Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-05-19

only mud scraped from the streets of New
York.
Lawyer ID. ID. Stone has gone to Wash.
ington to engage in the real estate business,
Real estate transactions in the capital CITY,
doubtless is brisk, for the reason that many
hepu0lican office holders are out of office
and desire to sell, and many Democrats
are on hand to look for Office, and buy
homes.
Herr Most thought he was a brave man
TIL put to the test, and when tested with a
warrant, he hid under a bed. What else
could be expected from such blatherskite.
whose business is to deliver murderous
speeches, and take collections to keep him
In bread and butter. Communist Is are all
of that kind of human trash.
Some days ago, 800 600 three DAY old
shsd were placed in the Susquehanna river
at Harrisburg. The fsh we're brought from
the government hatchery, at Havre de
Trace. The fish will 60 to the deep water
at the mouth of the river in the after part
OF the season, and how will they get over
the Columbia dam next year, to get to Har-
risburgi
A man named Villee, of Marietta, Pa.
was dismissed from the position of clerk in
the post-office department, at Washington
last week, on the information that he had
deserted bis wife and child and is living
with another woman in Washington as his
wife. The petition from Marietta that caus-
ed his removal, says, his wife is a woman
Of Christian character.
The report of the finding Of a dead bow
in the break of a freight car at Newton
Hamilton, last week, was not correct, and
was gotten off on the newspapers as a SEN
sational story by a man named Ingrim.
Take care Mr.. Ingrim, the newspaper scribes
may have the mournful pleasure OF being
compelled to write an account of the find
ing of your dead body in the break Of
freight car.
The Bloomfield Times says: On last S at
urday, Joseph C. Barrett, of Newport, while
out In his clearing in the narrows. hung his
vest on a bush and went to work. A stump
of discarded lighted cigar set the woods
on fire. On returning a short time after
wards not a vestige OF his vest except the
buttons was to be found, but his gold watch
and chain were still there, but not as bright
as he had left them.
There are some radical temperance wo-
men in town, who would not give a man a
teaspoonful of alcoholic drink to save his
life Ii the ladies' are not that radical they
have been mis-reported. The probability
is the ladies maintain that if a drinking
man were to be saved from the jaws of death
by giving him teaspoonful of brandy or
whisky they would not give it to him for
fear that if he again received his health he
would be as great drinker as before.
An observer says: See here, you fellows
who idle your time away day after day by
standing on the street corners or hugging
the smooth side of dry goods box, has it
ever occurred to you that the numerous
deaths of prominent men, which have hap
pened within six months, have left some
mighty big vacancies to ill, and that the
steps ahead in promotion reaches clear
down TO your Stop fooling away time
and do something, if it's only driving
cart or Topping white-wash brush.
Under the fishery treaty of 1878, the
British consul at Halifax, Nova Scotia,
claims e290 81 .240-of Captain Kinney,
the commander of the American schooner,
David /. Adams, that was siezed for fishing
in British waters, contrary TO the provisions
of fishery treaty laws. Twelve hundred
and forty dollars is heavy fine, and that
amount of money would buy a great many
fish. The fish question is great question,
but reader it need not vex you at this time
for you can obtain fine quality of fish at
Hinkle's store in this place, at a moderate
price.
Last week the President sent to Congress
a message calling attention to the condition
of affairs existing in Utah, owing to the
Governor of that territory vetoing the last
appropriation bill, which appropriated mon
ey for the support of schools, courts, char
table institutions, ETC., referring to the fact
that under existing law the Legislature can
not convene for nearly two years, and rec
ommending the speedy enactment Of such
legislation as will authorize the assembling
of the Legislature at an early day.
Also a message recommending Congress
to make an appropriation 10 defray the ey-
penses of the Inauguration of the Bartholdl
statue.
A prominent citizen of Fayette township
was in town the other day, and in talking to
friends he expressed the belief that the
times are out of joint some where. lie
didn't claim 10 say where they are disjoint-
ed, but he felt satisfied that there is a change
| that is not for the better. He cited his own
community as an Illustration. Said he, forty
years ago, about the time 1 was of age, Nc
Alistertown had no preacher in the place,
no Sunday School and whisky was sold al
three cents a glass and the people seemed
| to ME to be better than they are now, wher
we have two preachers and two Sunday
Schools in the town, and whisky is sold at
ten cents drink. Can you tell what is the
matter
An old fellow who had served one day or
the jury stepped into the court room sever
al days afterward, and exclaimed, "Jedge
got that two dollars, yiti" "What two
dollars 2" asked the sstonished jurist. "The
money you owe me for serving on your ju
ry. Been hangin' round here two or thre'
days, but l see you don't intend to pay
me-" 500 to the Circuit Clerk" "That''
played out, Jedge. went to see the gov
ernor. and he told me to come over here
Now you want to put me of. Blamed
s.Mr. Sheriff." said the Judge, "arrest thii
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