Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-07-14

farious work with great success. Such in
dignation was aroused among the passengers
that had the members of the gang been dis
covered willing hands would have quickly
swung them from convenient trees.
The other day while Charles Corkins and
neighber Shetsberger were going out to
work in Fermanagh township, something in
an evergreen bush attracted their attention.
One look satisfied them that a large black
snake lay enwined among the branches of
the bush. The snake took alarm and glided
under a rock near by the evergreen tree By
prying a few stones from under the rock the
snake was brought within sight. The size
of the ugly thing put Corkins and Shots
berger upon their cautious conduct. They
concluded that it was best not to take any
risks and to make sure work of their de-
signs upon the snake, a son of Corkins was
sent home for a gun. He soon appeared
with a trusty rifle. Mr.. Corkins fired the
gun at the black coil that lay under the
rock, when the smoke cleared away they
drew ont a snake that measured seven feet. !
At 3 O'Clock on the morning of the 4th
of July, a wandering Knight of Labor was
struck and knocked a distance of one hun
dred feet and then run over and torn to
pieces beyond recognition, by engine 26l
A-o,u
was walking on the track between a freight
train on one side and a beef train that was
taking ice on the other side. His name was
Earnest Frederick Haffner. His papers
showed him to be a knight of Labor, with
X. of l.. travelling card from Germans
Assembly X. of l.. of Dubuque, Iowa, No.
1886, issued May IS, 1886, by Master Work
man John Buchler and Anton Fay, Scribe,
with visiting card of August Spies, the
Chicago Anarchist, and a self-acting SIX
chamber revolver loaded with dynamite
lated remains were shoveled into a ten dol
lar coffin and inferred in Union Cemetery at
the public expense.
Some days ago a number OF people went
on fat to Macedonia to picnic. After
they had enjoyed themselves there some
one proposed that they extend the trip to
Roaring Run. The fat had been turned
to make the home run. 1t was determined
however TO pull the boat up stream stern
formost to Roaring Run. The rudder han
die was gwen to boy about II years old,
named Howard Emery to hold. The lad
was not strong enough for the work. When
the team began to pull the boat up stream
the current caught the rudder blade with
such force that the boy could not manage
it with the handle, and before he realized
it he was showed off the boat into the wa
ter and disappeared under the h,t to the
horror and CONSERVATION of many of the
pic -nickers who stood helpless witnesses 10
the shocking occurrence. Loud cries went
mp from men women and children. Packer
Mann, son of Rev. Mann hastened to the
bow of the fiat and when the boy came
from under it he sprang into the canal
seized the drowning lad and took him to
shore. The boy was nearly drowned but
after he had been shaken and rolled he rap
idly recovered. Packer Mann is a modest
young man who does not show of well
where brass is at premium, bat MS noble
act on this occasion proves that hs is pos
sessed of heroic courage that will doubtless
serve him well in years to come.
TIE Philadelphia Times of the 9Th inst,
says: For the satisfaction of some of the
men who repine because they cannot get
Federal appointment at Washington these
facts are cited as the result OF a recent in
! vestigation. A fair estimate of the nGmber
of clerks employed in the departments is
$1,000. The average salary paid them is
about 81, ,L00-not more. If married they
spend at least SiO0 annually for rent; il
single, that sum goes for furnished rooms
and in part deirays the expense of meals
purchased at restaurants. Clothing is high
in price, as are also all the accessories of the
toilet, and the rule Of extravaglnce applies
| to the common places as well as the COM
parative iuxuries of life. The influences
which most prevail are those which make
men thrift!ess, for the money comes easy
and goes still easier. Ten men out of
thousand save enough perhaps to eventually
own their homes or to leave the capital and
embark in business elsewhere. The rest new
er cease to regret the day when they left
''the smiling village OF content" for the
| frowning city of regret. In the country or
| in country towns they could save full half
their salary where they areIhey save moth
Ing. This is the lesson as learned by many
in the harsh school of experience, and IFS
moral should teach the rural youth that
much of the capital gold is tinsel of the
/ cheanast q kind