Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-09-27
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A penniIess brother Of the poet Johs
G. Percivil died in the City Hospital of
New Haven few days ago.
"Eave not xright to be saucy, if I
please?' "Yes it you please. but not if
yon displease," was the answsr.
China exports Sea. rhubarb, mush. GIN
ger borax, Zinc, silAs, cassia. fligree
work, ivory ware, .ackered ware and mo.
rocco.
A boy gave good definition Of
horse. in his composition, when he said.
He is an animal with four legs. one m
each corner" -.-
The dome Of the new State house at
Springfield. Illinois, will be forty three
feet higher than that of the capital a.
Washington.
Steam carriages hxve recently been
nsed on the Boulevard de Courselles,
Paris, the locomotives sometimes drawing
as many as three loaded wagons.
A boquet made of grasshoppers strung
on wire took premium at a county fair
in Massachusetts last week. Where is
the Society for the prevention of cru
city
Henry Ward Beecher says that the
most gratifying circumstance in his life
was being kissed by Kosauth. A con-
temporary asks "lsn't this little hard
on poor Mrs. Beecher9"
Col. s. j. Pope, Of Robertson county,
Tennessee, is she owrer of an immense
mule. said to be eleven feet in length.
seven feet in circumference and over sew
enteeu hands high. He is four years old
and still growing.
Texas will be some day, as famous for
her wine as any of the old vine growing
countries Mustang grapes are reported
so plentiful near Goliad that the pure
grape juice brings only twenty-five cents
per gallon.
A westener, formerly living in Pitts
felc, Mass, being in that town ON a visit,
stepped into store the other day. and
paid bill of six dollars which he con-
tracted twenty-seven years ago. Honest,
but not prompt.
\ famous judge came late to court one
day in busy session, whereat, his clerk.
in great surprise, inquired of him the
reason. ~ child was born," his honor
said, land I'm the happy sire. IAN in
FAINT Judge" ooh, no." said he, as yet
hes but crier."
An old lady getting off the cars at
Hartford, the other day. attracted the
attention of policeman. who rendered
his aid, when the old lady peppered him
in the ribs with her umbrella, and sharp
ly soliloquized CLEAR out. you biga-
mist, you shan't touch me-" She had
read the papers.
The President has selected Hon. W.
NJ. Meredith, Pennsylvania. and Hon.
Caleb Gushing, Of Massachusetts. as
counsel of the United States before the
Tribunal Of Arbitration at Genava, to
be organized under the Treaty of Wash
ing,on. and these gentlemen have ac-
ccpted the appointment.
Last week there was report that at
Newport French count bad eloped with
the wife of a New York gentleman -
The news went to New York, and within
twenty four hours. it is said that over a
; hundred desperate individuals came on
suddenly to see their wives at the fash.
ionable watering place.
On an ancient headstone in grave
yard in Winslow, Maine, is inscribed {:
"Here lies the body Of Richard Thomas.
an Englishman by birth. Wing of '76
by occupation cooper. now food for
WORMS like an old rum puncheon mark.
f ed, numbered and shocked, he will be
raised again and finished by bis Creator. y
Two. years ago little son of Mrs.
, Van Doren. the widow Of a minister, re.
, siding at Union Hill. was kidnapped, as
it was supposed, by gypsies. On Fri.
t day. as the mother was passing through
: by-strees in Hudson City, she recog-
/, nized her lost dhild in company with a
party of vagrant Bolemians, and imme.
+. diately took steps to recover him.
A lady who bad passed much time
with the royal family of Austria, gives
some interesting particulars concerning
: the manner in which its members live
o A visitor to the imperial palace Of
Schonbrun is greatly impressed with the
extreme simplicity of the private apar.
I ments. Many Fifth-avenue grandee,
q and ladies of the Ring would regard
d them with disdain. These are more mod
est and comfortable in furniture and up
y holstery.
: In Jamaica, West Indies, the settlers
ID keep their bees in boxes. supported or
stones half foot from the ground. A
e bee raiser fonnd a lot Of bis boxes rob
>, bed of honey. and kept watch at nigh
e for the thieves. They proved a to be nun