Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-09-30

The Lancaster Court House is to
be enlarged.
October 2s is to be Arbor Day in
Pennsylvania.
Philo 81. Banks In attending q
medical school in Philadelphia.
Mr.. Luck has re-roofed and re-
painted his house ON Main street.
State Zoologist reports that there
is little prospect of the army worm
returning next year.
A large delegation of Blair county
republicans will pay Mckinley visit
at Canton, Ohio. on the 18th Of Octo-
ber.
A Hollidaysburg young lady has
sued . Williamsburg young man for
breach Of promise and two thousand
dollars damage.
A company Of republicans are be.
ing made up to go to Canton on Fri
day to visit Major Mckinley on q
round trip ticket of $3.50.
Shamokin, Northumberland coun-
ty people are trying to get up an ex-
cursion of 600 people to Canton,
Ohio, to visit Mckinley. For that
number q special rate ticket for g..
SO will be issued.
A bicycle tire has been invented in
which feathers are used. It Is con-
tended that when q puncture occurs,
the first tendency is for the down to
be carried up into the punctures by
the pressure of the air on the inside.
There was Q race of seven electric
carriages recently 1t Providence, r. I
The best time was mile in two min
utes and thirteen seconds. The best
five miles was made in eleven min
utes and twenty seven seconds. The
horscless carriage has come to stay.
Elkhart. Ind, Sept. GA baby
girl weighing only IA ounces has
been born to Mr.. and Mrs. w. II.
Peters of this county. She is eight
inches long, but cries Justify, and
physicians say will probably live.
The famous Force midget of Burling
ton, N. j., was nine inches long when
boIn.
The Bryan club Of this town failed
to put Watson's name on their ban
ner. The very day they swung their
banner to the breeze Mr.. Watson
came out in q public deliverance ask
ing that Sswall's name bs withdrawn.
Watson is the p ,pulistic tail to the
Bryan kite, and to leave him off is to
lose two million votes in the United
States.
Post-masters have received circu-
lars Issued from the Washington de-
partment, warning them against tax.
ing an active part or contributing in
politics. Now is the time for "tit for
tat, if you kill my dog, I'll kill your
cat" and veterans who were reported
to Washington as not worthy of pen
sions by post-mssters, may return the
compliment by keeping an eye on the
post-masters, and if they violate the
orders from Washington, report them
It is a good time for the sound
money democrats to look up the post
masters who are whooping up the
Bryan revolutionary party. Presi
dent Cleveland has instructed the
post masters to keep out of the fight,
and it may be we'll fer the fellows
who are fesding at the Cleveland
post Office crib to turn in for sound
money, shut up or be shut out
Cleveland will be President till next
March, and between this aud then q
good many Bryan pcst-masters may
lose government pap.
Notwithstanding the fact that Bry
an and the platform on which be
stands. promise that if he is elected
President, that the present banking
system of the United States shall be
completely up-rooted. Notwithstand
all that promise the Mifflintown Bry'
an people have tied their banner
across Bridge street to two bank
corners. II the banner is successful
in November down go the banks. II
the republican party succeeds the
banner will come down and the banks
will stand.
The democrats told the farmers
that the Wilson low tariff will help
the farmer, but the farmer is finding
ou. that what he was told is not true.
Instead of helping HIM it has done
him an injury. It closed so many
of the workshops that men out of EN-
playmeut cannot buy, and cuts off q
demand here and there all along the
line of farmers products, and stops
the de -nand for the things the farm
er grows to such degree that prices
are down 50 low that the farmer is al
mcst as bad off as the man who is
out of work.
A furious storm between 1 and 2
o'clock on this Wednesday morning
did damage to trees, fences and roofs,
Sc. Heavy rains east and west cut
off all railway communication. The
two pretentious Bryan and Sewall
banners in town were torn down,
which did not cause flow of tears
from the eyes of populists, because
the banners ignored Watson's name.
| Watson's name was put on the ticket
to catch the populists and grangers,
but the Bryan element are ashamed
to put his name on their banners.
The successful business men of the
country as rule are safe guides to
follow, so now it is we'll enough if we
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