Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-07-29
NEWS IN BRIEF.

"A groom Oi 10 udS NCuQ6u UTlU0
of II dt Athens, Ga.
drunkenness, 1t IS asserted, is un-
questOnably decreasing in England.
Over one hundred thousand persons
pay taxes on real estate in New York.
Female telegraph operators in Ger
many receive $40 a year with no yaca-
ton
The largest tree in the world Is a
chestnut tree near the foot Of Mount
Etna
-Threats of lynching are driving
Mormon missionaries rapidly oat Of
Tennessee.
-Leprosy among the Chinese popula.
tiOn Of British Columbia Is causing
great alarm.
"A couple, aged % and Y years re-
Spectiyely, were married near Clarks-
dale, La, recently
"A plan is on foot in North CarOli-
la to drain the swamp lands of the
State by convict labor.
The first Swedish lodge Of Odd
Fellows was recently instituted at MaIm
and named ''Scania. "
Lead from pump chain poisoned
well in LyndOnville, VT, and caused
the death of child.
1t Is estimated that the Nebraska
wheat crop Will be in excess of 10000
600 bushels this year.
"A lot spring, which emits steam
and sulphuric vapOT, has been discoy-
cred at Osyka, Miss.
Lincoln county, Tenn, boasts Of
wOman-Betty Frantham-whO IS re-
puted to be 149 years old.
No less than twenty three architects
have submitted plans for the new public
library building in Boston.
"A society IN New Y Ork city, beaded
by Father j. j. kean, has for its object
tue eradication Of profanity.
"A farmer was robbed on the way To
his home IN RehOboth, r. l., recently,
even his false teeth being taken.
The elephant Emperor, nearly as
tall AS Jumbo, went for 500, it Is Ia
ported, at a recent auction i'll England
Twenty English and seven Ital-
ian, French and German opera cOmpa-
MES, 1t IS said, are III the field this sea
son.
The Methodist Episcopal Church
has ninety-seven conferences and iu-
cludes 5000 clergy and !, so, ,OU0 mem
bers.
Property owners in Springfield,
Mass, are considerably agitated over an
advance of nifty per cent. in the InsuT-
ance rates.
The annual consumption OF mpOr-
ted and domestic cigars is sixty to every
man, woman and child i'll the United
States.
The valuation OF Dakota has
nearly doubled IN two years. In 1882
it was S47 ,0O0. 900 ,and IS now over $50,
100000.
Indiana has no less than two hun
dred and six coal mines, which produce
annually two dnd One-laif million IONS
of coal.
"A Virginia walnut tree was re-
Gently sold for 5000. 1t was so big that
the purchasers made money by the
transaction.
"A divorce Is wanted by 325-p pound
Waterbury, Conn, man on the ground
that his wife beats him with stOye-lids
and lifteTs.
The English POstmaster-General
says the cOqditiOn OF the English work
mgman has not been improved during
the past 80 years.
Los Angeles, Cal, boasts Of d dog
which eylnces Sucn great appetite fOr
honey that he robS hives whenever Op-
pOrtunity offers.
Georgia, it is said has enough water
mills and factories as are nov in opera
tiOn in that state.
Since the development of tree cu-
ture, the forests of Europe have III
creased from One-sixth TO O1e-iifth OF
the entire territory.
Anthony Thompson, one OF the last
of the old New Jersey slaves, died ia
West Orange, a few days ago. He vas
born at RaTitan, in l79o.
The erematOry planned for Chicago
IS to cost about 50, 900 and is to have
three retOrts, one for men, one for WO-
men and one for children.
There were ], ,664 pictures exhibited
in the Royal Academy this year, OF
which 2O3 have been sold at prices rang
ing from guinea to q, 900.
The faces of all the guests at lawn
party in Newport recently, were discol-
O-ed by d practical joker who put salt
On the caIDJns of the electric lights.
"A ring was stolen from a ieweliy
store in Sanford, Fla, recently, ana
after some search, was found to have
been taken by pet squirrel.
Leaks in natural gas mains stall
continue to occur in Allegheny. One
took place there few days ago, the es-
Gaping gas being lighted by small boys.
The Government of Canada has
taken a census of tie Indians
living within the Dominion and find
their number to be in excess Of I05,-
OOO.
The lance is To be banished from
the Australian army under a recent
general military order, by which the
Lancers will be transformed into light
cavalry.
An immense anti-Chiuese mass
meeting was held lately at Tacoma, W.
I. to take measures to exclude China
men from Tacoma and the entire Ter
ritory.
The two islands Of the Straits OF
Sunda, Steers and Calmeyer, which
;prang up last year at the time Of the
krakatoa eruption, have again been
swallowed up by the sea.
"A three year old boy in Nfiddlesex
county, n. j., was playing with guam
.ity of lima beans the other day, and III
,Ome way got one OF them in his throat,
which caused his death within twelve
hours.
"A juror, aged 80 years, in attending
Court recently at Monticello, the county
'eat Of Sullivan county, y. Y, said It
vas his first visit to the county seat,
hOugh he had always lived in the
county.
Blank prescriptions signed by an
Atlanta doctor are sold for small sum
N Gainesville, Ga, to parties wanting
/ drink of the forbidden juice Of the
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