Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-11-13
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Several hrms Of art dealers protest
against the admission or The Ange-
lus," free Of duty, on the ground that
its purchase and importation was q
speculative venture.
Bees that for seven years made
home OF an unused chimney. near
knightrill, Ne, were recently routed.
the building being torn down, ana
more than washtub fun OF honey
found.
Only three ladies in the British sec
ton Of the Fine Arts department of the
Paris Exposition, it is stated, were
honored with awards for oil paintings.
and one Of them was Mrs. Anna Lea
Merritt, who was born in Philadel-
phia.
The Mount Morgan Nine. in
Queensland. Australia, said to be 1.-THE
greatest gold mine in the world Is
said to have yielded an average OF 1000
ounces of gold per day during the past
nine months.
"A plague OF monkeys aflicts Tan
Jore, in Southern India. The creatures
do so much mischief that an official
monkey-catcher receives a rupee for
each monkey captured.
Several London correspondents
agree that cigarette smoking is on the
increase among young women in that
clty-not vulgar young persons. but
among those of social standing. Where
there Is so much smoke there must be
some cigarettes.
Madame Carnot's dinners are sald
to be perfect, and she has established
the custom of entering the dining hall
at the hour mentioned for dinner. This
avoids all disagreeable delay, and it is 4
good lesson TO guests who are inclined
TO be unpunctual.
"A crazy man took up position on
a street corner in New York recently.
and struck with his fist AT every person
who passed him. lie soon had the
pavement 10 himself, and he remained
IN possession of it until an officer came.
struck the policeman, and not until the
mans arms were tied with a rope was
he taken TO the station house.
Among the articles sold at a Brook
lyn auction room recently, was silver
medal bearing this description: Pre-
septed 10y the passenger of the L. ;.
NJ. ;. Baltic 10 John /. Anderson,
First Assistant Engineer, on the short
tic. Left Liverpool Aug. 6, at 1 Z.
NJ, arrived in New York Aug. 10 at
8 ~ NJ, 1851. Time, 9 days and Il
hours -
The American flag now floats over
nearly every public school in Middle
sex county. y. J. This has been ar
ranged at the request OF County Super
lntendent Willis, and he proposes max
n a 1-liE E1F -
all schools over which he has charge.
In most cases the flags have been pur-
chased with contributions from the
pupils themselves.
He may build the dam. Charles
Hyde, millionaire resident Of Plain
field. y. J., filed a bill in Chancery.
last June, seeking to compel z. NJ.
French, a wealthy mill owner, to re-
duce the height of a min dam. the
breaking OF which caused such devas-
tation in Plainheld during the rreshet
Of July 30. Mr.. Hyde also applied for
an injunction, after the dam Was swept
away, restraining Mr.. French from re-
building the dam The court decided
that Mr.. French Is a. liberty 10 do a5
he wishes In the case.
"A Dutch physician has reeently de-
a
tween the exercise of our mental fac
ulties and disorders Of the nose The
opinion is expressed that If it were gen
orally known how many cases OF
cETCnic headache, Of inability 10 learn
or to perform mental work were due 70
chronic disease Of the nose, many Of
these cases wOuld be easily cured, and
the number Of child-victims Of the So
called OveTpTessure in education would
be notably reduced.
According 70 +. F. Payne's paper
In the Canadian Institute, the EskimOs
Of Hudson Strait have a right 10 be
called keen observers Of nature. The
author found them OF great assistance
while lie was making his collections ul
birds, insects and plants. "If an in
sect was shown them, " he says, they
could usually take me where more of
the same species might be found. On
The approach of summer they watched
with more interest It's signs, and would
bring TO me insects which they believed
were the first Of the season. -
-California's second heavy rainfall
Of the season endel Friday, oct 18th.
The rain extended as far south as Los
The rainfall IN san Fran
cisco for the season Is 3ll-lUy iHche,
against l S-lOO inches for The same
period last year. The rainfall in the
chief wheat districts is from twice tC
three times as great as FOR the CORES
DOnling period Of last year. "The
rain ruined the grapes IN SOuomR, but
everywhere else it viii do great good. A"
Of an inch an hour for eight
hours was reported early that week
rom the vicinity az san Diego
The following grucsome aud prob
ably imaginative story comes from ia
pan, via san Francisco: Ia the Pro
vince Of kiaugsu, Japan, near a tenn
pie, is boys school While the teacher
vas called away one day. five OF ths
boys, with the intention OF playing
oke on him. hid in empty coiius tnat
we're in the tempe. The bOv who was
% act as sentinel had hardly closed
lown the lids over his companions
when the teacher appeared. Answer
ng the teachers question, the sentinel
iaid his comrades had gone 10 heaven.
heir bodies being now in the collins
The teacher. fearing the joke might
Iave been carried too far. Ia 5ed the
ids Of the c fins, and found IA reality
III five boys had died from sufOcatiOB.
The sixth boy, being now thoroughly
cared, started TO run, when the t-acheI
,veTtOok him and whipped him 10
leath.
In one Of the law courts Of Hes-
ngbOrg, Sweden, queer case Of hs
lOtism has puzzled the judges. 4 youas
medical student brought SUIT against a
,TactIcIng physician in the town 10.
iaving hypnOtIzed him several tim-E
igainst his will. with the result tIs,t
us nervous system was injured and hl,
mind somewhat enfeebled. SeYerd
several witnesses appeared for ts.,-
plaintiff, and, TO the astonIshmcnJ a.
he court, they all appeared TO be Graz.
md gave the most contra iictOry an