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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-04-16
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

We wants 800 smart Men to go on the road
this coming season, soliciting orders for Nursery
Stock, with salary 90 start On meaides EK .
pensea. No experience needed. Apply at once,
stating previous occupation, and rame references
Q0-22) s. Il. CANNON 4 CO., AUGUSTA, MAINE.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-04-16

4 ADDE'S WANTED-Tow work for us at their
own homes. ~ to $40 per week can be easily
made; no canvassing; fascinating aud steady
- employment, Particulars and sample Of the
work sent for stamp. Address HOME MFG CO.,
p. o. Box 1916, Boston, Mass.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-04-16
RGadyfOrBQSilGSS.

We have just received our first
invoice of Spring Styles in both
hand welt and machine sewed
goods, ranging in quality from a
good serviceabIe everyday Shoe to
the finest French Calf Shoe that
can be procured.
Prices will correspond with the
goods.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-04-16

A NICE LOT OF PIGS, 8 or weeks old
IA For sale by HENRY a. CLARK
brattleboro, Aprils, l666 1915
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-04-16
MAKEHENSLA

HoE ChOiera &e Sold everywhere by mail ioT 2e In
tsTnns Furnished In large price 81 COS by mall t2O
SsHnYsfs nee l. 3, JOHNSON co, Boston, Mass
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-04-16

II Is a well-known fact that most Of the
Horse and Cattle Powder sold In this conn-
try Is worthless; that SheridAn's Condition
Nothing on Earth will make hens
lay like Sheridan'a Condition Pow
der. Dose, one teaspoonful TO each pint q
food. II will also positively prevent and
CHICKEN GA0LER
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-12-08
A Useful Plant.

A Mexican globe cactus Is about
largest part, some inches above the sand
in which 1t grows, and is about as
many inches high, tapering from the
bugle to a c0ne-like tip. IL IS COM
plete covered with two distinct varie-
ties OF thoTns-One kind slender and
straight, the others longer aud curved
almost like Il fish-hOok, the tips being
brownish or yellow, exceedingly hard
and tough. The plant Is simply huge
branch of green vegetable matter, the
surface being highly corrugated, the
ridges running SpIrally and thickly pro-
tected by the thorns described. II
grows on the arid sand, drawing its
subsistence from the scanty materials
It contains and from the air and dew,
for rain seldom OF never falls upon its
desert home.
The plant is anything but handsome,
but it is extremely useful. The Japan
e5e could as easily spare their universal
bamboo as the poor primitive Mexicans
could this cactus. The long, straight
thorns are used by the native women as
needles; the curved ones are often and
successfully used as fish-hOoks; the
tough, strong fibre of the plant, when
freed from its ether matter, is an ex-
cellent substitute for our fax, and al
most the only one known among the
MexIcans; and, lastly, the sap sup
plies the people with their national
drink. The flowers are 4 beautiful
yellow, about four inches in length,
and form a veritable crown Of gold TO
this unique plant. 1t is the only
plant which can be held up to the
public observation when in bloom
without the warning chestnut-colOred
plaeards off.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-12-08
A Young Girls Bravery

As soon as the frost was out OF the
ground and there was no danger OF
being storm bound Louis Stacy left his
little home in Arkansas to go down the
river with a boat-load Of furs and
skins.
He expected to bring back a supply
of provisions for spring and summer
use, as well as tiny little sum OF
money as a reward fer his labor during
the winter in trapping and hunting.
He left his wife and niece without
even a shadow of a forethought of harm
coming to them during his absence,
for, living as he did, twelve miles from
the nearest town, and remote from
the road taken by travellers and tramps,
thew had few visitors and seldom saw a
savage face; and then, too, both women
were accustomed to the use OF firearms,
and Lewis knew they would not hesl'
tate TO employ them if necessary.
Just at this time a astranger was lying
i'll in the hnnter's cabin-a young man
who had accidentally shot himself
while hunting in the woods, and to
whom LOUIS had willingly given shell
ter and every attention.
Fever and delirium had followed
Arthur Morris accident, and he ha6
been confined in the cabin six weeks
being now in convalescent stats. H'
said he was well of in the worlds
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-12-08
No Memory for Little Things.

A train was moving westward over
the popular Michigan Central route.
The passengers had hardly finished
talking of the beauties Of the Falls of
Niagara as seen from the cars when a
middle-aged, rather infrm man, walk
ing with some difficulty and a cane, ap-
preached a pale-faced lady passenger
who wore an enormous hat, and spoke
to her familiarly.
81 beg your pardon" she exclaimed,
icily, dropping her novel and looking
up with a crushing glance.
Don't you remember me?" queried
the mlddle-aged, rather inhrm gentle
man.
II never saw you before, SIR"
"What? Don't remember mef Is
it possiblef"
81 am sure that L never saw you
before, SIR"
"Why, eleven years ago 1 was your
husband"
ELEVEN years ago? Let me see.
Now that look at you more closely,
and you remind me OF it, it seems
to me that | do remember something
of you. We only lived together year
or so, did weP''
"Only year"
"Ah, | see. But It is not strange
that should have forgotten you. L
am an English actress, and couldn't
be expected to remember every little
thing like that"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-12-08
Arctic Soil.

General Sir j. II. LEROY communi-
Gated to the British Association at its
recent meeting the results, so far, of
researches to ascertain the depth of the
permanently frozen soil in the Arctic
regions of Siberia and British North
America. The depth Of the perpetual
ground-ice," as it is called, has been
found to be, near Yakutsk, Siberia, 3S2
feet. But few actual measurements
have been recorded In North America,
for the people who possess perpetually
frozen soil do not like to speak OF 1t, for
fear that it may be regarded as stigma
against their climate. The greatest
thickness of 'ground-ice, vet actually
measured in America is 40 feet, and
measured by Sir John Richardson In
latitude Ga degrees, 20 minutes, aud
longitude 124 degrees, IA minutes west.
There is good reason to believe, how
ever, that within the Arctic in Amer
lea, a thickness of ground-ice is at
tanned much exceeding that at Va
kutsk. Lieutenant z. Ii. Ray, U. 5.
A., sank a pit near Point Barrow in
1888, to a depth of 80 feet. AT Is feet
from the surface the temperature OF the
soil was II deg. Fahr.; and 1t was the
same at 50 feet. Taking the unit Of
increase of temperature per unit or
depth under ground as l degree Fair.
for GA feet, Lieutenant Ray provision
ally computed the total thickness Of
the ice at about 1900 feet. The
depth to which the summer thaw
reaches and its rate OF progress are
more variable, for they are more de-
pendent on the season and the expo
sure than the depth Of the frozen soil.
They must greatly influence the sgri-
cultural capabilities of the place. In
some respects the existence OF a frozen
stratum underground may be regarded
as rather an advantage than otherwise.
The cooling of the surface soil which
it effects appears to be a provision to
counteract the intense heating power
of the sun in the summer months, and
tc secure a supply Of moisture to the
roots of cereals when they most require
il: so much so that General LEROY be-
lieves that agricultural experience in
the Northwest would be in favor OF re-
taiung it, even If it were possible to
get lid nf it.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-12-08
The Niagara Whirlpool.

The whirlpool, well called ''the an
grlest bit of water In the world" is
three miles below the great Falls of
Niagara at this point the river, ben
ding toward the Canadian side, Is con-
tracted to a width of about two hun
dred and twenty feet. The waters
rush violently into a deep depression IN
the steep cliff that rises on the Canada
side, then they emerge, turning back
almost at right angle, to the Ameri-
can side. The spot seems to be part
of the bed of an ancient channel. Here
the angry waters boil and ehurn with
Cerceness almost incredible. The wav,s
are never at rest. They toss and whirl
and toy with the heaviest timber. 1t
makes one dizzy to look at the fierce
tnmult of the waves. The great mael
strom covers a space about one-quarter
of a mile square. Its depths are enor-
nous and unknown. One thousand
feet of cord was found too short to
reach the bottom. The whirlpool is in
the form OF large circle. The aver
age force of the water m0vSlg through
the canyon above is 155, 600 feet square,
This compact mass of water moves
with incredible swiftness, entering the
whirlpool on one side, spinning round
like top and then passing madly on.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-12-08
Rssse
back to claim his own, what could do

back to claim his own, what could i dc
but abdicate?"
Lieutenant Heywood?" she re-
peated, knitting her brows in perplexi.
ty. 81 have not seen him."
perhaps not lately" he said and
laughed. Then, becoming suddenly
grave, he continued: 81 wish you
would try to understand me without
forcing me to be more explicit"
"Speak plainly. 1 have nothing to
fear in any revelation you can make"
Proudly, fearlessly her eyes met his.
and for the first time there dawned OIL
him the possibility that he had been
mistaken in the identity of Lieutenant
Haywood; but no. that was not possi-
blel Nevertheless his manner softened
Us lie said:
Then listen. On the Thursday
that proposed to return to Sutton,
did return. at The Griffin l heNd
of Mrs. Lester's death, filed WI,
tenderness and love for you; but some
one proceeded me thither-a young.
good-looking man, with the unmistaka-
BILE military stamp upon him. He went
to you and paused at the gate and
saw you meet him. l did not blame
you, child; to be true 10 HIM you had
to be false to me: but" with a flick
ering smile. ''perhaps you know I was
very jealous. even from the first, of
Lieutenant Haywood.
1t was long Since Bel Urmson's face
had worn so happy and blissful smile.
''It was not Lieutenant Haywood
who came to me that evening, but my
brother-in-law, Captain Lester.'
captain Lester! He was drowned
before 1 met you"
$50 we thought, but we were mis-
taken. He was picked up by an Afri-
can coasting vessel and carried to
Loango, and thence to several places
on the Congo. He was kept prisoner
for several years, and" with a little
shudder, 81 cannot tell you all the
cruelties they made him suffer. Final
ly he effected his escape and landed in
England fortnight after Clara died. "
Her voice shook a little and she
paused.
''Do you blame me now," she asked,
and then broke down in a wailIng,
piteous cry. "John forgive me, for /
have been true in my love for you."
"My poor lovel'' he whispered.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-12-08
Two Wonderful Clocks.

Two clocks of great ingenuity and
elegant workmanship were made in
London in the last century, and pre-
sented to the Emperor OF China by the
East India Company. Each clock was
made in the form Of chariot. in which
was placed the figure of a lady leaning
her right hand upon part Of the
chariot; and under it was the clock of
curious workmanship. 1t was smaller
than a silver twenty-five cent piece,
would repeat and strike the hours, AMI
go for eight days. Upon the finger of
the lady sits bird, finely modelled, set
with diamonds and rubles, with its
tiny wings extended in flying pos
ture. By touching a diamond button
the bird would actually dutter for
time. The body of the bird. although
1t contained part Of the wheels that
gave motion TO the clock, was not more
than One-sixteenth of an inch in size.
The lady held in her left hand a gold
tube, not much thicker than large
pin, on the top of which was fixed a cir
cular movement set with diamonds and
not much larger than a ten-cent piece.
Over the lady's head was supported by
a small fluted pillar a double umbrella.
The pillar was no larger than quill.
Under the largest umbrella bell was
fixed at considerable distance from
the clock, with which 1t seemed to
have no connection; but IN reality
communication was secretly conveyed
to a hammer that regularly struck the
hour, and repeating the same at pleas
ure by the touching of a diamond but
ton fixed to the clock below. At the
feet OF the lady was gold dog, and be-
fore 1t, from the point of the chariot,
were two birds Fixed on spiral winds.
the wings and feathers of which were set
with jewels of various co,ors and appear
ed as II flying away with the chariot.
From another secret motion the chariot
was made TO run in a straight, circular
or indeed in any direction. Above the
umbrella were flowers and ornaments
Of precious stones, and it terminated
with flying dragon, ornamented In
similar manner. The whole clock was
made Of gold, most dsiicately executed
and embellished with rubies and pearls.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-12-08
Height of Twilight.

By observing how far the sun has TO
sink beneath the horizon before the top
most summit of the air is cut OF from
its rays. Mons. Bravais some years ago
determined the greatest upward limit
of twilight to be 37S, 600 feet. or nearly
seyenty-one miles above sea'levei. ny
observing the earth's shadow on the
moon during eclipses. astronomers had
inferred that the atmosphere must De
sufficiently dense to produce twilight
for at least 240, 600 feet away from the
earth's surface.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-12-08
just About Right.

tust fair enough 70 be pretty,
Inst gentle enough TO be sweet;
r.st ssucy enough to be witty,
Inst dainty enough 10 be neat
rrst tail enough 20 be graceful,
Inst slight enough for fay:
r,st dIesSy enough to be tasteful,
lust merry enough to be gay.
t,st weak enough for submission
lust bold enough to be brave:
Last pride enough for ambition,
Inst thoughtful enough to be grave.
r,st wit 10 provoke without harming
lust mischief enough to tease;
Jsst piuuant enough TO be charming,
Just a proper desire to please.
rrst 4 rlaHce for the falsely assuming,
Just a plying thought for the fool;
Jnst contempt enough shown the pre-
suming,
lust dignity tempered the rule.
A carriage, though modest, half-royal-
A Queen in her wOmanhooi crowned;
Kind-hearted. and loving, and royal
But-by JOvel where's the girl TO be
found?
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-12-08
Tobacco tea will kill worms in flower

Tobacco tea will kill worms in flower
pots and is also good for the plant.
Conscience Is coward, and those
faults it has not strength enough to
prevent, it seldom has justice enough to
excuse.
Every man has waited whole CEN
tury to be born, and now has the wnole
eternity waiting to see what he viii do
when born.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-12-08
Wild Cane i'm Nevada.

Wild cane grows in abundance about
the lakes of Nevada or this cane the
Indians make their sugar, which is
said to be quite superior to that made
from beet root or produced in the
south.
The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-05-20
The Snake Had Taken a Jackpot

John Shanahan, workman employ
ed at the Carson street main, is respon-
sible for the following story. Said Mr..
Shanahan: II was digging down in tho
main near Temperanceville when 1 pull
ed out what took to be a clump of
roots. shoveled the stuff up by the
side of the coal fire we have to thaw out
the surface, and in little while 1 saw
the roots a-wiggling around like fish
worms. I got up out of the trench and
examined the roots and found that they
were not roots, but snakes. Yes, sir,
there were five of them-four little ones
and one big gray fellow at least two
feet long when he got stretched out.
Along about the middle of the snake was
a big bunch-a piece that kind O. bulg-
ed out. That struck me as rather queer,
an cut him in two with my shovel
Well, sir, what do you suppose found?
Well, there were three white poker
checks and two blue ones. That's a
fact, sir. know what poker check is,
and the reptile had five of 'em in him,
an can show 'em to you yet"-Pstts-
burg Dispatch
The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-05-20
4 Cup Of Cold Water.

There Is nothing 90 conducive to
Christian manners rs the Christian
thoughtslness of the housekeeper and
home-maker. who, by little extra care,
sees that the family table Is prepared as
It should be for the enjoyment of the
family meal This she does by dsvoting
five minutes or 80 to personal supervi-
sion of her table, around which is to
gather those whom she loves best In the
world. perhaps for the only time in the
day when she and they can meet for
conversation. Not one of those who
are thus welcomed at this board will
willingly disgrace it by slovenly ap-
pearance, or by disagreeable habits,
while there The exquisite cleanliness
of the glass tumbler will OF necessity
make the one who drinks from it think
OF purity, OF gentle manners, of a nicely
of appointment that should correspond
in his preparation for the meal. OF
course thin. delicate glassware is very
acceptable where one can afford it; but
nothing could be more beautiful, it
seemed to me, than tumbler, thick and
heavy it is true, that was handed me at
= cottage where asked for drink Of
water one hot summer day while drlv-
ing. It was spotless and clear, and it
had the odor of thousand country
scents, none of them intrusive, suggest
ing sweet, grass-dried towels. 1t made
me think, as I drank, of the river of the
water of life, clear as crystal"
We can, those of us who are home
makers, help each other to be gracious
by doing our little daily duties of care
taking and serving thoroughly; and If
we give the cup of cold water, see that it
is clean and Margaret Sid
neg, in Good Housekeeping.
The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-05-20
Ell: THURSDAY, NAY 20, 1886.
Fire from seean Pipes.

It was asserted with confidence by
the FIRE chiefs, ut their convention at
Long Branch, that steam pipes had
been known TO be the direct cause of
number of disastrous fires. The evil, in
their estimation. was sufficiently grave
to deserve attention from all municipal
authorities. Experience in different
parts of the country seemed to confirm
their statement, with the one exception
of Baltimore In that city one of the
commercial sheets has denied such an
effect of steam heating. and questions
whether \ single aashendc case of fire
caused by steam pipes can be brought
forward. This has naturally raised
controversy, in which enc side asserts
the existence OF overwhelming proof,
and the ether ridicules their belief in
such fables. 1t Is usually hard to satisfy
ones self OF the real cause of fire.
since there are 20 many possible ones;
clearly indicate that steam pipes not
only can, but have produced very
serious confagrations. When timber is
brought in contact with hot pipes, and
particularly in inolosed spaces. it be-
comes extremely dry, and finally
charred. # air Be suddenly admitted,
such timber Is very apt 10 burst into
flames, its thorough dxynOss rendering
it dangerously inhammable- Expert
ments conducted by Mr.. Damrell, in
which these conditions were present,
gave Just such = result 4 state of
affairs producible At win is possible by
accident, and the same result must fol-
low. In this case, the requisite condi-
tons are very apt to be Internationally
fulfilled, for steam pipe is ordinarily
put out of sight whenever possible, and.
to economic space, is permitted to come
in contact with anything that may cross
its path.
As far back as the early part of 1880,
Mr.. Edward Atkinson gave us a number
of instances in which heated pipes were
the direct cause Of fire. Two or three
of these cases may be recalled, as they
are SO much to the point A steam pipe
which ran across a yard, in wooden
box, was surrounded with fine charcoal,
as being good non-conductor of heat
Within twelve hours. the charcoal was
in state OF vigorous combustion. Al
another time, pipe carried through a
sill in contact with the wood was suffi
cient to cause combustion within less
than twelve months Coming from sc
high an authority. this evidence has the
weight of conviction, and can scarcely
gain anything by being multiplied
| Scientific AncaScGss.
The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-05-20
An Old ProspoctoY.

The Chicago Herald in its walks
and Talks, says: There came to the city
yesterday and slapped his name on one
of the hotel registers one ct the simon
pure originals of the wild west 1t was
"Jim" Whitlach. Of Nevada Jim"
Whitlach IL character. He has been
= miner and prospector In the far west
for more than twenty years. He is one
of the best unscientife miners in the
country. and next to Senator Fair and
George Hearst, OF California, the best
judge OF a IMMORAL prospect the mining
regions have ever known. When Jim
Whitlach looks down = shaft or ''skins"
his eye along hanging wall he seems
to know intuitively what L. behind it
When the great bonanza WAS discovered
in 1874. in Virginia City. whitlach went
into the mine and made the closest
guess of all rs to the exDnt and value Of
the deposit And there wore many wild
A Yale professor said the great bonanza
was worth SOC, 600, 900. Phil Uedes-
heimer. German mining expert and
find, and widely asserted that the bon
ANA was worth 81. SOC, OOo, 600. He had
bought little stock, and on the strength
of the millions he was going to make he
went to = big hotel in San Francisco,
hired suite Of eight rooms. stocked
them with champagne and cigars, and
kept open house for . week. Everybody
laughed at the crazy German Even
John W. Aaokey guessed wide Of the
mark on the val1e q the find. He put
It at $500. ooo. 600. and declared that 1t
would take ten years 10 exhaust the
mine. But Whit1aoh guessed within q
few millions Of the trxtA. He said there
was $1z5, zoo, GOO in the bonanza, and
that 120 stamps woald use up the ore In
Eve years. The actual yield of the mine
was Sin. 0O0, 900. and the pay ore was
exhausted in four years and eight months
after the mine was opened
In 1864 Whitlach himself made dis
oovery in White Pine. Nevada, which
showed some Of the richest silver ore
ever found in this country. His mine
contained ore worth S14. 200 a ton. He
sold it for $175. 900, put the money into
the San Francisco stock market, and in
two months he was again in the saddle,
and with little pack mule trailing be-
hind, en- route for the mountains.
Whitlach Is now securing Colorado for
new mines. with Leadville as his head
quarters. He says there is more money
Underground at teadville than has ever
been taken out 1.-The camp hasn't be-
gun to boom yet" he says.
The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-05-20

Prince Bismarck has to take care now
and count the pipes he smokes. At one
time he was what the Germans call q
"chain smoker'-that is, he would con-
sumo consecutively cable of cigars,
each link being lighted at the stump of
its predecessor Happy MANI ex-
claimed Gambetta, speaking Of the
great German, ''beer and smoke agree
with him.
The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-05-20

Col. Thomas B. Davis, of Piedmont,
W. Va, recently declined to attend q
matrimonial matinee in Baltimore be-
cause he chad no dress suit" but, de-
spite his reprehensible poverty in this
regard, he inclosed his check for SIS. 600.
which doubtless suited the bride.