Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-07-28

Miss Maude Wilson, who has been
visiting Stroude McKees family in
MifHin county, returned to her home
in Patterson on Monday, accompan-
led by Mrs. Mckee.
The Presbyterian church at Ickes-
burg, Perry county, has been much
weakened in recent years by the re
movals from the community, and by
the death of members. A new organ
zation has been affected.
The Colonel-"Aw have been in
suited. Grossly insulted" Friend
"-How?" 'He said I drank like
fish, sub" "Well, you do drink q
good deal, don't you?" "Yas, sub, but
not like a fish, sub. Fish drink wat
ah, suh.''
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Three Tyrone boys started for the
Alaskan gold fields. At Alliance,
Ohio, they fell into the hands of the
police, and two of them were put in
the chain gang for ten days. The
third escaped that fate and walked
back home to Tyrone.
Mrs Dimm Of Lewistown in com
pany with Mrs. Svenson of Allegheny,
visited the family of Captain McClel-
Ian last Saturday. Mrs. D;mm is o
daughter Of Captain Mcclellan and
Mrs. Svenson is daughter of Them
as Mcclellan of Altoona.
What next7-The ugly spider has
all of sudden sprung into promi-
nence through the experiment of a
Frenchman, who declares that the
spiders web may be converted into
the finest of all silk. A new silk in
dustry from spider webs is about to
be launched.
Congressman have a hard time
of getting out of this world financial
ly, if they chance to die at Washing.
ton, D. c., "a is evidenced by the
charge of $3.50 for the funeral ser
vice of Congressman Cook of Illinois,
by Washington undertaken. Moral:
Congressman should not die at Wash
ington.
BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY, John How.
ard harris, President; College, with
four courses of study leading to de-
grees; Academy preparatory school;
Ladies' Institute. a refined boarding
school; Music School, for both sexes;
and Art Studio. For catalogue, adj
dress the Registrar. VIM. G Gretz.
niger, Lawisburg, Pa. If.
A miner returned from the Alaskan
gold field, says that the gold field
tha. was worked last winter is about
13 miles long and 7 miles wide He
says people not there, cannot form a
correct idea of the severity of the
weather. Men from the States can
not live there long Two thousand
men persisted by freezing and starv-
ing last year.
John Pannebaker aud two Lewis
town friends, took trip on bicycles
on the 25th of July, from this town to
Fremont, Snyder county; thence to
Middleb1rg, Snyder county; thence
to Beavertown, same county; thence
to Lswisto vn, Mifflin couaty; thence
to this town the starting place. John
was badly FUSED up" aud not fit for
work the pext day.
A despatch from Paris on last Fri
day on the subject of the French
wheat crop says:-Tbe report of the
condition of the crops in France, as
compiled up to July Is. shows as fol-
lows:-Wbeat is good" in 81 depart
ments; "fair" in 81; ''passable" in IL
and "middling' in s. Spring wheat
is "very good" in departments;
"good" in 16; "f4ir' in 2i; 'passable" "
in 7 and ''lniddIing" in l.
At the Musical College, Freeburs,
Snyder county, Pa, none but the
best methods are used, so that to day
it is recognized MS one of the fore
most schools Of music in the country
S33 will pay for term of six weeks,
instruction and board. Fall term will
begin Aug. 80.
For catalogues address,
HENRY B. MoYER,
If. Director