Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-08-30
NEWS fN BRlEF

generally two ounces heavier than the
left ones
The. Princess Louise is occupving
much Of. her time sketehng Quebec
scenery.
-Thus..fa far this year 1866 miles of
new railroad have been built in the
United States.
The capital stock ot the Rio Graude
and Pecos failroad has been increased
to 500, 100000
An antswatchcd from six o'clock ia
the merning to quarter of ten at nigbt
worked ineessaatly.
Tie Philadelphia Medical CoiIe,e
graduated zoo students in 1881. Ths
number for 1850 was 731.
The snow arch in Tuckerman's ; m
vine, at the foot of Mount Washington.
still deties the hot weather.
The Russian government has de
cided to donate 1000. 900 ru5les to the
building Of thirty gunboats.
There are in Belgium 1000 musical
societies and HOO bands. the numbe. of
executan's being about 60,OOO.
The clerk of the United States Su-
preme Court has salaries fnd fees
amounting to aboJt $40, 900 year.
Migratory birds, when living bv
night are at an elevation Of from one to
four miles above the earth's surface.
-Workmen on iaIlrold near Den
yer, Col, came upon Il petriiel forest
at 4 depth of from ten to twenty feet.
The Egyptian Mode Of attaching
horses To a chariot was to have one
trace on the inner siiesof each horse.
The town clock in the s.eeple of
st. Psul's Church, NewsYOrs, was male
In London, in 1878. Ii has two weights.
The city directory Of Minneapolis.
Minnesota, for 1882, cuatains 2S,g2S
names, indicating a population of Is. 800.
The widow Of Ez-Ptesldeut TvIer
Is about to make her home IN Riehn0ud
Va. at tine corner Of Eighth and Grace
streets.
The aggregate value OK the proper
ty of colored people throughout Tea-
nessee Is set down at S6,578,95l. being
an increase of SG71,179 over the pre-
eeeding year.
The greatest weight lifted by Prof.
Winship I'm harness. a. he called the
apparatus with which he clothed HIM
self when exhibit NC his faais ofstrsugth,
was $500 pounds.
The free circulating library in New
York city contains 50S5 volumes. aud Is
steadily growing in size and usefulness.
But sixty-foUr per cent, of the eircrla-
ton Is IN works OF fiction.
Since the first oil well was opened
IA 1859 the product Of the wells has
added 81 800, ,0OC eco to the wealth. Of
the United States in the value Of the
crude oil and its products.
The receipts from patents for the
past SIX menths were S5l7, 900, al in
crease over the same period last year of
SS7, 900.
The first Welch church IN Ohio was
founded in 1903. At present there are
IN the State forty churches, with 3JOO
members.
The product of California quicksil-
Yer mines last year was G0,9JI TASKS.
and the exports by sea and rail were.
-, 779 TASKS.
The tonnage transported on ali the
railroads IN the United States in 1SS
amounted to $4,000, 000 tons, wh'cb
at the too low average IF $50 q ton
would be worth SIS, 600, ,OO0,O
The Agricultural College at Ham
over, n. Il will admit woman pupils at
its next term. VINO will be given a sDec-
ial course OF study, including butter and
cheese making, and dairyIng III all is
branches.
From statistics recently published.
it appears that 35S railway accidents
occurred IN Belgium in 1880. OF these
l31 were due to collisions and Il2 from
trains running Off the rails at or near
stations.
Great Britain, including all her pos
sessions, has 1916 steam vesse's and
Is. 520 sailing vessels, or a total of 22.-
1856, while the United States has I779
steam and 6619 sailing vessels, or total
of S45S.
They make something besides Of
fce-holders in Washington, the manu-
Iacturing establishments of the city hav-
ing capital of S5,3SI ,22G, employing
z, 116 persons, while their produ. IS are
valued at 81 ,64l,ISj.
An order has been issued forbid
ding professional guides to accompany
visitors through the Treasury Building
in Washington. Ii desired, an employe
of the department will accompany yisi-
tors through the building without
charge.
The statue and monument to Cal
houn. soon to be erected in Charleston.
s. c., is fastening to completion. Har-
nisch, the sculptor, formerly Of Pniia-
delphia, Is busy on it in his Roman
studio, and 1t Is his ambition to make it
a work Of art on which his Z,pc may
be founded.
1t is estimated that the South las
this season paid TO the North So. 0OO.-
900 for wheat, 35O,OOO,0OO for corn,
S72 900, coo for meats, and about 325,-
100000 for hay, butter, cheese, oats,
apples. potatoes, etc.
In New York there are -, ,271 more
females than males IN Philadelphia,
SO, $50; in Brooklyn, %, s72 in Boston.
Is, 422 IN Baltimore, Is, 63I in W ash
ington, 10,673; in New Orleans, 7. SO6
in Louisville, 579i; il st. Louis, 1922
in Kansas City, 1918 III Denver, 74iO
The total length Of railway Enes ID
}, the United Kingdom on Jan. lst, were
Is, 175 miles, of which S.302 miles were
Of single line. Total paid up capital,
%, 700, 100000; total revenue, 1886
0O0, 900; net revenue, Sljj, ,00O,0
proportion of expen liturss to receipts,
- per cent. There were II. 726 loco
motives IN use.
Magnificent are the presents sent
by King Alphonso to the members OF
the Commission that took the Order oi
the Garter at Madrid last year. The
Prince of Wales received tapestries
worth more than $50, 900. To the Others
are sent some superb bspecimensof of Toledo
arms, richly encrusted with gold.
There ha recently been discovered