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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-11-10
FARM NOTES

BurTERMILK FOR CALVES AND
PIes.-A well posted agriculturist'
writing III response to the inquiry as TO
the value of buttermilk in feeding
calves and Pigs, says, buttermilk. II In
good condition, has value very similar
to SKINNED milk. 1t is slightly richer
in fat, having one per cent, ana shgnt-
ly less albuminoid matter. 1t Is hg.
ured at % cents per 100 lbs. 1t WILL
produce rapid growth on calves ana
pigs If it does not derange the stomach.
But buttermilk Is apt to be In strong
condition Of fermentation. This very
soon produces bad form OF scours,
which, unless taken quickly, may end
fatally. 1t is hardly safe to feed but,
termilk without mixing one-haf pound
of finished middlIngs (what the farm
ers call ''canel") per gallon Of butter
milk. If it is quite sour 1t should be
bolled with the middlings. The heat
will neutralize the acidIty but 1t Will
not be as valuable as before fermenta-
tion has eaten up some OF the food ele-
ments. We often recommend keeping
little fiaxseed on hand for checking
scours, and it will be most useful
here. Boil one quart Of iaxseed in SIX
quarts of water. This will become
like jelly. Stir a little OF this boiled
flaxseed into the ration Of each calf, or
into that for several calves or pigs.
The emollient effect Of this Is veiJ
soothing to the stomach.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-11-10
The Fish Ponds of Saxony.

In travelling through Saxony one is
struck with the large number of ponds
of all sizes which stud the fields in every
direction. Whether these ponds are the
result of accident or design, they are as
carefully tended as are the fields them
selves. They too are a source of income
to their owners. They TEEN with carp,
tench and other FISH that will thrive in
sluggish water, which are taken out in
the fall and sold at prices ranging from
twelve to twenty cents per pound. The
ponds are then restocked with a young
brood, which costs from fifty cents to
81. % per hundred, according to size.
These fish are left to shift for them
selves until they are year old, when
they are generally large enough for the
market. In winter the ponds yield a
crop of ice which is readily disposed of
Ia fair price. Where their services are
not required to turn mill, they at least
serve as watering places for the cattle,
and where they are situated near vii
lage or hamlet they even feed the hand
engine in case of fire. Where these
ponds are made the land taken for the
purpose generally is unSuited for other
purposes,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-11-10
Martin Luthcr's Tree.

At a short distance from Castle AL.
tenstein, IN lovely valley, opens Che
path which Martin Luther Travelled
on that eventful May 4. 1921, while
going fIom Mohra TO Wittenberg. and
where, by agreement, he was surprised
by armed force and taken to the Wart-
burg. The occurrence was soon after
commemorated, and the particular spot
forever recognizable by the planting of
beech tree. for centuries known as
the "Luther beech" The tree nobly
braved the storms and defied the tooth
of time until the early part of this CEN
tury, when nearly one-half fell to the
ground, another portion was destroyed
by lightning in 1S4l and the remaining
stump, protected by an iron fence, still
leafed until last year. The past winter
killed this last remnant, which still
holds its place In the ground, sur.
rounded by lslac bushes.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-11-10
HousEHokn

PRESERVING MusKSfELoNs the Ter
man way: This recipe is from the COOK
book of a noted housekeeper: Choose
melons that are at the perfect stage OF
ripeness, not hard and yet not too soft,
Peel them, cut them in half and re-
move the pulp and seeds with silver
spoon. Cut them In pieces three incfSs
long, one inch wide and one-third OF an
inch thick and cover them with pure
vinegar for twenty-four hours. 10
each pound of fruit allow one pound
OF sugar, the rind of one lemon, little
stick OF cinnamon, few cloves from
which the bud has been removed, and q
little preserved ginger. Pour on all
the vinegar and cover the melon with
the sugar for twenty-four hours. AT
the end of this time pour of the syrup
that has formed and set 1t on the flre,
removing all the scum that rises, and
then put In the melon and the spices.
Let the fruit boil gently until it begins
to soften and then take it out OF the
syrup. Reduce the syrup until 1t Is
quite thick and pour it over the melon
and the thinly cut ginger in jars or
glasses; cover with the syrup and seal
securely.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-11-10

Two men who were once warm friends,
but who had not seen each other for
nearly twenty years. met on q railway
train. After an exchange of greetings
one of them said:
"You are looking feshier than you
did, Corporal.
81 beg your pardon but It's General. ~
"What?"
My friends call me General.
why, how's that, we used to call
you 'Corporal?"'
"Yes, was corporal when came
out of the army"
THAT'S what I thought. Idon't see
what you could have done since to raise
your rank"
''Don't eh?"
"No, l don't. What was it?n
"I've moved farther west four
tines"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-11-10

GEORGE-"Nellie, you promised Inc
faithfully that you would never firt
again, but you have proved false"
Nellie-"HaYe 1? And pray, on
what do you base your accusationI'
"a friend of mine told me be saw
you, or some one who looked very much
like you, flirting with stranger in a
Broadway omnibus"
And you believe it?''
"How can 1 help it? You yourself
have confessed that you AiIted with
young Captain Lawrence while you
were out sailing last summer in his
yacht Uno.'
"Yes, but how does that prove that
have be5n false to my promise againr"
"'Falsus in "Uno," falsus in omni-
bus,'"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-11-10

! SHIPsTUFFs BETTER THAN CORN.
Prof, Sanborn in relating his exper-
iments in feeding pigs says, pound OF
shipstuff, for eight years under weights,
has made more growth than corn, Sec
ond, the manure from shipstuff Is worth
over twice as much as from corn, and
therefore shipstuT should be fed at
home rather than sent to enrich the
East. Third, less than four pounds
of shipstuffs will make pound of pig,
or about sixteen pounds Of pig for the
weight of a bushel of corn, whereas
the farmer expects but ten pounds
from a bushel of corn. Fourth,
the shiDstuff gives much larger pro-
portion of lean pork. and Will tend to
make pork much more eaten and a
healthier food. Fifth, the vital organs
so far as tested, weighed more when
pigs were fed ship stuff, and hence this
fact may have some relation to health.
Sixth, l may repeat what l have said
for years from other experience, that
the German tables and the theories
upon which they are founded need i'm
portant modification.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-11-10

Mr.. Il. Samson a French scientist,
states that, from comparison of ami
NAL and steam power, in France at
least the former Is the cheaper motor.
In the conversion OF chemical or me-
chanical energy ninety per cent. is lost
in the machine, against sixty-eight in
the animal, He finds that the steam
horse power contrary to what is gener-
ally believed, is often materially ex-
ceeded by the horse. The cost Of trac-
ton on the Montparnasse-Bastile line
of railway Is found to be for each car,
daily, fifty-seven francs, while the
same work done by the horse cost only
forty-Seven francs, and he believes that.
for moderate powers, the conversion Of
chemical into mechanical energy Is
more economically effected through
animals than through steam engines.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-11-10

Mrs. MINKs-"The nurse seems 10
have troGble with baby tonight lie Is
crying yet"
Mr.. Minks-"Yes; bless his little
heart wonder what ails him?'
Mrs. Minks-"OhI Nothing serious.
How sweetly shrill his voice Isl So
clear and MUSICAL
Mr.. Minks-"Yes, but harki
These sounds do not come from our
nursery. They come through the walls
from the next house"
Mrs. Mlnks-"Mercy! So they do.
Why can't people have sense enough 10
give their squalling brats paregorlc or
something. instead of letting them yell
like screech owls"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-11-10

PLUMs IN GLAss.--Pick all the lar
gest out and save about two thirds Of
the fruit. To the other third put as
much water as you think will cover the
whole. Let this boil and skim well.
When the fruit is boiled very soft strain
1t through a coarse hair sieve, and to
every quart of liquor put one anda half
pound of sugar. Boil it and skim it
very well, then throw in the rest OF the
fruit; Just give them a scald; take them
of the fire, and, when cold, put them
into bottles with wide mouths, pour
the syrup over them, lay a piece of
white paper over them, and cover them
with oil. Be sure to take the oil well
of when you use them. and do not put
them in larger bottles than you think
you will use at a time; because all these
bottled fruits should be used when the
bottles are once opened.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-11-10

Mrs. Harriet Cummings, of Cincinnati,
Ohio, writes: early last winter my
daughter was attacked with a severe cold,
which settled on her lungs We tried
several medicines, none of which seemed
to doher any good but she continued to get
worse, and finally raised large amounts of
blood from her lungs We called in a
family physician, but he failed TO do her
any good. At this time friend, who had
been cured by DR.. WM. HALLS BAL
SAM FOR THE LUNGS. advised me to
give it trial. We got a bottle, and she
began to improve, and by the use of three
bottles was entirely cured"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-11-10

Dr.. r. ron Helnholtz before the
Royal Society of Berlin. confirmed the
statements of NM. Coulter and Aitken,
that the formation of cloud in saturated
air was Induced solely by particles of
dust. The finer and sparser were the
dust PARTICLES, the slower was the cloud
in forming itself into the vapor-satura-
ted air. When the air was without
dust particles the conditions under
which it was possible for precipitate to
occur were wanting These results
confirm the explanation given by Pro.
fessor Tyndall, that the sky was indebt.
ed for its blue color to the PARTICLES
floating In the air.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-11-10

WRITING of the disease known as
gapes. Stephen Beale, in the Country
Gentleman, says, sin some districts of
England, where lime-kilDs abound, it is
a common thing TO take children
troubled with whooping cough there.
Standing in the smoke arising from
the kilns they are compelled to breathe
it. This dislodges the phlegm in the
throat and they are enabled TO get rid
oft. Except near lime-kilns this can
not be done to chickens, but fine slaked
lime can be used either alone or mixed
with sulphur, two parts of the former
10 one Of the latter. The air is charged
with this fine powder, and the birds
breathing it cough and thus get rid Of
the worms, which nre stupefied by the
lime and do not retain so firm hold
on the windpipe,"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-11-10

CoLD SALMoN.-Here is a new and
delicious recipe for cold boiled salmon.
A pound can of salmon will not hold
the same bulk, as there is always some
liquor, which must be drained off; so
II canned salmon be used the cream
and other ingredients must be graded
IN proportion to the bulk Of salmon
used. Be sure to remove all bits of
bone and skin and then chop the fish.
Add the -four to the butter and mix
thoroughly together. Put the cream
into saucepan, let it come to boil
and stir in the flour and butter, then
the salmon and seasoning. Boil for
one minute. Stir into it one well-beat-
en- egg and remove from the fire. TheS
set the mixture, which will be quite
thin, away on the Ice TO get perfectly
cold. Then shape into croquetses. az
with other mixtures and fry.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-11-10

WHEN rivers overflow their banks
and deposit fine sediment from the
uplands. this sediment is naturally less
fertile in many cases than the soil
which 1t fertIlizes. Yet everybody
knows how helpful these overflows are
to even the richest plains. A deposit
of mud half an inch in thickness will
benefit grass land as much as the ap-
plication Of many loads of ordinary
manure per acre. But when this has
to be done with men and teams the
richer the manure applied the better it
VIII pay.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-11-10
OLD DOMINION SAUcE.-Bring tn,

OLD DOMINION SAUCE.-BriDg the
Juice poured of from the can of peach
TO boiling point. Dissolve one table
poonful of corn starch in half tea
.cupful of cold water, add to the juice
and boil two minutes. Then add a
small teacupful of sugar and if wine Is
not objected to one glass of sherry or
Madeira. The sauce may be strained,
but does not require it. In all cases
where wine Is mentioned as flavoring il
is of course optional, many persons re-
garding its use as sinful. Education
or conviction will govern here as else
where. In most rules where wine Is
specified as flavoring. the juice and
grAtel rind of lemon will be. so far
as sweet sauces are concerned, a pleas
ant substitute.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-11-10
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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-11-10

You can turn pine or whitewood
shelves, tables, and the like, to fine
walnut stain by applying with brush
The following preparation: Thin-sized
shellac, two quarts; dry burnt umber,
one half pound; dry burnt sienna, one
half pound; lampblack, one-eighth
pound. Shake well until mixed. This
is TO be followed by coat of shelIac
varnish. Such stain and finish give
some very common homemade things
quite store.like appearance.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-11-10

A DIFFERENCE of four quarts OF
per day at the low price of cents a
quart makes for 300 days S24 which is
the interest of S400 for a year. This
does not represent the entire difference
in value, as the progeny of superior
mixers will be worth many times as
much to raise as will the progeny of
the inferior animals. No farmer is
rich enough to keep poor cows.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-11-10

CHICAGO DEACoN-"See here, sir,
what do you mean by selling my daugh-
ter such book as this? Ihave a great
mind to have you arrested"
Book Dealer-"Why what is the mat
ter with it?''
"Matterl You know well enough.
Why several of the heroes have whole
regiment of wives apiece. The idea of
deliberately Pacing such literature in
the hands OF respectable young ladies,
What do you call such books any wayy''
"They are usually called BiDles.n
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-11-10

FRESH VEGETABLES SALTED Down.
Sweet corn can be salted II brine for
Winter use. first boiling and skimming
the brine and then immersing the corn
in after 1t is cold; fat stone should be
used to keep the corn under the brine,
and before it is used it should be fresh
ened to palatable degree by soaking
In fresh water, the brine should contain
all the salt 1t will absorb. String beans,
asparagus and egg plant may be simi.
larry kept in brine for winter use.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-11-10

DRIED APPLE CAKE.-Two cupfuls
of sweet dried apples, soak over night
and chop: two cupfuls of molasses, and
let it simmer over two hours; when cold
add one cupful Of sour milk and butter,
two teaspoonfuls of soda, four eupfuls
of -four, four teaspoonfuls of cinnamon,
one teaspoonfuls of cloves and one nut
meg.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-11-10

IT has been determined by experiment
that meal will pass through the digest
I've organs quicker than hay, and that
if the meal is fed to an animal on an
empty stomach it passes away before
it is fully digested, but If fed after nay
it becomes mingled with it and more
benefit is derived. When oil cake was
added TO the ration, instead OF 81 lbs.
butter, 81 pounds were obtained IN one
instance. Where the selection OF cows
has been judicious the extra richness Of
the milk in butter viii naturally follsS
the use Of rich feed to a larger degree
than with the ordinary cow. Each cow
has her own peculiarly IN this dlrec-
ton.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-11-10
IN one of bis recent interesting lee

Tn one of bis recent interesting lee
lures in London, Prof. Roberts-Austen
spoke of eight prominent points OF re-
semblance between metals and anids
which have long been known 1hey
are the rejection of impurities on
solidifcation, suffusion, flow, uuder
pressure. changes due to compres-
sion, absorption OF gases. absorption
of LIQUIDS, yaporization, aud surface
tension. or these properties perhaps
the most astonishing are those exhibited
by metals when compressed. Placlng
cold. powdered metals in powerful
press, Prof. W. Spring, Oh Liege,
caused lead to weld into solid mass
by a pressure of 13 tons per square
inch; zincr by 10 tons, tin 32 tons; anti
mony. SO tons: almiuum 3S tons; Dis
muth, 80 tons: copper, 81 tons. AT
80 tons per square inch lead actually
began to flow, and at AZ tons tin showed
the same phenomenon. When pressure
of more than fifty tons to the square
inch was given the metals under ex-
perinent flowed through the fine cracks
of the COMPRISING chamber like SO
much treacle. Prof. Spring also
proved that the crystalline structure OF
metals may be changed by pressure as
by fusion; and that it is possible even
to build un.alloys by pressure.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-11-10

CHRISTMAS BERRIEs.-Already the
careful gatherers are looking ahead for
the CHRISTMAS tree, and preparing
mountain ash and other berries to keep.
The former will keep if tied in bum
ches and hung up with the berries down.
They should be soaked in water for
twenty-four hours before they are used.
Barkberries keep well immersed in
strong salt and water. Any such ber-
RES can be painted If you want to use
them with a solution of scarlet sealing
wax and alcohol.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-11-10
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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-11-10

PICKLED CABBAGE.-For two quarts
of finely shredded cabbage allow one
pint and half of minced bell peppers,
the seeds removed, one tablespoonful Of
fine salt. half small cupful of mus
tard seed, one small teaspoonful of
ground cloves, and the same amount Of
ground cinnamon. Mix well together,
put in jars, and pour over the mixture
enough boiling cider vinegar to saturate
it, but not to rise above it. Cover Sc
curely and keep in cool, dark place.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-11-10

a MAN never finds out how little he
knows about domestic matters until his
wife asks him to keep his eye upon the
baby and to see that pan OF melted
butter is kept stirred while she goes in
to the attic to look through her rag
bag.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-11-10

TIE ingenuity of persons who get
up" precious stones and mock pearls
for ssthe trade,n has often been COM
mented upon and frequently censured.
A London lapidary, who works in the
groove indicated, was called upon a fe W
months ago in a court of law to explain
his mode of procedure, 81 make all my
limitations out of real stones" was his
reply to the judge. On being asked to
be more explicit, he sad: Perhaps 1
possess some pale stones which are oil
small value; these split by the aid OF
my tools; then introducing deeper
tone of color 1 JOIN them together
again, having considerably increased
their salable value" In this way the
colors of many stones are said to be IN
tensi6ed, such as emeralds, sapphires ,
amethysts and others.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-11-10

TIE following is said to be cheap,
simple and efficient way to cure sore
backs and old sores of any kind On hor-
ses: Take white oak bark. peel the ross
or outside off, add water and
boil it down till 1t is black as ink
When cool, add to a gallon of the bark
extract, two ounces of alum. Wash
the affected part two or three times a
day until cured.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-11-10

SHOULD you have fine stock of
your own from which to raise queens,
/ suggest you try your hand by first
capturing the queen you wish to super
sede, and kill her, leaving the stock
queenless for eight days, then cut out
and destroy all the queen cells and ex-
change a frame of fresh brood with
plenty OF fresh eggs, from your fine
stock, when the bees will again make
new set Of cells and raise a queen from
the first queen.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-11-10

GRAPE JELLY for mutton or venison
Is made precisely as currant jelly is:
first coddling the fruit and adding the
sugar to the clear juice only. One tea
cupful of sugar to four teacups of
juice is the rule, if you will then boil
the clear juice alone for thirty minutes.
If you do not do this the old rule is a
pound to pint.
In both cases cock with the sugar
until it jellies when dropped on a cold
plate.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-11-10

NOTWITHSTANDING great care pi-
amos and especially uprights will be-
come smeared and lack luster. Do not
attempt to use any varnishes or furnit-
ure poiishes, but take lukewarm water,
make soapsudS, and wash thoroughly q
small space at time, either with
sponge or soft rag, quickly rubbing dry
with larger rag. A piece of old table.
cloth Is the best for this purpose.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-11-10
THE WAR srp,r,

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interest by 4 great audience .;r v;ii -ai'ssls q
space during the coming yes- +, I-.-lPIg oo-lIg Is
means be entirely omitted. S:o1.,' ~: !; "a.
engagement, prison life, e,c. y-;i u IN,