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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-09-24
A NashIng.on SIX Flcinrr-

Cousiderablc interest baving bee,
aroused by the announcement Of the cs.
tablishment ofas.k factory at the Agri-
cultural department. S,,r ronor,or
called upon M Philip Walker. special
agent OIL .he division Of entomology. who
is charged with carrying out :he details
of the work and elected the following
information.
For three years past Congress has an.
propriated sum of money 70 b n.@d IL
the commissioner Of agricnrtaro i ~
deavoring 10 establish the cultivation Of
silk in the United States. Part Of this
money has been emplovod IL 1oa,.;a,
over the ground and making experiments
preliminary to the more systematic onos
which 1t i' now the purpose Of dc COM.
missioner to undertake. These new oy-
periments will be conducted nn5or t'o
authority Of clause in the last ogricnltn.
raj appropriation bill autb.ril.nr flo
trial, at some point in tbc Di.triot ~
Columbia, Of some new m,cbinory Co., ~
reeling silk from the cocoon anta,n,G ~
cally.
The silk industry of the United stotos
in most Of its branches. is oro r.b;.ITa,
been established upon firm foundation.
but ior raw material Of the best class tbc
silk throwster and weaver have Nm
obliged to seek foreign markets. There
are two grades Of this raw material com
monty called spun and raw silk. The
former is produced from silk waste and
pierced cocoons, and, after nroIimiaar,
operations Of naceration and carding i
spun some what after the manner Of cot-
ton IniS operation has been success
fully carried out for some years by several
important establishment, in connoo,icnt
Pennsylyaaia and elsewhere. and the in.
dust4, be said to be firmly estab-
l1sheG.f
But as god uupicrccd cocoons arc not
} used in tnls work there still remains no
outlet IN 1e United States for this pro-
duct, ndfhe officials of the department
OF agrlea alre have found that it was
p,,,sS.ss -. Y orier to make the culture
! ham. that they should also
- y IIl'Izamsz:sy - : -,-.rl.as
foFtRcV icest product of the silk-raiscr
-th'v e or unpierced cocoon. From
these IONS is produced raw silk. 1t
is neeief here to go into the details of
the Foceh by which the continuous fila
ments ofleveral cocoons are unwound
and unitd into a strong, elastic, and
wcl,Tounled thread of raw silk, though
it is this ind Of work that is to be per-
formed ia the annex to the agricultural
building during the comirg year. H.
WASHINGTON Star.
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charging for g Sass. ;"

Bosten was Fanny Kemble's
off her summers were spent here
Ius : in rural Massachusetts,, she en-
Ill., worthy neighbor to be her char
Selh fing the season of one of her
pjournings. With lind-hearted
~" khe was beginning to expatiate
oathe country, the crops and the history
oithe people around about, when Fanny
marked, in her imperious, dogmatic
is;hion;
"oF, lhave engaged you to drive for
me- not to talk to me-"
Ine farmer ceased, purscd up his lips
nd eyer after kept his peace. When
be vacation weeks were over, and the
iine was about to return to town, she
sent ior her driver and his bill. Running
hr eyes down its columns, she paused.
What is this item, sir9o said She. ~
cannot understand it,"
Ana with equal gravity he reioined:
sass 80 I don't often take it. but
sSsa do charge. ~ Boston Reaeal
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r0m York,s Big Aqueduct.

The new aqueduct with which New
wax hopes 10 supply itself is the " big
llo.t olT tbina that city has yet undertaken.
e., {, Mil '' cost not less than S25, 900, 600,
lad !. T is an enterprise of truly gigantic
anu aluuoortions The calculation is to pro-
XXX facilities fol delivering 500, 900, 600
,niIons o,Gg OF water daily from a point some
forty miles away. Practically the new
~ .nodnct will be an enormous tunnel,
= - 'ia.o than the combined lengths of the
T-so iInS Greatest tunnels in Europe-the
q. sH' VCo7hard. the Mont Cents, and the
a. 1r,bcrc The greater part of it will be
anrcYyated n',1y through solid rock, at an av.
erage er depth of 22O feet below the ground
,r1occ enr In some places it will be 500
~, soct Below. Instead Of crossing the Har
icm i river on a bridge, as the present
.n"eiuct ,v"i does, it will be cut through
u5der the riyer.-BrooblyH Union.
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Follows an Eel pse.

The late Commander Morrison. Roy
ii NAVY, in 1884 published the follow
inc observations on earthquakes:
EARTHQUAKES generally follow close on
the heels Of eclipses At the period of
the earthquake many aspects will be
found between. the planets in the heav-
ems. In the present instance an eclipse
Of the sun occurred on Aug. 20 Jupiter
and Uranus were in conjunction with
the moon on Aug. 81. On the same day
there were important aspects between
the sun and Jupiter and between Mars
and Uranus. Mars is at present in
scorpio, which has been supposed to be
another circumstance favoring the pro
ducton of earth quakes.
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Blue Skies.

Sad twilight trail, y heavy clouds
Into the night. One sulen zone
Of mist, in nearer circling shrouds,
Sweeps out the hills our love has known.
Cold blasts go sobbing overhead,
When hark the west winds herald cries.
And by his sweet persuasion led,
Behold one far faint sparkle sped
Thro rifteI uists, l keep glad eyes,
Dream happy things. Above are spread
Blue sldes
Life eager heart of mine is storm;
Thou caust not part the lowering year..
Closer aud deeper phantom, form,
Thy near HORIZON wells in tears.
The worlidr.Ct from thy ye1rning sight,
But har& What free wind hither flies.
Singing Of strange unseen delight
A star shines in the death-wa acks hight.
Dream thou of morn and Paradise;
Over thy grave shall watch tonight
Blue skies
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-09-24

His papa was a clergyman who strictly
enforced the rule that the young scion
should attend Sunday service despite his
tender years. Imagine the feelings Of
this dominic parent, when pausing at his
study door, he discovered the yorng
man in the act Of expclIing large BUM
blebec, waving his small arms frantically
in the air and crying; "sa-h! sh-h Get
out of here. Get out, tell you, or
papa'll preach you to death. h.'-naaeap-
civ Tglbana.
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fession in Europe than in America.
"How are twelve dollar set tee'n'
made while you wait, manufactured
'In almost the same manner that 99O
sets are made. A mechanical den's'
would charge the same price (SSl 10, q
making a $12 set of teeth as he |oulu
for higher priced set. Dentists now
ever, who make teeth at the rate naii'e
always do their own work. In cheap y
upper and lower sets of teeth the le7'n
cost 50, while in the higher prlceu ~
the teeth are worth but 81 more =
cheap sets the only additional eAP''I :;
is for rubber and plaster. The la''s'
worth, possibly. five cents and the ,uD, :.
Der twenty five. The materials sss' -
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-09-24

sf lOmat0 CatSnp.-THke one gallon Of ripe
Nes.e=x..iisF they are skinned and sliced un
Hot thoronghly, mash, rub through scive
fot suu get all Of the pulp and none Of the
Tics, then boil doTn to one quart. Nix in
JILL rint Of cold vinegar. four table
('tsS'il of salt, two ',hlespoonsful of oun1
Istrd. "ue aalf te.tspaoH.ul Of ground
we. and one half tcispoonful OF CAYENNE
Shipper. These should alb OF the best quail
Az. Put thr mix ure ia the 10, tomato aud
casil ten mipuirS. SUR all the time 10 Keep
ure'm burning Put in halt pint hotties aud
Sk tight and 1t will keep tor years, growing
lain ter with age.
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4 Mushroom Which Grows on Trees.

A New Zealand mushroom, which
grows on the trunks of trees, is likely to
become an article of expectation to Eng
land It is exported in large quantities
to China where it is used in the prepa-
ration of soups. When dry, the mush-
room becomes shriveled up, and is as
hard as horn; when wet, it is soft and
elastic, almost sub-gelatinous. 1t grows
in compact gregarious masses. The ex-
Ports average over hundred tons year,
worth probably not less than $3.50 ton
at the place of shipment, and much more
in China. London Court Journal
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= saratoga barber has made quite a
,spa'atiOn as a performer on the
aalin0nie'. There is nothing extraordi.
-, a'ou' TINS. BARRIERS have unusual
organ. uOu''
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Ayers Sarsaparilla

for Rheumatism, with entire success and,
after careful observation, declares that, in
his belief, there is no medicine in the world
equal to it for the cure of Liver Disorders
Gout, the effects of high living, Sail
Rheum, Sores, Eruptions, and all tina
various forms of blood diseases.
We have Mr.. LELAND's permission to invite
all who may desire further evidence in regard
to the extraordinary curative powers of
AYERS SARsAPARILLA to see him person.
ally either at his mammoth Ocean Hotel
Long Branch, or at the popular Leland Hotel,
Broadway, 9th and 2sth Streets, New York.
Mr.. LELANDs extensive knowledge OF the
good done by this unequalled eradicator OF
Mood pOisons enables him to give inquirers
much valuable information.
PREPARED BY
Or. .J.C. Aver & Co, ., Lowell, Mass,
Sold by all Druggists; 81, six bottles for SIS.
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Communicated

ubD.ar Eiaor:-I WIS pleased TO see the har-
aainv aud enthusiasm that prevailed in the
alpubiican convention on Monday String
M eehfS we're made bY Mcssrs, Stonestrect,
great quantities of extremely
offensive matter. No treatment was of any
avail until the man, by Mr.. LELAND's direc-
tion, was supplied with AYERS SARsAPA-
RILLA, which allayed the pain and irritation,
healed the Sores removed the swelling, and
completely restored the limb TO use.
Mr.. LELAND has personally used
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In hats the novelty consists in having
the crown different from the Orim
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WARREN !!}.!;!N |. l..ELANll, / i, An! Ll :,

who pronincnt citizens have been cured Of
maj matlzim, .neuEasia aui Kindred COM
Us b. Salvation Oil, and TO recommend
yasuiblr medicine.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-03-10
SCIENTIFIC.

TIE Indestyuctibility of Gold.-Gold
may be said TO be everlasting, inde-
structible. The pure acids have no
effect upon it. AR and water are alike
prohibited from working its destruc-
ton while to baser metals they are
decay, to gold they are innocuous.
Bury 1t through long years and when
the rude tool of the excavator again
brings it to light, while everything
around it has returned to dust from
which it sprang while the delicate
form which it adorned has become
powder so impalpable as to be inap.
preciable /; while the strong bone of the
mighty warrior crumbles as you gaze
upon 1t while the trusty sword lies a
mass of shale rust, the delicate tracery
in gold which adorned it, or the finely
wrought tiara which encircled the lofty
brow of the fair damsel, is there in its
pristine beauty, perfect as when it left
the wOrkman's hands and became the
joy Of her heeting moments. Yes,
days, years, centuries have rolled by !;
mighty empires have risen and fallen !;
dynasties that dreamed their power to
be everlasting have passed away !;
armies have marched, conquered and
become nerveless;with decrepld old age;
cities teeming with population and
commerce have become the dwelling
place of the owl and the bat the very
pyramids themselves, raised in the pride
of power and destined to be forever,
have crumbled and are crumbllng, and
yet the thin filament Of goldhas stood
unchanged.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-03-10

$50 i'm an Old NalisC.

When Robert Hemer died in Vine
land, y. J., recently it was supposed he
had left considerable wealth, but none
of it could be found. His effects were
examined for will, but without sue
cess. The heirs felt certain, however,
that there was property somewhere, and
asked Judge Doughty to make a thor
ough search of the dead mans house.
The search was made and it was fruit
less until an old 1alise was fonnd lying
under a lnasS of rubbish in closet. 1t
didn't seem to be worth anything, but
in it were found cash and securities
amountAig to S31, $50. $1,000 of it
was in god, $4,000 i'll registered Gov
erument bonds, and $50 in coupon
bonds. Deeds for property in Illinois,
va ued at 80, 900 were also found. The
money was deposited in the Vineland
bank. The heirs to the estate are a
wi and five children
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-03-10

"YEs.n said the noted detective,
ssI have seen great many queer things
In my experience. discovered a great
many gigantic frauds, suppose?" ven
tured an admirer "Well, Il should say
so,' was the reply, ''But, between you
and me, the most complete piece oil de-
ception ever saw was woman, young,
pretty, and 1 would have sworn that
She was an angel" ''But she wasn'tr"
Il should say not. She has a temper
like a whirlwind, ard when she gets
mad the very earth seems to shake. :"
"Good graeiousl and how did you man
age to get down to her true char
acter?' Well, I-ahem-the fact is, l
married her."
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-03-10
FACETIE.

CHARLES AUGUsTUs-"Is it true,
ma that love takes away the appet te?''
Malt certainly does"
"My worst fears are realized On
how can bear up under itp"
"Why, my son, what is the natter
"You know how deeply THAT IS
how much 1 think of Miss Blank"
"a charming girl, and l am glad you
like her,"
"But she cannot have particle oil
love for me-
"Why nOt2"
because her appetite is not affected
in the least. Last evening she tooK
four plates of ice cream at one sitting. -
'Don't be alarmed, my son. ice cream
don't count"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-03-10

Tie absorption of atmosphere oxygen
by coal dust, says NJ. FayOl, usually
produces the rise IN temperature which
causes spontaneous combustion. Lig-
mite will take fire at 800 degrees and
anthracite at SIS degrees, while other
varieties of coal IN powdered state
ignite at intermediate temperatures.
AN Englishman In Madras, has by a
lucky accident made photograph of a
tiger in the act of seizing its prey. II
was OILY a partial success, however, as
he didn't have time to tell the beast TO
''look pleasant"
a FATHER had been lecturing his
young hopeful upon the evils of staying
out late at night and getting up late in
the morning.
You never will amount to any
thing" he continued, ''unless you turn
over new leaf. Remember that the
early bird catches the worm"
"How about the worm, father,' in
quired the young man, wasn't he rath-
er foolish to get up SC early?"
my son." replied the old man, SOL
EMMY, "that worm hadn't been to bed
at all. He was on bis way home"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-03-10

81 TELL you what it is" he said as he
begged a little assistance, sits pretty
tough to see ones wife and children
suffering for bread"
"You look as though you bad all you
wanted to eat"
"Yes, 1 have to keep myself in good
condition. You see nv wife IS obliged
to stay at home to take care OF the chill
dren, and if should give out 7 don't
know what they would do. There
wouldn't be anybody to beg. Poverty
is bitter thing, gentlemen"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-03-10

You grasp an iron ball and call il
hard it is not the iron that is hard,
but cohesive force that packs the par
tlcles of metal into intense sociability.
Let the force abate, and the same metal
becomes like dust /; let it disappear and
The ball is heap of powder, which
your breath scatters in the air. III the
cohesive energy in nature should get
tired and unclench its grasp of matter,
our earth would instantly 60 to pieces
SO that what we tread on is not ma-
terial substance, but matter braced ur
by spiritual substance, for which II
serves as the form and show. AL pecu-
liarities of rock and glass, diamond, ice
and crystal are due to the working of
unseen military forces that employ
themselves under ground-in caverns,
beneath rivers, in mountain crypts, and
through the coolest nights, drilling
companies of atoms into crystalline
battalions and squares, and every
caprice of fantastic order.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-03-10

CERTAIN MINERALS, once forming a
part of almost every medicine, are row
regarded dangerous and unnecessary.
The evils they produce are worse than
the diseases they were supposed to cure.
DR.. WALKERS CALIFORNIA VINEGAR
BITTERs contains nothing but the juices
of plants-and cures all disorders OF
The liver, skin, kidneys, digestive or
gans, and blood.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-03-10

"Hope on; hope ever" How many deli
cate ladies there are who, while they at
tend TO their daily duties, do so with ach-
ing heads, a sense of fullness, pain in the
back and depressed spirits, who are "only
keeping about" as the phrase is. Some
day they ego into Decline" and leave
their children motherless. To such We
would say. "Cheer up" Timely use OF
DIR. Pierce's 'sFavorite Prescription" cor
reefs all female irregularities. weaknesses,
and kindred affections easily, pleasantly
and quickly
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-03-10
Jeferson's Hand.

The special work of preparing the
Declaration of independence was given
bv the other members of the committee
to Thomas jefferson and John Adams;
the latter deferred to the former, whose
vigorous style of writing specially fitted
him for the task. The great document
was produced in Jefferson's handwrit-
ing, with a few interlineations by
Adams and Franklin.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-03-10

When 4 man escorts his wife and GILL
dren TO the depot. bids them goodbye for a
month in the country. he should provide
them with bottle of Aliens Lung Balssm,
the best remedy in the world for coughs
and colds. Price, nc, soc. and 81 per bot
| tie at Druggists
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-03-10

Wood intended for paper pulp is
shaved by machine devised for the
purpose so thinly that it takes $50
thicknesses to make an inch. II
cutting knives are Kept sharpenef
while in operation by an arrangement
of whetstones, which are constantly at
work upon them.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-03-10


The nitro-glycerine bomb Is a recent
addition TO destructive projectiles, its
serviceableness in reducing entrench-
ments being, it is claimed, unexcelled.
In its construction heavy conical shell
is first cast, and so arranged that one
end is much heavier than the other, one
end being also closed with tightly
fitting cap, screwed on after charging
The interior of the shell is divided into
three compartments, each separated by
a heavy plate-glass cap: the division
furlhest from the open end is filed with
sulphuric acid, the next with glycerine,
and the outer one with nitric acid
these three elements being the compo-
nent parts of nitro-glycerine. A small
opening through the centre of the cap
fitting the open end of the projectile
admits steel rod, to each end of which
is firmly attached small circular piece
of metal the inner end resting against
the first glass cap; (; the outer cap is then
screwed on, and the projectile is ready
for service. According to the principle
of gravitation, the heavy end naturally
strikes the ground first, the steel rod is
driven through the plate glass parti-
tions, the chemicals are mingled, and a
nitro-glycerine discharge takes place.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-03-10

"AlY son." said a beneyo,ent-loOking
conference-of-cha man sitting near
the door of a stTeet-car to a common
pest, "dO you know where little boys
go TO who catch on to cars and steal
rides?" "Yes, SIR" said the bud little
boy, "they goes to the next cross-street
and then the funk of a driver stops and
licks 'em off,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-03-10

4 CoUNTRYMAN was sowing his
ground, when two smart fellows came
riding by, one of whom called out, with
an insolent air:
"Well, my good man, It's your busi-
ness to SOW; but we reap the fruits of
your labor"
The rustic replied, " 'Tis very like
you may, for just now 1 am sowing
hemp"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-03-10

DR.. Robert Newton, late President of the
Electric College. ofthe city of New York,
and formerly of Cincinnati, Ohio, used Dr..
WIN. HALLS BALsAM very extensively in
his practice, as many of his patients. now
living. and restored to health by the use of
this invaluable medicine, can amply testi-
fy. He always said that SO good a remedy
ought to be prescribed freely by every physi-
clan as sovereign remedy In all cases of
lung diseases. 1t cures Consumption, and
has no equal for all pectoral complaints
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-03-10
Cracks IN floors NAV be neatly and

CfuCh3 III HUOIS may Dt HtdlIy anu
permanently filled by thoroughly soak
ing newspapers in paste made of half a
pound of -four, three quarts Of water
and half.a pound of alum mixed aud
boiled. The mixture will be about as
thick as putty, and may be forced into
the crevices with case-knife. 1T VIII
harden like rapier-mache.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-03-10

COULDN'T you find room enough
for yourself on that bench, without
pushing that little boy off on the fiOOr?"
asked an Austin school teacher Of the
bad boy of the school.
~ didn't want any room for myself, :"
was the reply; l wasn't crowded at
ALL"
Then why did you push him OFF,"
$50 give him more room. He was
the boy who was crowded, so l pushed
him of TO give him plenty of room.
There is a great deal more room off
bench then there is on it,"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-03-10

JOHNSON had his trousers nearly
ruined the last wet day by careless
street-cleaner in West Broadway, who
spattered mud and nearly chopped of
one of his feet with the scraper. The
next time he met the fellow lie eyed
him so cuIlously that Smith remarked
"Do you know that MANI"
''No, but he knows me-"
SLOWS that?"
'IIe scraped an acquaintance with me
last week.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-03-10

The best filtering agent, according to
the recent experiments Of DIR. Percy
Frankland, Is spongy iron. Powdered
coke ranks next, and is very good but
animal charcoal soon becomes worse
than useless, although excellent at first.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-03-10

IL HEAR you've had a promotion.
Glad to hear of your good luck"
"Good luck! You don't call it good
luck 10 be taken in partnership, do
you?'
well, yes, | should think so. 1t
gives man better chance to accumu-
late fortune"
Not when he was cashier in the first
place"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-03-10

1c9 Doses One Dollar Is inseparably connected
with Hoods Sarsaparilla, and Is true of no other
Eaciieine. A bottle Of Hood's Sarsaparilla con
t8Ins 100 doses, and Will last 4 month. while
others will average to last no; over a week Use
ONLY uools Sarsanarllla.