Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-07-16
NEWS IN BRIEF.

reward acts of bravery on the part Of
its employees.
! "A Jewish synagogue to be erected
In Baltimore will, it is said. be the only
specimen OF pure byzantine architec-
ture in the United States.
! Euclid was the author OF "The Q
is no royal road 10 learning" He said
it 10 Ptolemy Softer. his pupil, who was
afterward King OF Egypt.
| Modern Rome is said to be the city
best supplied with water IN the world;
but ancient Rome had a supply Of near
ly seven times tie quantity.
The modern military rifle has its
pecu iarities Its callbre is small, but
its killing power is great, and it is moIe
effective at long range than at close
quarters.
"A telephone has been established
betw en- Yokohama and Striznoka, a
distance OF 700 miles. IN Japan, 10y order
of the NJ lkado. 1t Is the first III the
country and works finely.
Flowing by steam has been intro
duced in Walla Wala valley, Wash,
and is pronounced success. Hereto
fore 1t has cost 3 per acre TO plow,
while under the new system il can be
done for forty cents.
years, and most wonderful production
OF the last century. was born ut knar-
esborough, Y Yorkshire, England, in l7l7.
He was the most expert yIolInist IN all
England when only , years old.
-Gretry, the composer, and Queen
Anne both abhorre1 the smell OF roses;
Favorite, the Italian poet, and Vincent,
the painter, had similar aversiOas.
Sraliger tells OF a relative Of his whom
the sight OF lily threw into cOnvul.
lsions.
English street cars have seats en-
top. Fare costs one cent for two miles,
and another cent Tor longer distances.
In Paris the same charge Is made. In
Brussels the rear seats are cushioned
and cost more than the bare seats in
front.
"A piece OF pink coral 30 feet long
and nine inches in d ameteT at one end,
with branches projecting about four
feet Oh all sides, was recently obtained
on tile coast Of Japan. Its value in
prepared state is estimated to be about
$751;
One Of the relics placed in the corn
er-stone Of the Confederate Soldiers
Home at Atlanta is a spur sent 10y Gen
eral LonQstreet. 1t was made from
Union cannon captured u. the st bat
, tie of Bull Run, and was Worn by Gen
! eTal LOngtreet throughout the war.
, "A redwood tree, 80 II. IN circum-
ference and 33 fl. in diameter, is bring
r cut for the Chicago exhibition. Tie
. section to be sent to CHICAGO
will be It. in height aud go #. in cl-
conference, and VIII weigh $1,000 10.
3, The tree is taken from the forests Of
: TulaTe county.
French society women have invent
e ed, to bridge the gap between luncheon
and five O'Clock tea, an entertainment
which they call the three O'Clock, "
and at which disting gulshei singers aud
actors are welcomed as guests without
: being expected TO sing and act.
y The women OF Persia and AslatIc
u Turkey must always rise before their
:, mother-in-lIw~, aud must never address
y them for a year after marriage, unless
, il be 70 reply To "A question. Ii ID al
= most supeTlluous TO add that the aim of
: every womau's life in those countries is
= To become a mother-iu-law as soon .ts
possible.
Emperor William has some respect
\ FOR 4 merIca. For the occasion of the
a entry of the American Tiiemen into
Berlin lie gave orders that the stars aud
= stripes should he saluted with lOl guns
,, a company Of the imperial guards
= should form an escort Of honor 10 the
:, flag.
i There Is a very curious stone about
g which very little IS ever heard. 1t IL
: called the "AleXauITIte, In honor Of
2 Alexander of Russia, who Was very
I fond of them. IN the daytime they re-
8 semble an emerald, except tLat they bIe
Y a deep purplish red. They are found
: IN India, and like all rare stones, vary
= much i'll their Qualit Is.
Y Ca ifornia has fruit pest, in tie
I gray linuet, far worse and more dHui-
u aging TO fruit raIsers than the English
I; sparrow. If some means are not syS-
x tematically and meJh"dicaly adopted
If to exterminate this bird there VIII he
y very little profit IN fruit raising IN those
It sections where deciduOus fruits ale *
e clusively produced,
d London fire department stat sites
e show tlat, although theatre fires have
2 increased greatly in number, they are
! far less damaging than formerly, oW ing
to the improvements III the apparatus
n for Suppressing them. The same STA
Il tIst cs show that the death late from
IS fires in London has fallen from 23S IN
Is 1887 to - In 1889. This is also laid TO
Y the improved apparatus.
u Among the peoples at the back Of
d Lukolela, ol the Upper Congo, there Is
a custom that a big chief in a district,
on having proved TO the satisfaction Of
the assembled chiefs that he Is the
It wealthiest and, physically speaking, tie
j. strongest. is invested with the order Of
r the Tall Hat. This resembles very
a much the stove pipe hat Of civilized
10 life, only with the brim at the top, and
al Is made of Dlaitel fiber
Y. For several months past the Grand
It Hotel at Paris has transformed It's
le fountain in the courtyard, where cele-
II brities of all nations are wont TO con-
- gregate, into a luminous fountain,
y flashing at night with all sorts Of varied
I colors. A rich Partisan, NJ. CASTOR
= Menier, has fitted up one of these fOuu-
l. tains on his dining table, tie works Of
ID which are smOthereI IN huge bouquet,
:. a tasteful and novel addition 70 the ell
joyment of a dinner.
ie "A new decoration Is announced by
I'll the Emperor of Japan IN celebration Of
Or Emperor JImmu's coronation 100
Il years ago, the distinguishing feature of
50 which is the kinshi, or golden fish,
y hawk or kite device. The legend is 10
Il the effect that during Emperor jim
III mus conquest of Eastern Japan, when
his fortunes were at a low ebb and he
had sustained several successive de
feats, the sky one day became suddenly
- darkened, hall fell and a tobI of a
e. golden hue settled on the Emperor 4.
ld crossbow. The bird threw of a bril-
a. liant light, the soldiers of the opposing
Sc army were struck blind with the glare
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