Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-03-21
NEWS IN BRIEF.

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away portion of his face.
! "A shark caught on the shores of
| The Pacific not long since, upon being
opened was found to contain pair OF
! boots with q mans feet in them.
Professional beggars are once
more an important factor in the $50.
cial'' life of san FTancicO, where the
police are Kept busy trying to arrest
/ them.
The pope has already received
many jubilee gifts, including a ring
| from the Sultan, splendid Sevres vase
and inkstand from NJ. Jules Ferry,
! SevreS vases from Marshall Mac Mahon.
and 500, 900 from the prior general OF
| the CaTthusians.
The remains of an unknown man.
which had been taken 10 a san Fran.
cisco hospital and partially dlSsected.
were recognized by a young woman as
| those of her father, Benjamin Arm.
strong, wealthy miner, who disap-
peared from Reno, Nevada, in jan
uary.
"A cannon used in 1876 for protec-
! ton against the Indians was excavated
] from bed of eight feet of gravel at
| DeadwOOd, Oak, recently. 1t is said
to have disappeared during the Da-
kota flood, and this is the first that has
been known of it since.
"A blind man who died at Wolces-
| ter, Mass, recently, had his sense of
| touch so developed that he could tell
! the denomination of a bank note by
| feeling IL, and in wedding large gar
| den he could always distinguish a
young vegetable plant from a weed.
There has been invented for the
use OF the tTumpeteTs in the French
army, an instrument which at will can
| be turned so as to throw the sounds
| backward. a new pattern of drum,
smaller and lighter than before, has
also been prescribed for use in the
army.
The great English coal shlppizR
| ports are, in order of magnitude: Car
| diff, Newcastle-ou-Iyne, Sunderland,
| Newport, Shields, Swansea, Liverpool,
and HartlepOOl. Cardiff and New
castle are nearly equal. and account
for more than half the total. Cardi1
does the largest foreign and New
castle the greatest home trade, Sunder-
land running very close.
The average annual death rate Of
the world is 81 for every 600 persons.
The average death rate for the leading
! cities of the Gnited States is 22g IN
every 100 persons. Old cities ike
| Paris. Vienna ard Berlin approach the
worlds average in their death rate. In
1885 fthe death rate for the City OF
Mexico was 5S for every !, 600 persons;
in Vera Cruz il was 30.
1t is said that in the southern part
/ of Russia the peasants use a coin Of
such small value that it would take
go, 600 of them to buy an American
dollar, and these coins are so scarce
that man who has a hundred Is
looked upon as rich, and one who has 8
thousand is considered very wealthy.
1t is strange to think a person wealthy
who owns twO-lifths Of a cent, and
comfortably We'll of on one-twenty-
fifth of a cent. But the value OF
money depends, Of course, on what it
Will buy.
The King OF ID DIhOmey is described
as "a tall, well built negro OF about 40,
| dressed IN blue silk short gown reach
ing TO his knees, covered with silver
half moons, stars and quaint shaped
spangles about the size Of half dollars.
! On his head lie had a cap of red velvet.
with gold lace, and the figures Of a
skull and cross bones in front. On
! his feet were gold laced sandals. In
his hand he held a scepter OF solid
gold surmOunted 10y a red skull. -
Mrs. Proctor, widow of Barry
! Cornwall, is the most Interesting old
lady in London society. She IS s.
| years Of age, but goes everywhere"
as the phrase is, and is emInently
! popular for her Wit, good spirits and
| conversational powers. Her father
was the famous Basil Montague. Mrs.
| Proctor lives in a handsome fat IN the
| Albert mansions. Charles Dickens
used to say that when he wanted to
brighten up" lie went TO see Mrs.
| Proctor. She has known Intimately
the famous men of England for some
| generations past. and her memory IS
stocked with interesting facts.
J Some curious phenomena are ap-
| pearlng in the section OF country be-
tween Summerville and Charleston,
which was so greatly disturbed by the
earthquake shock OF August 81, 1886.
There are many deep pits on the maT-
| gin Of which have been thrown up pure
| white sand, such as is seen only on the
seashore. On this sand has sprung up
dense growth of sea plants. It is evi-
! dent that the seeds from which these
| plants have sprung have been elected
from great depths, where they have
| doubtless been buried many centuries
without losing their terminating
powers.
The ex-king of Oade, who lately
| died at Calcutta, was as particular
about neatness and cleanliness as the
! proverblal Dutch housewife. II, when
walking in his garden, he found a stray
| birds feather among the flowers or a
| Few straws or wIthered leaves lying
about he would fine the gardner and
the watchman of the day three days'
! pay. The same penalty was inflicted
! on any indoor servant who left a speck
of dust or scrap of litter about the pal
ace, where floors, walls and furniture
were being busted and cleaned all day
long.
The Bank OF England doors are
now so finely balanced that a clerk, by
| pressing a knob under his desk. can
close the outer doors instantly, and
they cannot be opened again except by
/ special process. The bullion depart
ment Of this and q number of other
banks are rightly submerged several
| feet In water by the action OF the ma
| chi-ery. In some English banks the
bullion department is connected
with the managers sleep ng room and
an entrance cannot be effected with
out shooting bolt in the dormitory.
which, In turn, sets in motion an
alarm.
Queen Margaret, Of Italy, is much
| Interested in art and devotes a portion
| uf her private income TO the purchase
Of paintings and statuary. She is also
something of a poet, and now and then
reads aloud to select audience
| some of the verses which she has
/ thrown of during a moment of lei
sure, between a reception at the palace
| and state dinner. Her lines how
along harmonIously with an exquisite
! finish, and often the poeticaI images
Z are painted with a richness of color