Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-05-31

The oats grows nicely despite the
lateness of its sowing. If the late
planted corn does proportionately as
well the corn crop may be a good
one No one knows.
Hon. j. X. Patterson, Rev. S. A
Davenport, Theodore H. Memminger,
VIM. P. Graham, D. B. McWilliams,
John A. Robson, John p Kelly,
A S. Okeson, were elected Trustees
of Tuscarora Academy.
In another column you can get
your republican primary election
ticket, and scratch the names you do
not wish to vote, and in that way be
ready to go to the poles and vote on
election day, Saturday, June 10.
The Liverpool Sun says: Miss Iva
Weirick, one of the late graduates of
our high school, never missed day,
not even half days school, from
the time she commenced to go to
school, at the sge of six years, to the
time she graduated. A remarkable
record.
While the lay members of the
Presbyterian church throughout the
country were pursuing the even ten
or of their way, the General Assem-
bly, convened at Washington, D. c.,
last week, were considering the
heresy question of Dr. Briggs. The
DR.. defended himself in a four hours
speech.
There were no elaborate demon
strations on Decoration Day here,
but nevertheless, the graves of the
departed comrades were decorated,
and a meeting appropriate to the oc-
casion at which addresses were deliv-
cred, was held in the Court House on
the evening of that day.
The average man should under
stand that the common schools
should not be made the place in
which to develope a despotism like
compulsory education that violates
the private rights of the individual,
and subjects the control of mans
family 70 a board of school directors.
Governor Pattison has proven bim-
self big enough to veto the despotic
compulsory education bill.
Bloomfield Advocate: II. L Rice is
making preparation 70 place a hy-
draulic cider press in his grist mill
It will be one of the latest and best
cider mills eXtaut. Last
Friday, Daniel Myers and assistants
were peeling bark on his tract on Ma
honey Ridge, in Centre township,
when on cutting down a black OAK
tree, 26 feet from the ground in a
knot hole was found q large black
snake, feet, 2 inches in length The
varmint was promptly dispatched.
The tree stood perpendicularly and
was solid several feet below where
the snake was found. Mrs.
Jacob Zeigler died suddenly at the
residence of her husband, in Buffalo
township, last Tuesday morning at /
O'Clock, of heart disease. Mrs. Zeig-
Ter retired on Monday night in her
usual health, but during the night
her husband discovered her in an un-
conscious condition. Neighbors were
quickly summoned but before they
could arrive she was dead She was
aged about 3S years and leaves o
husband and nine children-the
youngest being but four months old.
Last Friday, Landlord Murray had
a valuable COW to come home blow
ing and putting, and seeming on her
last legs, ready to blow apart with
bloat, Post Master McCauley re-
marked as the beast was driven past,
that "a stab in the right place will
bring that COW all right" The ami
MI was stabbed and grew worse.
The Post Master was sent for and re.
sponded by going to the stable. He
was there moment, looking at the
suffering beast, then placed his left
thumb on the left hip joint bone of
the COW, and stretched his hand cut
towards the abdomen as far as the
middle finger reached, and then
measured the same distance from the
middle Of the back bone down to the
point made by the finger, aud at that
point drove ir the blade of his pen
knife to the distance of an inch and
half. The wind and gas escaped
from the stab like if coming from Q
little engine. The COW was relieved
Immediately and has been herself
ever since, and everybody that has
heard of the operation have expressed
the belief that if McCluley had beer
educated in medicine and surgery
that many en- animal that walks OIL
two legs and on four legs would bc
better off through the skill anl
knowledge that he would have thu.
been enabled to bring to their relic
in time of trouble. As it is; he saved
Nlurray's COW from an explosion.