Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-06-10

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Doctors should be careful not to abbrevi
ate when they prescribe rhamnus catharti
Gus. The man who wrote for ssyrup of
rham. cat" deeply offended an elderly Ia.
dy VINO had been his patient for years-Ex.
Six hundred undertakers held conven-
tion in New York city, last week. The
undertaken has got to be quite a character
these days. In most of cases, he is the gen
eral of the funeral, but what would a con-
vention Of undertakers dor
a cave has been discovered near New
Baltimore, with some very remarkable re l.
les in it. Prof. Hankinson, of New York
City, on trout fishing excursion discover
ed the cave, and on entering found some hu-
man skeletons and curious old coin, which
bear resem blance TO the ornaments of the
Aztecs of Mexico.
A Phil adelphIa bank broke last week,
and this is the way the Record writes it UP
editorialy: In China when a bank suspsnds
on the Shackamaxon principle they imme-
diately suspend the Cashier and fire the
DiTectors-the former from a tree, the latter
from a mortar against brick wall. The last
bank suspension in China took place in the
sixteenth year of tho Emperor Min of the
Ting dynasty { b. C. l72f).
violent storm of thunder, lightning,
mud, rain and hail swept over Lewistown,
on Sunday afternoon. The base ball plat
form was unroofed, a frame house was turn
ed almost off its foundation. The Hsnder-
son engine house tower was blown down.
Hundreds of window glasses were broken.
Vegetables in the gardens were cut to piec-
es. Two hours after the storm, hail could
be gathered in handfuls. Hail as iarge as
waialts fell.
The Bloomfield Advocate of last week
says: On Monday evening of last week,
between eight and nine O'Clock, durin & the
thunder storm which passed over this cOun-
ty from south to north, the lightning played
strange freaks with the house of John A.
CARRIER, near BixIer's mill The bolt struck
the chimney of the south end of the house,
running down it through the roof, making
small opening in it, to the garret tioor,
raising the fioor and tearing the plastering
from the ceiling 1t appears that the light
ming spread 10 both sides of the house, and
on the one side left 70 trace where 9 it enter
ed the ground. On the other side post
which stood about three feetfrom the house
was shattered. In the middle of the house,
Ou the second floor, the partition was torn
apart. but from that point no signs OF the
direction that part OF the electric bolt took,
is visible. Strange TO say, there was not
single timber SIT on fire. The family, who
were in the northern end of the house, were
not shocked, but boy who was in bad was
slightly affected. Mr.. CARRIER thought the
barn was struck, AID kept a watch for fire,
bat soon discovered that the house hal re-
ceived the bolt. Mr.. George 5. Briner, who
insured the building, examined it
John Z. q Glasz, of Duncannon, while fishing
in the Susquehanna on Tuesday of last week
made a fine catch. He caught liz net
iisn, supposed to be German carp, weighing
tea pounds five and one,halt ounces. On It's
back and along the sides ran a row OF bright
golden scales, while at its head there Were
ieeiers scmew hat similar to those OF cat
tish. Tie peculiarly was the rows OF scales
and skin Ike the catfish.