Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-02-17
VARIETIES.


} pays for all he gets, and runs the
chances of getting all he pays for.
The Santa Cruz Sentinel compares
that town to ''the dimple on besuty's
cheek" More cheek than dimple,
probably.
If You want to exterminate a family.
don't get up vendetta to do it. A re-
cipe for making mince pies will do the
business for you.
A"witches cave" has been discovered
, near Parma, Italy, containing skulls,
caldrons, vases, etc, and tripod ex-
, quisitively carved.
An Irish editor remarks, impress
sively, Anonymous communications
rejected unless accompanied by the
name of the author.
Paris has graveyard which is en-
tirely devoted to deceased inmates of
the Jardin des Plantes. Over seven
hundred defunct animals have been
buried there.
Paris has 791 periodicals, of which
1l3 are political, 90 scientific, 70 reli-
gious, IS devoted to fashion, ~ legal,
80 financial, ii military, naval. and s
architectural.
In England it is proposed that the
upper class shall for a while discon-
tinue eating oysters, in the hope that
they may thus be had some day for less
than 81 dozen.
AT the Vistuls, after vain attempts
for many years to improve the natural
mouth, the river formed new outlet,
and the old one, turned into a lateral
canal, has long gwen the needed water
way to the important port of Dantzic.
The clumsy style of dancing now in
vogue IN which people merely shuttle
about the floor, pushing one foot after
the other, seem to have come from
Paris for thev have it there, and they
call these ambitious young gentleman
floor polishers."
/ Oil and salt fish, immoderately used,
are said to render the poorer inhabi-
tsnts of the Island of Crete especially
susceptible to leprosy These articles
not being in favor with the rich, the
wealthy families are almost exempt
from this loathsome disease.
From a table of the exports of teas
/ from China and Japan to the United
/ States during the past two seasons it
appears that the shipment of blacks
have increased only from 5000. 900 to
/ 7,00O, 900 pounds, while those of Japans
have increased from S.000,00 to II.
/ 900, 900 pounds, and those of greens
from ), 900, 600 to 10,000,0 900.
| At Ostia in an old tower and fort that
were built under the papacies of Sex
tus ". and Julius III. Lately they
have found around the tower ninety
I five cannon balls buried deep IN the
earth. In the middle ages, and for
some years after, Ostia was the scene
of many bloody combats. These pro-
iectiles belong probably to that epoch.
Russia spends her money as follows
In every 100 roubles of the revenue
there are paid, for interest on the pub
lie debt II roubles financial admins
tratiOn, 10 roubles department of war,
80 rOubles navy, 4 roubles public
instruction, , rOubles; department of
the interior, s roubles roads, &c, 6
rOubles and from one to two roubles
each on a number of other minor de-
partments.
The London Times prints a list of
the brokers of that CITY. Persons who
have been inclined to think that Dick
ems manufactured his names, may find
the following gems worth examination
Clement Coney Butlin Morris John
Alexandria Petrocochino Tom Edward
Wilkins Thomas Temple Hillyard
Hicks Soanes Edward Hudson Blower
Smith Norman Percy Miles TrOson
and Spiridion Stamati Zula.
The rabbit forms an important article
of food in GIeat Britain and Ireland.
In addition to the very large number
imported from the continent, it is esti-
mated there are annually bred for food
q, 900 rabbits. The flesh is sold at an
average rate cf twelve cents (gold) per
pound, which is fully a third less than
the price of beef, and considerably IN
der that of the choicer proportions OF
the sheep. The value of the annual
supply is estimated to be 81, 7,S75, 900.
The end of December and the begin
ming of January constitute what may
well be called the great marriage season
of the year in some parts of Scotland.
Why this should be SO 1T is difficult to
imagine, unless it be that the brides
I
new festivities one and the same thing.
On recent Sunday morning the bans
for forty six weddings were proclaimed
in the music hall in Aberdeen, and at
the same time the bans for thirty we'd
dings were proclaimed in Oidmachar
Cathedral
A former Indian agent states that the
tribes under his charge observed a
custom of making New Years calls
the squaws calling on the warriors.
All the American savIges formerly OBJ
served the same custom. The Dutch
settlers of New York adopted the
custom from them, With slight modi-
ficatiOn-the gentleman calling on the
ladies'. So the social custom which re-
quires gentleman to brlve the wintry
buffeting of the ela- en- and call upon
the ladies has as -sspe sible parentags
as the Z. F. V.
Experiments with petroleum as fuel
I for locomotives have lately been made
| in Canada, the result being that, with
an average consumption of four gallons
per mile, the engine steamed quite
I freely, and made good time with train
of thirty cars-being about barrel
for every ten miles. 1t is stated that
the most simple contrivanee for burn
ing petroleum if either by means of a
| Jet of steam or compressed air, passed
at right angles over the orifice of pipe
I in such a manner that the Oil will be
sucked and thrown into the furnace IN
the form of a fine spray, where, If
properly adjusted, it will undergo per-
| feet combustion. Tue cost of the sp-
paratus is but trifiing.
Take the potato away from Ireland,
and starvation comes. Famine recently
had its hold on Bengal on account OF
failure Of rice crop. Bread fruit Is
10 West India both food and clothing.
Heaven sends it and causes it to grow,
and the lazy inhabitants ask for nothing
further. And yet all these yield to the
despised bamboo. We go fishing with
these poles; the Chinese eat them
The uses to which it is put render 1t
national benefaction. Houses, boats,