Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1892-03-23
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

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The worst blizzard ever known in
Tennessee and Kentucky, visited ,
those states last week.
Gold bearing quartz that Will run"
$50 to the ton, has been found IN the
mountain near Ouray, Colorado.
A litigant in court in Scranton,
Pa, shook his fist in the face of the
judge. The judge ordered him to
jail for contemptof court.
There are said to be more divorces
granted annually in the United
States than in all ths rest of the
Christian world put together.
The 81. Lawrence river is the only
absolutely tioodless river in the
world. Its greatest variation, caused
by drouth or rain never exceeds a
foot.
Within go years Mexico has had
Ok Presidents, one regency, and one
empire, and nearly every change of
government has been effected by
violence.
"Of the $685. postmistresses in
the United States, Pennsylvania has
473. 1t is said that the offices con-
ducted by women are exceptionally
well managed" l."
John L. Sullivan and James J.
Corbett will indulge In a gloved fist
fight for the heavy championship OF
the world, a stake of $4,000, and a
a purse of S25, 1000, in New Orleans,
La, on the 7th Of September 1892.
An exchange paper:-I hear that
the sewing circle in your town has
disbanded" "Yes." "What was
the m tier ?" every woman in town
joined it." Il should think that
would have been good reason for
keeping it together" That killed it.
You see, when they met there was
nobody to talk about"
fave you tried South American
Nervine-the gem of the century +?
The great cure for Indigestion, Dys
pepsia and Nervousness. Warrant
ed the most wonderful Stomach and
| Nerve Cure ever known, Trial bot
ties Is cents. Sold by i. Banks &
Co, Druggists, Miflintown, Pa.
Nov. II, ".
The Center Hall, Centre county
Reporter says: Many Of the horses in
this county are suffering from a dis
ease that affects the spine and paral-
Yves the hind legs of the animal
/ Quite q number have died so far this
winter. What causes the disease is
not known for certainty. Some are
Of the opinion that it is an epidemic
that is carried in the atmosphere,
while others believe feeding bad oats
is the cause Of the trouble.
An exchange papsr in looking over
the question OF discrimination does
net complain, but says there is some
thing queer about the state Of affairs,
when n naiRister gets s. and a good
supper for performing a marriage
ceremony which takes but five min
utas, while an editor who takes two
hours 10 set up q list of wedding
presents only gets a piece Of cake
and often not that.
There is said to be nothing better
for the complexion than to eat or
anges and plenty of them. A famous
French beauty of the past often ate
as many as two dozen oranges in q
single day. At the age of eighty
her eyes were still bright and her
complexion velvety, like that of a
young girl. Hot water is much used
in France to help the complexion and
destroy wrinkles.
Harriet z. Hall of Waynatown,
Ind, says: 81 owe my life to the
great South American Nervine. [
had been in bed for FIVE months from
the effects of an exhausted Stomach,
Indigestion, Nervous prostration and
a general shattered condition of my
whole system. Had given up all
hopes of getting well. Had tried
bBlct iOtlOlS Will bO LCllci- LilC
first bottle of the Nervine Tonic i'm
proved me so much that 1 was able
to walk about and a few bottles cur
ed me entirely. L believe it is the
best medicine in the world. L can
not recommend it 20 highly" Trial
bottles, 154 Sold by L. Banks &
Co. May 14-1Y.
The people of Stony Creek town
ship, Somerset county, are excited
over story told by a young girl
concerning a German peddler, who
disappeared some six years ago. She
says he WIS murder ed by two men,
one Of whom shot him after which
the other cut his throat They drag
gsd the body into the woods and
buried it. The girl who was 10 years
old at the time, declares that she wit
messed the tragedy, but has ever
since been afraid to mention it bo-
cause Of the threats of the men.
Her story is scarcely credible.
L.wistown Gazette March 1S.-A
couple of days before Thanksgiving
while cornfodder was being hauled
into the barn of Al Baker, beyond
the poor house, hen was accidentally
covered up, where she remained un'
til last week, when she was liberated
coming cut like a shadow of a chicken
} She had done considerable scratch
ing and was able to find few seeds
} to hold her bones together, but she
: was entirely without water and ths
preservation of life is remarkable
under the circumstances.
Itch on human and horses and an
imals cured in 80 minutes by Wool