Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-02-27
NEWS1N BRIEF.

The Avars were barbariaDs who
ravaged Pannonia and annoyed the
Eastern empire in the sixth and seventh
centuries. They were subdued by
Charlemagne about 799, after An eight
years war.
Harvard College was founded in
1888; College of William and Mary,
1898; Yale, 100; Princeton, 1746; Co
lumbia, 1854; University of Pennsylv-
ania, 1885; Brown, 1764; Dartmouth,
1863; Rutgers, 177O; Williams, 1913;
Amherst, 1921; BowdoIn. 1898.
The Sevres dessert service IN Wind
sor Castle is valued by an expert at
fully 100000, the punch bowl alone
being estimated at 10000. The
value of the china at Buckingham
Palace and that of Windsor together is
thought TO exceed considerably
100000.
The average expectancy of life for
drunkards and the total by abstinent is
! respectively as follows: At the age of
twenty. 10 and A years; thirty, IA and
SO; forty, IL and %. The ratio of in
sane drunkards to all insane persons IN
the United States is 26 per cent.
There are about six thousand DIFF
ferent descriptions of postage stamps
in existence. The museum OF the
Berlin post-ofilce alone contains be-
tween four and five thousand specl-
mems. OF which half are from Europe,
and the remainder divided between
Asa, Africa, America and Australia.
"A lady lost her wedding ring 10
years ago, so the story goes, at Muir
shlel Farm, near Glasgow, Scotland,
while walking in a cOrnfield. and gave
up all hope of ever seeing It again.
But recently she was agreeably sur
prisef at receiving word that the ring
| had been turned up in blowing. 1t
was as bright as when lost.
"A 'cheeky" thief has been discov-
cred In Lima, Ohio. He is a boy, too,
and after robbIng a shoe store returned
with some of the booty and endeavOred
| to effect an exchange for a pair or
shoes that would fit him. 1t turned
out that he had stolen the goods, and
the proprietor had him and two youth
| full pals arrested.
M. Jaques, the unsuccessful can
didate in Paris against BOulanger,
estimates that his election expenses
amounted to 100000 francs. The
chief expense was for bill sticking,
| 100, 900 being pasted up every day in
competition with still larger number
put up by Boulanger. But the ques-
tion is where does the latter get his
money?
! Edward Day, of New York, has
Just completed a pair of shoes which
General Harrison will wear on lnaugu-
ration day. They are made from
American products and by American
labor. They are button shoes, with
| patent-leather bottoms and sheepskin
tops, and the size is six and one
half. Mr. Day will send them to the
President-elect at once.
The growers of India tea are look
ing with longing eyes towards the
| United States rs an outlet for their
product, which Is increasing year by
year. They have already obtained a
firm foothold In Great Britain, where
their product has been found TO be
admirably adapted to the purposes OF
blending, and they now seek TO pro-
mote its sale in this country.
The generous and patient public,
in default OF genuine winter weather,
may prepare for high-priced ice next
summer. Even though the most favor
able anticlpations of the ice-gatherer
should be realized, the crop Will be
one OF the shortest on record. The
connection between Ice supply and
public mortality is close and distinct
enough to warrant the CHASING OF a
light ice crop as a public misfortune.
There seems to be a manifest de-
| sire among women's clubs everywhere
TO take up the study of political
economy. 1t is said that during the
last few months 2l3 clubs of women
have been organized for this purpose.
and the end is not yet. "This is all
right" says the New York Sun, land
deserves TO be commended. Political
economy is an excellent field of study
| for women as well as for men. 1t in
wolves questions of Importance to the
human family, and its study promotes
intellectual development. Let it go
on"
AT the Presidents reception was a
man named Decker, and as he ap-
preached the President he told Colonel
Wilson IN confidence that his name
was such an easy one that 1t could not
be mistaken. 'Happy TO meet you,
Mr.. Cracker" SAID the President.
Happy TO meet you, Mr.. Baker," said
Mrs. Cleveland. "Mr. Sacker," mur-
INJURED Miss Bayard, doubi fully.
Happy to meet you, Mr.. Black" said
l.
Decker was afterward seen looking at
one of his cards TO see what his name
| was.
The hundreds OF dressmakers and
purchasing agents who have been
allowed commissions on purchases
ranging from to % per cent. by the
leading dry goods firms Of Philadel-
phia arc in CONSERVATION over circulars
issued recently, stating that hereafter
no commissions will be allowed. The
firms that have issued these circulars
are John Wanamaker. Darlington,
| Runk. & Co., Granville i. Haines g.
Co., Strawbrdge 81 ClOthIer, Homer,
| Colladay & Co., Sharpless Brothers,
Partridge 81 Richardson, and some
others.
For the six months ending Decem-
Der 81, 1887, the exports of breadstufIs
from the United States were less by
! 81, 500, 900 than for the same period of
the preceding year. At New York
alone the decrease was $40, 300. 600, and
a decline was shown at Boston, Phila-
delphla and Baltimore. New Orleans
showed slight increase, and the eK-
ports by way Of Pacific coast ports
Increased by 81, 800 900. The corn eI-
ports from the United States for the
six months were S1l, 400, 600 in value,
compared with So. 800, 900 last year;
wheat, SIS, SOC, 900, compared with
S3S, 300, 600; and wheat four, S23, ,2OO,-
900, compared with S28 400, 900.
According to Boston papers there
is a new feature of life in the universal
Hub. 1t Is the business girl. She Is
not afraid OF a man and doesn't bother
her head about catching one. She
dresses faultlessly, looks her prettiest,
has a soft voice, but does not fiiIt dur
| ing business hours. she comes in on
the steam OF horse cars and shows her
! good sense by taking crowd as mat
ter OF course, and does not disturb
others with disagreeable, etulant
ways when she has to stand. She is
like man In two things. First, she
dresses at home and never appears to
think OF her clothes again until she
changes them; second, she rega ds men
as they do each other, in perfect
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