Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-11-17
NEWS IN BRIEF.

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was opened for traffic Inst week for the
first time.
The annual consumption of eggs
in Berlin is l91, l07 ,920, or AS to each
individual.
"A rich vein Of gold quartz was re.
Gently discovered by cloud burst at
Pine Grove, New.
"A California apricot tree four years
old, this year yielded crop Of 1I50
pounds of fruit.
Washington, y H., has a tame
hen-hawk which lives peaceabiy with
number of chickens.
Mount Papandayang in Java was
split by an earthquake into seven peaks
each about 1880 feet high.
-Seventy-six persons nave -eOmnul-
tel suicide this year at Mount Carlo on
account of losses at play.
"A Dakota artesian well sunk for
/ railroad purposes is said to cure all
desire for alcoholic drinks.
Street railways in 233 cities and
towns Of the United States have in use
81, 800 horses and 16,S $50 cars.
South Bend, Ind. is supplied with
water by is aTtesian wells with capa.
city OF 5000, 900 gallons daily.
Embossed books for the use of blind
persons have been prepared in more
than 2j0 languages and dialects.
Gold bricks are to be used as the
foundation of throne to be built al
San-Hal for the Chinese Emperor.
"A Georgia dog tore the burning
clothing from girl and saved her life
burning his mouth and paws badly.
The directors of The mint report
production Of S3I. 100000 gold and SOL.
100000 silver for the calendar year.
The Connecticut river and its trib.
utaries furnish power to 229S mills,
which represent lis, ,02G horse power.
The ancient city of Damascus Is in
a prosperous condition. Its trade with
foreign countries are rapidly increas-
Ing.
The Virginia tax rolls show only
1894 persons paying over 500 yearly
tax and only 50 Who pay $500 and
over.
During the last year 400 foreigners
have been natuTalized In Prussia and
50, ,7SS Prussians emigrated during the
same time.
"A rattlesnake is a queer pei be.
longing to a Norwich man who handles
her fearlessIy though her bite has proved
fatal to ANIMALS.
"A Texas man has 1OI bullet wounds
on his body and 60 bullets ranging in
size from duck shot to an ounce ball
still remain in his flesh.
The longest river In the world with
the exception of the Mississippi and
Missouri combined is the Nile, which
is over 1000 miles in length.
The MikadO has ordered that the
English language be taught in the pub
lie schools of Jap3n, and the son of the
Premier has come to this country tC
make arrangements for school text
books.
An English clergyman IS said to
have warned his hearers of the speedy
end of all things and then closed his
discourse with an appeal for a liberal
contribution in AID of the new church
tower.
The banquet to General Paine, the
owner of the MavllOwer, and Edward
Burgess, her designer, 10y the Eastern
Yacht club, at Marblehead Was bril-
liant affair. Fireworks and champagne
were abundant.
The city of Glasgow owns ITS four.
teen miles Of street railway, which
bring an annual rental Of $40, 900 to its
treasury. The fare is 4 penny q mile
with reduced rates morning and even
ing for the working people.
The French Society for the Pre-
ventiOH of the Abuse of Tobacco, Of
fers prize Of 1000 francs for the best
series OF essays on the effects Of tobacco
on the health of men Of letters, and It's
Influence on the future OF French lite
rature.
We trust wage-wOrkers viii read.
mark, learn and IHwardly digest the
fact that, of IS, so men, who, last
lsprIEg; "struck" on the Missouri Pacif-
ic railroad system, only 2J0 have ever
again secured their place. New men
were found and the work went for
ward.
The Frea kindergarten depart
ment of the National Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union is making rapid
advancement, one lady having given
nearly one million dollars for the estah-
lllshment and maintenance OF these in
stitutions In the State Of Massachu-
~~.ts
Two sisters living at Fayette, City,
|, Pa, with the husband of one Of them,
have been arrested at the instance OF
their brother, for conspiracy to deprive
aim of his share in 4 large estate by
representing him to be insane and hay-
ing him shut up in an asylum.
An Is Inonth-old child in Texas
crawlel out OF its mothers bed the
other night, was not missed until NOR
Ming, when i was tracked across sew
eral farms, under wire and through
rail fences, for four miles, and was
found unharmed in the brakes OF the
North BOsque.
Professor Fischer and PenzOldt,
, OF Erlangen, have established the curl
Gus fact that the sense Of smell is by
, tar the most delicate Of the senses.
! They find that the olfaetory nerve Is
! able to detect the presence Of -2,T60,-
! loco, 900 of 2 grain of mereaptan.
Adam ReInemund of Garfield was
shot in the head on southern battle
i field twenty-three years ago. Many
8 surgeons tried to remove the bullet and
: failed. Recently it was easily extrac-
ted by one Of Reinemund's neighbors,
the bullet having worked to the sur
!, face.
4 Mr.. Ether, in the Revue Industrielle.
= gives the following simple method for
tasting leather 10 be used for betting:
"A small piece is cut off the belt and
: placed in vinegar. II the leather has
: been perfectly tanned, and is therefore
Of good quality, il will remain i'm
, mersed in vinegar, even for several
months, without any other change than
h becoming a little darker in color. III,