Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-09-16

A republican meeting at Mex:co
wlii be addressed by VIM. 0ronine.
er' Dr. Rodgefs and Samuel S.onSr
on Saturday evening.
Frank and Harry Warner viii.
glgging in the Jupiata from . boat
in which they had q torchlieht one
night recently. giegsd q lO4 pound
carp. The carp wss equal in Ts;oSt
to large string Of fish.
The Schenk family in Center coun-
ty, celebrated its one hundredth an
nIvsrsary on the 10th Of September.
Fifteen hundred descendants we're
present Of the first Schsnk, who sst.
tied in Center county 100 years ago.
One who claims to know all about
the unpleasantnsss Of taking medi-
cine says:-If those obliged to take
ofensive nedicids would first take Q
bit Of alum into the mouth, they
csuld then take the medicine with a.
much ease - though it were a. much
sugar.
Some one writing on the subject Of
chewing gum and the bicycle says
A piece Of chewing gum stuck on the
tire and your handkerchief tied over
it, is . good thing for a puncture in
case of an emergency. It will serve
the purpose for you to ride your
wheel home. Therefore, carry . quid
Of gum in your cheek.
Rev. A. N. Raven and wife and
Miss Naude Irwin and Mrs. ". q.
hanbsck of Patterson, spent day of
last week with Mrs. Manbeckis pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs N. r. Beashor at
Van Dyke. The gentlemen of the
party passed the time in fishing for
bass of which they succeeded in
catching quite . number.
There was an inspiring republican
meeting neld in the Court House last
Thursday night, which was address
cd by Judge Furst of Bsllsfonte, n.
@. Plette Of Philadelphia and Con-
gresham Mahon. DR.. Atkinson was
President and Hiram Stewart, Col
onel Bell, e. G.. Sheaffer and 8. L.
McAlister, Vice Presidents.
Have you heard the news from
Mainea 1t does one good to read in
the $4,000 republican majority in
Maine, the fore-runner of q republi
can tidal wave all over the country,
and better times. Do like they did
in Maine. Everybody vote the 70.
publican ticket and times will grow
better. A large percentage Of demo.
Gratis in Maine voted the republican
ticket to help save the country from
financial calamity.
Buy your hunting dogs and have
them acquainted before the hunting
season opens I have the following
to offer. guaranteed thoroughly brok.
en- on their game and reliable. Fox
hounds, rabbit hounds, beagles, set
tars and pointers; also some fine
Newfoundlands, spaniels, collies, fox
and bull terriers; fancy poultry and
pigeons; Belgium and German hares
prices low. j. Howard TAYLOR.
Aug. PLY. West Chester, Pa.
The rain on Saturday evening was
Just the thing for the wheat that was
sown, and just the thing for the
farmers, who are ready to SOW this
week and next week. But the farm
ers who are dragging behind with
their plowing. we'll of them, they are
behind and will have themselves to
blame if their crop fails. Sometimes
late and Indifferent work produces in
farming good results, but when suck
is the case, it is when nature is lavish
in her favors.
The farmers in Juniata county
whose wheat crop this year dropped
from the average yield tf 2 and .
hundred bushels per annum to 5 and
6, to Is and 20 bushels, are not the
only farmers who this year have pass.
ed the ordeal of such a distressingly
short crop. Farmers in Mifdin and
adjoining counties experience the
same shortage. Such failure Of wheat
as above mentioned, did not take
place on every farm, but the failures
are numerous enough to make the
fact a subject of general considera-
ton in the respective localities where
the failure took place. The Lewis.
town Gazette of September 10 says;
We learn of three farmers in the
west end of the valley, over their
small wheat crop are somewhat dos.
pondent, one farmer having 8 BUSH
els and the other fifteen and eighteen
bushels each.
Mason Knisely Q lad aged twelve
years, son of Conrt Crier Knisely Of
Patterson, was killed last Saturday
morning about 8 o'clock. at tho lower
end of the railroad yard while at
tempting to get on freight car of q
running train. He fell on the rail
and the cars passed over his right
ankle and spread his legs and crush
ed off the left leg 30 close to his body
that his entrails came out. The left
leg was thrown the distance of rod
and with all that horrible mutilatio Z
the little fellow lived 40 minutes. II
is q sorrowful bereavement for hif
parents and for awhile that day il
saddened the hearts of the boys o.
the town and made them almost
speechless. To have seen him in The
morning bright and we'll, and again s.
noon to see him in the hands of the
undertaken undergoing q preparation
for the last ceremony Of respect thai
one human being Can render to an