Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-02-17
NEWS IN BRIEF.
New dinner plates are square.

mug.
The Princess of Wales is said to be
incuriably deaf.
Two of Longfellow'S daughters are
studying in England.
The value Of a male lion is 5000
and female 81, 600.
The striped hyena, is rated at $500;
the spotted at 500.
Freddie Langtry," is the name of
Boston Thomas cat.
California has 900, 900 inhabitants
but only 900 churches.
There are nearly six thousand Am
ericans residing in Paris.
1t is said that Jay Gould's mortua-
~ chapel will cost SIS, 900.
In some parts of Kentucky water is
used for drinking purposes
The latest census gives 1900 sQuir-
rels in New York Central Park.
Last year there were more deaths
from the toy pistol than from cyclones.
1t may be doubted if any man who
worked in the right way ever died of
work.
This years crop of Rio coffee Is es-
timated at from 3,0O0,0O0 to $500, 900
bags.
-Judea pitch, which is found float
ing on the Dead Sea, is an excellent
fuel.
During the month of October twen-
ty-one new novels were published in
London.
There are more Roman Catholics in
New York city than in any other city
IN the world.
In the Argentine Republic II 500
men are now employed in railroad con-
structiOn.
The late Governor Washburn of
Wisconsin left each of his children a
round million.
-Mauch Chunk is pronounced Mock
Chunk, Tucson is ToOS'n and Manitoba
is MannetObah.
"A fine specimen of the royal Ben
gal tiger Is worth 8, 500; the female is
not SO valuable.
-Pilgrimages began with the pill
grlmage of the Empress Helena TO Je-
rusalem In 326.
| Twenty cotton mills in Alabama
are paying an average of fifteen per
annum in dividends.
-Claspcr spring knives became conf
mon IN England about 1850, coming
originally from Flanders.
The Japanese game of checkers IS
so intricate that a month is often spent
in deciding one game.
"A South American panther costs
sl00 to 500. A male is worth twice
rs much as female.
| "A man in Bethel, Conn.,, gave a
party on the 102 anniversary of his birth,
and died the next day.
-Forty-flve thousand people were ar
rested in Paris last year. Six thousand
of them were women.
The Agricultural Laborers' Un-
ION, organized by Joseph Arch, has
membership of 10000.
1t is said that the original walls of
London were built by Theodosius, the
/ Roman governor, in 319-
An unframed elephant at the age
of 2S or 30 is worth $1,000, ard per-
forming elephant $4,000.
Senator Dan. w. Voorhees, wears
three flnger-ring5 on his left hand and
carries silver snuff box.
"A calculation madeat the POstofice
Department shows only one registered
letter in every $1,000 is lost.
The most expensive drug now in
the market is ergOtinin; it cost. g. 81 a
grain, or nearly $500 pound.
The Japanese are teaching about D
900, 600 children IN their public schools
on American and English systems.
The horse population OF the United
States is now over IL ,000, 900, or about
one horse to every five human beings.
Seven great English trade unions
have spent in six years. SIC, 100000 for
the defense, support and relief of men
out of work.
Victor HugO's play Of Cromwell -
which, though published in 1927, has
never yet been performed, Is to be given
| for the first time this winter az the
I Odeon.
There are about 1900 private cabs
plying for hire in the Paris streets, and
the drivers include persons of every
class of society, from unfrOcked priests
to broken down cooks.
In England there are women's UNI
ons of bOokbindeIs, dressmakers, DOW
erlOom weavers, tailOIs, upholstereTs, be-
sides Women's Trade Council. They
have membership of about 3,O00
AT Reddich, Germany, Il, 900 per-
sons are engaged i'll making needles.
The total production of needles in the
world is 200, ,0O0,O 600 per week, or TO-
900, GOO 600 per year.
In England the great trades unions
are Increasing IN membership. In five
of them the number OF members has
grown from 10000 to 125, 900 within
six years. Both their incomes and re-
serves have doubled.
The trades councils in England and
Scotland are active and large. The
London Council represents IA S64 ac-
credited members. Glasgow has Il, coo
members, Edinburg 5000, Manchester
5000 and Bolton $500.
The Engineers and Machinists'
Union has membership of $4,000.
During the year 1879, s750,0OO were
paid out to members who were out Of
work. In the past five years it has paid
for the same purpose 81, ,93j, 900.
e is much more used than any 9th
er letter. For every 1000 Es used In
speaking and writing there are 40 Is,
rs AS, 7O4 is, $50 SIS, 672 Os, $50 Ms,
80 Ills, $40 RS, while all the others are
below 400. ending with 80 Q5, As Ks,
and 32Zs.
The returns OF the census taken on
January l, 1888, which have Just been
published, show that the Empire OF
Japan contained population of 36, 700,-
100 made up of Is, SOS, ,99S males and
is, 12l 900 females.
The Romans MADE expiatory sacri-
fees at the end Of every term of five
years, beginning at the term the last
census was taken Az B. c. The last
census WIS taken "a y. C..