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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-01-16
The Panama Canal Bubble.

The Panama Canal bubble has burst.
The company Is unable to pay a quar-
terly interest of $3.50, 600 francs OH
5OO, ,OOO,O 600 francs, which is the par
value of the issue of bonds Just preced-
ing the lottery bonds. The loss falls
upon the peasant and middle-class in
vestors who have been lured INTO the
disaster by DeLesSeps' promises. Prob
ably oOO,OOO poor people Will suffer.
Only those who won prizes at the lottery
drawing have anything TO show for the
savings they have surrendered to the
great engineer. The entire investment
is enormous; the capital stock all paid
in being $50, 600, 600, and the par value
of the bonded debt about $3.50. .OOO. 600.
1.-The common people," as DeLesseps
termed them, had blind confidence in
him and it was upon these people that
he depended for money. Among the
bondholdeTs are said to be thousands of
widows and orpha whose all had been
handed over to DeLeSseps. Even dur
ing the past two months, when il must
have been evident 10 the engineer that
crash was inevitable, poor people have
been induced to take bonds. 1t is even
charged against the promoter of the
scheme that he urged holders of the
company's obligations TO pawn them
for small amounts in order that money
for additional bonds might be obtained.
At the same time De Lesseps was ad-
vocating a plan for a reorganization
that would deprive his poor dupes of
all income from their investments and
probably of the entire sum invested.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-01-16

Literary Immortality

Prof. Seeley discusses the question oil
literary Immortality. lie shows that
the chances Of any mans work becom-
ing permanent classic Is greatly re-
duced. Inferior Latin and Greek au-
thors live, owing TO exceptional causes.
The chaos Of Europe, after the Latin
classics were written, put out ard pre-
vented all literary production for
Thousand years. This made them mon
umeutS OF IpSed civilization. They
We're grUedIly caught up, rs one catches
4 lost thread IN a labyrinth. Ever since
the Revival Of Leaning" they have
held their place in our schools. But
the Immortality Of Ovid and Horace Is
waning. Seeley allows the probability
of two or three immurtaIs in a century
AS Goethe and Hugo for our own.
The rest must be Coateut to be evan
escent. However much l may admire
George Eliot, | can not imagine that n
hundred years hence people will find
time TO read 'AIiddlemarch-' But
TennysOu, the professor thinks, may be
read.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-01-16

PHYSIOLOGY. - y school teacher,
during the progress of a lesson in ply
siology the other day, used herself Is
subject n illustrating the difert nj
parts of tie body. No difficulty was
experienced in elicitlRg correct answers
as to the position of the head, arms and
limbs; when. however, the teacher des-
crIbed something that was Invisible the
scholars were mystifieJ- She asked
about the location of the backbone, and
indicating It's position in her own body,
she asked what it was. Nobody could
answer at first. Suddenly bright
thought occurred to an observing
yo1ngster. His eyes sparkled and be
raised his hand to attract the teachers
attention.
"well, john" she said, "what do
you call it?''
eyer bustle," answered the lad
promptly.
The information vas too much for
the school, and the laughter that fol-
lowed indicated that the innocent mis-
take was perceived by the other pupils
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-01-16

BACHELOR Sutterly is a wealthy
man, and TO further increase his income
and at the same time follow the dc
tates of his heart, he married his type
writer, a very beautiful girl. But lis
ten to this:
Mrs. Sutterly, the bride of a few
weeks out shopping-What curious
little instrument this is. my dear Mrs.
Vanderhoef- Do you know what 1t s
calledp
Mrs. Vanderhoef - On, yes; it is
called a typewriter.
"InGeedl What odd things find their
way into the shopsI Shall we so now
to the diamond counter2"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-01-16

LITTLE Bobby, whose mother be-
lioves in cautIoning her children against
the consequences of foolish acts, has
often said to him:
IF you get before the train, or fail
into the water, you may be killed; and
when one is dead it is for a long time. :"
One day Bobby, while walking with
his uncle, took pains to keep at safe
distance from the shore OF the river.
'If l should fall in. l should be
drowned" he exclaimed; ''aDd when
you're drowned, your dead; and when
you're dead, it's for llfe!"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-01-16
Men and Women Stirred up by EIec
trfcity.

y line wire with the electric current
struck a Fourth Avenue car in New
York city the other day and caused the
passengers to dance in the rain. The
wire fell from the elevated road and
charged the ground. This occurred
from the elevated railroad structure at
Houston street and the Bowery, and
showers of sparks shot out from the
ends One end reached across the side
walk and the other stretched across the
street. The rain had soaked the ground
and made il a good conductor for the
current. The pavement was so charged
with electricity that people were shock
ell one after another and looked like a
lot of dancing marionettes. -Four
policemen were kept busy warning peo-
pie away from the danger places
Sparks flew in all directions. Those
who came near the wires soon danced
out OF danger. y Fourth Avenue car
came bowling along, and the driver
whipped up his horses and dashed
through the crowd. He was warned Of
the danger, but so many people cried
out TO him at once that he did not un-
derstand what was said. He urged the
horses on until one of them stepped on
the wire. The current passed through
the animals iron shoe into its body.
The steed made a quicker move than
ever before In its life. The passengers
terrified, ran from the car at either
end. As each one stepped to the ground,
he or she received a shock. All OF
them had to Jump. Several young
ladies executed lively steps on the mud
dy street and showed an utter disre-
guard for Hosiery in doing so. An old
gentleman with an armful OF news
papers made some very juvenile jumps
and cut remarkable capers with an um-
brelIa before he was out of harms way.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-01-16

There 3 gIver, IN L0GtlJH EHgmcCr-
ING, an abstract or an interesting cCm-
munication which G. y. Parsons re-
Gently made to the Royal Society re-
l2tive 10 u number OF experiments
which he has made en- carbon at high
temperatures aud under great press
ures, and In contact with other sub
stances. 1t would appear that he has
succeeded In producing diamond-dust
artihcially. The arrangement of the
experiment was as follows: y massive
cylindrical steel mold of about three
inches internal diameter aud six inches
high was placed under hydraulic
press the bottom Of the mold being
closed by a spiyot and asbestos rubber
packing, similar TO the gas check in
guns; the top was closed by pIunger
similarly packed; this packing was per-
tecuy tight at all pressures. In the
spigot was 4 vertically bored hole into
which the bottom end of the carbon
rod to be treated fitted; the top end OF
the carbon-rod was connected electri-
cally 10 the mold By by copper cap,
which also helped to support the car
bon-rod in y central position. The
block and spIgot were insulated electri-
cally from tbe mold by abestos, and the
leading wires from the dynamo being
connected 10 the block and mold re-
spectlVe,y, the current passed along the
carbOn.Tod IN the interior of the mold.
The free space in the mold was filed in
toEp with different hydrocarbons and
wisA other materials. Among the
liquids acted on were bepzine,
paranine, treacle. chloride and bisul-
phide OF carbon, and the solids, includ-
ed silica, alumina carbonate and oxide
Of magnesia and alumna. The press
ure employed ranged from Eve to thirty
tons per square inch. In the expert
ment with silica the density OF the car
bon was increased 30 per e.a'., and in
no other case. The most interesting
set of experiments was when the mold
around the rod was filed with a layer
Of slaked lime about I inch thick, sur
mounted by , inches of silver sand, fol-
lowed by layer of lime OF the same
thickness, and finally by layer or coke
dust. The preSsures used ranged
from to b tons, and the current
from 200 to $50 amperes, the carbon
being in different experiments from :!
inch 70 5-l6 inch In diameter. Under
these conditions there was obtained on
the surface of the carbon.rod a powder
of a gray color. harder than emery and
capable OF scratching the diamond.
The powder is, therefore, very pToba-
bly, the diamond itself.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-01-16

oereTdL improvements are claimed in
autocopymg printing presses by Mr.. 7.
helner, CT Leipzig He provides two
cylinders which may act as receiving
surfaces Tor the waiting, and which
also operate with pressure to feed the
paper TO be printed upon. The paten-
Tee provides the cylinders with surface
con- lposed of a mixture as follows: 100
parts soluble glass, 10 parts whiting,
~ parts magnesium carbonate, 10 parts
sLlcate of magnesia, 10 parts glycerine.
~ paris water, 8 par IS oxalic acid, 5
parts manganese ore and parts
mineral color. These substances may
oe used ON any sIlitabl supports, as
plates of metal, glass, ezrthepware.
Ior replacing Ithograpir stone. In
compination with the cy I.nders is an
INK trough consisting of two parts.
sepaaoed by slit having 4 regulating
screw. BY the action of a lever the
linking mechanism may be thrown IN
or out of action.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-01-16
The police department of /

The police department OF Berlin re-
quires equivocal dislnfection in case of
Aslatic cholera, of variola, OF typhus
and relapsing fevers, and In dyphtheria,
and disinfectIon when officially directed
in case of scarlet fever, OF epidemic
dysentery, OF measles, OF whooping
cough. and OF phthisis. Besides, dis
infection of dwellings is obligatory in
the affections mentioned, consisting of
scrubbing with per cent. solution of
carbolic acid, and rubbing the walls
with bread. Guttmann recommends
spraying, with a suitable apparatus, the
walls with per cent, solution of cor
rosive sublimate, and subsequently wet
ting the walls with per cent. solution
OF carbonate of sodium, to render the sub
Innate innocuous. Tie oxychloride of
mercury is precIpItated, which may be
readily removed. DIR. Hanstein states
that per cent. solution of corrosive
subllmate may be unhesitatIngly ap-
piled, alone or with a 3 per cent. solu-
tion of carbolic acid. Those engaged
in the work have not suffered in the
slightest, If they have worn masks.
The dIsinfection OF a moderately large
room occupied two workmen three
hours.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-01-16

NEWSPAPERS IN THE Kitchen
Any properly conducted household has
an abundance of old newspapers. Many
uses may be found for them, but none
more important than in the kitchen.
Nothing is better for cleaning lamp
chimneys. Instead of blackIng tie
stove every day, take newspaper and
rub OF the covers and top OF the stove
while still warm. If grease is spilled
on a cover, turn It over and let it burn
off before attempting to clean. Bright
en- up the tea kettle and coffee pot by
the same means. If you have greasy
skillet or pan, wipe out with piece of
newspaper before washing. The paper
Will absorb most of the grease, and lot
water with little sal soda or washing
soda VIII complete the cleaning with
less detriment 10 the hands than usu-
ally experienced.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-01-16

CHOPS AND CAULIFLowER.-B
the chops ard serve them In a circle on
! hot platter around cauliflower pre-
pared thus: Soak the cauliflower, face
downward, in cold water for two hours;
this takes out whatever insects niay
have hai bored therein. Cut off all
the green leave. and boil IN salted wat
er from twenty minutes to half an
hour, which depends on the size. Try
with silver fork from time to time to
see IL Il be done. When thoroughly
done pour of the water and pour over
the vegetable a sauce made thus: Bring
to boiling point half pint OF milk. add
a piece OF fresh butter the size OF an
egg, salt TO taste, and the well beaten
yolk of an egg, stirring all the while;
then add a teaspocnful Of arrowroot
smoothed In a little cream. Let it boil
up once, when it will be ready for
serving.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-01-16

The old story of the sad fate of the
gllded child Is in danger OF being rele-
gated to the limbo of fables If certain
experiments undertaken by a Russian
physician, DIR. Tecoujeff, and recorded
in "wratsch," are confirmed. Ac.
cording to An abstract published in the
Bulletin General de Therapeutique,"
Tecoutjef has subjected eightssn adults
and five children to the test, coating
six of them with an Irritating ointment,
eight with gelatirous mass and nine
with a mixture of diachylon and lard.
They were kept in bed from two to
seven days, and five times daily the
applications were made to the entire
surface, except the head and in some
Instances the palms OF the hands. In
none OF them were any such serious
symptoms noted as are known to take
place in the lower animals. The au-
thor concludes that smearIng the en-
tire skin. at least to any degree ever
desirable in therapeutics, is absolutely
harmless.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-01-16
A wonderful Food and MedIcIne,

Known and used by Physicians all over
the world. SCOTS Emulsion not only gives
flesh and strength by virtue of its own
nutritious properties, but creates and appe-
tite for food that builds up the wasted
body. 81 have been using SCOTS Emulsion
for several years, and am pleased with its
action. Ny patients say it is pleasant and
palatable, and all grow stronger and gain
flesh from the use of IT. 1 use it IN all
cases of Wasting Diseases. and it is es-
pecially useful for children when nutrient
medication is needed. as in Marasmus. -
T. W. PIERCE, NJ. D., Knoxville, Ala.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-01-16

SYNONYMOUS. - a little eight year
old girl living but a few miles from
Boston came into the possession OF .
new hat, and was very proud OF lhe
acquisition, which she critically vieweo'
her smiles ard heightened color PROV
ing the pleasure the hat gave her Her
father praised it, and asked the little
one how she liked 1t.
Il think it's outrageous"
"WhatP', was the surprised parents
ejaculation. "Do you mean that you
dislike it by declaring il to be 'outra-
geousP'"
ssNo, 1 guess 1 mean its gorgeousp
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-01-16

Some curious maritime discoveries
show that the ocean teens with life at
a depth of more than one thousand
fathoms. at north latitude fifty de.
grees thIrty-two seconds, west longt-
tude twelve degrees two seconds, there
were brought from twelve hundred and
twenty fathoms a perfectly black fish,
with white eyes. specimens OF that
strange genus of echinoderms, CAL
veria, and few silicious sponges and
rare, beautiful cassideria. tyrhena, and
some large and exqpisitely colored sea
anemones, and also quantity OF car
maria and pteropoda, which were cap
tured in surface nets.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-01-16

Mr.. E. Wethered has Investigated the
structure and formation of coal. He
concludes ~ that some kinds OF coal
were practically made up Of spores
while others were not, these varieties
often occurring In beds of the same
seam; and ~ that the so-called
bituminous coal was largely composed
of the substance which he termed
hydro-carbon, to which the wood tissue
had contributed beyond doubt.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-01-16

DEvILED OYsTERs.-FIftyo oysters,
four ounces butter, one tablespoonful
lemon juice. one tablespoonful pepper
sauce, two eggs, well whipped; one
pint sifted bread crumbs. Drain and
dry the oysters, put them in a shallow
pan, pour over them the butter, gently
melted. with tie lemon juice and pep
per sauce; keep the pan slightly warm
and turn the oysters now and then for
a few minute.- Dip the oysters. one
by one INTO the crumbs, turn into the
egg and the crumbs again, and let dry
for half an hour. Put into a frying
pan, to the depth OF two inches, either
clarified butter. 1ne leaf lard or a mix
ture of both, and, when very hot, put
in the oysters set on a wire and cook
10 golden brown color; garnish with
sprigs of parsley, and serve hot.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-01-16

WHIPPED CREAM PIE.-Line deep
pie tin with a moderately rich crust.
Bake in quick oven, then spread it
with any soft jam or jelly, and on this
pour a teacupful of cream, beaten or
whipped to stiff foam, then sweeten
and flavor to taste, the cream will beat
more easily IL very cold at first. More
jelly can he spread on the top of the
cream, or serve 1t without, as pre-
ferred.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-01-16

HE, In a store-I'm looking for some
thing In the shape of adiary-somethlng
in which 1 can record my daily
thoughts and ideas upon current events.
She, new clerk and eager to please
Oh, yes; you won't wont anything very
large, then. Here's something, three
days to a page; thirty-three cents,
please thanks
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-01-16

A Po,cerfuE T,lbe-press.-A powerful
hydraulic tube-press for forming metal
and steel tubes from circular plates by
pressing or forcing them by the aid of
mandrils through dies or annular rings
has Just been designed and built. says
the Unlrersdt Engineer, by Henry
Bessemer S Co., Sheffield, for the Biz
mingham Small-arms Factory. The
press will be used for the manufacture
of tubes of large size.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-01-16

II you have catarrh, you are in danger, as the
disease is liable TO become chronic anl affect youI
general health, or develope into consumption.
Hoods Sarsaparllla cures catarrh BY purifying
and enrichlng the blood, and building up the sys
tenn. Give II trial.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-01-16
AFamiIy Gathering.

Have you father? Have you a mother
Have you son or daughter, sister or a
brother who has not yet taken Kemp's Bal
sam for the Throat and Lungs, the guaran-
teed remedy for the cure of Coughs, Colds.
Asthma, Group and all Throat and Lung
troubles? If so, why2 when sample bot
tie is gladly given to you trce by any drug
gist and the large size costs only zoe. and 81.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-01-16
SCIENTIFIC.

A Font in Stone ne-sHdshing.-lt is
well known that a stone however large,
may be broken by striking a sufficient
number OF blows with hammer, along
the line where it is desired to break the
stone. In this process the force of the
blow is expended In gradually weaken
ing the cohesion of the particles In
line following the direction of the
blows. This weakening is increased
by each successive blow until finally
rupture occurs.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-01-16

"Ihe best remedy for ramp-the sim
plest and the most efficaclous that l
know Offs a band OF cork. 1t Is
easily made by cutting small new
wine cork into thin slices, which must
be sewn close together upon ribbon or
tape an inch wide. 1t can be tied
around any part affected and worn dur
ing the night
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-01-16

To the Edior-Please inform your readers
that have a positive remedy for the above
named disease which ] warrant TO cure the
worst casees SO strong is my faith in its viz
tues that / will send free n sample bottle and
valuable treatise 10 any sufferer who Will give
me his +. o. and ENprcss address, ReSp'y,
II. q. ROOT, NJ C, lS3 Pearl St.. New York.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-01-16

use of electricity has been maid In Indis
or the prevention OF the intrusion OF
snakes into dwellings. Before all the
ioors and round the house two wires
are laid, which are isolated from each
Dther. and connected with an Induction
apparatus. Should a snake attempt
% crawl over the wires he receives
hook Of electricity which either kills
frightens him into q retreat.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-01-16

W. j. kno,cles las exhibited 10 the
London AnthropologIcal Institute
Clipped flint implIment which he found
in undisturbed bowlder clay In Ireland
and which he therefore regards as evil
dence of the existence OF man in the
glacial period.
Don't let winter catch you with leaks
in the woodshed roof.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-01-16

according to Chicago wagonmaker,
white oak requires eighty years to ma
lure; shell-bark hickory, from thirty
20 fifty years; tulip-tree, sixty or more
sears. and red or Norway pine, at least
iixty years Arti1cially grown, fifty
I've thousand feet of these kinds OF
lumber may be obtained from each
scre.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-01-16

BROWN BETTY.-Cut several large
apples into thin slices; have ready
but;ered dish, into this put layer of
grated bread crumbs, then a layer of
sliced apples, and over this sprinkle
sugar, and so on alternately, bread
apples, and sugar, until the dish Is full,
letting the top layer be of bread
crumbs; place three large Jumps of
butter on top. put in oven and bake
brown, Serve hot with butter and
sugar sauce.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-01-16

A clergyman, after years Of suffering from
that loathsome disease. Catarrh, and vainly
trying every known remedy. at last found a
prescription which completely cured and saved
him from death Any sufferer from this dread
full disease sending self-addressed stamped
envelope TO Prof. J. A. Lawrence Ss Warren
ST., y. " will receive the recipe free of charge
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-01-16

SETS OF D'oYLIEs are embroidered
in intricate patterns. arabesques, or
conventionauzed flowers on pongee or
China silk. or the finest linen. Eight
cen make the set. and they are delicate
ly frlnged from the rayeled edges or
the material, as sewed on fringe would
spoil them.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-01-16

COLONEL d. (sojourning in Paris)-
What is the proper French expression
to be used In accepting an invitation to
drink?
Mr.. Cobalt-You should say, 'Avec
plaisir. Monsieur le Colonel
"Ah, 'Avec plaisir.' All right"
sand when you decline an invitation
you should say. Non, merci.''
''Oh, that wouldn't be of any use 10
me.n
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-01-16

MoTHEE-It is bitter cold night.
don't suppose Jennie'5 beau will come
tonight, and she might as well come
and help me with this mat.
Small boy-Jennie's beau has come.
He's In the parlor now with Jennie. ]
saw 'em both there just now hugging-
Mother, horrifed-What2
Small boy, mischievously-Yes, hug
ging-
MY graciouSI''
"Hugging the stove.n