Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-10-29
GENERAL ITEMS,

Wis, nliieF OF rerriS, texas cniOrO-
formed her fathers dogs ard eloped
With the young nan whom her father
had forbidden the premises.
Nous T.. Lemoine, in Crosne, France
who keeps 3,L 0 fowls on twenty-five
acres, says it has been found an excel
lent practice to give Young chickens a
few drops Of s. pbate of iron in their
drinking water. Vote fer Kelly, Cav
eDy and Butler.
Twelve hundred and fifty ao.,s of
bee.s have been grown this year in
MliLe and three hundred IN Massachu
se,;s. Il is estimated that refined su-
gar can now be produced from the
beet root at a cost rather less than sew
Ell cents pound. Vote for Kelly,
CaveDy and Butler
a special dispatch from Grayson. Ky.
relates that 200 men rode into Martins
burg, Elliott county, on Monday night
week, surrounded the Jail, Overpow-
eaed the jailor, took two prisoners,
John w. Kendall and William McMil-
Ian. to = tree near by and hanged - IL
until they we're dead. The men who
we're hanged we're known 10 helrng to a
gang CT outlaws. Vote for Kelly, Cav
eny and Butler
Lime occurs to a greater or less ex-
tent IN all plants, especially in clover,
pea straw. potato vines and tobacco.
The phosphate of lime is found in every
animal tissue, as well as in fruits and
seeds. 1t forms about half the sub
stance Of the bones of animals and is
contained IN the vegetable flesh form
ing Substances, as albumen casein, and
fibrin from which source il is obtained
from ANIMALS. Vote for Kelly, Caveny
and Butler.
The Duluth, Mimi, Tribune of the
10th says: We are in receipt of a
letter from G. Wieland, Esq, Auditor
of Lake county, dated the 81 inst,
of which the following is the sub
stance: Yesterday afternoon, while
August Burr, aged seven years, was
playing with his sisters-one, five
years old, and the other three-and-a-
half-near by his fathers house, an
enormous eagle poumced down upon
them, throwing the two girls to the
ground. 1t Immediately attacked
the younger one. grasping one of the
childs arms with the claws OF one
foot, while the claws of the other
foot were deeply buried IN the childs
face; and it attempted to carry the
child of, but was prevented by its
struggles. Little August, seeing that
he could do nothing with his own
hands to help his sister, ran quickly
into the house, got the butcher knife
and came out and whacked away at
the eagles legs, cutting one of them
severely near the foot, whereupon the
savage bird let go of the little girl
and attacked the boy, knocking him
over, tearing his pants, and giving
him some severe scratches. In the
meantime, the screams of the chill
dren brought out their mother, where
upon the eagle flew off to the barn,
on which he sat and looked as though
he would Ike to renew the contest.
should a favorable opportunity offer
itself, but he stayed there a little too
long for his own good, as Joe Betz
lcr, ! Ae.sLIor, was called, who took
down his gun and shot this great
"emblem of American liberty" and
and his eagleship, when killed, was
found to measure seven feet from
wing-tip to wing-tip. The little girl
who lad this / Inarkable encounter
is very badly scratched, but not seri-
ously hurt.