Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1872-09-04


ever lived in Japan has been discovered
near Yokohama. His name was Adams;
he married Japanese lady and died
about 1920. ....
A Chicago citizen has invented
method by which real thunder and light
ming can se produced by an electric bat
terry. and the new in7ention is soon to
/ be used in a theatre.
Seventy four Presbyterian ministers
died during the last year. according to
the report of the General Assembly; the
average age of sixty-tlree of them was
nearly si1ty-sve years.
One night recently couple of sac:e-
ligious rascals entered the M'Connells
burg Presbyterian church, and stole the
Bible and cut up the cushions of the
pulpit and several pews.
Some ingenious observer has discover
ed that there is re remarkable resemblance
between baby and wheat, since it is
first Graded, then threshed and finally
becomes the flower Of the family.
A Mill Plain woman was prevented
from attending the funeral of her sister
by the arrival on time IF lac5
handkerchief from New York. The bru-
tality of the express company is severely
commented on by the neighbors
The Supreme Court of Iowa have de-
ci3ed that where cattle enticed by the
dripping of water from a railroad tank
and are thereby brought upon railroad
track, and while there injured, tie rail
road company is liable.
The doleful Plantamour, says a west
ern paper, who predicted the destruc-
ton of the earth in August by comet,
has come out for Greeley If the earth
does not come to an end he wants tho
next best calamity.
A father in Allentown, happening to
see his son in a restaurant about to drink
a glass of whisky. steppd in, took the
glass from the hands of his boys, dashed
it behind the bar-keeper of what would
follow a repetition of selling liquor to
minors.
Hurd's grass is not a good article for
human food. 1t is very slow of digestion.
A Connecticut paper declares that man
at Mcn,vile has coushed up head cs
this plant which he swallowed seventeen
years ago 1t "as hard stone, and re-
tanned it's fort and fibre perfectly.
The death warrents read to culprits
on the gallows in New Jersey cover
eleven pages. and the performance usu-
ally takes place in the hottest part of the
day. As the sheriff, have to "spell out"
al! the hard words, the operation is rather
tedious to the gentlemen waiting to be
hanged. .. ....
An Indiana woman who was some
years ago discharged from the insane
asylum after several years treatment, as
incurably insane soon after being taken
home fell and struck her head against a
kettle, fracturing her skull. From that
time on she possessed full control of htr
faculties until her death, which occurred
recently.
A Texan tells this story Of lost oppor-
iunities: Now. you see. said he.
land was cheap enough at one time in
Texas. l have seen The day when l
could have bought square league OF
land, covered with fine grass and timber,
for pair of boots And why don't
you buy it p asked his companion.
Didn't have the boots" said the Texan.
The latest instance Of unnatural af-
fection is that which is said to have ex-
isted between a COW and a big black
snake down in Slocum, Tenn. Accord
ing to the story. the COW was wont to
lie down at the foot of tree while thu
snake would milk her in the most nat
ural way in the world This is the same
old serpent bamboozling the female sex
to its ruin. He has been killed and the
! COW Is saved.