Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-12-24
SHORT ITEMS.


rplios NV, eight persons paid s4G0 into
the Blair county treasury, at the las:
court.
A young lady in Illinios recently be-
came so much embarrassed by proposal
from her lover that, in her agitation, she
swallowed needle.
The Union Banking Company. in Phil
adelphis. which suspended during the
panic. has resumed business with its cap
itsl increased to 100000.
A man said it was too cold to get up,
aud his wife said ii WASH; her place to
kindle fires and she wouldD't, and they
both lay abed thirty odd hours in Port
land. Maine. She. pretty hungry by tha,
time, thought better Of it and got Up.
A western girl sold her piano on her
VT ddiDg day and bought sewing ma
chine with " ich she made her husband
& new suit Of clothes. TIE husband pro
claimed the industry and frugslity of his
wife, and her three sisters found husbands
in fortnight.
Last Friday afternoon week, the Rev.
]. B. Wycking, of Port Clinton, Pa, in
company with another gentleman. while
hunting, happened to run a rabbit into
the hollov Of tree, and, while shaking
to get the rabbit started, the t-ee broke
into three pieces. one Of which struck
him, injuring him 50 badly that he died
in few minutes. lie leaves wife and
four children.
a Boston till-tapper recently purchased
hall gallon of molasses at a grocery. and
in default of {. jug, got the grocer to pour
it in his hat, which was no sooner done
than he clapped the hat over the grocer
head, and, while the latter was sputtering
through the food of syrup, deliberately
robbed the drawer and decamped. tx.
perience is a harsh teacher. but an infalli
be one and that grocer has probably
now learned the meaning of the proyerb,
Sweet are the Uses of Adversely"
4 new military boot has made its ap
pearance in England, the inventor being
Sir Wiliam Pa!liser, distinguished army
officer. Ii has been tried in various regi
ments and proved entirely saiisisctory.-
One feature of it consists in placing tive
thin slabs of cork, reaching from toe to
heel, underneath the inner sole of the
boot, which renders the sole quite imper
rious to wet. The object of Ell aploying
two slabs is in order that the cork in one
slab may cover any flaw which may exist
in the other. 1t is expected that these
waterproof soles will confer a great boon
upon all branches Of the service, for there
ls no doub; that the cavalry solder. hay
ing wetted i,i- feet on dismouu,ed duty.
often suffers severely f-om cold when
mounted.
Those nations who eat fish with one
meal each day are undoubtedly the most
active in intellect, and the most capable
OF brain labor without exhaustion or ia
tigue. Not only is such phosphate food
conducive to the activity of the brain. but
it promotes fecundity and increases the
ability to endure cold, fatigue, etc, and,
while tie facilities for obtaining it are
constantly increasing, it would be well for
the rising generation were they made to
partake of and realize it as second only
in many respects to the staff of life and
the husband and father who occasionally
takes half day from his legitimate bu-
siness to fill his basket with delicious FISH
should not be considered as a mere sports
man, bat a good provider for his family
OF those things whicn are OF vital utility
THERE was a report on Saturday
night week, at Cory, Pa, that man
had been murdered and his b dy drag
ged through the alley near the lookup
The citizens turned out with lanterns,
made search and found where the
body had been dragged, aud found bi,
pants, hat, etc. Sinally they traced it
to a barn on South street, the door of
which was fastened on the inside. Some
of tho citizens broke open the door aud
found the dead body of man lying Oh
the floor with an old strap around his
neck, the body covered with mud where
they had dragged him along. He WAS
recognized as a map by the name of
Pratt 4. Shoemaker, who lived at Spring
Creek, and about two weeks ago. His
body was taken to Cory BY doctor to
dissect. He had it in his Office, and
was likely to be found out, so under
took to move it, and was caught. Some
of them came in the night and loaded
the body on a whselbarrow and took it
aWay.