Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-02-01
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

A clergyman OF South Nor-alk,
Conn recently preached . sermon IN
which he compared the newspaper with
the Bible. The following passage Is
peculiarly striking: The Bibles Grim
/ in,l news doe, not differ much from
that which We may read to- o-morro~- Ii
contains no display headlines, yet It
resord. in the same realistic way
murder, such =, that Of Abel. or sui
eide ike that Of Samson, or AbImelech,
or Saul, or Sauls arpor bearer, or
Ahithophel. Narratives of thefts aud
robberies are scattered through Its
page, accounts OF family quarrels aud
separations for cause. Metropolitan.
A colored man Of Snithville, GA,
finding that his lady love bad been
| locked in the bouss by her father, climb
ed down the chimney. The father, on
returning. discovered the ausky Adons
with his daughter, besmeared with sootr
/ ada amt no use In stoPpiu' dem,
] SAID the old man. DE debbIl Is ate.
dem. bu, de Ls-d work vid um. Len
60 long.
The rats have become so annoy ing
around Washington, Pa, tha, the far
ners have instituted 'srst huats," form
ing parties TO drive the animals tngeth-
sr and kill them. W. g. Condit. lead
ing one party at - recent hunt, succeed
ed in killing ! COO, and capt. 5. ID.
Miller, a. captain of the other party,
scored 5 1852, making . total OF l., 4b2.
A big supper followed.
A set Of surgical instruments, many
, Of them resembling those OF the present
r time, are among the latest hnds al
, Pomueii A f-u dsys later there were
, found four beautiful urns OF fair sizs
, four smaller ves-, J., eight open vases
| four cup, ornamented With leaves and
| figures of animals, and a very beautiful
, statue Of Jupiter seated on throne
Residents of Rye township Perry
/, county, have been prospecting In the
Blue mountains slme time for coal A
VEN of bituminous coal eight feet thick
has been struck IN the Cove mountain
near Hsrtmsp's mills Ii is Of excellent
quality. There Is great eIcitemen 10 tn,
neighborhood aud the price Of land hsi
; rapidly advanced.
a Tbs warming pan and the old foo
stove are now smong the cherished or
2 nsments Of the best houses. If youl
{ arcestor couldn't afford . warming par
5 or foot stove. still you cau buy then
D from the same dealers Who keep up tn,
. supply Of grandfather. clocks by having
D new ones made when the old ones rul
g short
: A s. note issued bv the Farmers
! Bank Of Wilmington, Del. in 1918
, Just "a wears sgo, has just Returned
, from IL. long vsnderiugs, having beer
sent en- for redemption oy A G. Dou.
glass, Of St. Louis. A Wilmington
paper says that the note Is we'll preserv
!. ed, and there is no doub, ofits genuine
! ness
A man confined in the county jail q
, Macon, Ga, for drunkenness, fell IL
love With a woman who occupied ar
; J adjoining cell for vagrancy. After Z
!, , somewhat uu.atisfactory courtshiI
through the bars they became engaged
aud when Recorder Baxter released
them they were made one
In Milesburg, Pa, the other day, q
, bear walked ont Of the woods, and, II
: very uncoucerned and independent
: manner, made his way through the
principal stree: Of the town, greatly
: to the CONSERVATION of pedestrians
: Some dogs gave chase, but the bear go
A away
Hot house straw berries. cost nine
dollars quart in Philadelphia. Mil
houairs buy them. Don't get mao
because you are not Millionair tc
buy straw berries at nine dollars &
, quart It is a good thing for the peo,
, pie who raise the berries to sell
A little girl a, Easton, playing with
5 cat, put her tongue through the fold
| of = curtain ''to make pussy believe il
I was piees Of meat" The cat ssiaec
I tbs tsnGss and tore il - badly that feI