Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-09-08

Shellenberger, have sold the valuable
tract of coal and timber land of 1900
acres that they purchased last Febru
airy in Somerset county.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Miller Mcdonald
of Mifnintown had pleasant visit on
Wednesday last from Mrs. DIR. Camp
bell of Newport and Miss Laura
Weiser of Mahontonga, Pa, cousins
of Mrs. Mcdonald.
Hawkins-"I see your folks are
back from the seashore. How are
they?"-"Oh, they stood it first rate
I can't see, but they are nearly as
we'll as they were before they start.
ed. d."-Cievelaud Leader.
Papers from different parts of the
State report the English sparrow at
work on corn in the fields They
tear off the husk at the point of the
ear and eat the soft grain away to
distance of several incnes.
The Republicans of Pike county,
had almost Us wild a row in their
county convention last week as the
Democrats had in thsir State conven-
ton last week as the Democrats had
in their State convention at Reading.
A word OF denial from State Treas
urer Haywood, would settle the state
ment that he has bond of $4,000
to secure him f,r money that he paid
out of the State Treasury to men
who We're drawing salary at Harris
burg, during the session Of the Leg.
islature without a warrant of law.
Since FIRE destroyed the house on
the Island north OF Miffiin, W. G..
Varnes the farmer has been boarding
in temporary building eraoted near
the site of the burned building This
week he will move his family into
town aud remain until a new farm
house shall be erected by o Mathers
The Hollidaysburg Register of Sep
tember 1st, saws: Gordon H., a
horse which was formerly owned by
Mr.. p. S. Duncan, won two 81 900
races in one week at Rigby park,
Portland, Me-, and obtained record
of 2.161 The animal-was bred by e
former resident OF Bedford county,
Dr.. j. W. Madara OF Lexington, Ky.
Last Saturday evening just as Mr..
George Hover was il the act of get.
ting out Of his spring wagon at his
stable in this place, the ubiquitous
small boy ran in front of his horse
and SHE'D the ANNA! into sudden
back ward movement that caused Mr
Hover to fail out, whereby ne sus.
tanned severe sprain of his left
wrist. He has been carrying it in a
sling since then.
: From this distance European ST
fairs have a warlike appearance
There should not be war. Nations
should no more be- allowed to figh.
each other any more than individuals
/ are allowed to fight each other
Among individuals, courts and Jurors
can settle disputes, but who has the
supreme authority am ,ng nations tc
settle dispute and prsvant war
There's the rub.
Every year someone in the Legisla
! turs tiukers at the fish law aud tries
TO have sheritfs and other officials
! catch and punish people for catching
hsh. but never p word about arrestine
men who kill fish by thousands by
emptying poisonous stuffs from mines
aud manufacturing establishments in
to the streams. Corporations may
kill fish at any time without woro
: of complaint, but not an individual
, Buy your hunting dogs end have
= them acquainted before the hunting
| season opens 7 have the following
to offer. Guaranteed thoroughly brok
Gu on tnelr game and reliable. Foy
hounds. rabbit hounds, beagles, set
ters and pointers; also some fin;
9 Newfoundland, spaniels, coilies, fc.
. and bull terriers; fancy poultry IN;
pigeons; Belgium and German hares
prices low. J. HOWARD TAYLOR.
Ang.27,iy. West Chester. Pa.
The funniest thing about tie fal
:, in the late Democratic Conventio a
= Reading between the gold and silver
bugs, was that each party claimed I,
! be the pure unadulterated Democracy
\ If they hadn't pushed each other "A
and on the platform and in soIne
!, eases blackened each others eyes and
called upon the police 10 arrest each
other, one would conci1ds that the
whole transaction WIS COTTON off rs q
joke on the public 3nt it was 10
joke, they were w1ckedly in earnest
with their s'ugging acd abusive len
guage.
TIE recital of Miss Ellen Miriam
) kurzenknahe, pupil of Emerson
College OF Oratcry OF Boston, wit
, doubtless bs we'll attended in tht
Court House, this coming Friday ev
eniuS. Miss K, is a daughter O.
! Prof. kurzenknabe of Harrisburg
who is well known in our town as q
/. successful teacher of music, and his
concerts always delight our people
MISS Helen Beatrice Pearl the noted
! harpist of Philadelphia will be one ol
, the attractions at the same recital
and Miss JacEman Of our own towr
has kindly consented to assist. Tick
sts % and 35c:s at R9limans
-Four men boarded freight car al
; New Castle, Pa, last Saturday eve 1
ing to go to Allegheny 1t was no,
,, long till three tramps boarded ths
same car and presented pistols anG
demanded their money. Charles E.
/, Grower begged that they should noI
rob him, that ho needed bis Is dol
lars to support sick wife. A sho;