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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-04-02

HOMEMADE candies are always more
healthiul than those which are pur-
chased, as there is no fear of terra alba,
or white earth, being mingled with
them, or of poisonous coloring matter.
and then. the children take 30 much
pleasure IN helping to make them that
at Christmas time they should be H.
dulged IN candy manufacture. There
Is way to make sugar plums without
the aid of fire, out of finely powdered
sugar, the whites of eggs. aud flavor
ing extracts. One can try it with only
one white of egg and enough sugar to
make it very thick, and lemon or vanil-
la. Beat the white OF the egg to stiff
froth and stir into 1t pulverized sugar
very thlckly. Granulated sugar will
not answer the purpose. Then add
twenty drops of vanilla extract. butter
TIN plate and drop 1t in small cakes or
lozenges upon 1t. Set them away to
harden in q cool place. For pepper
mint drops proceed in the same way,
only using only FIVE drops OF oil of pep
permint to q cupful of sugar. Oil OF
wintergreen, or oil o. cinnamon, or
lemon, eau also be used to vary these
candies. Grated rench chocolate can
ue mixed In equal quantities with the
sugar, as chocolate frosting il made
and dropped in small cones on the but
tered plates. Nut candies can be made
in the same way by taking halves of
walnuts, or whole almonds or peanuts,
ami covering them with the egg and
sugar and letting them dry thoroughly
for twenty-four hours in q cool place,
where they will not freeze. Butter
nut meats can be prepared In the same
way.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-04-02

ALL young fruit trees which do not
make growth of two feet for the long
est shoots In a season need additional
stimulating with manure if the ground
is clean and well cultivated, or if they
stand in grass or happen to be encum-
bered with weeds good mekow cultiva-
ton must be given them. This is the
rule for young trees, and the best time
if manure is applied is late in autumn
or during the winter, the earlier the
better. But manure appears 10 do the
most good on bearing trees, especially
apple trees, often good annual crops
where poor and biennial crops were
given before. Bearing trees need rot
grow SO rapidly as young trees, but ii
they do not make annual shoots at least
a foot long they need more manure or
both manure and cultivation. The ma
nure may be spread broadcast in win
ter, covering the whole surface.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-04-02
Robert Houdin.

The great Robert Houdin went by
royal command to st. Cloud to give "a
show before Louis Philippe and his
family. In the course of this show he
borrowed six handkerchiefs from the
audience. Then various members of the
audience wrote down on slips of paper
the names whittier they would like the
handerchiefs to be transported. This
done, the conjurer asked the King to
choose three of these slips at random,
and from the three to select the place
ne preferred. ''Come," said Louis
Philippe, 'slet us see what is oh this slip.
Il should like them to be found under
one of the candlesticks ON the mantle.
That is too easy for wizard; let us try
again. Il should like them to
be found on the dome of the
lnvalides.' That is too far-not
for the handerchiefs, but fer us. All!
You will, fear, find it difficult to COM
ply with the request ON the last slip!"
The request was that the handerchiefs
should be found LII the box of the last
orange tree on the right hand of the
avenue at st. Cloud. The cOnjurer
expressed his readiness to comply with
the request, and the King Immediately
sent off a party of men to keep guard
over the orange tree. The cOnjurer
put the handkerchiefs under bell of
thick glass, waved his wand, took up
the bell and showed white dove in
place of the handkerchiefs. Then the
King, with a skeptical smile, sent or
ders to the head gardenerer to open the
box of the orange tree chosen, and to
bring whatever he might find there.
This was done and presently there was
brought in an iron Golfer covered with
rust. "Well," cried the King, there
we have a cofferl Are the handker-
chiefs in it?"
"Yes, SIRE" replied Robert Houdin;
''they have been there a long time"
"a long time, when it is only quarter
of an hour since they were given to you?' |
"What, sire, would be the use of magic |
if 1t could not perform impossible |
feats? Your Majesty will be surprised |
when prove to you that the Golfer and
its contents have been III the orange
tree box for sixty years" The King
now observed that key was needed to /
open the box; and Robert Houdin ask
ed him to take the key which WAS hung
by ribbon round the white doves
neck. This was key rs rusty as the
Golfer which it opened; and the first
thing found in the Golfer was parch- ]
ment bearing these Words To-day, |
June 6, 1856, this iron Golfer. holding
six handkerchiefs. has been placed amid
the roots of an orange tree by me, Ba-
salmo, Count of CagliOstro, to aid the
OF a magical feat
which viii be done this day sixty years
before Louis Philippe of Orleans and
his family Below the parchment,
sealed with Cagliostro's seal, which was
known to the King, was packet, and
in the packet were the six borrowed
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-04-02

IT has long been a disputed question
whether plants derived nitrogen from
the air or not. The verdict has been In
favor of the non-appropriation of that
element from the atmosphere, despite
BoussIngault's claim to the contrary.
NJ. Vile, Ill order to test the matter,
calcined portion of earth, to expel all
nitrogen, and then grew good crop of
clover in the same with fertilizer con-
tanning no nitrogen, the water used be-
ing distilled. THIS demonstrates that
clover appropriates nitrogen from the
air, and, consequently, when grown and
plowed under, adds nitrogen to the
soil. Wheat derives nc nitrogen from
the atmosphere, and when experimen Is
were made with that plant the nitrogen
was not increased.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-04-02

A CURIOUS HEATER.-A Bridgeport,
Ct.. professor has invented neat thing
in the way Of a steam-heater to carry
about on the person. 1t is called the
Portable Body Steam Heater" The
apparatus is small affair consisting of
a copper boiler, under which is di-
minutive lamp, all encased in a nickel
box, and balanced something like q
compass, SO that, no matter what po
sitIon the outside box is IN, the boiler
and lamp will always remain in the re-
quired vertical position. The entire ap-
para.us is so small that it can be car
ried i'll the pocket. After the lamp is
lighted, the water in the boiler is heat
ed and circulated tLro gh rubber tubes,
which run down the legs, around the
ankles, up around the back and back
to the boiler. The circulation OF the
warm water keeps the body warm on
the coldest day. A safety valve and
escape for a higher pressure OF steam
than the affair is allowed to carry
flows off at the back Of the wearer's
neck. Elaborate heaters are being con-
structed for ladies' wear. They can be
worn inside the hustle aud entirely OBJ
scured.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-04-02
DOMESTIC.

A RED PARLoR.-We will describe q
small red parlor. Tho walls of pale
terrs-cotta color, with frieze of dark
er red, about foot and a half wide; q
little classic dancing figure, with q mu-
sical instrument painted on it at inter-
walls of about four feet. Below the
frieze let there be bronze picture rod
and figure pictures on your wall. Let
tle ceiling be of bronze, the effect of
which can be produced by paint. with
either a conventional pattern in red all
over IT or a wreath of red cactus or red
passion flower painted round it. Let
the wood be stained to represent rose
wood, and the fireplace be of the
same or of terra-cotta, with brass
CRATE or dogs. Over the mantslpiece
either the painted panels of figures,
with bronze or rosewood panel be-
tween them, holding a sconce or q
mirror, or a little painted arras repre-
senting classic figures, with a border
OF flowers. The curtains of the WIN
dow may be of deep red plush, lined
with a lighter tone or of sateen dark
CA ihau INC Wd4Ao IL Coiol, dlu CAAoAoto.
cred either all over in rich, dark red
flower or red flowers and red leaves of
many shades. Or The curtain might be
single, very full, and made of plush,
with border all round of sateen, which
could be embroidered, A sofa covered
IN material displaying In the pattern
many shades OF red, some inclining to
embrowned purp.e. The chairs of
black painted straw or rattan with cush-
ions of varying reds; some chairs o.
rosewood. Before the sofa q rosewood
sofc-table with table-cloth like o
scarf that is thrown across the long
way OF the table. Let the table-cloth
be of red velvet, with embroidered
ends of lighter tone; and on the cloth
lay few books, one or two of parch-
ment, one or two OF red or Russia
leather, and bronze statuette and a
glass vase containing tea or red roses
will complete the ornaments.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-04-02
Firemen's Trouble.

Ihave been troubled a long time with kid
ney weakness, great proportion of the time
with severe pains in the back. Having
heard Hunts Remedy recommended very
highly for troubles of the kidney and urin-
airy organs by Ira Wool, eX-chief of the
fire department of Syracuse, he having been
cured of severe ease of kidney disease
lately by the use of Hunts Remedy, pur-
chased bottle and used it, and have not
been troubled any since; and / know of
many others here in Syracuse that have
used it and recommend it rs great medium
for the kidneys, and I do not hesitate to
say that it is a remarkable medicine.
JACOB WoLFROM,
Member of Syracuse Fire Department.
Syracuse, N. y, June IL, 1888
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-04-02

OATMEAL.-One cup and half of
oatmeal for twelve persons; cover with
a pint of cold water; stir around and
drain off the black specks; then put in
two quarts Of cold Uater and boil il
very slowly for from forty-five minutes
to an hour, often stirring it; while
boiling, add salt and sugar; eat it with
milk, SCALED milk or otherwise, ac-
cording TO your taste. DR.. Sam john
son. who hated everything Scoth, and
never missed au opportunity to express
his prejudice IN his dictionary, thus
defined "Osts:" SIN England, food for
horses; in Scotland, food for men. "
The excuse fer him Is that he never ate
oatmeal after the above recipe.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-04-02
An Important Fact.

The voluntary testimony Of thousands estab
nshed beyond all dOub; 4 fact OF vital importance
to the sick and deOiliiaIed, viz, that HOsetters
Stoma Bitters is an aOsJIlte specific for re-
m stent and Intermittent fever. dyspepsia, consti-
patton, biliousness, meniai depression, sleepless
ness, chronic diarrhea, and all diseases Of the
stomach, liver and bowels. The unmedi, ated
stlmulanis usually prescribed in these cases only
aggravate the symptoms, instead OF removing
them The Biiters, on the contrary, act rs a cor
rective and tnvigOrsnt, without prOducingthe un-
pleasant and dangerous consequences OF the Old
scAOOl Practice. The action Is mid and soothing
10 the irrit9ted stomach and bowels. promoting
digestion and preventing natueIce, nausea,
headache and all internal irregularities \ wine
giassiull before meals greatly assists digestion.
The convalescenf may use them with great bene-
nt, as means OF restoring strength and cheerful
ness.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-04-02

The fan is in universal use in Japan.
Even the soldiers in the army are fur
nished with this wind persuader. A
regiment of soldiers provided with
fans must be more terrible than an
army with banners. When a man is
stabbed 10 death with fan he never
RECEIVERS.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-04-02

PhysiciSts have lately been irving to
determine by experiment whether the
electricity of thunder storms Is genera
ted either by the evaporation OF water
or by the condensation of vapor. Free
man and Blake have each obtained re-
suits which indicate that no electricity
is produced by the evaporation of pure
water; and Mr.. s. KaIlscher has since
made some investigations with delicate
apparatus which have failed to show
that condensation of vapor or tie for
nation of hail is source of atmcspher-
ic electricity.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-04-02

DR.. Angus Smith, +. II. S., of Man.
chester, reports TO the local Government
Board, as one of the inspectors under
the Rivers Pollution Preventive Act,
that in all natural waters sugar fer
ments and hydrogen gas is given of,
the proportion varying with the organic
imPurity OF the water. The proportion
of hydrogen evolved will prove a guam
titative test of the vnulence of the mi.
crobes present in the waters.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-04-02

Ihave been a severe sufferer long time
with kidney troubles, causing severe pains
in back and sides, ami from the recon-
mendation ofthe Chiefof Fire Department,
Mr.. Ira Wood, formerly of Syracuse, who
had used Hunts Remedy with wonderful
success, I commenced using it, and found
speedy relief in short time, and it has COM
pletely cured me of the pains in the back. L
have recommended it to others in the de-
partment, that have used it with great sue
cess, and do not hesitate to recommend it
to any one troubled with kidney, liver or
bladder troubles. III. KIRKLAND,
Sup't Fire Alarm. Syracuse, y. ", June II, 50
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-04-02
An Undoubted blessing.

About thirty years ago prominent physi-
can by the name of DIR. William Hall dis
covered, or produced after long expert
mental research, a remedy for diseases of
the throat, chest and lungs, which was of
such wonderful efficacy that 1t soon gained
a wide reputation in this country. The
name of the medicine is DIR. VIM. Halls
Balsam for the Lungs, and may be safely
relied on as a speedy and positive cure for
coughs, colds, sore throat, etc.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-04-02

ALL kinds OF domestIcated fowls.
whether of the baInyard or imaroved
races, lay eggs mere or less. There is
no sort OF fowl under any kind of treat
ment, but what will pay in eggs alone
Qf all are gathered that the hen will
naturally lay) twice over the expense
of her annual keeping, If fed well and
properly she will lay more eggs usually
than If she be starved and neglected.
In either case her egg product will sell
for double what it costs to keep her
every year.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-04-02

EACH head of clover contains about
sixty distinct flower tubes. each OF
which contains portion OF sugar not
exceeding the five hundredth part Of a
grain. The proboscis of the bee must,
therefore, be inserted INTO 500 clover
tubes before one grain of sugar can be
obtained. There are 1000 grains in a
pound, and, as honey contains three
fourths of its weight of dry sugrr. each
pound OF honey represents $500, 600
cIover tubes sucked 10y bees.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-04-02
AT a grand dinner a very needless

AT grand dinner very needless
gentleman, who talks great deal, for
gets that his neighbor: a young lady,
is prematurelv large, and cries out. II
do not like large women. The lady
bites her lips; the gentleman sees he
has made blunder, and to repair 1t as
calamity as possible he adds, "When
they are young, madam.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-04-02
Exnroration Of \ ew Guinea.

"In connection with the wal
than Watch Company, it may be stated tha'
when the proprietors of The Age desired 10
present Mr. q. T. Morrison (the explorer
of New Guinea) with a reliable chronome-
ter. acting upon the advice of Mr.. T. L. j.
Ellery, the Government Astronomer t"o
waltham watches were, however, procured
for Mr.. Morrison instead. These were Kept
at the Melbourne Observatory for fort
night, and thoroughly and carefully tested'
and were pronounced by Mr.. Ellery, at the
end of that time, to be better suited for MI
Morrison's requirements than any chro-
nometsr. ."-Extract from the Aelbolrrne Age.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-04-02

"MR. RYAN" said Chicago Com
missioner to an applicant for the re.
newal of his liquor license, "I though
you mad resolved to quit the business.
and devote yourself to the work OF
temperance reform" Its thrue. every
wurred yer saying" returned MIR. Ry-
an, ''but that was before l knew the
Convinshuns was to mate here"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-04-02

'.Bor, do you go to SCHOOL, asked
a .tranger of a bootblack at the post
office on Saturday. Eyes, sir: 40
won learn anythrng?" "Weli, L should
remafkr, "Giye us a sample. " wei,
the Amazon river Is the largest river III
the world, the tiger Is found IN Brazil; u,
and I'll shine your bu,es for II nlckei!
H shone
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-04-02

HoRATIo SEYMOUR has recently writ
ten letter warmly encouraging the
planning of wild cherry for lumber US
es. 1t makes rapid, straight growth,
and Its wood is likely to be more and
more valuable, as it is capable OF high
polish. Mr.. Seymour has one fine old
tree of this variety shading his house
which has grown up within the last
forty years, and he has many other
trees planted in various places on his
farm.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-04-02

LEMON CAKE.-Take three lemons and
pare them very thin, soak the peel in
one and a half pints Of water for twelve
hours, squeeze the Juice into the water:
add two spoonfuls of orange flower
water, six eggs beaten sugar to taste;
strain and put into . saucepan, keep
stirring till as near boiling as possible;
take it off the fire. and stir till cold.
1t should be as thick as custard.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-04-02

Herr II. Wiid, in a late number of
the =" Annalen der Physik und Chemie"
describes an application of his photo
meter as a specto-photometer. This
instrument, constructed by Hermann l.
Pfsler, of Berne. contains slit, calc-
spar rhombohedron. Foucault prism.
secon rhombohedron,a "a selenite plate
Nicoi prism, pair OF adjustable glass
prisms, fiye-prism Amici direct vision
prisms, and sundry lenses. The light
to be examined has to pass through
these successfully.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-04-02

IiCooKKD potatoes are eaten greed1ly
by hogs, and unstable potatoes can
best be disposed Of in this way. Care
iul experiments show that on an aver
age cooked potatoes are three-fourths
the value of corn for feeding, while raw
one are less than one-half. This year
the relative value of potatoes and corn
will give still better showing for the
tubers.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-04-02

10 make black Japan varnish mix
together burnt umber, eight ounces;
true asphaltum, three ounces; boiled
inseed oil, one gallon; grind the
umber with little of the oil; add the
asphaltun, previously dissolved IN a
small quantity of the Oil by heat; mix,
add the remainder of the oil, boil,
cool and thin with a sufficient quantity
of oil of turpentlne
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-04-02

From B. F. Liepsner, A. ~, Red Bank,
N. J. l have been troubled with Caiarrh
so badly for several years that it seriously
affected my voice. tired DR.. IS re-
medy without the slightest relief. One bot
tie of Ely's Cream Balm did the work.
My voice Is fully restored and my head
feels better than for years.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-04-02

ACCORDING to the Philadelphia Rec
ord, Mr.. John Dubois. of Central Penn
sylvania, has invented an automatic
dam. We are pleased to note tnat the
Presidential year has stimulated the
dormant industries of the nation, even
If in the direction of improving our
profanity.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-04-02
HUMOROUS.

'.No, GEORGE, L can never consent
TO your going to the Senate: never IN
the world" ''But why not, my dear?'
peevishly asks the rising young states
man. because see by the papers
that Senators consume seventeen or
eighteen hundred quinine pills every
year, and you know very well that
two grains are enough to drive you al
most crazy"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-04-02

1h. {. G. HOckIOood has Just ex-
haustiveIy treated the Ischian earth
quake OF July %, 1888 He arrives at
the conclusIon that this disturbance
had Its origin IN a rupture taking place
along an old volcanic fssure running
roughly north and south, and extending
radially under the northern slope of
Mount Epomeo, and that the cause of
the increased tension resulting in this
rupture must be referred to the residn-
al volcanic activity which Fschia shares
with the adjacent mainland. rather than
to any local subsidence, as had been
suggested by Prof. Palmieri.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-04-02

"GLAD to meet you," said the
thoughtful looking man to the one to
whom he had Just been introduced; !;
''what business, did you say?" "Llquor
business" was the answer "Wholesalc
or retail?" ''Wholesale and retail,
both" ''Retail? with the rising in
hection-"H'm. Thought 1 knew all
the retail places in town."
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-04-02
A PASsFSaER nn

A PASSENGER on a Cunard steamer
was recently robbed of pocketb lok
containing letter OF credit for $40. coo,
two drafts Tor $3.50 each. one draft 70,
S125, and several bills of exchange for
s.. coo each. What protracted spree
that man had started ont onl
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-04-02

WHEN pump tube freezes solid do
not pour In hot water in the common
way with the hope of thawing. The
hot wafer will stay at the top, and that
will be the end OF 1t. But produce a
lead tube or any other kinds of pipe,
place the lower end directly on the ice
in the pump, and with funnel pour
hot water in at the top. The weight
of the water in the pipe will drive it hot
against the lee, the pipe settling as
fast as the ice melts, and the whole
will be cleaned out in an incredibly
short time.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-04-02

WHEN Artemas Ward stopped at the
Salt Lake House it was a temper ance
hotel. He says there was nothing
sold there stronger than the butter, but
that was real streugthy.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-04-02

HASH. Hash made of two parts potato.
one part corn-beef and one part beets
is an appetizing dish for breakfast.
The potatoes and beets should be boil.
ed the day before; chop them and the
beef fine; season with butter, pepper
and salt, and some hot vinegar and
mustard may be added if you choose.