Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-11-21
NO. AS.
NEWS IN BRIEF.

child born in Denver, IS . years old,
and is now visiting the scenes of her
babyhood
The Duchess Of Marlborough is
credited with saying that the fate of
nations has sometimes been decided on
a perfectly matched ribbon.
KENTUCKY has raised a tomato this
| year which Just fits into four quart
measure, while Missouri produces a
pumpkin which wouldn't go INTO a
washtub.
Rafael, an old gypsy, has asked
the Emperor OF Austria TO invest him
with the dignity OF King of the Gyp-
sizes, because lie can prove his direct
descent from King Pharaoh.
Two Buffalo girls are carrying on
a drug store. They both have taken a
course IN pharmacy at the medical
college, and are emiueutly qualified To
make success OF the enterprise.
"A New York girl dropped dead
the other day, two hours after becom-
ing engaged TO be married. IL is sup
posed her death was caused by an at
tack of heart disease, brought on by
JOY.
The old-time, delicate sOap-bubble
watch crystals have gone out Of use for
of thick crystals, is driving out the
hunting-case in favor Of the open
| faced watch.
An electric light wire in West
Chester fell on the platform Of pass
ing railroad car, and, catching in the
| clothing OF one OF the train hands,
dragged him from the coach He was
only slightly injured.
Lord Shrewsbury. the English peer
who has made a fortune in London 10y
! supplying the public with hansom
cabs, is about to push his venture in
Paris. He Will place 300 cabs, drawn
| by English horses, in the French cap
ital.
Among the graduates in this
! years class of the New York Univer-
! sity Medical College, were men from
Turkey, Bulgaria, Russia, and other
! foreign lands. The fame Of this
cOuntTy's institutions IN medicine is
increasing widely.
Prince Bismarck recently gave a
fete TO his servants and tenants at
FTiedrichsruhe TO celebrate the des-
patch to Berry of 1000 telegraph poles
cut IN his forests. Bismarck las sup
| piled Germany with 10000 telegraph
poles during the last ten years.
-Succl, the Italian faster, who
| claims to possess an elixir which rem
| ders food unnecessary, has just I'm
ished a fast of thirty days at BARGE
! Iona. Spain. lie walked, fenced, and
! slept during hIs fO0lless month, and
| retained lbs health and strength.
In the little town OF Arvesnes, In
| France. it has been discovered that
| there are fOrty-twO young maTriageable
girls and only three young men who
are candidates for matrimOny, and
one of these has proved so recTeant to
! hOms influence that lie Is about To
marry a girl belonging 70 neighbor-
| ing village.
in various parts Of China there is
a belief that the souls Of very atrOcious
criminals who have either been exc
! cuted or died IN prison, are sent back
! from hades 10y Yeuio, the Judge there,
| to undergo further term OF Impris1n-
ment, one death not being enough To
eXpiate their crimes
| William klausmgu, a 9-year-Old
| New York boy, has the distinction OF
! possessing the hardest head known IN
that city. The other day, when play
! ing IN the street, he was run over by a
! heavy wagon, the wheels of which
! passed directly over his head. Strange
to say the Only injuries received were
few skin bruises.
denver, Colorado, viii soon have
! one of the finest Masonic temples In
the West, costing not far from $780,
| 600. 1t viii be seven stories high
with a frontage OF l2j feet and a
! depth of 100 feet. Every gIrder and
/ beam throughout the building VIII be-
OF iron, not even a wooden step or
staircase being used.
You'd be surprised, - said New
| J Ork safe manufacturer, ''at the num-
ber OF sham pasteboard safes in New
! York, and they're made so well that
any ordinary person would be deceived.
| They have busiuess-like appearance
and give an Office "A thrifty look, all
for s. OF SG, whereas the real article
would cost something like 500.
"A small boy recently found a fine
topaz on Bald Face mountain in Chat
ham y. h, and sold it for small
sum TO man who realized $50 for il
after it had been cut and polished.
! Several others OF less value have been
| found in the region, and they are
mostly white. So close IS the Tesemb-
| lance TO diamonds. il is sad, that only
an expert can tell the difference.
The highest personal revenue re-
ceived by a Protestant Episcopal
| Bishop in this country IS said TO be
| that of the Bishop Of New York
500 a year-aud the Lowest, $1,000
a year, that of the Bishop Of Maine.
! In England the range is stated at from
! $4,000 TO $4,000 Gsr anuum.
The richest japanese outside or
| the royal family is said TO be II. KOndo
Of the Mining University Of Japan.
! lie is the operator OF sixteen gold,
silver and copper mines, and Is about
/ to visit the Lake Superior mining dis
trIcts in order TO get knowledge OF
the mining machinery used there.
"A. COnich, cigarette manufac-
| turer in Plymouth, England, has just
! finished, after eight months work, a
miniature OF Mount EdgecOmbe
| House, the residence Of an English
nobleman OF that name, and il is made
entirely of cigarettes. He says that he
has put 10000 OF them together TO
make the toy.
The ROthsrh,ld mansion in the
! Rue LaGtte, Paris, has been trans
/ formed Into museum as d memorial
/ of Baron James ROthschIld, who died
/ in 1865. 1t was built in the time Of
/ Louis XIV, and was for some time the
residence of Queen HUrtense. mother
of the Emperor Louis Napoleon. The
! Rothschilds bought 1t in 1922. Since
the Baroness James died, in 1886. it
/ has stood uutenaHtsd.
The average watch is composed Of
! 175 different pieces, comprising upward
of 2 400 separate and distinct opera
tions IN its manufacture. The bal
ance has Is 600 beats OF vibrations per
hour. u 800. .0S0 in 30 days, 157, go, 900
/ in l year; it travels l 43-IOO inches
with each vibration. which IS equal TO
/ 9J miles in "A hours, 1924 miles IN 30
days, or 3, j5s3 miles in year
4 nOUel method Is adopted IN China
4 to protect carrier ligeOns from Dir Is OF
prey. An apparatus made Of about ten
small bamboo tubes IS attached TO the
! r,inanr,s TIL In such a WV that a ehrin