Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-03-24
NO. l3:.


A magple worried toad into hole
made for fence post and then gathered
pebbles and stones it.
A Buffalo musician, Geo. Benzino, has
| canary bird that initiates the long drawn
notes and as,onishes visitors with his sweet
melody.
A beetle was found in the centre Of loaf
Of bread. In five minutes it began to crawl
| around, none the worse for its nearness to
cremation.
Joseph Chapman, of Gedies, " ", his
wife and daughter, were warned by cat
that the house was on fire. They had bare
ly time TO escape in their night clo,heS.
A four months old dog in Lexington,
ky., when any one sings or whistles, sits
upon his launches, elevaies his head, shuts
his eyes, and howls in unison. modulatin.
his voice TO the notes Of the music.
\ singing mouse is the wandering min
strel in the. house Of Joshua Griffin. of Jack
son, Mich. 1t is seen in different closets.
and always mounts an overturned dish or
other slight eminencc before it begins 10
sing.
Washington, D. c., has pig that insists
upon living in the kitchen Of its owner. II
wallows in the mud as deep rs any pig. but
plunges into brook near by to cleanse il
self before asking admission to the house.
\ beer drinking donkey is one OF the AZ
fractions of an Indianapolis, Ind, barroom.
The animal never drinks water, but will
drink anything kept at the bar. The little
beast has lived In brewery most Of his life.
Dick IS the name Of rooster that has
great affection for Rochester dog. which
feeling is reciprocated. Dick perches on
the back of Sandy while be is stretched be-
tween two chairs, and performs many
tricks
In a Pennsylvania barnyard gander was
having fine fun Topping his wings in the
face of a steer, when the steer got him into
a corner and cooked his goose with one
thrust Of his horns, pinning him to the
fence.
A canary bird. in hot weather, was try
ing to hatch some eggs. She drooped, and
the male bird plunged into cold bath. then
went TO the edge of the nest, and the other
buried her head in his breast and was re-
freshed.
A cat that hsd been seized by an eagle,
in Scotland, and carried TO the nest OF the
bird, feigned death, and was left by the
eagle with he: young ones. As soon as the
eagle was gone, Tie cat kilieGan the eaglets
and, satisfying her appetite, disappeared.
A parrot died Of broken hear, in Ball.
ston Spa. After it had been twenty-five
years in family its owner went TO Mime
sofa. The bird soon missed him, and its
only cry was. Where is Joe:' 1t ate moth
ins. and continued its call until il fell ex-
hausted.
David 5. Forney, Of Virginia, has dog
that saw man take his masters pocket
book and 60 away with il. Upon being
allowed out doors. the dog went to the
place where il was hid, took il from the
top Of high fence, and hrough; ii to his
master, laying it in his hand.
On the doorstep of house in San Fran
cisco a dog found pitcher that had just
been filled by milkmsn, lie put his nose
into the pitcher and drank TILL il touched the
bottom lie was about to withdraw his
head, but the pitcher would no, como OF
till it was broken.
A Nevada cat crushed bee on the base
Of the hive. Bees by the score dar;ed into
Tsbhy's fur, and she spit. bit, and clawed
herself, and rolled in the grass She was
at length hauled away with garden rake.
She could never be induced afterward TO 20
within sight Of the hive.
\ ship crossing the equator recently was
stopped by jelly fish. 1t was one O'Clock
at night and thousands OF fish tloated on tbs
water. The condensers got 50 stopped up
that water could not enter. They then he
came so hot that steaming had to be stopped
altogether and the strainers taken out and
cleared. 4 delay Of i've hours was occa-
stoned