Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-04-22

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In Spokane county, State Of Wash
ington. the County Commissioners
pay county Of 1 cent for ground
squirrel tails. The squirrels are nu-
mereus enough to be destructive to
the crops, hence tho bounty. Nine
thousand squirrels were killed on a
farm ten days ago.
The warm weather Of last week,
resulted in comparison of warm
weather Of past Aprils. The Phila-
dslphia Times, in speaking of the
heat. says: The weather bureau was
established in 1858, aud since then
tho heat has on few Aprils squalled
the heat Of last week. In 1888, the
heat ON the 30th of April was 81
degrees. On April 8, 1871, it was 85
degrees, one degree higher than
yesterday. The next hig CHEST was
April %, 1885, whom it WAS 81
degrees.
II requires great deal of pre-
sumption for anyone to compare the
Cleveland Administration with the
Harrison Administration. Under
Harrison every, department of bust
ness hourished and tbs National debt
was decreased two hundred and fifty
million dollars. Under the Cleve-
land Administration the business of
the country has gone to pieces, and
no debts were paid, but instead Of
paying debts Cleveland has gone in
debt one hundred and sixty million
dollars. and nothing to show for the
nsw debts.
II. b. Holmes has besn baptized
by 3 Catholic priest. He has made 9
scapegoat of some holy father and by
thus-as he believes - loading his
sins upon a priest, has rscsivsd q
passport to the better world to come
But how 10 Holmes to square &C
counts with the two score and more
psopls that he murdered whsn b,
meets them in tho next world. How
will the priest make good the murder
OF innocent children and confidirs
children. All the bad acta of bad
men cannot bslittle tbs church &C
much a. for priest or preacher to tax,
stand on the seaffold by the sid.
of murdsrsrs and claim that they
are 6t and ready to sit down il
Heavsn with the SANTA and be for
ever ut rest. Holmss never listen &C
to tho prayers for mercy of the vic
TINS that he smothsrsd il his castis
in Chicago. cas- 70 msssure out tc
others SO shall it be measured out to
you
Soma of TIE Juaiata trout fishers
came in last week, at tie beginning
OF the trout fishing season with h:t.t
trout and big stories, but Peter Ben
nett, Of Piett township, Lyccnioe
cousty, beat them all with a story
Il was on the frs: day of The seaaon
April 10TH, that he was fishing 0,
Otter Run, vixen 4 lauk female bea.
got sight OF bin. Bennett took ts
the mountains, with Bruin in cloa.
pursuit. The fshsrmsn's progres;
WAS retarded By the weight of Gr
eight pound baskstfui of trout. This
he dropped at the foot Of the tree ur
which hs clsmored to escape tie
bear. Then Bru;n turned her atten
,ion to the basket OF fish and By 8
peculiar roise summoned two half
grown cubs, out Of the thicket tc
partake of the feast. Bennett!
watched the trout disappear after
which the bears shanblsd eff. Earlier
in the day ho ss~ big catamouni
cross the creek within 80 fess OF him
Last Friday the barn OF Henry ".
gec near Shamokin, Pa, WAS destroy
cd by lightning; lose $4,000. On the
same dsy the bars of Harrison Stout
nsar Csnterport, Berks county, wa.
struck and destroyed by lightning.
Among tho contents Of the bsrn con
suned by the fire, were s cows,
mules, colt and 200 chickens. On
tho same day A. p. Yardnell's drug.
store in Norristown was struck BY
lightning. Several of the psopls in
the store were dazsd, but NOT serious
ly injured. The fire was put out with
garden hose. On the same day the
winter garden building at Alleltewr.
Pa, was struck by lightning and
burned; loss $4,000; insured On
the same day Christ Union Church
at Hellertown. Pa, was struck by
lightning and burned; loss $4,000;
insurance $1,000. On the same day
lightning struck the house of John
Piggott in Phillipsburg, N. j. The
corner of the house was knocked of
A number Of people in the house
were stunned. Mr.. Piggott's sister
Annie, who was about to be married,
was rendered unconscious and suf.