Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-12-07

the country poo poos Judge Gordon
for saying he can't live satisfactorily on
seven thousand dollars a year. There
are thousands upon thousands of better
men than he, live on great deal less
money than he received when playing
Judge, and who viii be glad to serve
for less money. Capable men whose
minds are sufficiently balanced to not
render improper and injurious opinions.
J. IL. Seidel, republican candidate
for Assembly, in Perry county, had
three of a majority when the soldier
vote was counted. A. II. Holman con-
tests the legality of Seidel's election
certificate on the ground, that n num-
ber of the soldiers that voted were not
entitled TO vote under the law. The
case is to be tried in Judge Lyons court.
With the three votes Off the vote be-
tween the two men is a tie.
! Eisew here i'll This paper may De read
the Offers that are being made to Al
toona to start manufacturing enter
prises i'm that town. But why not
come to Mifflintown. Here some thir-
teen thousand dollars await the manu-
facturer, who can make terms with the
syndicate of this town who has the
matter in charge, and the thirteen
to pay.
Mrs. Fatpurse-"You paint pictures
to order, don't you?"
! Great Artist-"Yes, madam"
Mrs. Fatpurse-''Weil, / want a land
scape, with lots of deer and ducks, and
quail, and partridges, and pheasants,
and cattle, and sheep, and pigs, and SO
on, you know, and put lake and an
ocean in-fresh and salt water, you
know and be sure to have plenty OF
fish swimming around, because it's fol-
the dining room. Boston Globe.
An old negro strolled up to the win
dow of the Commissioner of Registra-
ton in a Western city and made ap-
plication for registration papers.
"What is your name?n asked the
Commissioner.
George Washington
''Well, George, are you the man who
cut down the cherry tree ?''
mo, sab, boss no, sab, l amt the
man. ! amt done no work fo' nigh or
to a yeah"
The eight hour labor system is just
the system, if the men will use the
leisure il gives them for the promotion
of intellectual and moral develope, if OF
the other hand their leisure is spent in
idieness, dissipation and immoral prac
tices the system must of necessity prove
= great injury 10 society generally
The great and successful men and wo
men Of the country work more tnar
eight hours Il day, at whatever theii
calling may be. 1t does not follow that
the men you meet on the street, the
road, the cars, is not engaged, he may
at every moment be engaged witt
matters of importance.
! Philadelphia Times, December IA
moment after bidding her husband
good luck on hunting trip to-day Mrs
Samuel Bear, of Elimsport, Lycominl
county, was in instantly killed by tn,
accidental discharge of the gun in hi,
hands. Her 5-year-old child narrowl,
escaped a similar fate. The content
Of the gun tore through both the wo
mans arms and lodged in her abdo
men. The child's face was burned by
the powder
The weapon was discharged IN som,
unaccountable manner as Mr Bea
was stepping out OF the kitchen door
Mr.. Bear is q well-to-do farmer.
Lewistown Gazette.-Dental DR.. II
{. Walker was paralyzed il the righ
side while pulling teeth at the Key
stone hotel yesterday afternoon abou
four O'Clock, December 1st. 1t is a com
plete paralysis of the side and he is un
able to speak with any distinctness.
Last week while W. J. Rote, of thi
place, and a few others We're huntirs
for deer in Stone Valley, William acci
dentaily stepped into large steel bea
trap and sprung the trap and wa
caught III it by one Of his legs, and wa
held captive in it until his companion
came and helped him out He brough
the trap along home as : trophy.
Cleveland, Ohio, Plain Dealer.-Of
say do you ee,fhat old gray goose s
smiling at :he Garder. Crawford
county lays claim to having not the
biggest bu; the oldest goose, perhaps
III this country. Abram Guiss came to
this country from Germany in 1889
and brodght with him q goose Aftel
keeping her twenty years he sold hel
to lafayette Nigh, who kept her unit
thre wears ago. He turned her over tc
John Guiss, a son of Abram Guiss. VIII,
Las her in his possession now. Sh,
layed several eggs last spring and rails
ed four goslings. She still looks wei
and walks around in a kind of a s'don't
t-yOur-life-insuredr way. Sh,
is nearly go years old.
Michael Broad, of Fermanagh town
ship, who recently obtained work OF
the railroad. was hurt last Friday, in
singular way. With others he was a
work in the narrows between this pIac,
and Lewistown. A good sized ston,
rolled down the mountain and stoppe,
on the railroad. Broad started to tn,
got there a train Of cars came and tn,
pilot of the engine struck the ston,
! with such force that the rock wa,