Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-12-25
NO. l..
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Some scoundrel at Ventura, Cal.
has shot the noble Irish setter that
went through the surf to the wreck OF
the Gualala two years ago and brought
lifeline ashore, thus saving every one
on the vessel
Mary Anderson's brother Joseph.
who married daughter of Lawrence
Barrett, has left the stage and gone
into the publishing business in Lon
don.
One curious result OF the French
Exhibition Is that the hanson cabs
London sent over there have had a
singular success. a greater success than
was expected. A great number have
been bought up by private individuals.
The Rev. Warren Goddard. OF
Brockton, Mass, who died recently.
was next to the oldest graduate OF Har-
vaId. He was a member Of the class
OF ISIS Bancroft, the historian. who
IS the Oldest graduate, received his
diploma in 1917.
The author Of the well-knowu
hymn, There Is Happy Land, Far.
Far Away" Andrew Young, IS stil
living in vigorous health at the age OF
eighty. He wrote the hymn in 1888,
and II has been translated into nineteen
languages.
"A Southern lottery company,
which is looked upol as a regular dis
tributor of fortunes. evidently finds the
business profitable, for it offers To pay
the entire debt of Sl2, ,OOO, 900 OF the
State from which It gets its charter
rather than forfeit the latter.
An ever-blooming rose Of dwarf
habit, with bright pink semi double
flowers, called "Rosa semperlIorens
Fellenberg, " is used largely in Berlin
for the decoration of fOweT-beds in
public squares and private gardens.
"A young woman created a scene in
the railroad ticket Office at Ziuesyille,
o., recently. She laid siX-shocter Oh
the counter and proceeded 10 search
for her poChet-boOk, then bought a
ticket for Seattle, W. T, showed the
weapon in her pocket and then de-
parted,
An ancient and remarkable clock
has been set up III the readIng-rnom Of
the municipal library at BOuen, France.
\ single winding keeps IL running foU
fourteen years and sOmc months 10
was constructed in lGo2; underwent
alterations in 1916, was bought 10y the
City of Rome in ISIS, AMI has been re-
Gently repaired and set going
The English language IS undoubt-
edly destined to prevail throughout the
world, and may, few hundred years
hence, become the universal language.
Ii is seriously proposed 10 adopt it as
the national language OF Japan. It Is
aTr
excepting, possibly. the Chinese, and
has elements of progress which that
can never have, on account of the lack
of energy and civilization of that peo-
pie.
The first living skeleton was Claude
Sewrat, born in France in 1893. lie was
tall and would have been well-shaped
had there been any flesh on his body; as
it was every bone could be distinctly
seen. His arms were compared 10 two
ivory flutes, aud his abdomen seemed 70
cling to the veTtebTB. lie made a fort
une 10y exhibiting himself and returned
( To his native town TO enjoy %, but sud
denly expired soon after his retirement.
In the lower house oc the State
, Legislature At Atlanta, Ga, tile gal
leTy was crowded with visitors, and
amOngthe audience was al old country
man. The old man recognized a friend
among the members OF the House and
leaned over the raining aud yelled
"HellO, Bob Bless my heart. 30 does
me good to see yer" The Speaker
raped for order and one of the door
keepers sat down" on the loquacious
countryman.
They have an effective way of
dealing with habitual drunkards Do
: Norway and Sweden. They put them
in jail, and, lt is said, feed them ell
tirely on bread and wine. The brea
is STEPPED in VINE for an hour before It
is served. The first day a man will
| gladly take it, but before many DAYS
pass he hates the sight Of 70. % i5 told
! that after an incarceration OF this sort
( many men become total abstaiuers." "
"A st. Louis lad who was kidnapped
three years ago was lately restored 90
| his parents, having been found ,ihTpug
the aid Of "A newspaper picture Oi hEa
! on a farm near Cairo, H. ACer by.lI.
abducted, 50 the boy styles, he va
( bound out TO a hrickmaker in an out
Of-the-say spot, reached after ilz'
ride os three days lie afteTward Er
away and engaged with a farmer, vino
saw the cUt In St. Louis paper, and
thinking It uesembied his little en-
! plOye, looked into the matter.
"A merchant in BiughamtOu, y.
/ Y, saw a strange combat. lie heard
squeaking noise under one Of his
| shelves and mOmeut later there rolled
! out three gray rats engaged iu pu-
| gilistic encounter. They clawed aud
bit at each other savagely and we're 50
/ much absorbed IN the fight That they
paid no attention TO the lOOkers-On. a
! cat walked lelsurely up and also stood
by watching the row. After a few
| minutes the rodents realizel their posi-
! tion, broke away and sCamPeTed of
! into holes.
-EnOch Pratt. the millionaire, who
/ put 81 2JO 900 of his wealth iutu tsta be-
/ fishing ia Baltimore the best library ia
| the United States outside Of that Of
/ Boston, is now over the seventeen an
nual landmark OF age, but Is full tReu-
ty years younger in appearance. Be-
cause Of his munidCeut foundation OF
the Baltimore library he has become as
well known IN literary and plilau-
thropic circles as he previously was ia
the business world. He IS short AMI
slight in figure, hIs heal IS usually
bowed down. but when be lifts 10 IN
/ conversation, strong features and keen,
bright eyes are shown.
Convinced.
"