Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1872-03-13
Inst rs We Found Them.

The built-up surface of the city OF
Philadelphia covers an area OF twenty
square miles.
One-fourth part of the population OF
New Hampshire have money in the
savings banks,
A resident of Alton, III reports hav-
ing seen in China six American clocks
hung in one room as ornaments.
Washington county, Ga, with apoPu-
lation of 10000, does not owe cent, and
has not prisoner in Jail.
Business is so dull in Paris that it is
said if it were not for the Americans
large number of stores would be closed.
In Mclean county, ILL.,, the fall wheat
crop is said to show no signs Of life. Rye
looks green and promising, Corn stub
BILE is literally alive with chinch bugs.
Louis Napoleon is said to be enamored
of young English lady of rank residing
near Chiselhurst, and Eugenie is proper
tionately jealous.
Mr.. Seward, who was cordially re-
ceived in Japan has invited the Japan
ese embassy to visit him at his home in
Auburn, New York.
Power and wealth, like male aud fe-
male, will fild away to come together.
Wealth will court Power, or Power will
demand Wealth
An Ohio woman put starch in her hus
bands beer, thinking it was arsenic, and
was surprised because it didn't stitfcn
him.
1t is said there are 100000 people
in the United States that use tobacco in
come form, these average II pounds, and
l6O cigars to each.
Fifty-six bales of cotton, raised in
southern Illinois, were shipped from Don
COLA station, on the Illinois Central rail
road, to New York the other day.
Nearly two thousand farms were taken
and improved in Washington Territory
last year by actual settlers. Increase
of taxable property $4,000 600
Tybee Island, near Savannah. is being
rapidly washed away by the sea, and
the remains of United States soldiers
buried there are visible.
Somebody, with statistical turn OF
mind, has ascertained that dnring the
past eighteen yeaTs "a boats have blown
up On the Mississippi river, killing 30S3
persons.
A Cincinnati woman cold her hair to
bail out her drunken husband, and he
showed his appreciation by getting angry
at the loss of her tresees and procuring
divorce.
A Buffalo girl has taken advantage o.
lesp- year TO such an nor,;inate extcat
that shc is engaged to seventeen men,
anG has been sued for breach Of promise
by nine more.
Ireland has 100 lodges Of Good Temp
lars, England has 400 lodges, Scotland
has 500 lodges and 10000 members
Pennsylvania has SIP lodges and mem
bersLip of So coo.
Apparently very little was left of Mr..
Teppin, Of Detroit, ju-t after he tried TO
light fire with kerosene, for the papers
say, 1.-THE doctor thought lie could save
one arm and one eye"
a fumer living near .turo:a, Ill.,, kept
all his wool Tor The .a.t five years. Last
week lie brought it to town and sold it
for 65 cents per pound. There were ii,
l22! pounds, all in prime order
Muncy twp, Lycoming county, ha,
colored Justice of Peace and colored
constable; both elected by tho Democ-
racy at the election in that place on the
23id ult. 4 new departure truly.
A well known auctioneer OF Washing
ton, at clearing out sale of goods, dir
posed of his own set of harness. ana
knew nothing of his mistake until the
l 3 e. l. /,
go home.
A man in Illinois has patented an iron
shingle roof. The shingles are about six
by thirteen inches, lap each other so as
to insure a water proof, and are fastened
by headless nails The patent is said
to be less expensive than slate.
Four hundred and ninety-two convict.
in the Ohio Penitentiary have remonstra-
ted against relaxation of the temper
ance laws Of that State. They say they
owe their present misfortune to the use
of intoxicating drinks.
A man named Joseph Zellner was re.
Gently hired to burn the bedding ofa per
son who had died with the small pox at
Mauch Chunk. He appropriated the ar
ticles to his own use, and died within
three weeks afterwards.
The penalty for walking on railroad
track in England is ten pounds said
one, while discussing the numerous fatal
accidents on railroad Pooh !" replied
Uncle Jerry, "is that all The penalty
in this country is death
Petrified trees have been found in n
bog at Waterford, VT In two instances.