Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-06-29

near to The earth in some enc of its revolu.
tons a. to consume the earth with FIRE. Its
next appearance will be about the year A,
u. 2255. Whether that is the time that !,
viii destroy the earth Of course can only
be matter of conjecture. The present
comet is bag photographed by astromo.
mers, and they nCw express hope of being
. able to tell the kin. Of material that comets
are composed of. We are all holding ou,
breath to learn something new concerning
comets.
lF some one will explain to the satis;ac-
ton Of the human family why it is that fish
occasionally do wonderful things he need
go no further to perpetuate his name to the
remotest posterity. Herodotus tells of the
exquisite skill of Arion as performer on
the harp, and of his enhancing voice as q
singer. Arion embarked on a Corinthisu
vessel to cross the Mediterranean Sea. Ii
was known that he had large sum of money
with him. The sailors resolved to rob him,
and to cover up their work they proposed
to him plainly that he should leap into the
sea, or they would kill him and bury his
remains on shore, when they reached land.
He pleaded for his life; he pleaded in vain
Like all robbers, the sailors were hard heart
ed. Learning TO his own satisfaction that
they would not yield to his pleading for life,
he made one request: that they at least
would allow him to put on his best clothes,
and while thus robed give them specimen
OF his srt Of playing and singing. He dressed
himself accordingly, and stood on the side
OF the ship; With harp in hand, he sang to
them species of song, in all elevated key,
and quick time-a song that in those times
was used TO animate combatants or soldiers.
When the song was finished be threw him
self into the sea, dressed as he was. de
was taken up by fish called dolphin and
carried with great speed 10 the place Of his
destination. There Arion informed on the
crew, and when the ship landed they were
confronted by the man they had robbed.
Herodotus says that in his day, in the art
gallery at Taenarus, there yet remained
figure in brass Of Arion seated on a dol.
phin's back. Perhaps that is false story !;
perhaps it is true story. II is no more
remarkable than the story of Jonah and the
whale; that is true fish story. Both are
remarkable, and both come down from great
antiquity. We, too, have a true fish story
ages do not fall upon it; it is true that it
does not proclaim the power of music and
does not teach the duty of obedience to
divine will. 1t Is plain fish story, and is
illustrative OF fish freaks, and that only.
Neither Aricn's dolphin, or Jonah's whale,
as far as the record shows, came to an un-
timely end, but the fish Of our story was
eaten up by DIR. Lucien Banks and John
Hollobaugh. The two named gentlemen
resolved on q frog hunt along the Juniata
between this place aad Thompsontown al few
days ago. The hunt was made in q boat.
The boat fioated lazily down the river, and
from time 10 time as the frogs appeared
they were shot. The sportsmen had reach
ed point in the river near Van-Dyke sta
ton. The boat was about twelve feet from
the shore, ON the railroad side of the river.
Banks sat on the forward seat, with the gun
resting across his knees; he was drowsy.
HoEobaagh was seated in the stern of the
boat, and occasionally would lazily dip an
oar in the water to keep the skiff properly
headed down stream. Suddenly there was
a tiabby, smacking sound, like the stroke of
a puglist in mans face, and something
fell into the boat. Banks Was awakened as
if By peal of thunder; the boat trembled,
and he thought rock had been thrown into
it. He looked at Hollobaugh, who had
ceased to use the paddle, and he sat per-
fectly motionless like statue, and he after
wards said that he felt as if mule had
kicked him. He was stunned into silence.
The Doctor had not been struck, and he was
the first TO recover himself, ard then be saw
that there was large fish kicking about in
the boat. He shouted TO his companion,
but HOllobsugh sat still The Doctor put
down his gun and got down on his knees
and giIled the fish. Hollobaugh recovered
himself sufficiently to help to put the fish
into the box at the bow Of the boat. The
bass had attempted to jump across the boat,
and in its leap it encountered Hollobaugh's
right cheek, and the contact caused the
tiabby, smacking, pugilIstic sound that
aw skened Banks, and stunned Hollobaugh
almost as badly as if he had received the
spent kick Of mule on his cheek, all OF
which is not to wondered at when the state
ment is made that the fish that executed the
performance weighed three pounds and a
quarter, and was nineteen inches in length.
USES OF CHARCOAL.