Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-07-18

A young man in Shade Valley, Hunt
ingdon county, recently in . fit of pas.
sion killed q valuable young horse by
stabbing it with pitchfork and after
wards beating it with club.
An accomplished young lady of Erie
having partaken too freely of wine at
an evening party, wandered into the
street and became hilarious. She was
arrested, and has since been SO over.
whelmed with shame that she is danger
ously ILL.,
After heavy shower last Sunday a
week portion of farm near Hanni-
bal, No., was found to be literally Gov
cred with catfish ranging from 2 to 6
inches In length, all alive and kicking.
The news soon spread and nearly all
the people in the township gathered to
see the strange sight, aud all went
home loaded down with good fresh
fish.
A woman in Medina, Ohio, had
been coughing more or less for 10
years, when one day not long ago shs
fell down stairs. Up to the time of
that accident the doctors were persua.
ded that she had consumption. But
when she picked herself up after the
fall, she coughed up a shirt button,
and since then she has been q cured
woman cured of the consumption.
a West Chester gentleman has ap-
pointed most effective method to save
his cherries from the ravages of the
birds. He has hung a string of sleigh
bells IN one Of his trees to which q cord
is attached leading to the house, with
which the bells are occasionally rung. -
This does the business-the birds give
the trees a wide berth.
A boy was bitten by a ra.tlesnake
in Rawlin county, Illinois. Newly
killed chickens we're applied to the
wound, and we're taken off green, COW
cred with poison. Plasters of egg the
entire length of the leg drew the pois-
on to the surface and we're covered
with the same green tinge. each appli-
cation being less than the preceding,
until there seemed TO be no more pols-
on in the limb.
a man under q bed turned up in
Perry county, which fact is described
in the Bloomfield Times of July 10, as
follows, few nights ago, Maggie.
daughter of Mr.. Abram Page, who
lives on the farm of w. A. Sponsler,
Esq, near this borough, was certain
that some person was in her room, that
had no business there. After living
quiet few moments she threw her
hand out when In alighted on the
head of man crawling from under the
bed. With a scream she sprang out
and ran 20 her fathers room. He go.
up and searched the house. Before
going down stairs he looked to see
that the window was down in the room,
and noticed that it was. Not finding
any person, they returned up stairs
when he noticed that while gone the
fellow had opened the window and es
capped In that way. Everybody should
be prepared to give these midnight
sneaks q dose of lead.
A Spaldlng county lady, living in
the vicinity of Double Cabins, went
out one morning recently to gather
flowers, and, while bending over bush,
her hand came in contsc. with a moe
casin snake, which lay coiled up under
the leaves. Simultaneous with the
discovery, and before she could remove
her hard, the snake ran up the sleeve
of her dress and protruded its head
from a small rent in the garment just
below the shoulder. Quickly as thought
she grasped it by the neck and held
it securely until she could summon her
husband to her aid, who soon despatch
ed the reptile.
Ayoung man of Iowa City, had
S3500, the savings of years. lnfuen-
ced by the example of richer men, in
an evil hour be yielded to temptation,
and took "dealt" in lard. He won
about $50. This was good deal OF
money more than be had saved from 3
months work. How easy it was to make
money 1t was fun He "dealt" again.
The crash came. The savings of years
went like a straw in food. Stunned
By grief and almost unconscious Of
what had befallen bim be went homo
and shut himself up TO silent medita-
tion for II hours. The support Of
home was gone aud the promise of a
business success was nipped in the
bud. 1t was no consolation to him to
know that one of his friends had lost
$40, 0,000.-Iowa City (Iowa) Republi.
can.
Ny wife said | was fool when brought
home bottle of Parker's Ginger Tonic.
But when it broke up my cough and cure
ed her neuralgia and baby's dysentery sh,
thought it a good investment.-N. Y
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