Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-08

town on Saturday, November, 25tb, at 10
O'Clock, Tor drill and inspection By order
of
J. K. Robson,
Captain Commanding Company.
MATTHEW ROGERS, 0. s.
The opinion of the world is. that If Rms
sia and Turkey come To blows, Turkey will
be knocked to pieces. The piece-makins
is e probl I'm, which the end of the war will
demonstrate. When the late war between
Germany and France was begun, all the war
maps were constructed on German terri.
tory, in anticipation of France marching
through that country. 1t was not deemed
probable that Germany would march through
France, and yet such proved to be the case.
and the first maps issued were of no use in
following up the movements of the armies.
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IN leaving town on SATURDAY. morning.
forepaugh's showmen got badly scattered
and demoralized. One wagon went to Boil
ing Springs, about five miles out OF their
way; another in attempting to turn out of
the Baltimore pike upset at the railroad and
broke the wagon sufficiently to release the
BIRDS it contained from captivity, but they
were all promptly recaptured. Another
wagon, crossing the bridge below town, up
SET and ore of the lions il contained es-
capped into the woods, but a short chase re-
stored the animal to its cage, the showmen
capturing and handling it as farmer would
a hog.-Cariisie Mirror.
A cowardly fellow, whose proper level
will only be reached when he has been
lodged in prison house, took the holding
back straps off of the harness of horse
that was hitched to buggy in which p cit
lien of this place intended to drive in, an
evening or two ago. The stolen piece of
harness was missed about the time the drive
was to take place, and thus an accident
that might have resulted in the loss of life
was prevented. The man who vii, do such
things is thief and murderer. and all that
is needed TO deveiope him is time and cir
THE monthly report of the Govern
meut Department of Agriculture speaks
of this years yield of wheat, in the
October number as follows Our Octo-
ber returns indicate a reduction in the
yield of the wheat crop of nearly one
sixth, while the quality is somewhat
superior. More accurate statistics may
possibly be gwen after the results of
are more fully known. Every
section of the Union indicates a re-
duced product except the Middle States,
which increased about 2 per cent. The
New England States fell off per cent.
the South Atlantic States 2 per cent.
the Gulf States % per cent. the South
eru inland States s per cent. the
States north of the Ohio river IA per
cent; the States west of the Missis-
sippi river y per cent. /; the Pacific
States nearly . per cent. These figures
point to yield of about 245, ,00O, 900
bushels This. however, will be the
subject of further examination and In
luiry in our November returns.
In Washington, Pa, doctor Moyne
mas built a furnace for the purpose of
burning the bodies of dead people in
stead OF buryiug them iu the ground
A few days ago be experiuented on the
bodies of sheep, an account of which Is
iaken from the Washington, Pa, Eren-
ing Reporter, aud reads as follows:
We learn that the next morning after
The cremation of the sheep in DIR.
Moyne's furnace, an account of which
vas given in this paper yesterday. the
.etort was still red tot aud continued
10 for long time. This morning, about
hirty six hours after the furnace had
been closed, it had cooled of sufficient
y and the iron door which closed it
vas removed in the presence of the
Doctor and few friends. Nothing re- |
named of the bodies and the coffin but
about gallon of dry dust ashes, and
in the furnace was pre- |
grand success. When they
we're placed In the furnace the bodies |
IF the two sheep weighed l62 pounds,
md the box or cofin 64 pounds, making
, total weight Of 226 pounds, which
vas completely reduced to ashes, in
bulk that would not more than fill
gallon measure.