Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-04-08
NO. 10.
NEWS IN BRIEF.


The Empress of Austria has the
hneSt trained horses in the world.
Connecticut towns are being swept
oy pneumonia and typhoid fever, It is
stated.
Massachusetts, almost always choo-
ses her Governors from the legal pro-
fession.
William Harrington, who died in
Abbeville, La, was alleged to be 109
Years old.
"A noble London clubman recently
expelled was indebted 600 for bran
dies and sOdas.n
In Paris the number of people who
live solely by their wits IS said to be ra-
pidly increasing.
/ The guilds of London enjoy an in
come Of e700.00O a year from property
worth e15, 100000.
The Wild Horse Capturing AssOci-
alton has asked the Nebraska Legisla-
ture for Incorporation.
Astoria, H., has soldier of the
War of 1872 waO is 90 years old and
saws wood for living.
1t is estimated that there are 40, 900
persons in New York city that depend
upon gambling for living.
The forests of Europe and America
cover q times the area of the known
coal-measureS of the world.
Two daughters of the King of Swe-
den were dangerously Ill a few weeks
ago from wallpaper poisoning.
"A freak of nature in the form Of
an elght-legged calf Is among the stock
owned by Chester. n. j., man.
The population of the city Of Brook
lyn now is $50, 900, the increase being
at the rate of about II 600 a year.
The minimum standard of height
for recruits for the army has been low
Fred by the German War Minister.
"A theatrical stage improvement
company has been incorporated In san
Francisco with a capital of 100000.
Wild cats are remarkably numeT-
Gus throughout Connecticut, three hay
ing been caught near East Lynn re-
Gently
Since the holidays the attendance
at he London theatres has been yery
slim, and several have not met current
expenses.
Paris photographers now produce
all the colors worn by the subjects ia
the first impression, " which is usually
lasting"
Another petrified forest is reported
to have been discovered by a party OF
explorers m tho Sweet trraSs Hills.
Montana
Aunt" Easter Barnes, a colored
woman. who died in Butts county, Ga.
recently, Is reported to have been Ill
years old.
Madrid is described as the dullest
capital in Europe this winter, and even
the customary court festivities did not
take place.
In Venezuela the official residence
of the President is called, in part imi-
tatiOn of our White House, the "Yel.
low House"
The care of ArizOna's criminals
and insane costs the Territory, it is as
serted, more than one half of her run
nIng expenses.
In Portland, Me-. 994 boys have
voluntarily signed the triple pledge
against intoxicating liquors, tobacco,
and profanity.
Beginning in April a lightning ex-
press train is to run between London
and Paris, reducing the present time
several hours.
Tile excessive smoking of cigar
cites is aScrlbed as the cause of six
teen-year-Old Asbury Park, n. j., boy
having become insane.
Russia is one of the great tea
drinking countries of the world. Il
consumes, it is asserted, so per cent.
more tea than England.
''Old Sorrell," >" the famous horse rid
den by StOnewall Jackson, and from
which he was shot, has arrived at the
New Orleans Exhibition.
Stockton, Cal, now has a curfew
nell, which rings at 90 O'Clock every
evening, at which time all children must
go home OF be arrested.
The hnnet, by stripping the buds
from fruit trees in California, have ex-
cited cries for their determination
among payers of that State.
The Bible mentions $40 places in
Palestine west of JOr,ian. and 430 have
been identified, 132 by the staff Of the
Palestine exploration fund.
"A man near GAINESVILLE, Ga. Is said
to have maize profit of a little over
$500 from 100 common hens the past
year, but in what way Is not stated.
Out OF 10000 Germans who in the
course of last year became liable TO mil
itary service, considerably less than one
and-a half per cent, it is said, were IL
liteiate
Philadelphia pressed bricks are TO
be used in the construction of the new
Court House at Gainesville, Ga. ten
car loads of them having arrived there
recently.
Ottawa, ILL.,, has fOrty-fOur sa' 'oOns,
at license of 500 each, amounting TO
~ 900 for the city, and being a salOOn
to every 200 men, women and children
in the town.
Wolves still abound In France.
Over $50, 900 was paid IN bounties last
year for killing them. Nine persons
were attacked and killed by wolves dur
ing the year.
A Providence, R. l., physician has
returned as cause of death, in the case
of baby he had been called to attend,
published work on infant management
and its author.
An electric light company, at Rah-
way, y. j., is reported to have a force
OF men engaged on experiments that are
expected to 'sOlve the problem of
portable electric light.''
"A gum arabic famine says the New
York TeIegrCm, will result if the war
in SOudan is carried on very much lon
ger, the price of the article already hay-
ing more than doubled.
The grass in Willamette valley,
Oregon, according to papers from that
region, is as green as in May, while only
a few weeks ago the same ground was
covered with snow to depth Of two
feet.