Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-02-15
NEWS IN BRIEF.

The census OF England and
Wales records : Cos, ,0JO women -
wage earners.
The peculiar OdOr OF Russia leather
IS produced by birch bark tar, the use or
which is professional secret
Berlin has a technical high school,
built by the city at a cost of 81, 500. .OUO,
and maintained at "a cost OF $1,000
Mary Anderson was born In sac
Cal, July %. 1859, and made
her nrst appearance upon the stage at
louisville, KY, as Juliet, Nov, =,
1879.
London women OF fashion have
apparently settled the theatre bonnet
question by adopting = crush hat, with
out which, 1t is sald, few ladies' attend
places of amusement.
America, with the rest OF the en-
lightened world, is profoundly indebted
to the TeutOn for his devotion 10 good
music In this respect Americas Ger
cannot go too far.
The first recorded photograph OF
a rainbow has been exhibited TO the
Photographic Association OF London.
The arch has the appearance Of some
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w. X. Vanderbilt, it is stated,
VIII take up his permanent abode IN
Europe, probably IN England, visiting
America only at occasional periods, as
his interests or pleasure may dictate.
The raven wears his mourning
coat because he was once guilty of re-
peating a slandeTous story. In the be
ginning his plumage was white as snow,
but for the transgressiOn the heather
god Apollo changed il into black
The principal theater IN France
has been provided with q novelty IN
the way of a curtain. It is composed
of sheet iron and ascends in a solid
sheet when raised. Tins idea was the
outcome of the great FIRE there recently.
Many persons who have seen pic
lures of Louis XVI OF France IN the
powdered wig of that period are accus-
toned to look upon him as either a
man past middle age or an cid man.
When he was executed he was 3 years
old.
One thousand two hundred anu
forty divorces were granted in France
in 1885, the first year of the existence
of the divorce law in France. The last
twelve months produced ASS Parlsians
divorced, the most being in the rich
quarters.
"A Philadelphian recently cut his
great toe while trimming the nail and
Claimed compensation from an accident
insurance association for one weeks
total disability. The association re
fused to ray until suit was brought,
and then it paid up.
The Cunard line steamers are the
largest and fastest transatlantic
steamers sdoat, and consequently burn
much more coal on a trip than the
vessels OF competing lines. Their
daily average IS about $50 tons, while.
that OF the American line boats, for IN
stance, don't exceed IS tons.
The face Of the car Is neither
hard nor mean, yet there is a frmness
always visible behind the handsome
ness and the Indifference which would
be called line of cruelty by his enc
mics, but an honest determination 10
rule or die by these who know him
best.
The keel for the new steamship FOR
the Ocean Steamship COmpauy has
been laid at Rgach's shipyard, Chester.
and work on the vessel Is progressing
as rapidly as the weather will permit.
She will be 23O feet long, 42s feet
beam and 175 feet depth OF hold. and
Will be named the City of Birmlng-
ham.
The lord mayor elect of London IS A
foreigner by birth, and a curious Brit
i5her has looked through the records and
found that in l7l3 the lord mayor was
of Italian birth; IN 17l6, a Fleming: IN
1924 FTankfOrter; IN 1854, A Swedr;
IN l762, a Jamaican, and in 1893. a
son Of the governor of the island OF
Alderney was lord mayor.
The Queen Regent OF Spain is
gaining a great hold on the affection
of her subjects, and is TO be "A wonder
full woman, charming in manner and
possessing great administrative ability.
II IS claimed by many that she wIN
rank as one of the great women sover-
eigns Of history. Some may doubt all
tins from the fact that she cannot keep
the baby king quiet IN public.
The Cid was the title given to
celebrated Spanish knight and hero Of
the Eleventh century by I've Moorish
chieftaiRs whom he vauquished in
battle. Cid is an Arabic word, which
means lord. The Cld's family name
was Don Rodrigo Laylez and he IS re-
garded as the model of tie heroic viz
tues Of his age and the flower Of Span
ish chivalry.
On June 80, 1886, the amount OF
currency in the hands Of national
banks was $3.50. 366, 65S.49; in other
banks and individual hands, $500. U33.-
555.l5. The American Almanac,
bearing date 1887, states the amount
of money actually IN the hands Of the
people Nov. l, 1885, to be approx
mately 1929, 1872, III and adds: s'No
later estimate than this has bean made
at the treasury
Gas engines are supplantng steam
engines in Germany and Russia They
are being run in connection with a
special gas-nak'ug plant, and II Is also
stated that whereas the average coz
sumption of the ordinary steam engine
Is three and One-fourth pounds OF Goa,
per hOrse-pOWeT, the corresponding
consumption Of the gas engine is only
two and one-fouTth pounds,
difference in respect to economy which
has inGuceI several establishments to
replace their steam engines by large
gas engines.
-Japan's foreign trade last year was
greater than ever before, and that with
the United States and Canada WAS
greater than with any other county,.
But the balance was all against US; fur
while we exported TO that couHtry
about 50, 600. 600 worth of goods. We
Imported from there no less than S1G,-
OOO, ,O00. Great BriCaIn's trade wiki
China was just the reverse OF this.
We bought their tea, rice and silks,
and paid cash, and the cash drifted tiu-
ally into English products TO pay sor
cotton and wooden.
"A good Imitation of silk Is made in
Honduras Of pita libra. plant indigo
nous to Mexico. II grows in cs.ues
from five TO twelve feet high and from
two TO three inches in diameter
Efforts are being made by the Mexican
Govern ment TO encourage Its Cultlvt-
tiOn. The Indians use It for the rlau-
ufacture Of boots and shoes mats Gsn-