Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-10-11

nnent and satisfaction, three pigeons drop-
/ ped TO the ground dead. That was bagginp
game quite fast.
There are ten millions of people in the
United States who would change the form
of government if they could. If YOU wish
it changed, eject Tilden and give him a CO.
operative Congress, and you will get as much
change as you want.
A large stock of Overcoats of latest
styles, and all other late-styled Clothing for
men, also full line of Hats and Caps,
hir,s, Underclothing, in short, a complete
stock of furnishing goods for men and boys,
at Siegelbaum & Co.'s.
Ii You wish 10 know how red the front of
/ Thomas store is, lock at it five minutes.
You will then know that is is REQ enough to
make your eyes ache The ache OF the
eyes may be removed by going in and buy :
! ing parcel of groceries.
A prominent Eastern Democrat has con-
tribured $4,000 towards the expenses of
the Republican campaign in the West, as
signing as a reason his belief that Demo-
cratic success would just now imperiI the
prosperity of the country.
When a Democratic writer or speech
maker talks about extravaganza, Just look
about you, at this and that man, and see il
the Democrats are not as deeply into the
extravagsnces of life as an, body else. They
waste as much as any other people.
Says the Burlington Hark- Eye: 4" A
young convert to Democracy, down in Mis-
sissippi, is always initiated into his cam
paign club, presented with pair of revol-
vers and a mask, and told that he is expect
ed to be conscientious Democrat in all
that the term implies"
Massachusetts politics is harder to under
stand than politics in Huntingdon county
Il. L. Butler received the regular Republi-
can nomination, aud no one ever intimated
that he resorted TO unfair means to secure
the nomination, and now they run Judge
Hoar against him. The result viii be that a
Democrat will get the office
s' 4 little miss, writing TO her father on
the first day of her entrance at boarding
school, says: The first evening We had
prayers, and then singing, and a passing
around OF bread, which | did not take, be-
cause, not being confirmed, 1 thought had
no right to take communion. Afterward /
learned that had lost my supper"
The enterprise of David Rooms, of Port
Royal, in transporting visitors to aud from
the Centennial Exhibition on a boat, IN its
latter days has been attended with misfor-
tune. His boat was more or less stove, by
contact with something in the Schuylkill
river ON the last trip, and his pocket-book,
continuing one hundred dollars, was lost in
Philad delphia.
1t is apt to shake a mans confidence in
his wife To awake in the early morning and
find her sitting on the edge of the bed
going through his pockets.-FNiton Times.
And il is apt TO shake a woman's confidence
in her husband to find nothing in those
pockets but lager beer check, u piece OF
bologna sausage, variety show ticket, and
aperfumed note sighed 'sEver yours, Julia"
-NorristoUa Herald.
On Monday Rev. T. J. Sherrard was in
stalled ss Pastor in the Presbyterian Church
at this place. The services began at two
O'Clock z. NJ. Rev. Mr.. Cole, Of Spruce
Greek, preached the sermon and propound-
ed the formulated questions. Rev. Mr..
Halowfield. of Huntingdon, delivered the
charge 10 the Pastor. Rev. Mr.. Cornelius,
of Altoona, delivered the charge to the
people
The WitherspoOn statue Is to be unveiled
in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, on the
10Th OF this month. 1t will be the organ
ICED event OF the Presbyterians at the Gem
teraisl Exhibition. The Catholics had their
day around the Total Abstinence Fountain,
and the day that is 10 represent knight
erranfry, knighthCGd and the tournament OF
the middle ages viii be Mdryland's day, the
18th inst.
A despatch from a leading Liverpool,
(Eng{and) grain circular, on last Friday,
says: :. I he wheat trade has continued an
inated dnrlng the week, and many markets
are a shiHIDg per quarter desrer. Both in
the agricultural districts and IN the chief
grain ports similar si vance has been cb-
tanned for cargoes OFF the coast and for
shipment, whlie on the spot ard i'll the
neighborhood business has been active at an
improvement of penny TO two pence since
Tuesday. The stock Of white wheat is
diminishing, and red American grades have
become quite scarce la the market to-day
an advance was asked which rather checked
the demand; still fair business is report
ed "a wheat at an Improvement in most
cases OF two pence on last quotations.
Flour sells steadily at over Tuesday 5 rates.
Corn is dull"
The American Fish Cuiturists' Associa-
tion gave a dinner on Friday evening in the
Lafayette Restaurant in the Centennial
grounds, which is notable because of the
rare fish that were served up 10 tickle the
palates OF the dinner party. .'There were
turbots and so!es from England, imported
for the occasion, which arrived in the Brit
tannia at New York on the 9TH inst, and
can-ten, japanese sea weed, prepared by
the cook OF the japanese commission A
conger eei from Portugal, pluk fish from
Norway, mixilion from Spain, black shark
fms and white ones from China, oofachaus
from Alaska, dried fish maws from China,
and dried octopus eggs from the Land OF
the Sun. Norway showed mackerei in oil,
hatibut, and salmon, while Portugal tickied
the paIates with sguid in eif Even that
troubled country. Turkey, sent botargo
(mviiet roes), ami the Cape of Good Hope
contributed cray fish. Japan showed some
not very toothsome shake and dried salmon"
ALMOST from time immemoril stories
have been published concerning cats, and
their habit of taking away the breath of
children, but, SAYS the Lock Haven Repu6-
iioGn, nothing has ever occurred near us
until within the past week. Mr.. John X.
Moore. the Clinton avenue grocer, has been
i'll for some days, and on Wednesday night
last was lying in his room asleep. Some
time during the night he was awakened by
a choking sensation, most painful TO endure,
and on opening his eyes, discovered the
family cat sitting on his breast industriously
sucking his breath. Mr.. Moore pushed
away the cat, and had it chased from his
room, and he returned to his slumbers, very
much exhausted. Next morning the cat
was shot. This should prove warning to
persons keeping cats around their homes,
not to allow them in sleeping apartments.-
Harrisburg Telegraph.
THE Democratic press and Demo-
cratic orators are exercised now over
the statement that Mr.. Hayes is in favor
of Native American principles. 1t is
q new statement, and 1t may be true or
it may not be true. If it is true, be
is not the man to shrink from the