4gtn 10 laughing bands
Conc o. the mf trT'- NNafufu- va'i.
The pta.t -sth ihrir ,i.;> bud >ka'c>.
IL us "a e-a huai- iu lee entry NuN.
An, : unerias pencils. sus> and states.
niu4auf study ~ur,,rd> L. i,laA.
4 mountain >tt- afn tutu> gIat ~ton" mill.
Hat .aa> with >Iumbsraa- sound.
And thr,e "a fancy Wander ~tItl,
Teaching school anu boarding sround.
Near by J., a farmhouse large sud square.
" Ith door aud easements - faded nd.
A -to-ft lhs; ,sai, IRON BE-, summer glare.
And Mood wv piled iu "a, she'll ring she'd.
There's an auc.eul barn with swallow holes
High IN ihr gable. three Iu line:
Tho htse bay colt iu The deep snow rol :;
From racks At hay feed th, dociir kiuc.
Closely are hudd ed The humorous >hrrp,
A. the flail- g,-ouud from he thre>hiug door,
The ViifrrIng poultry ~'eathi.N creep
And silently Wa Ga at thu oltyn door
For each >tra, Arrn.i OF >heItms gr,in.
tuli Of content Wa> thv lot found
Among thc farm io!k. honest aid plain.
ltaoIlu. school AMI buart!Iu. around.
Thr aImer'- Liable ha- LAVISH ,uItiie-;
thtyk.r. aud >au,s-c oI d.,ug iarr.
CruI.oi> and guaAis>. ani ruIl ug. and pics.
Arc item, ffeh .H a ti,, Of fare
1ht teacher sleeps Do a y lir >oH bgu,
Kept clean for guests, 10 the great pare room,
NAh CAV ChIntZ curtains over hls head,
And blankets woye m the haud-lnom.
The ihrifly vie ere tho break uf DAY
Springs from her rc-t though the morn l. cool.
AMI. breakfast GUIDED. we haste away