Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-11-27
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

children went 10 landsdAle- N1el
she returned she was horriisd to
find one of the pigs chewing at the
ehild's hand, which like its face and
arms was already shoskingly nang-
led by TIE beasts tusks. The child
had been left lying on the floor
gnawIng at slice ef bread and
butter, and the pig entered by shov-
ing open an u1latched door leading
to the room The physician who Is
tending the child thinks II will re-
cover, but that it is MANNED for life.
eNrs. Lizzie Stahl, of Lewisburg
recently shot n chicken thief. She
saw him standing near the coop At
about 2 o'clock IN the morning and
fired at him through a broken win
dow. Shs saw him fall and after
dressing started toward the coop
when another tail man jumped out ;
She went for assistance but when
she returned both men were gone.
VIE the parties were is not known
Counterfeiters are doing n thriv-
lug business III the upper end OF
Bucks county THAR methods of
Disgusting their eountsrfsit note
are new and novel, first soaking them
IN water to make It look Pocket-worn
before prohering It, A large amount
worthless currency is said to be IN
circulation iH that neighborhood and
the citizens were very much eIersis-
ed over Il. Thus far the guilty psr-
tics have not been located
Corn parties are raging IN some
parts of the country. The ladies at
tending at tho tables wear corn cos
tunes II which corn silk, corn leaves
corn tassels. corn stalks etc, are used
n. ornaments, the menu NAV consist
of corn cakes. corn mush, boiled kul-
led corn, starch, and common confsc-
tionery IN cornucopiss- After the
satables a corn flower waltz and
cOrnet solo NAV be INDUCED in.
John Harding was a Kentucky
slave fifty years ago In 1910 he hed
to Canada, where prospsred. Last
week he returned to his old Kentucky
home to find that only one child
remained Of his family of twelve.
This one who was a boy In 1910, Is
now n grandfather The rest of the
family were sold from the block and
ali trace of them has disappeared.
A reader of Home and Farm has
cured COWS suffering with apple in
the throst in the following simple
way, and any one can do II: Simply
press the fist below the obstruction.
They must be pressed together per
sistently TO overcome the muscles
which the animal exerts in swallowing.
When the apple is started work it
upward into the mouth.
Here's a new way to mako butter
Put the cream In thick cloth bag.
Place the bag in the ground in a
cool place, throw q shovel full Of
earth over it, and leave it there
twenty-four hours Butter Of = first
class quality viii be the result.
This new plan is recommended by
Howard in New York paper.
Prohibitionizt TO prisonsr)-Wen,
my poor man, what brought you
herel
Prisoner (weePingl-Rum.
Prohibitionist (takiug out note
book)-Ah, how was that
Prisoner breaking down complete
ly)-TUe judge and jury were both
drunk -Munsey's Weekly.
Hearing a commotio1 in her chick
en- house, Mrs. Lizzie Stahl, of Lewis
burg, fred shot IN the darkness,
and the same night a doctor was
called to attend one Of her ueighbors
who was shot in the leg. He saws it
was done while he was out cunning
but the neighbors draw their own
conclusions
The American Sheep Breeder
states that IF few dry COWS or heif,rs
are kept IN the field with sheep the
dogs viii seldom molest them. We
have found sheep in the morning
huddled so close around her under
a friendly old COW that she cou 1 not
get away from them Sks had saved
their lives.
A New York boarding house mis-
tress Indignantly prints the following
If the smart young person who
changed the letters IN our dining
room motto so that 1t reads, God
Bless Our Bone, settle for what is
due Ias shall be glad to have him
go"
Samuel Sellers, Of WillowdaIs,
Chester county, Is Just recovering
from poison singularly contracted.
He Was digging roots and swallowing
one that he took fer sasssfras his
mouth and tongue swelled 80 grestly
that his suffering was severe.
Book Agent Going from books
70 babies, madam that's n fine
youngstsr. Allow me to congratu-
lute YOU - Young Woman Sir that
baby Is not mine - Book Agent {:
l repeat madam, allow me to con-
gratulate you Judge.
In order to win n $40 dollar bet
Frank Van Horn Of ChuIchville, ca.
ried eighty-five pounds Of corn three
and a half miles on q dark night
The trip consumed an hour and Eve
minutes
In removing tumor some time
ago Pittsburg doctor allowed pair
of forceps to remain in the wound
and second operation has to be per
/ formed to remove them.
Eight sheep may be kept for every
COW. says n dairyman, as they will