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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-10-06
FARM NOTES.

ENTERPRISE ON THE FARNs.-As
little as people think Of 1t, the farm of
fers great room for display Of enter
prise and thrift. In fact, the farmer
needs to be far more business like than
the average business man OF the towns
Take, for example, the affairs Of an I'M
proved farm where advanced agricnl-
ture is a reality. Real business tact is
shown on every hand. There is some
prejudice against advanced agricul.
ture,n but let US see what that sort Of
farming really is.
In the first place advanced agricul-
ture means small farms well managed,
improved machinery, close neighbors,
and more advantages every way. When
a country is new, land plentiful anil
population scattered, there Is not 30
much fault to be found with the man
who lives leisurely, letting the future
take care of itself, and even taking lit
tie thought for the present. Bnt when
population has come, railroads traverse
the country, and markets are created
for the products Of the farm, 1t is a
careless man who lets opportunities slip
through his fingers. A farmer should
make every e1ge cut, and should strive
to make his home increase in comforts
and value every year. Ii is bad policy
that does not improve the land each
season.
Georgia is peculiarly blessed. Her
climate Is not surpassed on the face OF
the earth, and her soil is susceptible OF
the highest culture. Thomas county
land under high culture has produced
119 bushels Of corn per acre, at a profit
of S77. In the same county S443 has
been cleared on an acre of cane. In
Brooks county over 5000 WIS cleared
IN one year on a two-horse farm. A
single acre of Georgia land has pro-
duced four bales of cotton. These
cases taken at random show what Geor-
gia soil can do. Very few states can
show such varied and abundant crops as
are.yearly produced by the farmers OF
that state. When they get fully down
TO living at home, get their big farms
divided up, turn their attention to
making one acre produce what two or
three now yield, buy only what they
cannot raise, and, above all, pay spot
cash, their State will blossom as the
rose, and their farmers Will be the
most independent people in the land.
There is no oyerestimatlng the value
of so managing that few hundred
dollars will remain In the pockets when
the years work is wouhdu UP. 1t makes
man proud and it makes him two-fole
more industrious to end the year with
silver jingling In his pocket. Makd
up your mind TO try it.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-10-06

THE Cotswold, or open-wool sheep,
are best adapted to hot climates, and
the Southdown, or close wool. are best
adapted to a cold climate. AS the ell
mate of Virginia and the Western
States is temperate in Its normal con-
dltion, but subject 10 changes from this
to hot by southwest winds, and to cold
by northwest and northeast winds, as
they alternate according 20 tbs densix
or rsreication of the air, experienI
has demonstrated that grade OF sAe2
about half close and half open, or be-
tween the Cotswold and Shutdown is
the best. They are large, hardy, have
fine long wool, excellent mutton, and
the wool is sufficiently open to with
stand the heat in spring and fall and
sufficiently close to resist the cold in
winter.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-10-06

THE young man had taken her hand
aud was pleading In impassioned tones
as they sat together on the sofa.
''lrene," said he, though / am not
the possessor of great wealth, can Of
fer you the devotion of heart that is
yours alone-a love that Is as boundless
as the ocean and as enduring as the
everlasting hills. The aim Of my life
shall be to minister to your happiness
and to shield you from every stormy
blast. Your smile shall be my heaven.
Oft in my fancy's wanderings-"
at this moment the silvery tone OF a
little gong was heard. heyoung man
paused, turned pale, and said IN An
agonlzed voice:
"Oh, Irene! at such moment as
this, when my lIfe's happiness is trem-
bling In the balance. can you be so cruel
and so heartless as to pull chestnut
gong on me?"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-10-06

LOOK hereI' exclaimed Brown, en-
tering the office of his architect, you've
made nice mess Of my house, haven't
you?"
''Why what's the matter" replied
the architect"
Natter" returned Brown, 'wby,
the staircase Is so crooked that can't
get my furniture upstairs, and there
isn't a window In the parlor that you
can look out Of without using step
ladder.n
well, what Of that2 Doesn't your
house look well from the street?"
1t looks well enough, but, confound
IL, what does that amount to?"
Everything, my dear sir, everything.
| understand my business, | believe;
am an architect. If you wanted a
house that was only comfortable and
convenient, why in thunder didn't you
get carpenter to draw the plans?"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-10-06

Abiding to the Yucca palm, which
grows spontaneously in the desolate
lands of Arizona snd New Mexico, the
Boston Journal of Commerce says: ''Ot
all the trees In the world you wouM i'm
agine this to be the most outcast and
worthless, so Deagre living does it
obtain from the waste of sand and
gravel In which it grows. And yet this
goblin tree Is now being sought after
and utilized in one of the worlds great.
est industries, an industry that effects the
daily needs of civilization. This plant
of the desert for long time was con.
Sidered valueleSs. But not long ago it
was discovered that the fibre of the
Yucca could be made into an excellent
paper. And now one of the great En-
glish dailies, the London Telegraph, is
printed upon paper made from this
goblin tree. Indeed, the Telegraph has
purchased large plantation In Arizona
merely for the purposes of cultIvating
this tree and manufacturing paper from
it."
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-10-06
The nse nf asnhaltnm in hniIaia.

The use Of asphaltum in building is
said to be largely increasing, principally
as a prevention against damp cellar
walls and underground mason work.
coating for cisterns. etc. The usual
method of applying it is to reduce to a
semi-liquld state in a large iron pot.
over good fire, sufficient asphalt ia
about two-t thirds fillit, care being taken
that the flame does not rise over the
top and ignite the asphalt. The wall is
made as nearly dry as possible, and the
joints somewhat rough. to admit of the
asphalt penetrating the pores and Sc
curing hold; the wall is then covered
with asphalt, applied with a long-han.
died brush. while the material is hot
and brushed In well-a coating one.
half inch thick being as perfect a pro.
tective as thicker one. A barrel of
asphalt as found in the market, heated
and applied to vertical walls of brick.
will ordinarily cover about 25O SQUARE
feet of surface, and produce most last.
ing results.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-10-06

sDo you believe In mesmerism?"
shyly asked sweet young maid, who
who will graduate from the Somerville
high school next summer, of young
Harvard sophomore whom she had met
at Mount Desert,
Certainly, 1 do.n replied the young
man promptly. 'I can mesmerize peo-
pie myself"
"Oh, don't believe 1t" said the shy
girl. incredulously. "You couldn't
mesmerize me, now, could you?"
''well, 1 could try" said the young
man confidently, leaning toward her In
the moonlight.
And she acknowledged to her dear
est friend the next day that she did ex-
perience a sort of queer tingling sensa-
tion about her lips something like
mesmeric shock.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-10-06

BRIDE CAKE.-Ten eggs beaten sepa-
rately, one pound of butter, one of
white sugar, two Of almonds, blanched
and chopped fine, one of seeded raIsins.
half pound of citron, shaved fine; beat
butter to a cream, add sugar gradually,
then the well-beaten yolkS, stir all till
very light, and add the chopped al
monds; beat the whites stiff, and add
gently with the flour; take little more
flour and sprinkle over the raisins and
citron, then put in the cake-pan first a
layer OF cake batter, then a layer of
raisins and citron, then cake, and so on
till all is used, finishing of with layer
of cake. Bake in moderate oven two
hours.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-10-06

SQUIZzLED OYsTERs.-Draln the
oysters in a colander and let little cold
water run over them. Mem.-This in-
sures you a clean oyster and should al
ways be done except for stewing oy-
sters. Put them in a clean dish-cloth
to dry. Put them in hot frying-pa
with pepper and salt. Steam two oun-
ceS of butter in bowl over tea-kettle
top, and when the oysters are pulled
pour them into the melted butter and
serve in that bowl. Another way IS to
add a little cream In the pan after the
oysters are puffed and have them served
on toast, instead of using the butter.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-10-06

SISSY, does your sister bathe?" he
asked little ten-year-old girl, who was
padding in the surf.
''No, sir. she doesn't"
"Water too cold?"
''No. sir."
"Afraid of being drowned?"
"Oh, no. l think 1t Is her natural
reserve. SIR"
"Why, there she is now with a bath
ing suit on. She is certainly going to
bathe."
eyes, sir, I guess she is, sir. l guess
her natural reserve has been lost, sir. J"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-10-06

BAKED CUCUMBERs.-Pare the Gu.
cumbers; chop them fine with a small
onion; put them on with very little wa
ter and stew for ten minutes. Prepare
a rich dressing as for poultry of bread
crumbs with herbs and yelk OF egg;
pour off all the water from the cucum-
bers; add the dressing and one table
spoonful of butter, and bake In deep
dish.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-10-06

POTATO FRITTERs.-Bol eight or
nine large potatoes, mash them through
a colander, beat five eggs light. and mix
with the potatoes, adding a tablespoon
full of wheat -four; butter the size of a
walnut, and a quart of milk. with one
teaspoonful Of salt. Beat well, and
drop in large tablespoonfuls into boiling
lard, deep enough TO float them. They
are done as soon as they rise to the top
and are light brown.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-10-06

FRENCH APPLE FRITTERs.-Peel
three large apples. core them with an
ipple-corer, and cut them across in
slices rather less than half an inch
thick; put them in fiat dish with
half tumbler of strong cider and
strew them plentifully with powdered
loaf sugar; let them remain covered a
couple of hours, then take each piece
separately, dip 1t into batter so that 1t
is well covered with it, and fry golden
color in plenty of hot lard. Lay the
fritters in front of the fire, and when
all are done pile them up on napkin,
shake plenty Of powdered loaf sugar
over them, and serve.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-10-06

DELICATE PUFFs. into hall
pint of sifted flour, to which a salt
spoonful of salt has been added, one
gill of milk Beat the white of an
egg to stiff froth. Mix the well-beat
en- yelks with gill of mIlk and stir in
to the batter; add the white of the egg
and bake in muffin pans in a quick
oven.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-10-06
The secret OF Life.

SCOVILL'S SARSAPARILLA, OR
BLOOD AND LIVER SYRUP, is the
remedy for the cure of Scrofulous Taints,
rheumatism, White Swelling, Gout. Col
ire. Consumption, Bronchitis, Nervous De.
bility, Malaria, and all diseases arising
from an impure condition of the blood.
Certificates can be presented from many
leading Physicians, Ministers, ard heads
of families throughout the land endorsing
SCoyILL'S BLOOD AND LIVER SY-
RUP in the highest terms We are con-
stantly in receipt of certificates of cure.
from the most reliable sources. and we re-
commend 1t as the best remedy for above
diseases.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-10-06

A TAINTED meat barrel may be best
sweetened by charring It. 1t may be
cured by slaking some lime in it and
then well washing 1t. but it is easier to
char it. Put small quantity OF dried
shavings in the barrel and set them on
fire and set them burn out. The bar
rel may then be swept out or washed
and used again at once. II lime Is used
put peck Of 1t freshly burned into the
barrel and pour pailful Of warm wat
er on to it. When 1t is slaked down
add boiling water until 1t is thin enough
10 stir around with a broom and thor
oughly rinse the barrel several times
during two days. Tnen wash 1t clean
with fresh water.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-10-06

Sir Henry Thompson thinks that
more than half the diseases which EN-.
bitter life are due to errors iu diet, and
that the mischief done in the form of
shortened life is greater from indiscrim-
mate eating than from the use of alco-
holic drink. An over supply of nutri-
tion which must go somewhere produces
liver disease, gout, rheumatism and
various other disorders. To eat too
much is blunder, and to wash down
nutritious food with nutritious drink is
one of the greatest dietary indiscretions
that can be INDUCED in especially for
persons Of sedentary habits.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-10-06

WHOLE TOMATOES. Pour boiling
water over four pecks Of large, firm to-
matOes; skin and drain them. but do
not cut them up. Have ready two
quarts of cold vinegar, dip each toma-
TO in as it is skinned, but do not allow
them to soak. Put tablespoonful of
salt in the bottom OF stone jar. half a
teaspoonful of mustard, as much cay
enne pepper as will lie on the point of
penknife, and few slices of onions.
Pack tomatoes in alternate layers with
this dressing (repeated), pressing them
In as tightly as possible without mash.
ing. Cover first with brown paper and
seal over with rosln and beeswax. If
you leave it late before choosing your
tomatoes they will be watery. This is
a good time.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-10-06

TIE guinea fowl Is great forager,
and destroys many insects that the hens
Will not touch. They do not scratch
the garden, and though not easily kept
near the house they make known the
places where they lay by a peculiar
noise which enables one accustomed to
them to find all the eggs they lay. They
really cost nothing to raise. and when
roosting near the house create an alarm
should intruders make their appearance.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-10-06

AMBRosIA.-Pare and cut Tor pull) a
ripe pineapple into small pieces. Put a
layer in dish; sugar well; cover with
grated cocoanut; lay in more sugared
pineapple, and so on until the materials
are used up, covering the top thickly
with cocoanut- Pass sponge or other
light cake with it.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-10-06

COL BLOOD (of Kentucky)-''Peo-
pie do me an injustice when they ac-
cuse me of being hard drinker."
Mrs. Blood Indignantly )-"Who has
accused you Of being a hard drinker?"
Colonel-"A great many people-but
am not hard drinker."
Mrs. Blood-"No indeed, my dear.
you are an easy drinker.n
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-10-06

THEY were engaged digging u2 the
pavement on Chelsea street, when one,
wipIng the persplratiOn frOa his bow,
observed:
"Begorra. an its hot, then. Wouldn't
it be foine thing. Jennie, if We Lad
the warrum weather in the winter when
we need it so much, and then the cowld
weather IN the summer when we're
roastin'?"
"Ay, it wud that" replied Jennie,
solemnly, ''bnt mebbe, Mike, It's all fur
the best as it ls.'
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-10-06

NJ. Colladon, IN paper to the Acad-
emle des Sciences, suggests that the
electricity so vlvidly illustrated by
thunderstorms is generated prinei
pally by friction of air and wa
ter yapor. DuIing a thunderstorm
the rsi1 drops formed in a storm-cloud
descend vertically to the earth, causing
a partial vacuum, which is replaced by
f, II drawn in laterally and from upper
layers. The fIic!i IN caused by this
movement is the pIin, ipal cause of the
generati IN Of electricity.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-10-06

LEMON CREAM.-Peel three lem.
ons and squeeze out the juice into one
quart of milk. Add the peel, cut III
pieces and cover the mixture for few
hours; then add six eggs, well beaten,
and one pint OF water, well sweetened.
Strain and simmer over a gentle fire
till it thickens. Serve very cold.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-10-06

Do not feed a SOW that has sucking
pigs on too much dry food. She should
have plenty of slop but it should be
rich and nutritious, A mixture of
corn meal, ground oats and middlings
reduced to a thin consistency with
skim milk is a good mess.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-10-06

A hotel where traveller can regulate his
expenses to the sizs of his pocket book and
at the same time have every comfort and
convenience deserves TO be patronized.
AT the Grand Union Hotel, opposite the
Grand Central Depot, New York, hand
some rooms can be obtained for SL0O per
day and upwards. The Restaurant is ex-
cellent and the prices are moderate. The
hotel Is first class in every respect.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-10-06

GosSAMER BREAD.-One pound OF
butter, two tablespoonfuls of yeast ,one
egg. Mix all together, roll the paste
to thin sheet, fold it and beat it for
fifteen minutes with rolling pin, roll
out as thin as possible on a creased
baking sheet, cut in four-inch squares,
which will spring apart and bake.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-10-06

WHEN rye is cut off the greatest por-
tlon of its value is gone. 1t has little
root and that is not rich in fertilizing
properties. Not so clover. Its root is
its most important part as manure,
reaching down into the subsoil and
abounding in nitrogen. But this does
not imply that rye is worthless as a
fertilizer. 1t will succeed on lands too
poor to get good clover catch. BY
growing few crops of rye and plcwing
them in, enough vegetable matter may
put into the soil to get a good clover
catch. Then after improvement will
not be difficult.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-10-06

THE cherry is about the only fruit
tree which can be recommended for
shade In pasture along roadsides, as the
hardy varieties Of cherries are not af-
fected by the tramping of stock or
passing Of vehicles, which would prove
injurious to most other fruit trees.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-10-06

CLAM BRoTH.-Mince twenty-four
hard-shell clans and simmer them for
half an hour in a saucepan with a pint
Of hot water or clam juice. a piece of
butter half the size of an egg and a
few grains of cayenne pepper. At the
end of this time add half a pint of
scalded milk and strain before serving.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-10-06

FARMERS who have sown gypsum,
on strawberry plants to promote their
vlgor, have met with some disappointing
ieSults. The gypsum produced so large
a growth Of clover that 1t became al
most impossible to keep the rows clean,
and IN some instances the bed had to be
abandoned.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-10-06

ONE Of the reasons why orchards
should not be cropped is because they
require cultivation during the summer
season, When roots are destroyed by
deep working the ground it often re-
suits in permanent injury to the trees,
especially If done late III the season.
Since the clearing of woodlands has
given winds free sweep the soil dries
out much faster than formerly, and this
makes trees more liable to injury from
mutilation OF their roots.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-10-06

AN experienced horticultruist thus
describes his mode Of planting fruit
trees: He makes holes eighteen inches
deep and three feet in diameter fills in
four inches of strong short horse ma
nure, then two or three inches Of street
dirt, sets the tree and fills in with
earth.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-10-06

WHEN some stock-raiSer sees neigh
boring becker have tons of honey
gathered from his meadows lie thinks
be has been robbed, and his clover is
less sweet for his cattle. He ponders
over it until he concludes he is much
abused individual, and must have re-
dress in some way. He does not see
what ne has gained, forgetting that
''crops will flourish all the more, when
flowers mate by rifled store" Bees
have a big Job on their hands fertillzing
the crops OF the farmers. Clover would
become extinct if it were not for their
labors, and corn, buckwheat and other
plants are benefited by their presence.
Many flowers have their own fertilIzing
insects, and cannot propagate without
iheEr agency. Dicentras Spectabilis
perfects no seed in this country because
It's fertilizlng moth has not been i'm
ported.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-10-06

PERMANENT pasture lands are the
main anchor Of agriculture, and the
farmers Of this country will find this
,ut after while as they already have
n England, and will commence seeding
their land with permanent grasses.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-10-06

ITS kind of rough to be troubled
with affections of the scalp isn't it?n
SAID sympathetic Pittsburgher to a
friend not long since, yes" was the
iaconlc reply, "dandruH, but Carboline
Will clean it out quicker than a natural
gas explosion"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-10-06
Important

When you visit or cave New YORK City, save
baggage expressage aud 50 carriage Hire, and SOP
siihe Grand Union Hotel, opposite Grand Cen
ualDepot
600 elegant rooms. lifted up at . cos, Of ons
million dolL.x 81 and upwards per
day. European Plan. Elevator. Restaurant
supplied with the best Horse cars, stages ani
elevated railroad TO all depotA Families can i've
better for less money at the Grand Union Hote
than at any other nrst-class hotel In the citL
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-10-06

The Frazer Axle Grease lasts four times
as long as any other. Use it, and save your
norses and wagons A trial will prove
thrt We are right.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-10-06

MsSsnaSs g. t.rroszED Ir.r IONIC the Ou,,
to,ss ,,,,o,ur,i oeen containing rs entire nufrI
s. SsenssrsnnS and fe-sustanme properties nysIn.
oe ior Indigestion, nr,str.,s
feebiee ioMr cands o. general debility; also, in all en-
non, nervous prostration, over-worf or acnts as
eam n,i,n,. p,,,acuisrty Il resulting from p1lmousry
New s,rta Yors ss sSssSel. Hazard Co. proprie:or1