Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-08-06
SHORT ITEMS.
Jefferson county has had q frost.

JeueIbOn county mas naO . IIOSb.
The grape crop is a failure in Mis-.
souri,.
Cuba is draining southern Florada o.
its cattle.
The Shah has been blackballed ir
Whit's Club, London.
A farmer in Muscatine county, Iowa
has just paid s226O for two cows.
A turtle petri6ed as hard as iron ha'
been found at Bloomington.
There will be fair crop of apples in
Clear6eld county.
A Bsrks county man reaped bis ry'
field with the old fashioned sickle.
The Library men" are still feecine
tbs farmers who never read the news
papers.
An old resident of Johnstown. aged
about 70 years, had son born to him
lately.
An Illiuoise farmer raises a new kind
of cabbage, which is very valuable te
sega- makers.
There are ten thousand watering place
hotels and boarding houses in the North.
ern and Eastern States.
A Crawford county farmer has lost
one hundred fine apple trees BY the ra-
wages Of the borer.
Sister Rinaldi, nun in the convent OF
St. Alphousus Church. Baltimore. died
Of fright from the fire.
Ladies withou. escort are subject to
insults in scranton, by loafers, who crowd
the principal thoroushfares.
1. will cost $40. 900 to fit out Col De
Ahna's transatlantic balloon voyage from
Philadelphia.
A York county man having had one
felon on his finger, felt another coming,
and he cut the digit of with hatchet.
Robert Laird Collier has a new de-
scription of hell. He sys it is hell, not
because it is fiery. but because there is
no fire therc-no warmth, no love.
Mifflin township. Cumberland county,
claims woman who can swing grain
cradle from morning until night. while
her "worser half rakes and binds the
grain.
The grandest and strongest natures
are ever the calmest A fiery restless
ness is the symbol sof frailties not yet
outgrowen. The repose of power is its
richest phrase and cleares. testimony.
A Rural newspaper says" Without in
tending to be personal, we feel bonnd to
declare that it our postmaster would re-
sign many timid persons would feel cate
about their money letters.
A La Crosse man Of eighty seven
yeara, who had been blind for seven
years. was taken with a sudden pain in
the head recently. which terminated in a
fit. When he returned to consciousness
his sight was restored.
Miss Theresa Scanlan, an elderly lady
who lives near Bradley station on the
line of the Ebensburg and Cresson rail
road, has never left the fire in her hum
Bile cottage go out but once inside the
last twenty-seven years.
"Rebecca Jones, you are singing
through your nose again" exclaimed
Wisconsin music teacher, and Rebecca
was so mortified about it that abe ran
out and jumped into the river, but was
rescued.
Bogus lard is extensively made in
Ohio. A large quantity of Indian meal
is etirred into the melted lard. 1t be-
comes pulpy and escapes detection. 1t
is not as good lard, but it escapes detec-
tion and is more healthy
Local option is robb;ng the Chester
county jail Of its quota of inmates. Be-
tween January 1st and April ist. before
the law went into effect, thirty-six per
sous we're lodged in prif On for intoxica-
ton. From April lst to July 1l.h only
nine were committed.
Chicago keeps on. The city is now
about building a tunnel nearly four miles
long, to run under the river to the site OF
the lake pumping works and supply the
west side with water. The clear width
Of the tunnel will be seven feet two
inches and it is to be completed Janu-
ary. 1875, at a cost less than $500. 900.
The military companies in Fayette,
Westmoreland, Greene and Washington
coun ties, will be ordered, by Major Cen
eral Thomas. F. Gallagher, commander
Of the division, to meet at Latrobe, for
three days encampment some time dur
ing the month Of October. Every COM
pany is required to be present and Uncle
Sam, Jr.. pays the bill.
A silly girl in Baltimore recently
had dream that child had fallen in.
to well, and on looking round and not
finding it. supposed it must be true
The alarm was given. and a number
Of the neishbors assembled. one of whom
descended the we'll by means Of a rope,