Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-06-18

many families went without their
customary roast on Sunday The
cause of this famine Was due to the
butchers not having stored any ice
lasttwinter. Ii butchers from neigh
boring towns had come into the bor-
ough, SatuI day afternoon with beef,
they could have sold out in a short
time.
Several days ago j. Zong fslled a
tree in VIM Hawks clearing near
town When he split tho fourth
cord wood cut, about 16 feet from
the butt, he WAS surprised to see q
house snake about foot long, and
as thick as a mans finger, drop ont.
Upon a careful examination he found
a worm hole about an eighth of an
inch IN diameter leading from the
outside of the tree to the cavity,
where the snake lay, and that was
the only opening to air from the
snakes. harbor. The snake must
have gone through the worm hole
INTO the tree when it was . little
snake.
The Altoona Tribune of last
Thursday, in speaking of the freaks
of lightning on thst day in Altoona
SAYS. When the storm came up the
drivers OF the mules apd also the
single team took refuge under the
latter wagon. Suddenly there was a
bright flash, and the two mules fell
One of them was instantly killed,
never moving after the lightning
struck him The other one was rem
dered unconscious, and whom he
came to half an hour later, and got
onto his feet he Re sled ike a drunk
en- man and his neck seemed to be
swung on pivot SO quickly did it 90
from side to side. He recovered
pretty thoroughly from the shock by
evening and was attempting to eat
his supper when last heard from.
The drivers who had taken refuge
under the second wagon also felt tho
force of the shock, but escaped in
jury. No marks could be found on
either of the mules The wagon.
however, to which they were attach
ed was broken apart.
Our Dumb Animals" relates the
folio wing: About the middle of
April last We observed young lamb
entangled among briers. 1t had
seemingly stru ggled for liberty until
1t was quite exhausted Its mother
was present, endesvoring with her
head and feet to disentangle il. Al
ter having attempted in vain for a
long time to effect this purpose. she
left 1t and ran away, basIng with all
her might We fancied there was
something peculiarly doleful in her
voice Thus she proceeded across
three fields, and through four strong
hedges, until she came to a flock of
sheep From not having been able
to follow her We could not watch her
motions when with them However.
she left them IN about five minutes,
by . ram that had two
powerful horns They returned
speedily toward the poor lamb, and
as soon as they reached it the ram
set about hberating it.
which he did IN a few minutes by
dragging away the briers with his
horus-
From the Bloomfield Times J. J.
Asper. of Bucks Valley, lost 4 good
cow recently IN q singular manner
The animal was tied to fence. and
while so tied broke the fence and fell
through it breaking her neck
One of these nights either the
coroner will have Job holding an
inquest on a dead body, or a doctor
will be employed picking lead from
the body OF the fellow who is stealing
corn and oats from the stables of
several OF our citizens Thief has hai
a particular liking for the feed in
Marx Dukes stable Tues
day last John Hogentoglsr, who
lives is siugar,Run valley, was plough
ing, when the offside horse got out
side the tr aces. Mr. H tried to get
him back again when tine animal
kicked, the one foot striking the man
on the lower Jaw breaking the Jaw
and knocking several teeth out The
other foot struck him on the left
breast, which gives him much pain.
Medi cal aid was summoned and the
man made as comfortable as pos
sibls.
Brother Allison of the Herald made
misfit in analogy, last week, when
he attempted to make it appear, that
Governor Beaver when he stood be-
fore the Presbyterian General As
sembly, and advocated the majority
rule, preached what he had not prac-
ticed in the Lewistown Justice Ques-
ton, when he appointed w. S.iSettle,
a Squire 1t is conceded that Broth
er Allison publishes one of tho great
est papers on earth, and that lie soon
would have been tho greatest analo-
gist in America, II he had not made
the aforesaid misfit He however is
the author of his own misfit in analo-
gy, and he should not rise in his
mighty power and shake his closely
cropped frosted locks, at Governor
Beaver or any other one, and say,
''thou didst it, for it is clear as noon
day to everyone excepting brother
Allison, that there Isl Ino inconsistency
between the appointment of Settle
by tho Governor and the Governors
advocacy of the majority rule before
the Presbyterian General Assembly.
If the special election which gave
Fostnot a majority vote had been a
legal election, then Brother Allison's
criticism and denunci l:ion of III,