Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-04-17
NEWS IN BRIEF.

AT New Heaven, recently, Thomas
J. Osborn wrote los words OF memoir
ized matter on the type writer in half
Misunderstanding the recCrl.
The President of these forty-two
United States was Just 55 years, 7
months and "A days old upon the date
he assumed Office.
In New York city, according to
prominent merchant of that place.
1000 book-keepers are looking for
work, which they would gladly do for
SlO week.
The making Of lamp shades is
very lucrative business for women III
England. a manufacturer OF lamps IN
London pays one lady $500 month for
shades. They are dainty mixtures OF
silk and lace.
"A craze for taking flowers to school
recently sprung mp among children in
Athen, Ga, and eventually resulted IN
80 much extra work for the ianitors
that an order, excluding flowers from
class rooms, had 20 be Issued.
The display OF womeu's work at
the coming international Exposition in
Paris Will include exhibits from over
thirty countries. Space for the display
has been made in the educational de-
partment.
Schools of pharmacy for women
are product of later days Ten years
ago there were but two women drug
glsts In tie country. Now there are
over 1000 and the number is con
stautly increasing.
During the first quarter of this
year 40 applications for pensions were
received at the Name state Pension
Office. 1t Is expected that The number
Will reach 1000 OF 1900 before Deoem-
beT q. Last year there were 1900 ap-
plcatiOns.
John WanamakeT's country place
at Jenkintown, Pa, is his pride and
| Joy. He has lne collection of cattle,
and his flowers are very yalu able. lis
! roses and orchids are worthy OF note,
and his rhO1Odendrons are famous in
Pennsylvania.
Italy has each year nearly 300. 900
cases OF tyhold fever, with y 900
deaths, according To Professor Ruata-
Il third Of the population reaching the
age Of fOTty-ive have the fever, and
more than three per cent. die from 1t Ia
some localities.
The vioiInlst Joachim made his
debut as a prodigy at seven years OF
age, playing in duet with his teacher
! Sz-Tvdckinsky. a banquet to celebrate
the tftieth anniversary Of his debut was
given March II at Cambridge, Eng
land, by the Cambridge University
! Musical Society.
-Stephanle, the widowed Crown
Princess OF Austria, WAS spoken of in
the accounts of her wedding as ''ths
most beautiful Princess in Europe. -
Now it IS said OF her: IF she had been
a chambermaii III a hotel nobody
would have noticed her, 50 common
place was her phys.ognOm
The place in the open Bible where
| General HarrisOn's lips touched when
he took the oath were the three verses
OF the l2lst Psalm as follows.
! Twin lift up mine eyes unto the hills. from
| whence oDmrJh nay help.
| Ny help cOmeth from the Lord. which made
| heaven and earth
! He viii not suffer thy foot t1 na m.guI las
that koepth thee wlll unt -.umper.
i In Boston natural history gardens
| are to be established in connection with
the public park system. The Tran
| script or Boston reports that the Sup
eTiutendent Of our T. DOlOgiCal Garden
has been invited TO visit the Hub and
aid In making plans for the buildings
and laying out the grounds at Franklin
! Park.
Manager Thompson of the "Ssld
! Pasha" Comic Opera Company has
! brought SUIT against the New York
Herald for libel and $50 600 damages
| for criticisms of his production. IA
these it was said that too much Of the
work was boldly taken from the oper-
-ttas Of Strauss aud sullivan for il to
uave much right TO style itself original,
and the libreJtO WAS equally bad.
Miss Mary Calender IS an orphan
OF twenty-five years, with y OOU, 900.
| Miss Davis, "a daughter Of John W.
Davis, has 3, 900, 900. Miss Clemeutla
! Furnie5 has $1,000, 900; her sister
Sophia, has the same ameuut. Miss
| Evelyn Van Vert inherited $4,000. UJU
from her grandfather, the late Marshal
| o. Roberts; she Is twenty years old.
| Mss DAISY Stevens. the Oldest daugu-
| ter OF Frederick Stevens, Is another
| young beauty with g. OUO 900. Miss
Grace Wilson, the youngest daughter
Of Richard I. Wilson. is just seventeen,
and IS worth 81 ,OJO,OOJ.
-Four gentlemen engaged In COM
merce in an Eastern seaport city were
heated unbelieveTs in the common
superstition regarding Fuday as al
Unlucky day. They determined 10
show their contempt for and explode
tie silly notion. SO they began TO
build a shin on Friday, I'm shed her on
Friday, launched her on Friday, named
her Friday, hired a captain on Friday
and started her off to sea on Friday,
The ship was never heard from.
Among the many American women
who have made National regulations
there are not a few whose working
days are about over. Prominent among
the eldest of them are the following, 70
whose names are appended their birth
places and birthdays: Frances Z. vii,
hard, ChurchvIEle. y. Y, September
%, 1893, Rose Terry Cooke, Hartford,
Conn, February Il, 1927; Julia Ward
Howe, New York, May y, 1919; Gail
Hamilton, Hamilton, Mass Harriet
G. Hosmer, WatertOwn, Mass. OCtO-
Der Q, 1880; Louise Mutton, POmfreu.
Conn, April 10, 1855; Harriet BeecheT
Stowe, Lltcndeli, Conn, June IA.
1911.
The most valuable freak among
dime museum curOsities IS Lucia
Zarate. "the Mexican midget" She
has made her father rich. She main
. talns her family, takes a maid and in
terpreter around the country and
, draws a salary of $40 a week. She
receives more than almost any operate
star in the land, She is small enough
to make money but large enough u
enjoy it. She insists upon living al
the most luxurious hotels, never rdes
In anything but a cJule and always
eats a handsome supper, washed down
. by champagne at night.
The Misses Armour, daughters OF
Herman o. Armour, of the great beef
packing firm, have 5000, 900 apiece,
and are likely 70 have great dea