Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-01-16
NEWS IN BRIEF.

1t will cost about S75. 200.
General Lew Wallace is accredited
with having received SOC, 900 in royal
ties from his ben Hur"
Thread, from the fibre OF the
nettle, is now spun so fine that 90
miles of it only weigh about TWO and q
half pounds.
According to Indian lingulsts,
'schemlendamOurtchwager'' is the
noble red mans word for love. Hia-
watha then was in "schemlendamourt-
chwager" with Minnehaha.
"A pine tree recently cut on the
line OF the Tilton and Belmont Rail-
road, i'll New Hampshire, was four
feet four inches in diameter, and its
rings indicated an aye of DDS years.
Mrs. Amelia L Barr, the authoress,
has q novel scheme to protect her
rights. When about to bring out a new
book she goes TO England and lives
there for the time necessary for secur-
ing an English copyright.
"A New York wedding custom OF
the season is that of inviting men to
act as ushers. The grOoms prefer TO
ask the services of old friends who
have preceded them to the altar rather
than to fall back upon bOyish acquaint-
anceS.
The wife or banker has invented
a machine for making wire rope, the
patent of which she has sold to a san
Francisco firm for S25, 900 cash and
royalty. The way she came to this
was from a device she used to twist
her wOrsted.
"A number of leading Republicans
. OF East Tennessee have purchased and
! shipped to Washington a beautiful
! span of blooded horses. which are to
| be presented to Hon. NJ S. Quay III
: recognition OF his services to the party
in the campaign.
There is one town in Alabama
| which has rot negro within its bOr-
) ldeTs. 1t IS ths town OF Cullman,
which is named after a rich German
WHO wished TO found a cOlGny Of his
: own race in the Alabama fruIt-grOwlng
region. 1t has population OF 2 800.
-Thirty-one shares of the Chemical
Bank. of New York, of the par value
of 500, were recently sold at from
80, 500 to So, sos each. These shares
= pay about $50 per cent per annum on
their par value. The New York lnl-
poTters' and Traders Bank stock par
Sl09, sold for SiG9.
There is said to be nothing in all
4 Europe TO equal the extent and beauty
[ lof the flower gardens and fruit orchards
. surrounding the new Hotel del Monte,
] at Monterey, Cal, which are said to
- have cost the railroad company own
t ing the establishment Sl5O,OO1.
b One of the queerest hauls was
, made by Cincinnati thief, and COM
j lprlsed a canal boat with its contents,
mules, harness, towline, etc. Finding
s the ownership OF his property slightly
I troublesome, however. the thief sold
the boat for S65, traded the mules for
e horse and $50 "boot" and then
Il skipped out.
Nine Indiana White Caps, some OF
n them prominent citizens" have been
e arrested and indicted. If Governor
n Gray can secure their convection, as he
n is trying to do, and make an example
A of them, 1t nav tend TO suppress tins
v particular form of outlawry, which has
/ already deprecated the value OF real
q lestate IN the counties where II pre-
II walls.
V The Paris Figaro has discovered
!, or inveuted-an inventor who is the
2 proud author of new means Of cleo
d trical locomotion, capable Of conveying
Q passengers at a speed of 2JO miles an
IS hour. He guarantees the absolute
safety of his system and is now waiting
e for an experimental passenger, willing
; to be whiked from Paris to Marseilles
in two hours.
The life of soldier Is thought to
be the consummatIOn of valOr and
bravery. There is poetry in the tramp
is of an army, the boom of artillery, ana
Of the mortal hand-tO-hand combat. The
b life of a fireman, though not entirely
As wrapped in 50 much that is pOeticGl,
a IS surely just as brave. The 1000 Ere
le departments OF this country constitute
II mighty standing army for the pres
< ervation of life.
~ OF the forty-eight national socie-
- ties of women IN this country the
. Woman's Christian Temperance Union,
>, with a membership of 2l0, 900. Is the
"a largest. Then follow the missionary,
a the peace, the suffrage organizations
10 AMI philanthTopic and educational So
ra cIetIes, numbering IN all nearly three
"a hundred thousand members. Twelve
IN Of these organizations have Joined with
IA the National Council, an association
',a which unites all the women societies
n Of the nation into one great league.
5, Some physicians have warmly in.
y dorsed the suggestion that massage, -
Its as Gil employment Is peculiarly suited
e. to the capabilities of the blind, In
ul whom the tactile sense is 80 strongly
nd developed. Indeed, in japan massage
rs has, for long period Of time, been
rs practiced by blind men, who 90 about
ne the streets with a flayeOiet, drawing
og attention to themselves and theu
occupation. 1t is thought that super.
us intendents Of blind asylums vii find
70 O. 'tTT TTTlG an
ng for their pupils.
10 Arrangement are beng made al
the White House for the gaycst socia
We season ever known at that man
'or sion. The Clevelands are 10 go out intt
oW private life In a swirl Of social glamour
ct. beginning with grand reception q
IN personal and official friends. Mrs
We Cleveland was in Philadelphia for sew.
led eral days OF shopping. She will lay II
Oe large supply of new goods. a hugs
10 reception and ball is talked OF for Pres
Isd Ident and Mrs. Cleveland by Mr.. aut
Ird Mrs. Whitney and other friends, L
res take place Just before the families o
rds the present Cabinet officers separate
rly 1t is stated that the Whitneys vii. %
zht with the Clevelands il European tri
'ed is taken this year.
W. W. "A funny thing happened just be
nc nc fore PAX Chung Yung, COrean Minis
S ter, left Washington few days ago
- He had been unwell for some time be
'ne 'e fore his departure and had been taking
on quinine. He had reached the station
ula attended by the members of the Lega
llIu u tion and a few friends, when he dis
I've covered that he had left his quinn
pellets behind him. He lost control O
himself and nearly went into a state o
yed collapse on making the discovery. On
lte. of his secretaries hurried back TO th
six Legation to obtain the medicine, bu
ria the train which PAX was TO take ha
TIL to be delayed nearly fifteen minutes o
cen account of the incident. PAX woul
e L.. 4 -