Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-04-29

ncClure's Magazine for Nav v;i,
nave an article by the eminent .ur-
geon' Dr. W. w. Keen, indicating
the uses already possible, as we'll az
those likely to become possible soon
OF the Roentgon rays in the study and
cure Of human deformities, injuries
and diseases. The article will be
fully illustrated from photographs
taken by the new process.
The incaHdescent lights have not
been burning the past several even.
ings owing to bolt of lightning
striking the wires that run that part
OF the electric plant. The lightning
ran into the engine room and knock
ed out Of working order that part of
the machinery that runs the incan.
descent lights, the house and store
lights.
The experienc., OF banker w. G.
Pomsroy in the Port Royal river
bridge some nights ago, is proof that
some bad man or men live near Port
Royal. The best thing to do weuld
be to catch the rascals and punish
them and the next best thing to do is
to tasten the plank to the bridges 80
that they cannot be lifted as the
plank on Port Royal river bridge
were lifted.
"For the 81, 600, 600 memorial fund
OF the Presbyterian church the Hunt
ingdon Presbytery has contributed
S4, 4,498. OF this amount the Belle
fonte church stands first on the list
with contribution of 81 ,O1S; Tyrone
is next with S475: Huntingdon, s41S;
Lewistown. $500; Hol!idaysburg,
s279; the three churches of Altoona,
1892, and Birmingham, 134; Eleven
churches out Of total Of SO did not
contribute anything"
The Lincoln paper in tho May Nc
C.ure's will contain some very inter
esting unpublished letters and anec-
dotes, showing Lircoln's rare tsct
and sagacity as political manager,
even as young man. It will also
describe L;ncoln's life in Washington
as member of Congress in ls47-|
1849, and reproduce from the news
papsr in which it was reported at the
time an important but not unknown
spesch of Lilcoln's mad, in New
England in l84S. A number Of rare
pictures will appear with the paper.
4 great many people visit Harri
sen Warner in Fsyette township to
see the live Golden Eagle that he has
in cage or coop. The eagle YVES
caught in Shade nourtsin sometime
ago in fox trap that Warner had
set. 1t wss caught and held by ons
of its talons. Its claws when extend.
ed are as large SIS mans hand. Il
measures over seven fest from tip to
tip of wing, asd is in perfect state of
health. The wounded talonhas heal
ed and Is great help to it in dispos-
ing of pole cats and other mountain
animals that Mr.. Warner traps to feed
it on.
On last Monday afternoon while
Boyd Bsrgy, q pupil in the public
school, was experimenting with a
lead psncil with pen-knife stuck in
each side to illustrate the attraction
OF gravity, one Of the knives dropped
out of the pencil and struck him on
The right leg sbovc the knee, making
wound from which the blood spurt-
ed with alarming force. Professor
Gortner placed q Iigature Ground the
leg above the wound and sent for
DR.. Banks. Boyd was taken home
on the shoulders OF number of fsl
low school boys wtere the wound
Was cared for. He is dong we'll.
Ths Huntingdon Journal Of April
"a. makes tbs following record: - A
Texas steer, which on Tuesday was
bang driven up Washington street
with other animals of the same kind
to the slaughter house, suddenly
turned, left the herd and ran into
the store of John K. Dick. The on
ly person in the store st the time.
was Miss Ole Dick, who sought safe
ty in back room. The steer, after.
attempting to maks his exit at the
rear. made backward movement to
wards The front door and came in
contact with show case, which was
knocked of the counter, but not brok-
en-. The next collision was with the
frame of the front door, which was
forced out of position, aid the two
large lights of plate glass in the win
dows, one on either side, smashed.
The damage was considerable, bat
Miss Dick did not think of that in
her Joy at being relieved from her
alarming situation.
Two undertakers la Tacoma, State |
of Washington, entered into compe-
iition for the burial of the county |
poor. One of the underiakers offer
ed to bury the paupers for 81 a
corpse. The other undertaken offer
ed to bury the paupers for Sc a corpse.
just before the bids were closed a
third undertaken appeared with bid
to bury the paupers for one cent a
corpse. The County Commissioners
were staggered and called a halt.
They had been surprised at the 50
bid, believing that the man who
made the bid was q bankrupt and
not paving his bills. The one cent
bill was still more OF puzzle, and
caused them to go further in their
conjecture and conjecture him to be
a thief or man who was getting
money from some source in such
quantities, that he could throw 1t
away and therefore dangerous man
to all other men who were doing an