Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-08-16

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but the crabs were finally captured and
returned to the basket, and quiet restored
''alOng the line " ...F .r.
A VENERABLE TYpo.-The Lebanon
Tenn HeraH says that there is man
named William L. Barry employed as a
compositor in the Office of that paper,
who completed the ninety-frst year of
his age on the 10th of March. On the
day before and after his birthday. the
old gentleman did full days work.
He is at his case promptly at seven
O'Clock, and puts up his six thousand a
day without trouble There is no pecu,
mary necessity for his laboring at all.
and he sets type purely from love OF the
art which he has followed so long. He
commenced to set type in l79S-seventy-
three years ago-and has continued at
the business ever since The venerable
gentleman is still hale and hearty. He
is held in high esteem by the proprietors
and attaches of the office.
On Thursday evening of lsst week,
during the thunder storm, Miss Tillie
Williams, daughter of John G.. Williams,
of Upper Chichester, Delaware county,
went up stairs for the purpose of closing
the windows. \ flash of lightning
struck lightning-rod attached to the
house. The shock was terrific, knock
ing her speechless, deaf and blind upon
the floor. She remained in that condi-
ton for seven hours. DR.. Christ was
sent for, and administered the proper
restoratives. She has partially recov-
cred, being able to recd large print and
to hear :olerably well. There was no
evidence of the rod having been struck,
excepting its rattling and the shaking of
the house, and no external indication of
Miss Williams having been struck
IVest Chester RepabLicar.
A Yale freshman recently attempted
to get a check cashed, but being a
stranger in New Haven, he found some
difficulty in identifying himself At
last, after repeated attempts to convince
the clerk that the name on the check was
his own, a brilliant idea struck him. He
hurriedly unbuttoned his coat and vest,
and triumphantly pointed to the name
on his shirt. Imagine his discontinue
and his disgust when the clerk read off
the name of his chum, whose shirt he
had donned by mistake that morning.
HANGING.-1'he Archbishop of Dub
lin once inquired Of a physician -,.
why does the operation of hanging
kill man - ..- ......-..
because the inspiration is checked,
circulation stopped, and the blood sufases
and congests the brain
"Bosh !" replied his grace, 81. is be-
cause the rope is not long enough to let
his feet touch the ground" .ra.. s..
FRTDAY.-Superstitious people, who
are afraid to begin an undertaking on
Friday, should read the following: Co
lumbus set sail, on Friday, August 2lst,
1f92; first discovered land, Friday,
October 18th l4g2 !; Pilgrim Fathers
landed Friday. Decembsr 22d, 1920;
Washington born, Friday, February 22d
1882; Bunker Hill fought, Friday, June
10th, l775. u 81 u lzE -aqaa
How TO Cool RooN.-Now that
the hot weather is full upon us, it may
be interesting to be reminded that the
simplest and cheapest way to cool room
is 70 wet cloth Of any size, the larger
the better, and suspend it in the place
you want cool. Let the room be well
and the temperature will sink
from ten to twelve degrees in less than
an hour. coo % 80 a.as grs als4