Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-11-05

a herman doctor in Munich, saws that
he has discovered a new mode of reducing
the bulk of tat at is never to eat and
drink at the same time, but to let two
hours intervene. He has, il is said. cured
Prince Bismark of a tendency to obesity in
this way.
"l'm sorry, George, that papa has re-
fused you, but yor must ask him again: I
know he has soul" "Do you think so,
darling l'' ''Oh, know it," swell, then
you must have seen him bid me good even
ing last night. Yes, indeed, love, your
father has soul, and thick one. .'-Bos-
ton Post.
The Everett Press of last week remarks !:
A muzzled bear amused the children of Ev-
erett on Saturday morning of last week by
climbing telegraph poles, while his keeper
amused the parents by passing his hat for
nickels to support both. Our opinion is, if
the bear were left to himself he would make
his own living without begging
Martha E. Beashor. Louie 4. Bonsall,
| Mamie Sieber, J. Burns Alexander and
George Sieber picked between five ard six
hundred bushels of potatoes in Enoch Shell
lenberger'S peach orchard in Walker town
ship last week, and when Mr.. Shellenberger
paid the young people for their work he ad-
ded little send of to the pay which pleas
ed the girls and boys quite well.
A young man once went to Vicksburg,
Miss, ana announced that he was going to
publish a ''lively, spicy paper, devoted to
local affairs Next day several one armed
one-legged and sne-vyed gentlemen called
on him and advised him not TO do it, be-
cause they had tried it, and it didn't seem
TO suit the people of those parts. Some
people have no idea of true humor.-Baiti-
more American.
An ingenious inhabitant of York County
| Pa, exhibits himself in a dsesS composed
| three years and halt He made the dress
| himself, consisting of hat, handkerchies,
/ coat, trousers, cape, garters and shoes.
| The number of rats required TO complete
the suit was go, and the person when thus
| dresses, appears axactly like one of the
/ Esquimsux as described by Ross. The
cape is composed OF the pieces of skins
immediately around the tails, containing
about Goo tails.
! We acknowledge the receipt of the hand
| book of the Presbyterian church, of Johns
! town, Cambria county, Pa. The book is
devoted to a brief history of the church,
which Was organized and received its first
preacher, October, 1889. From that date
TO this 1t has had seven pestors including
the present one, Rev. David J. Beale, who
is native OF this. Juniata county. The
| book gives tho names of the present or
! ganization, time OF preaching. and time OF
/ all church and missionary meetings, with
I the roll of membership, and sabbath school
organization, and the numbers OF classes
/ in the school aud the name of each pnpil.
/ Il Is an interesting little book, even to peo-
] I4E AAlAA 10 llhL ilNN III JNHuSlONu
/ A correspondent writing from Hunting
don saws: DR.. Ed. Swivel, of that citv,
narrowly escaped horrible death Friday
while hunting with a party of prominent
gentlemen on Jacks mountain. DR.. Swiv-
eI had wandered away from his companions
in search Of a flock of wild turkeys, and
while creeping through 4 swampv piece of
land. with which be was unfamiliar, fell
4 into = quogmire, in which condition he re-
NAMED Tor eight hours before being res
cues. The doctor endeavorcd to extricate
/ himself hut each effort OILY sank him deep
! er until his chin rested on a level with the
ground. His cries tor succor were hot
heard by his companion, who had gone to
the opposite side Of the mountain, and 10
dire exsremity the doctor had givea up all
( hopes of being rescued alive. About 6 o.
clock IN the evening old Perry Shou;z, the
/ hermit, who has lived for the last twenty
years in the rude shanty on mOIntiin
whilc looking after some traps which he
had baIted the night before, came across
the unfortunate doctor, just IN time to res
cue him before life was extinct. With
much difficulty old Perry pulled DR.. Swivel
ont Of the quagmire and carried him to his
shanty, where he sppiicd tho proper res
toratives TO his patient. The doctor re-
NAMED all night with his benefact tor, be.
ing too weak TO attempt to return home
until Saturi ~ morning.