Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-09-23

bers covered the train officials with
their pistols and two of their number
entered the express car. They or
dered the expressman to open the
large steel safe, which he was unable
to do, and it took considerable ar
guing before he could convince tho
robbers of his utter inability to COM
ply. They thereupon dumped the
small iron chest, which contained
81, $3.50, out of the express car door,
and, breaking it open, took the entire
amount. They made no attempt to
rob the passengers and there WAS
but one shot fired. The robbers
wore masks of red flannel, and after
completing the job took to the woods
with their booty. Officers have left
Muskogee in pursuit of the robbers.
up suit for breach of promise against
Senator Cameron, has been arrested
in New York as a professional beg
gar, in the garb OF Sister of Char
ity.
PLAlNF1ELD, n. j., Sept 17.-Four-
year old Annie Burnett of Washing
ton Valley went out in her fathers
farm yard yesterday while the COWS
were being MIXED. Before any one
could prevent it a young COW, attract
ed by the bright red dress she wore,
knocked her down, trampled upon
her and gored her frightfully.
Besides inficting internal wounds
the animal ripped open her cheek
and tore her scalp off in many places.
The girl cannot live.
If anything catches fire, or some
thing burning makes a disagreeable
smell or smoke throw salt upon it at
once. If bright, cheerful fire is
quickly desired, it may readily be OBJ
tanned by throwing salt upon the
coais; likewise if too much blaze
should result from dripping of fat
from boiling steak, ham, etc., salt
will subdue it.
LANCASTER, Pa, Sept. 1.-THE
de ath of Mrs. Jane Campbell. of
Mount Nebo, has been Just been
called to the attention of the county
officials. The woman literally bled
to death after having had eighteen
teeth extracted by dentist.
A Concord, n. G. mule finding its
neck So swollen by some throat af-
fection that it could not reach the
ground to feed standing, laid down
after eating all the grass within reach
on one side rolled over and finished
its meal on the other.
A kind hearted advice giving ex-
change says the safest plan when a
stranger wants you to sign paper
is to consider the matter for three
days, spend three more in medita tion
and dprayer, and then kick the stranger
off the premises.
Raw onion applied to snake bite
destroys the power of the poison.
Mrs. Knouse, of Turkey Valley was
bitten by a copperhead while picking
berries. She applied an onion and
went on with her work.
By the death of Mrs, Polk, Mrs.
Grant and Mrs. Garfield become the
only surviving widows of presid ents.
Mrs. Tyler, the second wife of
President Tyler, died in Richmond
in July, 1889.
Ms. and Mrs. Stephen Osborne, of
Knoxville. Tenn, are soon to cele-
brate the 72d anniversary OF their
marriage. They are l01 and 80
years of age and have 800 descend
ants.
Farmers Alliance leaders in
Mimi, and North and South Dakota,
are mailing circulars to farmers in
that country instructing them to
hold their wheat for higher prices
John Stevens, a farmer, living
near Middletown, Delaware rides a
bicycle, and is the first farmer to do
in the State.
An Illinois Congressman, newly
has appeared in Washington
wearing suit of clothes that cost
S135.
Diptheria is epidemic in Shelby
vile. Ind. Thirty deaths have oc
cured in As hours.
Prince Bismarck pockets $1,000 a
week as the profits of his little poul-
try business.
Starving peasants in the south of
Russia are resorting to pillage and
murder.