Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-05-19
NEWS IN BRIEF.

There are 125 licensed distilleries
in Scotland.
Japanese fans in Osaka, Japan,
cost IS per ZOO.
The assessed valuation of Mime
apolis is SS0,000,O00.
"A new Petroleum Exchange was
started in Pittsburg.
German horse dealers are purchas-
ing largely in England.
Trained seals in Paris lie on their
backs and smoke pipe.
Homer, a place in Georgia, hasn't
had death in three years.
Dakota will open a state school Of
mines near the Black Hills.
"A genuine vampire was recently
captured in Los Angeles, Cal.
Senator Edmunds' private law
practice is worth S75, 900 year
"A paper chimney fifty feet high has
been erected at Breslau, France.
1t has raIned every Friday in New
York since the first of December.
Goat Island at Niagara Falls is
estimated to be worth 81 5000
The Chief Signal officer has decid-
ed to establish a station in Alaska.
"A seal weighing nearly 100 pounds
has been captuled at LOngpOrt, n. j.
The cultivation of the bamboo has
proved quite successful III California.
-Alphonse Daudet says that Mark
Twain's humOr does not amuSe him.
Smallpox was first described A ID.
300 by Rhazes, an Arabian physician.
Mules are more popular than horses
for elegant equipages in Rio de Janeiro.
Sixteen colleges in this country are
said to be on the lookout for presidents.
The population of Canada is not
much greater than that of New York.
Pear trees in Florida are being
ruined by spiders, which eat the buds.
In Whe2tIand, Cal, the Chinese
nave five guards on duty every night.
The Peruvian Government is doing
is best to suppress gambling In Lima.
The city of Denver has substitu-
ted electricity for gas in street light
ing.
AS many as go standard English
works have been translated into Chi
nese.
There are still some Seminole In
dians living IN the eYerglade region of
Florida.
Sign in q New York resort: mo
excuse If found with another mans
hat."
Princess DOlgorouki, the widow OF
the late Car, was once 4 Spanish ac-
tresS.
Vermont has ten living ex gOyer-
nors, of whom four are each over 50
years old.
The Sultan is musician, and has
composed piece of music for the I'M
perial band.
"A Carlisle dog committed suicide
by pushing his head under a gate and
choking to death.
during the past winter no less
than one hundred children have burn
ed to death in Georgia.
The tidal wave sf October 18th
has damaged the Savannah rice planr,s-
tions fully 20 per cent.
Tine word ''heu' appears eighty
six times in Shakespeare's writings,
and heaven BOG times,
There are about COO people on the
Pacific coast who have cases in the
Alabama court OF Claims.
The system of compressed paper
rails and railway car wheels IS coming
into favor on the Continent.
According to Professor Langley
the inherent temperature of the moon
is below that of melting ice.
The exact meaning of ''horse Pc wer'
is the raising of $4,000 pounds one foot
high in one minute Of time.
New Jersey is famous for its TWINS.
There Is hardly a New Jersey town
thae is without several pair.
"A man has Just been convicted Of
murder in the first degree for the fourth
time in the California courts.
An extensive nine of rubidlum, a
rare metal worth s, 600 per pound. has
been discovered near Rock Greek, Wy.
.-"Mum-pie sOcials'' are reported TO
be the present special form of entertain
ment in some circles of Salt Lake City.
"A man aged sixty-fve years, who
claims never 10 have had a tooth, has
been brought forward in New London,
Conn.
Several car loads of apples grown
in California were shipped to China
and Australian markets 4 week or so
ago.
"A peculiar fever, whose nature is
not understood. and which is fatal in
is alarming portions of New
Mexico.
The highest percentage ever reach
I'd IN civil service examination in
his country was by woman, who
scored o.
"A Cincinnati saloOn-keeper sells a
,up of coffee and lunch for ten cents.
He says it draws even the Prohibition
sts INTO his saloon.
The Prince of Wales is buying
horses and will now race in his own
name. Lord Randolph Churchill Will
llso become turfman.
1t is said that there was never
lime in the publishing business when
Iroffers Of manuscript from women
were so numerous as now.
The classic Tiber is once more to
become commercial highway, line
u otcdLuciS udfluR Ucru DullL 70 run
between Rome and Genoa.
The supply Of fleas in Paris is said
% have greatly fallen off this season, a
act which some persons connect with
he possible approach Of the cholerap
According to Thomson, the Afri-
an traveller, the greatest compliment
TOu can pay member of the Nasal
ribe IS TO spit on him, or her. as the
ase may be.
According to the London Times
he principal occupation of United
states Ministers at the Court of ST.
Iames is TO edify, stimulate and amuse
he English people.
"A ripe strawberry was picked in
Vermont pasture last week, and the
uperstitiOus people in the neighbor-
lood think that something awful is
bout to happen.
Posters have hean apDearinO LATELY