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The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-05-30
A NOBLE DEED.

Derrick Dodd, in the san Franciscan.l
 There was crowded temperance lee lure at MaVsville the other day, and the audience was very much affected at the speakers pathetic account of how faith ful wife had borne the abuse and ill- treatment of drunken brute for years. and had finally reclaimed him on her death-bed. As the audience was wiping it's eyes and sniffiing vigorously, a sad faced man in fatigued looking ulster, arose in the centre ot the hall and said, in a melancholy tone:
 The incident related by the talented speaker is certainly very interesting, but case recently came under my notice that illustrates even in a greater degree the heroism and self-sacri6ce on the part of woman-nobie woman
 "WLl the gentleman oblige by relating his experience urged the lecturer
 "Weli, l am not used to public speak ing" observed the thin man, but will do my best"
 "Go on, go on ] " shouted the sym pa thetic listeners.
 "The episode to which reler," said the man with the called-ip overcoat, "re- lates to the heroic act of Mrs. Maria K Diffenheimer, of Windy Gulch, Wyom. ing. Learning that lonely widow wo- man living about 6fteen miles out in the forest, was stricken down by the fell hand of disease, she resolved, although the snow was twenty-seven feet deep on the ground, and fearful storm ragged at the time, to take to the poor creature in her hour of need, the only succor that would assuage her agony"
 God bless her sobbed several per sons.
 Strong men-miners, hunters in ured to exposure and hardship, shrank from accompanying her; no one volun- teered. It was almost certain death to brave the trackless forests on that bitter night ; but the noble woman never fal- tered. There was precious human life hanging in the balance, and she would go alone"
 "What man would have done so 1? /" cried one of the female vice-presidents.
 |" For two days and three nights that devoted woman toiled on through the binding tempest. With both feet and one hand frozen, she tottered through the gigantic snow drifts, until at length she managed to crawl to the cabin of the lonely invalid. She had barely strength left, as she fell exhausted upon the floor, to hand to the yet lingering sufferer the priceless boon she had brought"
 "And what was it?" shouted the en- tire audience, as the emotion-o ohoked narrator paused to dash away tear.
 |" It was, my friends" said the thin man, reaching under his seat for valise -" it was box of Skaggs' Oriental Ca thartic Pills and he scattered a hand- ful of circulars) (which would now like to furnish you all with, at the low price of two bits per box. None genuine with out the makers name on the"
 As his remains were not called for in three days, he was buried at the expense of the corporation.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-05-30
The Greek Idea of Death.

A writer in Macmillan's Magazine says a Greek peasant looks upon death quite differently from what a peasant of the western world is taugh, to believe To him i. is the end of all joy and gladness the songs over his body (myrloIogues) speak of the black earth, the end of light and brilliancy. A popular Klepthic song on the death of edros, when read by the side of Sophocles' description of the deaih of Ajax, show how curiousiy alike are the ideas of death as painted in the two poems. Charon is still believed to be a white haired old man with long aud fearful nails, and in myriologues or lamentations, which are still of everyday occurrence in the island, you actually hear of Charon's caique- He is now spoken of as Charos. In some parts of Greece they siill, it is said, put money in the mouth of deceased person to pay the passage. At the funeral of child in mountain village of Naxos wax cross was put in the child's mouth by the priest, and on inquiry the writer was told that 1t was the freight money, 90 com pleteiy has the eastern church incor- porated into itself the ancient idea
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-05-30
How Base Balls Are Made.
lErchangr

Al least 10 GOO GOO base balls Are made and sol ID this country every year Per. haps very few persons know the process by which these balls are manufactured, or the nature of the stuffS used in con pert workmen are employed. Fns, there is little hard rubber ball, snd around that the wrapper winds strong blue coarse yam. When this reaches a pre- scribed size 1t is firmly wrapped with white Venetian yarn. The balls are then placed in an oven and baked until all the moisture is taken out of them, and they are reduced in size. This makes them solid. After this they are coated with ce. ment. This causes the balls to retain their shape, and they cannot be knocked
 crooked. Then comes some fine blue yarn, and sYound the =Acle is placed 6ns white gilling twine. The balls are weighed, for each must ke Of . certain
 weight, and are now ready for the covers. These latter are made of the best quality of horse hide. The cover consists of two pieces. each cut in the shape of the 6g- nre "S" By bending one section one
 way and the other in as opposite direc-
 ton complete cover is obtained. That was the discovery of college boy. For years the balls were covered with four pieces of leather, but the genius ef the college chap has proved of great benefit to the manufacturers. At one time two
 covers were placed upon ball. That is, the b an was half made when it was cov-
 cred, and then another ball constructed over it But even that did not prevent its Ss.ss .E@l.si oSs G sssYs. TssT
 cannot knock the ball as now made,
 though, because the cement holds it A little machine owned by Philadelphia firm is used for winding the balls. It is
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-05-30
my neck and burst into tears, She could

my neck and burst into tears. She could speak no more.
 And there was no need. My eyes were opened as though by magic. In a single minute tae whole scene passed be- fore me. l sl~ all the mortgages on all the farms in oar neishborhood and l thought where the money had gone The very last mortgage father had ever made was to pay biil held against him by the man who had filled his jug for years Yes, saw It ss # passed before me-a fliueriug picture of rum ruml rum l. debt debt debtl-and in the end, death And returned my Mollie's kiss, and said 1:
 "' Mollie, my own, I'll keep the prom ise! will, so help me heaven
 And have kept 1t. In less than five years, as Mollie had said, the mortgage was cleared off; my appetite came back to me and nov we've got few thous- and dollars at interest. There hangs the old jug-just as we hung it ou that day and from that time there hasn't been a drop of spirits brought into the house for beverage, which that bottomless jug wouldn't hold.
 Dear old Ig We mean to keep it and hand it down to our children for the lesson it can give thsm-a lesson of life of lite happy, peaceful, prosperous and blessed
 And as he ceased speaking, his wife with her arm drawn tenderly around the neck of her youngest boy, murmured a fervent amen.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-05-30


 did my work at the barn, and then came in and ate my breakfast, but not with such an appetite as a farmer ought to appetite had begun to fail me. How ever, ate breakfast, and then went out and hitched up the old mare ; for to tell the plain truth, was feeling in need of a glass of spirits, and hadn't a drop in the house was in hurry to get to the village. hitched up and came in for the jug. went for it in the old cup board and took it out, and
 "Did you ever break through thin ice, on a snapping cold day, and find your self in an instant overhead in freezing water? Because that is the very way felt at that moment. The jug was there but the bottom was gone. Mollie had taken sharp chisel and hammer, and, with skill that might have done credit to master workman, she had clipped the bottom clean of ths jug without even cracking the edges of the sides. looked at the jug, and then she burst out. She spoke-oh, had never heard anything like it! No, nor have I heard anything like it since. She said:
 @Charles, th ats were the mortgage on this farm came from It was brought home within that jug-two quarts at . time! And that's where your white, clear skin and your clear, pretty eyes are Eoingl And in that jag, my husband. your appetite is going, alsol Oh, let the bottom stay out forever! Let it be as it is dear heart! And remember your promise to meo
 And then she threw her arms around
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-05-30

Her face so fair, as flesh it seemed not, But heavenly portrait Of bright angels hue, Clear as the sky, without blame or blot,
 Through goodiy mixture Of compile ton s due And in her cheeks the vermeii red did show
 This is the poets descriptisn of a woman whose physical system vas in a perfectly sound and healthy state, with every function acting properly, and is the enviable condition of its fair patrons pro- duced by Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip. tion." Any druggist
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-05-30

They had been man led SIX weeks and she said: "No~ don1 % stay out la,e, sat come home soon to cor siistle wiley titey ." They had been married SIX years, and she said ; " lf you 70 out to. night, Smith, I'm going to lock up the house and go cves and sieep at moth. eTAs a-~R ~Rossas {swrsf6s. -
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-05-30

the only one in the world, wraps two and one>hah ounces ot the American AsScc,a. ton balls in minute, and the res, is tn- Ished by hand. That apparatus Is liule wonder. u does it's work as neatly as Il W had brains, but is capable, says is o~NeEs, ot a good deal of Improvement.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-05-30
Relief From the First Application.

When person has suffered the untold agonies of rheumatism and neuralgia twenty-two years, when physicians have failed, and when a liniment cures at one application, the fact ought to cause think ing people to pause and consider if a bottle of it ought not to be in immediate
 readiness in every household for the in : stant cure of the aches and pains th at afiict mankind. Such was the evidence of C. M. Sanders, Of Madison, Ala, and
 there are volumes of other testimonials of like character to certify that Mans fields Magic Arnica Liniment' is the best, the par excellence of all pain killers. Sold by druggists, and prepared by the Mansfield Medicine Co.,, Memphis, Tenn.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-05-30

Bismarck believes in bald-headed
 men. It is matter of tradition that
 baid-headed men always go to the front. l-SomeyviIle /oHysaL
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-05-30

A country-seat-The miIking-stooL- ZHs Beacon.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-05-30

Take Brown's Iron Tonic.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-03-18
Accordig TO a German paper, the

Accordig 10 a German paper, the
inventor OF lucifer matches was politl-
cal prisoner who perfected his idea in
1903, within the walls of State prison.
Kammerer was a native OF fLudwigsburg,
aud when sentenced to six months
Imprisonment at Hohenasberg he was
fortunate enough to attract the notice
and to gam the favor of an old officer ia
charge of the prison, who. finding he
was studying chemistry. allowed him to
arrange a small laboratory in his cell.
Kammerer had been engaged IN re-
searches with a view Uf improving the
defective steeping system, according to
which splInters of wood, with sulphur
at the ends, we're dipped INTO chemi-
cal fluid in order to produce flame.
Ii the fluid was fresh the result was
satisfactory, but as It lost its virtues
after time, there WAS no general dis
position to discontinue the oldfashioned
system of using flint and steel. After
many failures ksmmerer began to
experiment with phosphorus, and had
almost completed his term of lmprIson-
ment when he discovered the right
mixture and kindled match by rubbing
1t against the walls of his cell. On
coming out of prison he commenced the
manufacture of matches. Unfortunately
the absence of a patent lawy er prevented
his rights from being secured, and, on
Austrian and other chemists analyzing
the composition, limitations speedily
made their appearance. In 1885 the
German States prohibited the use of
these matches, considering them dan.
gerous. When they were made in Eng
land and sent to the Continent these
regulations were withdrawn. but too late
to be of any benefit to the inventor,
who died in the mad house of his native
town in 1857,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-03-18
HUMOROUS.

A CLERICAL looking gentleman enter
ed an Austin newspaper office one day
lately, and drawing out concealed
document, said to the editor:
81 am soliciting for high-toned
gentleman of refinement and intelh
gence, He Is sadly in need of money,
but he is too proud to let the puohe
know 1t.
"You don't say sol' said the editor.
with animation.
81 am hopeful of securing quite a
handsome little sum-"
"You say this unfortunate man Is
very intelligent, highly cultivated, and
all that sort of thing?" :.
That's Just the kind OF man he IS.
'.And too proud to beg"
The minister nodded.
MY dear frienl, appreciate your
delcacy. You'have described my con-
dition precisely, but L had no idea
had enlisted your sympathy so strongly
that you would take up a collection.
It's all right. Just as soon as you get
SO or S15 together, bring it me, and
III give you a receipt Tor it. God bless
you, my noble FRIEND" and he gently
pushed the visitor who expected TO tap
the editor for 81, out into the street,
where he, after gazing around in a
dazed sort of way, kept on in his mis-
sion of mercy.
"One good turn deserves another,
remarked the editor, as he resumed his
seat. ''That man came to help me out,
and helped him out
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-03-18
DOMESTIC

BUrTERMILK. so generally regarded
as a waste product, has latterly been
coming somewhat into vogue not only
as a nutrient, but as a therapeutic
agent, and ". an editorial article the
Canadian Lancet. some time ago, high
ly extolled its virtues. Buttermllk may
be roughly described as milk which has
lost most of its fat and a small per-
centage of its cssein, and which has be-
come sour by fermentation. Long ex-
perience has demonstrated it to be an
agent of superior digestibility. 1t is,
indeed, true milk peptone. that Is,
mix already partially digested, the CO.
agulation OF the coagulable portion be.
ing loose and faky, and not of that firm
indigestible nature which is the result
of the action of the gastric juice upon
the sweet cows milk. 1t resembles
koumiss in its natnre, and, with the ex
ception of that article, it is the most
grateful, refreshing and dIges,ible OF
the products of milk. 1t is a decided
laxative to the bowels, fact that must
be borne in mind in the treatment of
typhoid fever, and which may be turned
to advantage in the treatment of habit
ual constipation. 1t is diuretic, and
may be prescribed with advantage in
some kidney troubles. Owing to its
acidity combined with its laxative prop
critics, it Is believed TO exercise gen.
eral impression on the liver. 1t is well
adapted to many cases where it Is GUS
tomary to recommend lime water and
milk. 1t is invaluable in the treatment
Of diabetes, either exclusively or alter
mating with SKINNED milk. In some
cases of gastric ulcer and cancer of the
stomach it is the only food that can be
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-03-18

The HUMAN MANUFACTORT.-A man
may eat and drink heartily all day, says
an unknown writer, and sit and lounge
about doing nothing, in one sense of
the word; but his body must keep hard
at work all the time or it will die. Sup
pose the stomach refused to work with
in ten minutes after hearty dinner, the
man would die of commissions in a few
hours; or cholera or cramp-colic would
rack and wreck him. Supposipg the
pores of the skin-meanlng thereby the
glandular apparatus with which they
are connected-should go on STRIKE"
he would in an hour be burning up
with fever; oppression would weigh
upon the system, and soon become in
supportable. Suppose the liver became
mulish, the appetite would be annihil-
ated, food would be loathed. torturing
pains would invade the small of the
back, and the head would ache to burst
ing. Supposing the kidneys shut up
shop. danger most imminent, sufferings
unbearable, and death more certain,
would be the speedy and unenviable re-
suit. Ii the little workshops of the eye
should close, IN an hour he could not
shut nor open them without physical
force, and IN another hour he would be
blind; or if those of the tongue should
close, it would become dry as a bone
and stiff as steel. To keep such COM
plieation of machinery in working or
der for lifetime is a miracle of wis
dom; but to work them by the pleasures
of eating and drinking is a miracle of
beneticence.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-03-18

Ot an iron egg in the Berlin Museum
the following story is told: Many years
ago a prince became affispced to a lovely
princess, to whom he promised to send
a magnificent gift as a testimonial of his
affection. In due time the messenger
arrived, bringing the promised gift,
which proved TO be an iron egg. The
princess was so angry to think that the
prince should send so valueless present
that she threw it upon the floor, when
the iron egg opened, disclosing silver
lining. Surprised at such discovery,
she took the egg in her hand, and while
examining it closely, discovered asecret
spring, which she touched, and the sill
yer lining opened disclosing GOLDEN
yolk. Examining it closely she found
another spring which, when opened,
disclosed within the golden yolk ruby
crown. SubJecting that to an examina-
ton she touched a spring and forth
came the diamond ring with which the
prince affianced her to himself
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-03-18

FOR EASY chairs of wicker, which are
comfortable and cheap, the snowy cush-
Ion of plush, stuffed with feathers, is
oftenest seen, or else some good tint in
satiDe or cretonne to suit the room
colors. For constant wear, however, 1t
is recommended to make cushions of
the felting that comes for floors in va
rious good shades. 1t may be embrei-
dered with crewels, that must be left
rather loose, but not in long stitches.
A small circular mirror that is swung
from the dressing-glass by a rod, and
may be put at any angle. even fiat over
the top of the head. djspenses with the
fatigue of holding hand-glass through
an elaborote toilet. These mirrors
come already attached by brass rods to
a dressing glass in an iron frame that
may be packed compact and quite fiat
for travelling. There is fashion even
in dog collars-for the animal itself.
Instead of caIluloia collars, bulldogs,
says "Demorest's Magazine" will this
year wear nickle.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-03-18

A method OF cultivatlng land by the use
OF dynamite powder was brought 10 the
attention of the American ASSOCIATION
for the advancement of Science at its
recent meeting in Philadelphia. NJ
G. W. Holly read paper on the sub
ject, designed to show that the explo-
sion of dynamite cartridges in the
ground was beneficial to the agricultu-
rist in three ways: first by allowing
abundance of air to permeate the soil;
secondly. by drying the wet portions;
and thirdly, by killing the worms and
insects injurious to vegetation. 1t will
be a long time, however, before the
explosive agent takes the place of the
plow to any great extent, We imagine,
although it ought to be extremely SER
viceable in clearing new land, and espe-
clally in the removal of stumps.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-03-18

SHELF ORSAMENTATIoN-A narrow
shelf or simple bracket placed over r
doorway and painted the color of the
woodwork of the room is pleasing and
artistic addition and can easily be put
up by any carpenter. A few pieces of
pottery, good in color and shape, though
not necessarily rare or costly, may be
grouped upon this shelf, forming very
effective decoration at a very moderate
cost. A plaque Of beaten brass, which
any one eau make with little practice.
an olive Jug, a slender vase of brilliant
yellow Japanese crackle and a cloHded
blue gray jar, which, after it is emptied
IF It's contents in the kitchen, is worthy
of being promoted to the position of
sristocratic brio a-brac, will make an
effective combination OF color and
shape which will be continual pleas
ure.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-03-18

MARLBOROUGH PUDDING. - Cover a
pie-dlsh with thin puff paste, then
take an ounce of candied citron, one of
orange. and the same of lemon-peel,
sliced very thin, and lay them over the
bottom of the dish. Dissolve six ounces
of butter without water, and add to it
six ounces of powdered sugar and the
yolks of four well-beaten eggs. STR
them over the fire until the mixture
boils, then pour it over the sweetmeats.
bake the pudding in a moderate oven
for three quarters of an hour, and serve
ii hot or cold.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-03-18

EDToR-"And you expect me to use
this?"
Spring Poet-"Yes, sir; but l don't
want any pay for it"
"Oh, you don't?"
mo, my only desire is to see how my
etfusion will look in print"
''Ah! Well, am happy TO say that
your desire can be gratified; that Is, pro-
yiding you will do as L say"
"Oh, thank you. What shall do?"
''Buy typewriter"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-03-18

CheGIng- Gum for Dyspepsia. If
ANYBODY has dyspepsia, and has tried all
sorts of cures and still suffers sbominably,
he need not despair. A member of the
New York County Medical society has
declared that for all cases Of dyspepsia
which come to him for treatment he re-
comnends ehewing-gum. The Maine
lumbermen, he saws. chew spruce gum,
and they never have dyspepsia. Wesay
that dyspeptic persons in general need
not yet despair, because probably the
average dyspeptic reader of this has not
yet trled chewing-gum
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-03-18
1t Should be Generally Known

that the multitude of diseases of a scrofu-
lous nature generally proceed from a torpid
condition OF the liver. The blood becomes
impure because the liver does not act prop
eriy and work off the poison from the sys-
TEN, and the certain results are blotches,
pimples, eruptiOnS, swellings, tumOrs,
ulcers, and kindred affections, or settling
upon the lungs and poisoning their delicate
Tissues, until liberation, breaking down,
aud consumption Is established. DIR. Pierce )
Golden Medical Discovery" will, by act
ing upon the liver and purifying the blood,
cure all these diseases.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-03-18

A HUNDRED YEARS might be spent in
search of a remedy for Catarrh, Cold IN
the Head and Hay Fever, without find
ing the equal OF Ely's Cream Balm. 1t
is applied with the finger. Being pleas
ant and safe, 1t supercedes the use of
all liquids and snuffs, It's effect is
magical. 1t relieves at once and cures
many cases which baffls physicians.
Price so cents at druggists. 60 cents
by mail. Ely Bros, Owego, n. Y,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-03-18
Better Tn.n DiaInonds.

and of greater value than fine gold is a
great tonic and renovator like Kidney
Wort. 1t expels all poisonous humors
from the blood, tones up the system
and by acting directly on the most i'm =
portant organs of the body stimulates
them to healthy action and restores
health. 1t has effected many marvel
GUS cures and for all Kidney diseases
and other kindred troubles it is an in
valuable remedy.