Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-07-17
NO. 80.
NEWS IN BRIEF.


Shakespeare'S birthplace was l6. 500
Americans constituting one-fourth Of
the number
The Stradiyarius viOlonceuo which
belonged to Davidow, the violinist, Is
reported for sale and the price asked IS
5000.
AT fancy dress ball held recently
In Paris lady appeared with a miniR-
ture Eiffel tower on her head, q yard
high, set with diamonds.
A whale, it is reported, was driven
ashore on the coast of Labrador. which
had a dozen wraps of chain about his
body and big anchor TO tote around
with him.
Reports received from many sec
tions of California indicate that the
coming almond crop will be a large
one. The trees are loaded and bid fair
TO produce yield somewhat in excess
of last season.
The two hundred and Fi5tieth
anniversary of the establishment of the
first public school in the United States.
sustained by direct tax on the peo-
pie. - was held at Meeting House Hill,
Dorchester, Massachusetts. on Satur-
day, June 29th.
The Julius PAM diamond, which
is valued at from els, 200 10 $40. 900.
has arrived in London from Kimberly.
1t weighs 24l! carat. II IS longish IN
shape, and of exquisite color-a pure
blue white. The only larger diamond
IN existence is the Imperial, but II
Is inferior in quality 10 the Julius
Pam"
The Shah stayed during his visit TO
st Petersburg in a pavilion overl -
ing the Neva, which is joined TO
Winter Palace by the Romanof
lery. The rooms are not very large,
but are marYels of luxury. The decoTa-
tions are OF red silk, and the doors or
tbs drawing-room are of tOTtois.
shell.
The women of Chicago have es-
tablIshed the first College OF Practical
Arts for women in this country. IL IS
designed TO give women a practical in
sight into the avenues of business life,
such as law, life insurance. general
Office work, etc. The IncorpOrators OF
the college are Madames Helen NJ.
Mott, Charles B. Smith and Miss Kath-
arine O.. Todd.
The Pope will change his residence
from the Vatican Palace in July and
will 60 to live in the pavilion which
was built by Pope Plus ". at the eK-
tremity of the Vatican grounds. After
ten years of continued residence in tho
Vatican palace. the physicians of Leo
XIII. advise that this change be made.
The new establishment is small, the
house containing only seven rooms. 1t
is situated about seven kilometres from
the palace.
An Archaeological fnd.-In dig
ging the foundations for new building
-.
sarcophagus bearing the name of Gre
pereia TTiph8na. with the lid still
firmly fastened with Tivets OF iron inn
beded III lead. Inside was the skeleton
of woman, upon which was found
pair of gold earrings, gold necklace, a
large and elegant gold brooch, thick
gold ring, a ring composed of two gold
circles, a long amber spiral pin, two
combs OF lockwood, a silver box and a
few other objects.
"A peasant found in the earth at
SzilagySomiyo, Hungary, a hidden
treasure containing % objects in gold
which are said to be fourth-century
work. There are three drinking cups
of solid gold, decorated with enamels:
gold bracelet, such as men wore, and
golden brooches carried by women on
their shoulders. The whole treasure,
worth about %, 600 forms, IS shown at
Buda- pesth IN the National Museum.
Consumption In the German Army
is greatly dreaded by the authorities,
since the recent PaTIsian Medical Con
gress pronounced that the disease was
contagious. Accordingly, the German
war minister has decided that the chest
of every soldier must be measured once
a month. II the chest does not reach
] in Ia f1lAl NJ Hapa1nr,
with drill and athletic exercises, the
soldier Will be disquIllged, as predis-
posed to consumption and likely TO i'll
feet his comrades
1t seems that the "Black Chief"
who has been one of the ''lions' of the
Paris Exposition (perhaps on account
of his Herculean proportions), does not
wear the purple himself IN his native
country, MellacOryd, but is = sort Of
African Prince OF Wales, his father be-
ing the real chief. This fact does not
interfere with the visitors assumption
of regal dignity, however, rs he makes
all his excursions in Paris attended by
his band-twO dusky musicians, who
play upon mysterious instruments,
combining the monOtony of the tom
tom with the shTillness Of the uutUued
violin"
An impostor who has been decelv-
ing the coloTed people OF Liberty
county, Georgia, was arrested there re-
Gently on charge OF yagrancy. He
claims 10 he the Saviour. and shows
scars in hIs hands, which, he says, were
made by the nails when he vas cTuci-
fed on Calvary. His hair and Leard
are long and shaggy, although he evil
IDENTIFY endeavoTs 10 trim his beard as
the Saviour's is represented in some old
pictures. He dresses shabbily some
times, and at all times poorly. He re-
fuses money publicly, but Is said TO
have money, and it was feared that the
charge of yagrancy could not be sus-
Jained. at his bidding women have
left their husbands and men their IA
miles 10 follow him about. His ia
miliarity with the Scriptures is eXcep-
tional. He has told the people that he
will go back TO heaven In chariot Of
fire at an early date.
An Italian In Boston, who had sta
toned himself close by the entrance to
the circus grounds, that he might more
easily dispose Of the fruits which he had
to sell, became 50 interested In the ap-
pearance of two Turks who had es-
capped from the grounds, and had been
strollng about tie Back Bay, that he
forgot all about the wagon load OF
bananas which were beside him, until
lie turned suddenly and observed a
horse attached 10 an express wagon
calmly eating from the stock of bananas
as if they had been placed there for his
especial benefit. The spectacle Of a
horse eating bananas was 81 amusing
To the bystanderS that they didn't call