Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-10-31
NEWS IN BRIEF.

The chief duty OF one OF the
watehmen in the New York Post O1lce
is to collect the keys of boxes that are
left IN the locks by careless men and
boys.
a vulture, measuring nine feet
from tip to tip, was lately shot
near Julien. Cal, as it was sailing
away with a full grown sheep in its
claws.
"A lady of Empire, Wis, has in
her possession an ostrich egg which
she has owned fifty years. 1t was pre-
sented to her by sailor who brought
1t from the Sandwich Islands.
Julian Hawthorne Is a magnificent
specimen OF physical manhood. robust
and athletic. He measures forty-elght
inches around the chest.
The telephone disease'' has been
discovered by Professor WnbOrstadt,o of
Berlin. The use Of the instrument
produces disorder in the vibratory
chambers of the ear, generally in tine
left ear.
The largest strictly cash purchase
of real estate in the history of Chicago,
was made recently when William a.
Slater, of Norwich, Conn, paid over
$500, 600 for the Honors block on Dear
born street.
Masters and doctors existed a. y.
S26. Those IN law are traced up TO
ll49, III medicine 10 1884, in music to
1863.
Among recent achievements in
photography is a portrait copy taken
10y the light of a Cuban fre-beetle in
thirty seconds, and a photograph of
the aurora boreals. To obtain the
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possibility.
Parchment was invented for
writing books 10y Eumenes, of Perga-
mus. the founder Of the celebrated IL
| brsTy Of Pergamus, formed on the
model OF Alexandria, about 100 3. {.
! Parchment books from this time be-
came most used.
| The German military authorities
have experimental successfully with
I night attacks by the aid of electric
! light. The beam Of light is reflected
from mirror 200 yards distant from
the lamp, so that the enemy can not
tell where the battery is.
Huge mirrors mounted as screens
in the dining-rOom of "A certain hotel
at Niagara, reflect the falls in the
most graphic and realistic manner, so
that one may dine and view one OF the
| greatest natural wonders simultaDe-
Ously.
Panama is 20 have a street rail-
way. The builder has been granted a
| franchise for fifty years, during which
! time he is to pay privilege tax OF 20
per cent. of the net profits of the road;
At the end of that time the road aud
an appurtenances revert to the muulci-
pality.
The receipts from shipping on the
SueZ canal steadily increase. In July
they were 6,43OOO0 francs, against
| 3, lOG, $50 francs in July of 1887. The
earnings in the first seven months Of
the year were 81 .O7l, SOB francs in 1888
and 81 $40 900 francs in 1887.
"A woman in Walton County, Ga.
claims To have performed laparotOmy
upon the craw OF a sick hen, taking
out the organ, cleaning and washing
1t, and restoring 1t TO It's place; the
stitches being aiteTward sewed up and
the hen set free. The bird is said TO
have recovered.
According to the Bee Journal there
are in North America about 200, 900
persons keeping bees. The amount of
money product is about 100, ,OOO 600
pounds, and its value nearly Sl5, ,OJO,-
900. The annual wax product is about
500, 900 pounds and its value more than
100000.
In the rolls of the British Parlia-
ment, 1445, is a petition from two
counties setting forth that the number
Of attorneys had lately increased from
six to twenty-fOur, whereby the peace
of those counties had been Interrupted
| toy lawsuits. They asked that the
number be reduced TO fourteen.
DIR. J. w. Porter, of Kansas City,
claims to be the originator OF the
standard time system. He says the
subject was first brought 10 his mind
IN S7S, when he was in the Coast Sur
vey, by noting the variation Of clocks
and watches. He finally marked of a
-tandard time map, and his theory was
unanimously adopted.
The natives of the Arctic regions
have a barbarous but effective way of
dealing with the wolves which are a
pest there. sharp blades are stuck IN
the ice and baIted. The meat freezes
and in thawlng it out with his tongue
the blade cuts the tongue, ultimately
preventing the beast from licking the
snow, and finally kills the animal.
"A New Haven professor, who spent
his vacation among the granite quar-
ries OF Vermont and New Hampshire,
| lDuA4A a IAAAApho IaINg VA oLOAE hAAAG4
resembles one or TIE small idols wOr-
shipped by the Hindoos and Chinese.
The figure has sitting posture, and
has all the form aud details Of a hu-
man being in correct proportions.
The agricultural commissioner OF
the State Of Alabama, Mr. hOlb, has
been visiting the Northwestern states
TO present the claims of Alabama upon
those who have a desire 10 change their
place of residence aud seek a more
southern cline. Alabama has 2 900,
900 acres Of government land, much OF
which can be purchased for SL2j per
acre.
Many years ago, among the house
hold effects of a Scotch farmer who
died IN Canada, WAS an old portrait OF
Burns, which sold for little, and found
its way to pawn shop in Toronto.
some one bought IL the other day for
=, had It carefully cleaned, and was
rewarded by finding II 10 be an oil
painting by Raeburn. dated l757. He
values 1t at e 600, and will send it TO
Scotland, where 1t will DO exhibited.
Theodore Thomas, who appears TO
be about to retire TO some extent from
the active career that has been 50 help
ful TO musical interests in this country,
was an ''infant prodigy" He was
born in 1886, and yet when his family
removed TO New York III 1845 the
young Theodore appeared there as a
violin sOloist Of reputation. He had
r been playing in public In Hanover con-
! certs for three or four years previously.
? -DIniZulu. the rebellious son Of Get
ewayo, is an enormous black with a
r development OF brain above other AT
, Tican chiefs. He is a total abstainer
, from intoxicauts, but makes up for
/ this asceticism by maintaining a large
: number or wives. lie is a warrior by
, hereditary taste. and his tremendous
! physical strength and wonderful swift
ness as a runner give him great infiu-
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