Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-08
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West Virginia boasts Of q tobacco leaf
thirty inches long, twenty wide and weigh
ing eight ounces.
The smallpox seems to be dying away in
San Francisco, but severe type of diph-
iberia has succeeded il, which is extending
over the State.
A large number Of consumptives call
daily at Manhattan Market in New York
for cups Of fresh blood.
Dom Pedro was married at seventeen.
Mary Canaan, a white woman, aged twen-
ty years, charged with murder in having in
July last, at Washington, after the birth of
her female child, cut its throat from ear to
ear, has been found guilty as indicted.
Deer have Increased greatly in Virginia.
A stone cathedral is being moved in Chi
cago. Five hundred big jack screws are
employed, and not stone is to be disloca-
ted.
Unmarried girls in vestula have to wear
little bells on their ankles, and the eloping
business is not good in that locality.
Science has discovered the yellow toy
balloons sold to children are poisonous.
the cOloring matter consisting largely of
chromate of lead.
There will be grand representative meet
ing Of all the Presbyterians of the world in
Edinburg on the Sd Of July, 1917. The
topics for discussion have not been finally
adopted, but will probably be such as es-
sential principles of Presbyterianism in
special relation to present day wants and
in their bearing on practical and spiritual
subjects. This alliance Wa, to have been
held last July, but was postponed on ac-
count of our Centennial year, which might
prevent many Americans from being present
At dinner party there were two sisters
present, one widow who had just emerged
from her weeds, the other not long married
whose husband had lately gone out to In
dia for a short term. young birrister
present was deputed to take the widow
down to dinner. Unfortunately he was un-
der the impression that his partner was the
married lady whose husband had just ar
ri, ed in India. The conversation between
them began with the lady's remarking how
extremely hot Is was. ss Yes, it is very
hot," returLed the young barrister. Then
a happy thought suggested itself to him,
and he added with cheerful smile, 1" But
not 50 hot as the place to which yOur hus-
band has gone" The look with which the
widow answered this '.happy thought"
Eiil haunt that young blrrlster till the day
of his death.
Governor Hartranft has appointed
the 30th day of this month as a day Of
Thanksgiving.
An Irishmau, being little fuddled,
was asked what his religious belief was.
ais it me beIafe ye'd be asking about 9"
said be. ATS the same as the wildly
Brady. l owe her twelve shillings for
whisky, and she behaves I'll never pay
her; and faith that's my belafe too"
A boy proposed to his father that he
be allowed to go fishing, but his father
bad other business for him that day.
''Father." said the young man, "do you
know what Solomon said about boys
going fishing :" Solomon didn't say
about it," replied the parent.
'Yes, he did. He said if you spare
the rod you spoil the child" 81 won't
spare it," said the old gentleman
promptly. And he didn't, but the son
thinks that he got hold of the wrong
rod.
Silver in Nevada was first discovered
very strangely. A woman picked up
stone to throw at her husband. 1t was
so heavy that she examined it, and it
proved to be lump Of silver. Fifty
of dollars was the result of
this to the country.
The following is given as poor mans
breakfast near Calton, San Bernardo
valley, California Tea, sweetened with
pure, white, strained honey, thick cream
and bread, milk, eggs, Hubbard squash,
ham, pomegranate, black Hamburg
grapes, Flamme de Tokay grapes, green
figs and peaches. Cost Of breakfast
for man and wife, fifteen cents.
One of the most wonderful cites in
world is Bankok, the capital of Siam.
On either side of the wide, majestic
stream, moored in regular streets and
alleys, extending as far as the eye can
reach, are upward of 10000 neat little
houses, each one floating on a compact
raft Of anboos, and the whole inter
mediate space of the river is one dense
mass of slips, junks and boats Of every
shape, color and size.
Two Englishtown N. j., boys, fred
with the spirit of many sensational tales
stole an oyster boat at Keyport, and
put out to sea in search Of an island
whereon to play Crusoe and Friday.
Two or three days later an inward
bound vessel picked them up nearly
dead from exposure and hunger.
The horse disease is spreading fast
in Egypt. and numerous cases have
broken out in the Delta. 1t has made
its appearance at all the large towns
and centres of cotton culture and trade.
In the canals dead bodies are to be
seen floating about in quantities, and
as tie former supply water to the peo-
pie as wei, as to the cotton lands, fears
are expressed - the outbreak Of some
epidemic. The crowds Of wild dogs
that serve as scavengers have been poi
soned in great numbers by feeding on
the carcases.
Joaquin Miller tells curious Cali
fornia story. An emigrant train pass
ing over the prairie met herd Of buff
falo running at full speed, moved by
one of the apparently insane impulses
which sometimes seize these animals.
When the immense herd had passed
there was no wagon, there we're no men.
oxen, horses left even their bodies
were obliterated. The one survivor
was a woman, who was carried out Of
the horrible struggle on the back Of one
of the herd-how, she never knew her
first consciousness was that she stood
in safety " on little hillock and the
whirlwind had gone by.
A despatch from Marors, ILL.,, under
date Of the 9th ult., says: A terrible
accident has just occurred whereby q
bride may lose her life. 1t was the oc-
casion of the festivities supplemental to
the marriage OF Frank Schenck, Of this