Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-05-20

almanac.
head in another column, "Battles
OF Our Nation"-graDd musicale and
military portrayal of great events in
our history.
Miss Sallie Irwin and Miss Maud
Irwin and Mrs. Washington North.
all were at Harrisburg. last Thurs.
day, shopping.
In the base ball game between the
Huntingdon and Niffiintown teams.
played on Saturday, the Huntingdon
club won. Score s to 6.
1t is said that if castor oil ia an.
piied to wart once day for a month
the wart will entirely disappear. In
many cases it will not require so long
a time.
On Friday, the 22nd inst, the Tooth
anniversary of DR.. Edward Jenner's
great vaccine discovery will be cele
brated at the Jenner vaccine farms
at Marietta, Pa.
Last Friday about 4:30 P. M. a
storm demolished the west end of
Sherman in Texas No houses were
left standing in that part of the CITY.
Twelve persons were killed and many
injured.
Rev. Mr.. Raven preached sermon
to the graduating class of the Mif.
f1intown High School on Sabbath
evening. All the schools of the town
were present. It was an interesting
and able discourse.
"The Naples authorities have lust
imposed tax upon wheels used for
pleasure or sport This tax is ten
frances. If the machines are used
partly for business purposes, they are
only taxed five francs"
The latest report from the storm
in Gayton and Denton counties, Tex.
AS. last Thursday, say the storm was
l5O yards wide and q hundred miles
long, in which space it killed 200
people and destroyed million dol.
lars worth of property.
A.-Now, if I understand correct.
ly, the hrst principle of socialism is
to divide with your brother man. B.
Then you don't understand it cor.
rectly. The first principle of social.
ism is to make your brother man di
vide with you.-Birmingham Post.
John HAYS Hammond an Ameri.
can, Is one of the men sentenced to
five years Imprisonment in Johannes
burg, Africa, for participating in the
rebellion there to overthrow the gov.
ernment. They were sentenced to
be shot for treason, but the death
sentence has been commuted to a
fSe year term of imprisonment.
F! Sunday wns a dreadful day fol-
many people in Kansas. At Senscs,
q storm at z in the evening destroy.
ed one-third of the town. Fivs hun
dred people are houseless. A mum
Der of people were killed. At Ssre.
the, same State, go houses were
blown down and many people injur.
ed Reports from Kentucky and Ill.
inois, announce the work of destruc-
tive storm on Sunday.
Some enterprisirg religious New
Yorker proposes to build q church on
wheels and locate it at stated times,
at certain places of resort for Sun
day bicyclemen and there hold spec
ial service. He says thst if the BIZ
cycle men had chance to attend re-
ligious service at the end OF II or
Is mile ride they would be glad to
do SC, but as yet the Sunday bicycle
riders, have not come forward to sub
scribe or endorse for the funds to
build Che church on wheels.
The Washington, D. c, Post says:
Lamps in horses are usually
caused by cutting teeth in young
horses, but in older horses they come
from either indigestion or some in
jury to the gums.
With young horses, time will oure
the disease, 80 treatment Of any kind
is ordinarily not nesded, but some
times it may be necessary to bleed
lightly from the ridge between the
gums and the third wrinkle. If this
is done, wash the mouth with q solu-
ton of alum or some other astring
ent. Burning is as unnecessary as
it is brutal. A reputable veterinary
would not do it, and a horse-owner
should never permit it. Give phys
ic of aloes with a little ginger, say
six drains of the former and an ounce
of the latter.
About 3 o'clock on Friday morn.
ing, a heavy storm of wind, rain and
hail passed over o part Of this couu-
tY, taking in the country from Milf
hintown to Thompsontown and on
eastward While the rain lasted, it
came down like on the night of the
June flood in 1889 Fences across
small water courses were swept away,
and hill corn fields were washed full
Of deep burrows. The town cutters
we're flooded. The water in coming
down Ncrth's hill south of town,
struck the Macedonia water pipe
trench south of the basin and clear
ed it Of all material excepting the
water pipe Gardens were consider
ably damaged. In Thompsontown
The lightning struck Schlegel's store,
and started fire that destroyed the
store aud building, and the adioin-
ing house of Mr.. Mcknight.
Philadelphia Times Fet-
ters, q miller in Chester Valley. has |