Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-04-26
SHOR7 ITExS.,


York on wednesday last, almost instantly
after swallowing a copper cent -.
Low necked dresses are again in vogue
at salls and evening parties. Consump-
ton is also on the Increase.
John Z. Reun was arrested in bycom
ing county last week, for the murder of
William Spencer, committed in May.
1863.
4 man named Montgomery, in Wash
ington county, was lately found dead liz
his 5ed, with sirgp fastened around his
neck, and the ottey end eied IS the bed
post. .---.-.-.. -,
\ Frenchmln c;.anot pronounce slip
The word is sheep in his mouth. See
ing an iron clad, he said to a boy, Ish
dish war Sheep No answered tl'e
boy it's . ram .
An freshman, fresh from the sod. and
anxious to secure hummiug bird, caught
a large bee insteal it stung him. when
Pat cried ont Howly Moses bow hot
its litsle fat is " go
Ayoung man sitting by his girl, with
whom he was guarrelfng, remarked petu-
lantly that she was nothing She said
she wouldn't admit that, bat would say
that she was next to nothing.
Brigham Young has ordered from a
house in Chicago a sprius outfit for
part of his family The order is for 26
velvet cloaks and 90 dresses 60 suits
Of male attire and 36 dress coats.
IN Iowa farmer going to market TN a
load of hay enjoyed smok for while!
When the hay began to smoke he didn't
enjoy it any more The iron work, of
the wagon was worth about five dollars
a gentleman, who owns a country
seat, nearly lost his wife, who fell into
a river, which flows through his estate.
He announced the narrow escape to his
friends, expecting their congratulations.
One of them. an old bachelor, wrote "a
follows Il always told you that river
was too shallow"
\ young lady residing at East Dele:
van, Wisconsin, immersed her chlgnon in
hot water to test the truth of the stories
she had heard about their being infested
with insects that eat into the scalp. In
a moment the surface of the water was
completely covered with hundreds of
jute bugs, as they are called.
\ school boy having been required to
write a composition on some part of the
human body. expounded as follows:
The Throat-A throat is Convenient
to have, especially to roosters and minis.
ters. The former eats corn and crows
with it (; the latter breaches through his'n
and ties it up.'
The body of a draymau who died at
Atlanta Ga, few day ago, was follow
ed to the grave by a long procession of
empty drays, his fellow workluen thus
testifyins their respect and regard for
him. There may have been taore impos-
ing funeral professions, but it is doubt
ful if there ever was one which showed
more hearty good will and sincere regret.
An editor at Grand Junction, Iowa,
last week in a moment of temporary in
sanity, advertised to take dog on sub
scription, and up to this time he has had
2S4 dogs left at his office, and his tenn
porary insanity has assumed chronic
form. Any proprietor OF an improved
sausage machine may get job by ad-
dressing the editor of the Headlight. at
that place
A bridegroom in Monroe, Wis, dis.
charged a gun into a crowd of boys who
had come to serenade bin and his
bride, and learned the next day that he
had instantly killed one Of his new
brothcrs-in- law, besides seriously wound
ing two other persons. He gave himself
up to the epoliee, and claims that he thought
the gun Was not loaded, and he only in-
tended to frighten the boys
A good story is told Of a late college
president rear Boston. On one occasion
the students substituted 4 large dictionary
in place of the Bible, at the morning de-
votions. On opening the book he at
once saw the situation but he said moth
ing, and proceeded to the prayer, which
be prolonged for an hour. The students
got out of all patience, but they appreci-
ated the sly remark of the venerable
president on his retiring, thas he ''found
al the words he needed in the volume
hey had placed on his desk
\ Philadelphian has invented clock
hat will measure the -ten-thousandth
part of a second The clock is described
Is wonderful affair. The dial plate
which ia sixteen inches in diameter, is
into 5000 parts and the indi-
.ator rero1ces teice eeery Second The
lock is set upon a table beneath which
he pendulum revolves, and the ntricacy
If the affair may be imagined when the
statement is made that the entire works