Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-07-18

Turner, says, that out of ! 400 cases of de-
lirium treuens, $50 are of an inebr,ate parent
or grsndparent or both His belief is
that II the history of each parents ances-
tors were known, it would be found that
eight out OF ten of them were free users of
alcohol. One fearful case is recorded
where q drunkard was the father of seven
IDIOTS
Nsrthina Hart, is the champion two much
married woman. She is a book agent, and
has eleven husbands in the United States,
as far as heard from. She marries only
men of means. and a day or two after the
wedding she asksfor one or two hunired OF
money and then leaves for some other town
TO catch another husband a man named
John Evans was locking for her IN Wilkes
barre last week, but she got out Of the town.
! The Metropolitan a monthly New York
Journal upon receiving S0cts will send the
Journal for one year, and in addition 100
portraits Of noted Americans such as State.-
men, Jurists, Devines, Authors, Scholsrs,
Inventors sc. Each issue of the Journal
contiins good engravings of prominent
men while the 100 pictures in the portrait
gallery are fine on paper 24 by l9. Address
the Metropolitan, 80 Vesey Street, Ne~
York.
W. 3. McCahan, supervisor of Milford
township, while lately repairing bridge on
the road near John Fooreman's farm IN
that township, unearthed a flint lock mus
ket, which was in a good state of preser-
I vation, and had load il it. On the lock
is stamped valley Forge 1926" 1t is
supposed to have seen service in the Mexi-
can war. Wonder where it came from, " no
owned 1t and " no placed it where it was
70 una l-Herald.
= strong wind prevailed all last We'd mes
day night and Thursday morning. The
bandana OF the brethren was torn by the
storm from its fastening excepting one cor
ner by which 1t was held TO the net work
Of Republican motoes on the Democratic
banner across Bridge street, which the Dem
ocracy have adopted to scatch voters with.
The bandsna is not Republican, but the mot
toes to which it is compelled to do service are
RePuolican. The banner of the Republican
party is the stars aud stripes.
A despatch from Ohio, says On wednes-
day, July IL, inst, W. p. Wharton, n
Philadelphia Pa, commission merchant,
appeared in MiddIeport, Ohio, and arrested
Rev. John Lard, pastor of the Presbyterian
church. ale was charged with obtaining
$500 by false pretences about a year ago.
Laird acknowledged the debt, but said he
had borrowed the money ant was unable to
pay it back. The PASTORS conyreg ttion
raised $500, ald With this Wharton return
ed home. The affair created a sensation"
All Hwho desire to enjoy good time and
also receive the worth of their money, shou u
attend the LAVA Social to be heH at the
residence Of S. II. Showers, on Washington
Avenue, on Saturday evening next. 1t is
unLrr the auspices of the Temperance
Unions and every effort viii be made TO
afford enjoyment TO all. Ice cream, cake
anG other deiicscies viii be served Every
one is invited. "Dont forget the
Lawn Social 1t 5. II. Showers rerldence on
Saturday evening next"
From the Philadelphia Record of the I4Ih
inst. A joke that sent ths victim TO the
hospitSble and the Perpetrator to prison
was played in Camden on the Fourth.
Youug William Agnew asked Jacob Houck
8 fourIeen-y yeAr-old companion, for a pipe
load OF tobacco, and the latter flied the
pipe with mixture Of tobacco aad gun
powder " hen Agnes put a m4tch 10
the pipe there WAS Al explosion, and the
Lad received terrible burn. about the face.
tie was taken TO Cooper Hospital. The lad
has suffered much. and IL in danger Of los
ing his cyesight. HoucE was arrested yes
t-rday, and Recorder Braker held .him IN
$500 bail for trial.
A despatch from Chicago, Illinois, slys:
GA baby with head no bigger than a sill
yer dollar ard arms ike pipe stems was
/ born yesterday. II weighed just thirteen
ounces. Mrs. James Willis the mother, is
a healthy and well-developed woman weigh
ing l25 pounds and her husband weighs
ls6 pounds. Mrs. Willis, however, only
weighed pound aud half when she was
born. The midge, baby Is healthy looking,
and except for its unusual activity and
and small size is just like other babies. Her
advent into the Willis family caused cou-
sternation because all the baby clothes that
had been made Tor her were ten sizes too
big and had to be made over again. Ar.
Willis proudly asserts that his blby is the
smallest ever born in the country
Reader: The Republican party favors
the proto etion' of manufacturing establish
ments, and protection TO all products that
are brought into direct competition with
the wares and prod ucts OF the o'd countries
beyond the ses where they produce cheaper
than in America, because they ray less a
day, and less a month for labor The
Democratic party opposes protection and
favors admitting every thing from the old
world at such a rate only as will be needed
) TO paw expenses of government. Which do
you favor The one is protection the
other is free trade. II You vote for free
trade, Cleveland and Thurman, you vote fol-
a policy of government that will compel oul
, manufacturing people TO drop their wage:
to the prices paid in Europe, or close Their
places Of business-Which do you Choose
ION the morning of the 9Th inst, tbs
larze frame residence of John B. Bard ell
in Beals township, was destroyed by nr'
with all its contents, excepting desk anc
few other srticles Of furniture that th'
reighbors sratched from the hares- Mr.
BardeII and family exec pting one dsughte
went 10 the mountain early in the morning
, The daughter Who was left at home wa
asleep when she was aroused by the ring
! ing OF a neig hbor's bell 1t was timely
E awakening for shortiy she would have beer
a . victim of the fire. The fire was discover
ed by a neighbor about s O'Clock. Al
4 alarm was sounded, which brought abou