Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-03-15

Counterfeit FIVE cent nickels are in cir
culation.
One woman in Jackson county, Ind,
has sent to market during the past year
], 500 dozen eggs.
A roasted onion bound upon the pulse
on the wrist will stop the most inverate
toothache in few minutes.
Mrs. Nancy Lewis, of Upper Uwchain.
Chester county, now masticates her food
with her third set of natural teeth.
A rife bullet. it is said. will not 60
through more than 30 sheets of paper
Much doubtless depends on the size OF
the bull t.
Two hogs of New Jersey and Penn
sylvania killed lately in Newtown. Bucks
county. weighed respectfully 945 and
ISL pounds.
The cost Of printing the official pro-
ceedings of Congress is nearly two thou
sand dollars day.
A second attempt is to be made in
few weeks to try the steam navigation OF
Great Salt Lake, and it is hoped it will
be successful.
1t is stated that several of the railroads
of Illinois paid more the past winter to
clear the snow from their tracks than
they originally paid for grading.
A hypocrite may spin 50 fair thread
that it may deceive his own eye; he
may admire the cobweb, and not himself
to do the spider.
The greatest lake in the world is Lake
Superior, which is truly an inland rea,
being four hundred and thirty miles long,
and thousand feet deep.
Wisconsin has one hund ed cheese fac
tories within its limits, the most Of which
are situated in the Green Lake county,
near Ripon.
The Oldest fire engine in the country is
in possession of the Montgomery hose
company. at Norristown. 1t is called the
pat Lyon and was hui over one hun
dred years ago.
Rev. N. G. White, pastor OF the Will
liamsburg Presbyterian church. treated
his sabbath school scholars to first class
supper on the evening of the 22d Feb
ruary.
An English miner, was recently asked
what he would do if he were as rich As the
local C:esus, replied ale would have
fggy pudding every day, and new
preacher every Sunday
The wife of the Hon. Ben. Wade has
fallen heir, or heiress, to large estate
left her by her brother, Samuel H. Par
sons. of Iiddletown, Conn recent y de-
ceased. N,s. Wade is his only living
relative.
Track k-laying on the Northern Pacific
Railroad was completed last week 10 the
point of the crossing of the Mississippi
river one hundred and seventeen miles
from Duluth. The grading is finished
on sixty miles of the road west of the
Mississippi, which will be ironed as rap
idly as the iron can be forwarded.
The restaurant price Of a slice Of ele
plants trunk in Paris during the siege
was about Sc AS stated by correspon-
dent of the London Times. who was
present at dinner where the delicacy in
question was one of the Dishes "the flesh
is very tender aud not badly favored
AT Albany. n. Y. last Wednesday. a
terrible tragedy occurred at the resi-
dence of Dr. Samuel P. Vanhorn. The
doctor, who is of Incorporate habits. had
angry words with his wife, and seizing
an iron griddle struck her with it on the
back Of the head, crushing her skull and
causing her death almost instantly.
The Scranton Republican reminds the
citizens Of Scranton. in view of the fact
that the smallpox has broken out in that
city. that those having the disease in
their houses are liable to fine of twenty.
five dollars if they do not place sign in
a conspicuous place on the premises, with
the word "small-pox" in large letters.
Daniel Wilson, made who has lived
for many years in seclusion. in a log
hut which he had constructed upon the
eastern bank of the Hudson river, in the
town of Easton; Washington county, N.
Y. was found dead in his shanty, few
days ago. having apparently been dead
some days. He is said to have been
man Of ability. and to have had some
property.
At Buffalo Gap in Virginia on the sth
inst. about 22 negroes attempted to mob
another named Norville. Two of the
mob seized Norville. when the latter
drew his knife and vigorously commenc-
ed cutting at them. He killed one in
stan,ly. and mcrtally wounded another.
He then made his escape into the
house where the mob could not get at
him A few hours later he was arrested
and hronuht IN Ruffalo Gan