Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-05-12

i'oinius, anu III uroSe were run through
this place about seven O'Clock A. NJ. or
, their way TO the wilds of Licking Creel
valley, where they are to pasture all sum
mer.
Buxom widow (at evening party)-"D,
you understand the language of flowers. DR.
Crusty i'' DR.. Crusty Gan old bachelor
"No, ma'am." Widow-"You don't know
if yellow means jealousy" DR.. Crusty
''No, ma'am. Yellow means biiousness. >,
Sun.
The Republican State Convention viii
meet at Harrisburg. on Wednesday, June
80, 1886, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, for the pur-
pose of nominating Governor, a Lieuten.
ant Govern or, Auditor General, Secretary
of Internal Affairs and Congressman al
Large.
The large warehouse of Thomas Cluck, OF
Millerstown, was destroyed by fire ON the
night Of the Srd inst. The building was fill
ed with grain and salt and SO forth how the
tire originated is not known. There was an
insurance of three Thousand dollars on the
building.
On the 3rd inst, Frank Maus was run oy-
er by an ore wagon on the Pike one and a
half miles north of this town. The neshy
part OF his legs below the knee was lacera-
ted. DR.. Banks attended the bow. The lad
is doing as well as can be expected under
the circumstances.
The age of bandbooks @This' is most
distressing! all my symptoms as described
in this book, Doctor Dispensed with; or
Every Man His Own Physician show that
l have got either heart disease, chronic
dyspepsia, or St. Vitus's dance, but I'm
hanged if can make out which one it is.''
Puck.
Messrs. Espenschade, Speedy and Ma.h
ers, three of Mifiiin's rising young men,
came to town on Friday to spend few
hours with their friend, Mr. Martin P. Craw-
ford. Mr.. Mathers remained until Saturday
and then went home on his wheel-bicvcle.
-Millerstown correspondence of Newport
News.
! The engine that broke through the Dun
cannon railroad bridge last January was ia
ken out of Sherman's creek, where il has
lain ever since the disaster, last week. A
track was laid down the embankment and
on the bottom OF the creek aud the engine
was worked on the track and the men null.
ed it onto the main track.
Several bears and a number OF Arabs
! passed through town one day last week. If
/ they are typical of the Arab caravan Of
Arabia and Asia there is nothing about them
I to commend them 10 the American. The
children were slowed in sacks that hung
| from the sides of horse. One woman car
/ ried 4 baby in a sack on her back.
| Miss Gusher-(to Sarah, the house-maid
/ of Pallet, the artist)-..What beautiful
picture Did your master paint ii ~ Sarah
-s'Yes'm." Mas Gusher-s'Was it his
maiden picture do you know l'' Sarah
"No'm, l doa't know for sure, but 7 be-
lieve heard him call If a landscape. IN.
Y. Graphic.
/ The railroad company is preparing to
/ build a stone bridge across the creek al Port
/ Royal. Now, that spring foods are over
a trestle work with tracks on it for trains to
cross viii be placed in the creek short
/ distance up the stream from the bridge site
The new bridge will be built where the pres
ent iron bridge is.
| Young Var Tromplandt de Lafayette
Smith Jones, a particularly Juvenile dude, is
/ a music-mapiac, but a tender-bearted and
soft-voiced little fellow. "Wagnerr' he ex-
/ claims; "Divine Wagner What genius
/ His music makes we weep - ''Bosh 20 said
a bystander. "a kick well applied would
have the same effect on you."-Adapted
/ from the French
The Philadelphia Record remarks: tbs
a suspicious circumstance that the Anarchist
never gets far away from a saloon. He does
not 60 into the country and dig for a living.
He doesn't dig at all. He merely looks into
the bottom Of his beer-glass and broods up
/ on the misery OF labor aud the means OF
beating some other man out OF the proceeds
OF his labor.
! ssYes," said a Democratic office seeker
from the west, sits all true about the Presi-
dents marriage. It's sure thing. got it
from headquarters"
"What do you mean by headquarters"
1.-THE White House. was just up there
to see about the postoffice in my town, and
they told me Mr.. Cleveland was engaged"
N. Y. Sun.
The old Confederate element in the South
within the past ten days has been actively
organizing under various guises and has
been strong in Its declarations that the Lost
Cause is not lost. The Confederate class
of statesmen believe'that the recent strikes
in the country Enthusiastically point out that
the free labor of the North is failure and
that IN few years the country will be com
pelled,to adopt some one OF the old systems
of government to save the country from fall
ing into a state of anarchy.
"Johnnie," said the fair-eyed school
teacher, do you know what capital punish
ment is 70
"Yes'm," said Johnnie brightly.
swell, Johnnie said she whom the chill
dred irreverently call ss0id Double-win-
dows,' syou may tell us what capital pun
ishment is
..Bein' put in a seat over among the girls,
M said Johnnie, and he wasn't put there
forthwith.-Somerville Journal.
Two friends meet on the Boulevard 3.
sHave you been sick 2" asked the hrst'
s.You don't look WE'LL" ssYes, am not
feeling Just right. The fact Is l have con-
suited three physicians, and they don't seem
IN apree uDOn the cause OF my maiady.