Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-03-08
Just as We Found Them.

Sixty thousand horses were eaten I'D
Paris during the seige.
Illinois now has four watch factories,
and is to have one more.
t. Consumption can be fought best BY
, outdoor air and exercise.
Two of General Kilpatrick's admirers
in Housewife gave him 50 600 horse
! and $500 dog.
1t is said that the German Arctic ex-
pedtion has discovered immense beds OF
coal in the north of Greenland.
The total number of hogs packed this
season in Chicago. up to date, is $50, ,566,
and packers are still at work.
Western Pennsylvania manufactured
+ 5l4.lOS gallons of whisky during the
six months ending December 81.
Boston dealers in ready made clothing
paid out last year about s., 100000 for
labor in Maine and New Hampshire.
There are 81 600 more males than fe-
males in the human population Of Min
nesota, a masculine excess of Il per
cent.
In Philadelphia last year Al men and
four women married between the ages of
GO and 70; four men between 70 and
so, and two between so and 80
The foot and mouth disease now pre-
vailing among the cattle of Rhode Island
was first introduced by single cow
brought from England in August last.
The latest novelties are evening shoes
for ladies, which are made with gilt heels
and very great deal of gold embroidery
over the instep, and gil: caps to the toes.
A young married couple, stopping at
an indianapolis hotel, blew out the gas.
An Irish porter, attracted by the odor,
saved their lives, and the happy bride
groom gave him dollar.
An indianapolis paper has divorce"
column far larger and more regular than
the marriage column. The divorce
laws of Indiana have wonderful effect
on the state of matrimony.
In a recent whirlwind off Hatteras In
let, which struck flock of wild ducks,
thousands were killed. A schooner Just
arrived at New York picked up large
numbers of them.
A baby show at Cedar Rapids had
twenty competitors. The mothers de-
cided by a vote which baby was the
incest, and each laby had vote. The
party speedily broke up.
Tie measels are very prevalent among
the children of Butler, over one hundred
cases being in the town. Some of the
schools are in consequence nearly striped
of their scholars
A lady in Bloomington, Illinois, few
days ago, received telegram announc
ing the death of her father, and later in
the same day her husband received il
telligence that his father had just died.
The late Robert Evans, of Evansville
Ind, bequeathed his entire estate of
100000 to 100000, without the reser-
vation of cent, for the purpose of pro-
viding for and educating the destitute or
phans of Indiana.
"Died in the gutter is a common
phrase, but one which is seldom realiz-
ed fact The other day, however. man
was drowned in gutter in Syracuse, the
water being six inches deep, and freez-
ing him fast.
The Ledger says that Philadelphia
contains the largest locomotive factory
the largest book distributing house; the
largest wall paper manufactory and the
largest dental instrument and artificial
teeth manufactory of the world.
An old batchelor says that giving the
ballot to women would not amount to
anything practically, because they would
keep denying that they are old enough to
vote until they got to old to take any
interest in politics.
A Boston clergyman recently. in an
swer to a request to read from his pul pit
on Sunday circular announcing church
fair, expressed his strong disapproval of
such course to raise money as unauthor-
lied by the scriptures.
A philosophical individual, who sud-
denly sat down on slippery sidewalk
in Milwaukee. dsarmed the usual ridicule
incident to accidents of that character by |
cody taking cigar out of his pocket
and lighting it before getting up.
Mr.. George Goode, of Rockingham
county, N. c.. bought go acres of land
for s42O, and with the help of two hands,
during the last year, raised 81 500 worth
of tobacco, IS barrels of corn, rs bushels
of wheat, and enough oats for his own
use.
A German shoemaker having made
pair of boots for gentleman of whose
financial integrity he had considerable
doubt, made the following reply to him
whan ha callnd for tho ar4;oIo . ..DA.