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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-07-24


For aees before its occupation by man
New Zealand swarmed with great
wingless birds. which found here no
carnivorous enemies. but an abund-
arce of vegetable food. The moas not
only existed In vast numbers and for
thousands Of years, but had such diver
sity of form as to embrace no less than
seven genera, containing twenty -nve
species-a remarkable fact which is
unparalleled In any other part OF the
world. The commonest kinds In the
North Island were only from two and
a half to four feet high. Those Of the
South are and were mostly from four to
six feet tall, while the giant forms,
reaching twelve and thirteen feet, Were
always rare.
Immense deposits Of moa bones have
been found in localities to which they
appeared to have been washed from the
hills in tertiary times Skeletons on the
surface of the ground. with skin and lig-
aments still attached, have given the
Impression that these birds have been
exterminated in very recent years, but
other facts point to q different conclu-
sion. Tradition seems to show, &C
cording to F. NJ. Hutton, that the moa
became extinct in the North Island
soon after the arrival Of the Maoris in
New Zealand-that is, not less than 400
to 500 years ago-and in the South Isl.
and about 100 years later.
The fresh-appearing skin and ligs
ments are supposed to have been pre-
served by unusually favorable condj
tons
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-07-24
After the Storm.

Another profitable season for the
| beachcombers is in the middle Of win
| ter, after every severe storm. The
articles Of value then come from
| wrecks, and consist of about everyth
that one can imagine. A lumber-la den
| schooner may go to pieces on the reef,
| and enough fine Georgia pine will drift
| ashore to build several houses. By
! means of a long pole, tipped with an
iron hook, the beachcomber stands
knee deep In the water and collects
lumber by the wholesale. He may sell
this for good money, or use 1t for build
ing a house coal-laGen schooner
springs q leak In the storm, and the
captain. to save the crew, beaches her.
She strikes a reef and goes to pieces,
and everything drifts away except the
coal During the very low tides Il hun
dred tons of coal are exposed to view
on the reef The bcachcomber gathers
this for the local market or for his own
use. Fruits. nuts and general mer-
chandise are washed upon the beaches;
some are water-soaked and ruined;
others are not injured at all. More or
way to the shore. Wound in among
the sea weed the beachcombers viii find
various articles of clothing, long coils
of rope, broken spars and rigging, and
even small anchors. Occasionally rusty,
broken, and furnished rings, parts of
watch chains, and other jewelry, will
glisten from heaps of wet sand. 1t
would be impossible for even Il beach
comber to enunscrate the great variety
Of articles he collects. Beachcombers
are usually farmer fishermen. They |
collect the driftwood for burning. sea
weed for bedding their cows and pigs.
and pnr~ins for fprtiIizing thnir few
acres Of tillabIe land. Some are natur- |
ally too lazy to work at anything other |
than hunting for things thrown up on
the beaches. They make a precarious
living, and, unless numerous wrecks |
are cast up for them. they are apt to |
feel the pinch of winter, and suffer fo' |
'he ncceSSarieS of life.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-07-24
She Saved Everything.

While cleaning and renovatlng the
premises formerly occupied by Miss
Mary Moss. deceased, at Lansingburg,
N. Y, a number of valuable coins were
found, some dating back 1877 years.
Tho coins were mostly English, all sill
yer, although some copper and gold
pieces were found. Alarge number Of old
newspapers and magazines were found.
The Troy Times, from 1864 to the pres
ent time, was included. It is estimated
that Miss Moss wardrobe consisted OF
more than 200 dresses and q large num-
Der Of hats Of styles from 1910 to the
present day were found. The house she
occupied for more than forty years was
q two-story frame dwelling, and the
relatives have removed about forty
trunks full of goods, and there seems
to be an inexhaustible supply Of curior
Stiu Left ------AsA 'z4'..-.Ei
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-07-24
Farming one Hundred Year. Ago.

Should our population increase as
!apidly during the coming 100 years
as in the last fifty it will not be less
than 400. 900, 900. am, however. in
:lined to think 1t will not SO in
crease; for one thing. we will not
have the same inducements to offer
to immigrants When the price of
land goes up, as it is pound to do. and
Its acquisition requires more money;
when more capital Is required to un-
1ertake farming. except on the small
.st scale, and truck farms near cities
bring high rent and call for the
yreatest intelligence as well as In
iu,try on the part Of the farmer
one of the chief inducements to for.
signers seeking our shores-namely:
the acquisition Of farms Of their own
will disappear. At the same time
the liberal tendencies Of all civilized
countries, even under monarchical
governments, will lessen the number
Of those who leave the older countries
for the sake Of greater political free
dom. Immigration to the United
States will consist more and more OF
\ few comparatively well-to-dO per-
sons seeking opportunities for the
profitable investment of small capi-
tai, and who, possessing some educa.
lion and training in the art Of self.
government, will readily amalgamate
with our own people, or OF the poor.
est classes we'll content to serve for a
time in the ranks Of labor, provided
the rate OF wages is high enough tc
reward their frugalIty with moderate
savings Secretary Rusk in NortI
American Review.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-07-24
A Gray Rabbit's Nest.

lust as small boats always keep nea,
shore. the short-Iegged rabbit Is nevo,
found far from hiding-place of some
sort Nature gave the gray rabbit a Goa,
with a color that is very great pro.
lection to him; and when he furls hls
ears and lies close to the ground ons
can sometimes actually step over him
without seeing that he is there. The
ways of this little creature have sur.
prised me many times; but he never ac.
tually paralyzed me with astonishmen,
until one fine spring day when the
mowers In the Smithsonian grounds Of
Washington were cutting the grass on
the lawn, not over a hundred feet from
the National Museum building And
there. on a bit of ground utterly with.
out shrubs, bushes, or even flowers,
covered with nothing bot lawn grass,
Mt that time only four inches In height
with a busy roadway and walk circlinc
round on three sides, with the office Of
the curator of mammals in easy stones
throw on the other, a shop full Of dead
ly taxidermists and osteologists loom.
ing M on the east, and dogs and bad
bows literally swarming all about
there, on that naked lawn, was the
nest of a gray rabbit, containing four
young ones already so large that they
filed the nest as full rs 1t would hold.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-07-24
Trained Bees.

Among the smaller animals none are
80 intelligent, practical and sober-mind-
ed as the busy bee. He will mount In
the air and fly in a straight line for his
hive. When a man wishes to say that
he has gone by the shortest line from
one point to another-and that, as
mathematics teach, Is a straight line
he says he made a bee line" for the
place. So In the structure Of their
cells they apply by instinct the form
and proportions which reason proves
to be the most effective and economical
of space.
1t would appear, therefore. a very
simple thing to teach bees tricks and In
troduce them to professional life as
performers on the amusement stage.
Yet probably very few have ever seen
them trained. In 1881, however, Mr..
Wildeman Of Plymouth did train a
troup and exhibited them for the recrea-
ton of the curious public. He trained
a swarm of bees so well that he made
them enact maneuvers with as much
precision and unity as soldiers going
through field tactics. Wildeman would
appear before an audience with the
bees swarming all over him. They
were on his face and hands, crawling
over his clothes, and his pockets were
full Of them.
The hives Of the bees were in q GER
tain part of the hall quite removed
from the stage where Wildeman stood
with them thickly clustered on him.
He would give whistle. and the bees
at once flew to their hives. When they
got well settled there he would whistle
again, and back they few and settled
on his face. his hands and clothes once
more. This was done with the greatest
promptness and regularity. 1t must
have been some solicitude that the
spectators assisted at this performance,
But 1t is due to the bees, and perhaps
to Wildeman, to say that no one wa
ever stung by them.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-07-24
WHAT is UGLINESS7
Difficult to Define 1t, Even II It Exists
in Women.

in Women.
Absolute ugliness In girls is. accord
ing to woman, very seldom met with,
irregularity. ins:gnificance or want Of
harmony In the features is not sufficient
to constitute real ugliness. A high fore.
head Is nowadays universally cOnsid
cred to be a misfortune.
A pasty complexion Is, no doubt, ca
lamity, so is a long upper lip, and SO
Is a large chin.
But a girls face may have any one
Of these characteristics may possess
them all-without being positively ugly.
An intelligent mind and a gentle spirit
may do wonders In transforming o
plain face and making it, If not beau
tiful, attractive.
And the proof Of this is the often
noted fact that many plain-and even
ugly-girls are led to the altar, while
their handsomer sisters win admiration
without inspiring love.
1t Is when plain and badly formed
features are the lone of stupidity
when they are ulilluminated by q
spark or a ray of generous feeling that
they form truly ugly face.
Such faces there are, and there ar,
also no doubt faces cast hy nature il
SO broad Il mold that nothing will rem
der them attractive, any more than a
deformed figure can be made comely;
but such comeliness is almost as rare as
beauty itself.
Men often excuse themselves from at
tendance on plain young women on
this ground, that they are not only IL
looking but ill-temered.
There IS, too, much truth in tn.
charge. But the ugly girl is not With
out excuse. The consciousness that no
man or woman cares to look at her
face Second time, Joined to the sensi-
tiveness she has acquired, is apt to sour
her temper, and this, in Its truth, tends
to increase her ugliness.
Yet 1t is a singular fact that II a mai
FOR any reason pays marked attention
to plain girl, she Is apt to hold her
chin half an inch higher In the air than
a good-looking girl would do under the
same circumstances.
1t would be futile to inquire into tn.
reason Of this tendency on the part Of
ugly girls to give themselves airs, but
the fact Is patent to all men.-Cincip
.ati Gazette.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-07-24
1t Was only a Slipper.

She is a roguish and jolly girl. bu,
being an Episcopalian, she has been
making a great effort since Ash
Wednesday to affect certain sub
dued and demure manner. The other
afternoon the sewing circle to which
she belongs met. Her gown for the
occasion was, according to the New
York World, simplicity itself-of soft
gray cashmere, with plated bodice
made Quaker fashion. Her bonnet
was a quaint little gray chip poke.
trimmed with gray ribbon and one
large purple passion flower. The tie
strings were of broad gray satin rib
bon. She glided into the room very
quietly and became at once intent
upon her Lenten sewing. Suddenly
the sewing circle quiet was lnterrup.
ted by wild shrieks Of terror and the
members with one accord climbed
upon the tables and chair seats.
What was the trouble? Simply the
demure little maiden's new house
slipper. 1t was Of black suede. Nc
buckle ornamented the instep, but in
its place was tiny mouse in high re.
lief and made of gray suede. with
bright beads for eyes, and long tail
with regular mouse-like curl to it.
Now the fair practical joker Is tremb
ling lest her rector may hear Of it.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-07-24

about the pscnlIAr nomenclature OF
the West, and especially the singular
appellations carried by some Of its
eittzenA
His eyes twinkled as we talked
'sYes' he says ''they use T. call me
sSufferin' Nate but they don't NJ
But just then he was called away
ind I might never have heard the
story OF how Mates "sunertn's +"
ended II Squire Field had not dropped
In. in one of his reminiscent moods,
and related 1t to e-R L. KetchuD
In the San Francisco ArgOnaut.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-07-24
On the Beach.

po.on.,, ,nbers make good living, ~
a rule, by collecting nearly every y'nins
that ench storm casts upon the beaches'
The fall of the year is their prohtaDie
season. The September gales send the
waves high up on the peaches anu
carry the surface sand back VITA tnen'
leaving the hard-pan exposed. 1nis
hard-pan is found on every beach, ana
varies from a light yellow to a DARK
brown. When jewelry, money, or any
yaluables are lost, they work GOWN
through the light surface sand Win
marvellous quickness, and nnaly COL
lect on this hard-pan. There they re-
main concealed from all human eyes
until the fall gales expose them 10 view
The beachcomber considers all such
findings his legal property, and with
long stick in his hands and tight ruDDer
boots on his feet, searches the whole
length Of the beach for his booty. None
but beachcomber realizes how much
can be collected after the first fall
storms. The summer visitors seem de-
termined to plant the beaches with
rings, pins, watches, silver and gold
coin. buckles, and many trifies. Sew
eraI thousand dollars worth of jewelry
are lost annually on the Long Island
beaches, and even more on the Jersey
coast. The watches are usually good
only for the amount Of gold or silver In
them, for the salt water ruins the works
I'm a short time. Last fall beach
comber found on Fire Island beach a
handsome watch, which he sold for
$40, besides $50 in silver coin, and
many trinkets. Altogether his findings
amounted to over $500. During the
summer season many beachcombers go
forth every morning by sunrise to
search the be aches, and every day they
pick up valuablcs of various descrip-
tions. While one is lying on the sand
money very easily rolls out of the
pocket, and great deal of small change
Is found in consequence.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-07-24

(Fi'om tie Courier Herald, Sdyii.c o, Mich.)
1t was publicly talked all over Clare
County, Michigan, for some time before tho
Courier Herald sent q reporter to Dover to
fully investigate the Coulter matter. Hs
finally went, and We publish to-day his full
report. The Coulters are prominent people,
though Mrs. C. in response to the question
whether she objected to being interviewed,
sid, Certainly not" Her story follows:
about II years ago we decided to tax.
np our abode in Dover and everything went
Along smoothly for several years, business
progressed, and being of saving tempera-
ment we accumulated quite an amount. Gu:
family increased as the years rolled by and
we now have children living, the oldest Is,
youngest 8, but sickness made its way into
our household, and doctors bills flooded
upon us. until we have nothing left but our.
home ani these sweet children. Everything
went TO satisfy the claims of physicians.
1 ABOUT three years ago had q miserable
feeling at the back Of my ears. my right hand
became paralyzed and the paralysis extenl-
ed to my arm and throat, and would affect
my bead and eyes, sometimes. foi days I
would lose my sight, my face was deformed.
lifeess as it We're, my nose was drawn to one
and never expecting to regain my natural
facial expressions. l employed the best ply
sicianS that could be procured, expendinS
thousands of dollars for their services. but
could not obtain relief. At last, they stated my
casa was beyond the reach of medical skill,
and it would be but short time until the end
would come. This certainly was not very
encouraging to me, but l never gave up
hope. In connection with receiving the ar
tendance OF physicians I have tried every
medicine known to the apothecary but never
received any relief until DR.. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People came to my assistance.
Before had taken half of the first box tho
deformity in my face had left me, and befors
four boxes had been consumed the paralysis
had disappeared entirely, and much to my
surprise felt like new woman. I have
not taken any medicine since last spring,
just about year ago, and my trouble has
not appeared since. l owe my health, my
life to DIR. Williams Pink Pills.
"A short time since my little boy John
was afflicted with st. Vitus' dance. He
could not walk across the room without as
sistance, in fact he would fall all over him
self, but after taking few boxes Of DR..
Williams Pink Pills. St. Vitus' dance entire
ly left him, and no trace OF the afiiction is
left. These Pills are worth their weight In
gold. You may say In this connection that
am willing at any time TO make affidavit to
the truth of these statements, and further
more, 1 will answer any communication cen.
cerning my case. as consider it nothing
more than right and just that should assist
suffering humanity"
elements necessary to give new life and rich
ness to the blood and restore shattered
nerves. They are for sale by all druggists,
or may be had by mail from DR.. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y, for
bo cents per box. or six boxes for S260.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-07-24
HOW TO COOK GAME.

A great many housekeepers Al
,hary about cooking game. As though
there we're some mystery in its proper
preparation, and q good deal of nom
sense has been talked about "rare"
game which has perplexed and warned
of the ordinary person, who has no
appetite for raw flesh. As a rule, all
lark- -heshed birds, like ducks and
grouse, should be cooked about as rare
,s roast beef, SO that the blood runs
rom the knife. Birds with white
iesh, like partridge, should be as well
dome as a bsrnyard fowl A simple
rule for time allows eighteen OF twenty
minutes roasting for either canvas.
back or redhead duck, fifteen minutes
for teal, eighteen or twenty minutes
for grouse, twelve or fifteen minutes
for doe-birds, ten minutes for either
plover or woodcock, and eight or ten
for English snipe. Tender,
plump quail require from fifteen to
eighteen minutes, and the average
plump partridge from thirty-five to
forty minutes. This implies the brisk
est heat the range oven can give, a
neat that will turn sheet OF writing
paper dark brown in ten minutes.-
Kew York World.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-07-24
An Old CLERGYMAN.

Years ago there lived in Connection
an old minister who was quite cele
brated for his wit Many of his say
down from father to son.
In 4 meeting of ministers one day 6
sermon was read. and according to Gus
tom, criticised. 1t had been read In the
old. well-known singsong tone. One
minister objected to the tone Of the ser
mon, and another found fault with
something else. The old doctor sal
quietly In his corner until his turI
to speak came.
'1f you take away the tone," he SAID
dryly, "it seems to me there would bf
little left"
While travelling in the Western coun
try he learned to shave without the aid
Of a mirror. Long afterward, while
attending some gathering Of ministers
he got up early. and was discovered by
hls friend standing face to a blank
wall to perform the act of shaving. nj.
though there was n good mirror in the
room. In answer to his friends sur
prised question, he said he had not used
looking-glass for thirty years.
"The last one looked in." he said
with curious drawing in Of the corners
Of his mouth that always accompanied
joke, II got so little encouragement
1 thought wouldn't try 1t again."
He did not generally enjoy having a
Joke turned on himself. but sometimes
he fully appreciated it One day a
shiftless neighbor called, and asked Il
lie had a wheelbarrow.
YES" replied the clergyman, "bu'
don't lend it."
"Well," said the neighbor. promptly
did ask for it?''
This pleased the old minister so much
that the neighbor presently departed,
trundling the cherished wheelbarrov
with the old mans full consent
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-07-24
HOUSEHOLD ArFA1Rs.
s,rs OF LAMP LORE >

Lamp wicks should have the charrea
art rubbed of with . rag kept for
that purpose. They should very sell
iom be cut. They should not be used
70 long that the webbing becomes
light and non-porous.
Lamps should be kept filed with
IL. It il bad for the wick and burner
Ehen the oil left over from ono even.
ng's reading is made to do duty SEQ
md time.
The tank should be filed again.
About once q month the wick shoula
,e removed, the burners unscrewed
md boiled in n little water in which
common washing soda has been dis
,olved. This will remove the almost
mpcrceptible coating of dust and
yrease that forms on the brass.
The lamp chimney should be washed
N warm, soapy water each day, q mop
made especially for such work being
lsed. When dried it should be pol
shed with soft newspaper or chamoia
-Philadelphia Times.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-07-24
RECIPES.

Potato Roulettes--Mi1 pint mashed
potatoes with Tablespoonful of cream,
salt and pepper to season, and the
beaten yolk OF an egg. Form INTO OBJ.
ong roulettes, dip in beaten egg, roll
IN bread crumbs and fry in hot lard to
! golden brown.
Cranberry Sauce-Wash and picl
he berries, removing all imperfect
,nes. Put them in a porcelain kettle /;
20 a quart of berries allow q pint Of
sugar. Boil ten or fifteen minutes,
;aking care not to mash the berriea
Pour into deep dish or a mold.
Pumpkin Pie-One quart of stewel
pumpkin pressed through a sieve, eight
eggs beaten separately, two scant
quarts of sweet milk, one pint sugar,
teaspoonful each of butter, CHINA
mon and nutmeg. Beat together and
bake in PIE pans lined with rich pastry.
Scalloped Oysters-Butter a deep
IAN or baking dish, cover tho bottom
xith rolled crackers or bread crumbs
hightly toasted. Over this put layer
Of oysters seasoned with pepper and
salt and little butter, then another
layer Of crumbs and one more of oys-
ters, salt. pepper and butter. The top
layer should be of crumbs seasoned
with pepper and salt. Over this put
small pieces of butter. Bake about
half an hour.
Apple Dumplings-Peel, core ana
ut UP six ripe apples. Prepare a rich
pastry, take small pieces of it, roll ont
and cut into slices about the size of a
breakfast saucer. Into each put tea
spoonful of butter, two teaspoonfuls
Of sugar and two or three tablespoon
tul. of the minced apple. Form into
balls by drawing the edges Of crust to-
yether. Put them in a pan and
'prinkle over the top little sugar and
Iome tiny pieces of butter. Cover
With boiling water and bake, adding q
little more water if it gets low before
he dumplings are done.