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

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Millerstown, on Tuesday evening, the 2lst
instant.
The Pennsylvania Editorial Association
held q reception for President Garfield at
the Ocean Hotel, Long Branch, last Thurs
day. All the editors present, and their
wives and daughters shook hands with the
President.
Washington reports Of the culture of to-
bscco places Kentucky as producing the
largest crops, Virginia next largest, and
Pennsylvania as third on the list. Only ten
years ago Pennsylvania occupied the twelfth
place as a tobacco State.
Not well defined. What are these shslf-
breeds they talk so much about % inquir-
ed young reader of an old politician, his
father ga half breed my son, is some-
thing-is someth-is nothing whatever, my
son" ."-Nep HGren Register.
The Lutheran Sunday school Of this place
viii hold an ice-cream and raspberry festi-
val in Jacob Thomas's store-room. on Main
street, on next Friday and Saturday even
ings, JBly lst and End. Proceeds will be
used in the purchase of 3 new library for the
school.
Artist Hess will close his photograph gall
lery on the 18th of July, and keep it closed
during his absence from town, which will
be from that date till the LIST OF August; so
that il You desire to have your picture taken
between this and autumn, now is the time
to have il taken.
David Holman has put the Foundry in
this place in tirst-rate trim. He is now pre-
pared TO do all kinds of foundry work, cast
ing. turning. repairing reapers, mowers,
threshing machines, making stoves, piow,.
Sc Give him a call when you need foun-
dry made articles.
The Annual Examination of the McAlis-
terville Soldiers Orphan School will take
place on Tuesday, July IL, proximo. The
pupils are earnestly invited to be present.
The school is in splendid order, and the
examination will, it is expected, prove one
of the most successful in the schools his
tory.
One day last week, while Jefferson Moyer
was cutting grass his reaper cut the head
of black snake. The next day while one
of the hands was turning hay the body of
the snake became exposed, and several
stones were delivered at the snake before
! the discovery was made that the snake was
dead.
! Gentlemen's fine boots and shoes of
all kinds at Heck's Bridge street. No
trouble TO show goods.
! Bass fishermen differ in their opinion as
TO how bass feed one contends that they
feed chiefly along the bottom another con-
tends that they feed upon objects that float
off the bottom a third person contends
that they feed everywhere that their dsh
fancy dictates.
The grandest demonstration attempted in
, many years will take place in Thompson
town on the 4th of July. w. I. Hibbs will
be the orator OF the day; other speakers
will be present. There will be grand dec
Grafton Of flags, banners, Illuminating bal
looms and transparent lanterns and SO forth.
All are invited.
The boy that believes that he is an expert
at jumping on and of trains when in mo-
ton may find food for reflection In the fact
that about three boys is the average num-
Der that are ground up every week by freight
cars. Every boy that has lost limbs, or has
lost his life, believed that he could never
become the victim of such mishaps.
The greatest sensation of the season
among fishermen, is found in the fact that a
few days ago 3ipound bass sprang ou. of
the water aud struck Jehn Hollobaugh on
the right cheek while he sat in a skift pad
ding the canoe. Belle. has been expressed
that if he had been a man of hight weight
he would have been knocked out of the
boat on the left side, aud been so stunned
that he would have been drowned.
The remains of Mrs. John Byers were
brought from her home in Lancaster county
on Monday, and inferred in the Mennonite
grave yard in Lost Creek Valley on Tues
day, June 2sth. Mrs. Byers was a daugh-
ter of John Kinzer, living near McAlister-
vile, this county. Hers was a short wed
ded life, she having been married only last
winter. severe cold contracted in the
spring was the cause of her death.
One hundred pairs of ladies slippers
received this week at Heck's family
shoe store that he will sell for 25 cents
pair.
Bspenschade's store has rat terrier dog
that cannot endure the explosion of fire
crackers. He will soon be compelled to go
indoor till after the 4th of July. Last
year he went indoor, down into the cellar,
on the Srd of July, when the internal
Chinese noise was begun, and remained
there till on the evening of the 9th Of July,
when civilized order was once more restored.
That dog wouldn't make good Chinese soup,
being anti Chinese to the marrow.
How to Dissolve ndia-Rubber.-An ex-
change says: The usual and cheapest SOL
vents of india-rubber are naphtha and tur-
pentine, and these will keep the india-rub-
Der in solution so long as they are not ex-
posed to the air; but, of course, being
spirits, en- exposure in small quantities the
spirit leaves the india-rubber. These solu-
tions are used to cement hoes and pipes of
leather, etc. If india-rubber be literally
melted In an oven, at about 2l0 or 220 de-
grees OF heat, it will not return to solid
state.
Last Monday morning Charles Redman of
Harrisburg, a brakeman on freight train of
cars, was seriously hurt. shoulder was
broken, and leg was crushed and required
amputation. His train lay alongside of an
other train between this place and Port
Royal Redman got off his car and sat