Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-02-04
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NEWS IN BRIEF.


and scarfs of paper.
-Counterpanes and pillow shamS ara
now made of paper.
"A rifle ball travels faster than the
earth does on its axis.
War is being waged on skating
rinks in Lowell, Mass.
Boston is about to erect a So, 900
statue Of Paul Revere.
"A girl at Louisville, KY, has been
lined for kissing negro.
-Pumpkin-pief festivals are reddening
The social sky in Illinois.
"A transatlantic steamer carries 20
tons of ice on each trip.
-Pauperism is reported to be greatly
on the increase in France.
The length of silk in COCOON av-
erages l $40 English feet.
England has over 80 mauufactu-
reTS Of bicycles and tricycles.
The coal fields of Arkansas have
an area of 1000 square miles.
Over 2l, 900 meu are out of employ
Inent IN Allegheny county, Pa.
| -Ashtabula, Fla, has hotel for the
Exclusive use of cOlored people.
| Bachelor apartment houses are re-
ported failure IN New York.
-Theatricals are reported dull In al
most every part of the country
Fifteen republics of Spanish Amer
lea have exhibits at New Orleans
-Cocoaine is sexpenslve 1t commands
s22I an ounce and 5, 800 a pound.
| London has firm OF female archi-
tects who do il hourishing business.
The Edison electric light is about
to be introduced into IacOnia, y. III.
"A New Orleans photographer has
succeeded i'll photOgraphing lightning.
Corn cObs are used for fuel in Sec
tiOnS of Nebraska, and sell for IL l.JO
load
| The Garfield monument will be
placed east of the Capitol in Washing
| ton.
Many settlers on the frontier live
by killing wolves. The skins bring .
each.
The Confederate battle dag was de-
signed by Colonel Walton of Louis
Vile
An Arkansas family travelled 60
miles To see show at West Plains,
Mo
Stretch Is the name of the newly
elected Sheriff of SnOhomish county,
W. T.
-Sassafras oil which is used for ia
voring soap and soda water costs - a
gallon.
In England now everybody wants
to sell, and nobody wants to buy, real
estate
"A large mandatory of postage
stamps of old issues has been discOy-
cred at Zurich.
Sir Henry Bessemer, Of Bessemer
on his steel process.
Two crops of barley have been
raised on Penn Valley, Nevada coun-
| ty, ranch last year.
Cranberry culture is coming into
prominence along the western coast of
Washington Territory.
All the Presidents, except General
Harrison (who was in office but briefly
are said To have had blue eyes.
King county, Washington Terri
tory, has one woman Justice of the
Peace and one woman constable.
A worm, which thirty years ago,
destroyed many trees in North Carolina,
is again making havoc this season.
st. Johnsbury, VT. has voted to alb
Olish the teaching of music in its pub
lie schools on account of high taxes.
An international congress of elec-
tTicians is To be held in st. Petersburg,
TO discuss electricity rs a substitute for
steam.
Threatening letters have been sent
to Chief Justice Sumner Howard since
the recent polygamy convictions in
Utah.
Within two or three weeks some of
the peach trees at West Duxbury Mass,
have been i'll full bloom and others par
italy 50.
The shipments of wool from Mon
tana during the past season have in
creased over forty pei cent. as compared
with 1888.
The native population of Hawaii
is reported to be diminishing, having In
the last six years decreased about four
thousand.
There hAs been an alarming Increase
Of crime in Paris recently. Organized
bands of Juvenile burglars have been
discovered
Roller skating Tinks are the rage
throughout the country, and are TepOr-
ted 10 be making inroads in the receipts
of many theatres.
The electric light has recently been
adyantageously used by divers while
working in the water beneath vessel
which they were repairing.
The band of the English Grenadier
Guards is unable TO accept an engage
ment at New Orleans i'll January be
cause Of previous engagements.
The value of each vote in election
contests was shown at u recent election
in Barlow county, Ga., where prOhibi-
ton was given majority of two.
Interest in lemon growing Is in
cTeasing in Florida, and some people
predict that III few years 1t will re-
ceiye more attention than the orange.
Santa Cruz is waking ageneral war
upon eucalyptus trees upon the streets
OF that city. The people are cutting
them down To make way for other
shade trees.
"A huge lemon was recently picked
at PanaSOtfkee, Fla. 1t measured 2i
inches in circumference one way, -
inches the other, and weighed 4 pounds
IL ounces.
Chinese soldiers are said to have
been without any uniform or distin-
gushing mark previous to the present
war, except 4 small badge worn on their
breast.
-Porcupines, rare for many years,
have been appearing in large numbers
in portions of Orange and Sullivan
counties, n. Y. and elsewhere in that
State.
"A package of glass globes OF the
value Of SIS was received at Portland,