Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-08-02

Some one 1nlawfully attached an um-
brelia that belongs to Mr.. John Garman, Su.
perintendent of Common Schools. dufinr
his attendance on the examination of the
Soldiers Orphans School at Nc AlisterviIIe.
Inc thief was thought of during the late
ram. The man whe steals an umbrella from
Superintendent of Common Schools. or
from printer, is an uncommon thief Re-
turn the umbrella.
The s'chicken step" is thus described bv
city people A new style of walking has
been adopted by the young fadies at the
summer resorts 1t is called the ss chicken
step" and is only used while passing along
the Corridors or through the parfors of the
hotels. Ii consists OF very many rapid
evoiutions or steps per minute, very similar
TO duplex shuttle, the body elevated on
toes, and inclined at an angle of forty five.
On Thursday of last week, COW belong
ing 10 Jacob Browan, Of Fermanagh town.
ship, in crossing the Cuba mill race, broke
leg. WI hen her owner found the COW in
the race he WAS unable to determine the
matter with her. Summoning neighbors,
the beast was fioated down the race to a
point near the Inill, where the bank sloped
gently to the water, and there drew the COW
onto the bank. There was no remedy for
the broken leg, SO the COW was killed.
Chambersburg has been victimized by a
man and woman who sold organs. They
were almost nice couple as The man and
woman who, not long since, nearly succeed
cd in robbing the Chambersburg Bank. that
they were Planning TO rob nearly one whole
year. Mifiiin has never been the victim of
a couple of confidence people, and il is
hoped it never may be. OF course we all
believe that We possess too much discern
ment TO be caught by fleeing, outlaw
strangers in that way Once we are caught
and fieeced, we'iI know how green We are.
Let us BE- cautious
Colonel Charles ]. Arms has become as
sociate1 with Colonel John A. Hiestand in
the editorial management of the Lancaster
Examiner. Col. Arms, a few years ago,
practiced law in Lewist0wn, Miffiin county,
but stepped out of the profession into
Journalism. more congenial pursuit. He
has also given some attention to the lecture
field, where he has won high praise. Many
of our readers will recoliect him, when
heir memory is refreshed, that a few years
ago, an interesting lecture on ssBoys" was
delivered in the Court House, in this place,
during the sessions of Teachers Institute,
under Mr.. Robison's Superintendency.
Last Tuesday night about 10 o'clock,
Mr.. James McAlister, of McAlister
vile, this county, took ill, and before
the hour had run its course he died,
sitting on a chair. A rush of blood to
the heart, it is believed, was the cause
Of his sudden death. He was aged
about 81 years. He was highly re-
spected citizen, by all who knew him.
Two years ago the country elected a
Democratic Lower House of Congress
on the promise of speedy bettering of
the times. How has the promise been
kept. The intelligent know that the
promise was mere clap-trap. If the
country has not learned that :act tLor-
oughly by this time it is pas; learning it.
The Directors Of the Selinsgrove
and North Branch Railroad Company
met in this place last week The New
York capitalists did not put in an ap-
pearaDce, as it was reported they would
do.
On Sunday evening body of United
States troops, numbering some 800,
passed through Patterson, on their way
to the frontier, or Indian country. A
number of the soldiers gave the Indian
war whoop. The country heartily longs
for the ending of the bloody and expens-
sive strife that has been going on for
we'll, ever since the landing of the Euro
peans at atJamestown and Plymouth Rock.
For centuries the bloody work has been
going on. There is a bloody trail from
the Atlantic shore to where Custer fell.
"End it," is the general demand. 1t
is the destiny Of the white man to oc
cupy this country. End it by sending
troops enough to conquer an enduring
peace, and civilization of the Indians.