Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-04-16
NO. II.
NEWS IN BRIEF.

IeavenS made about SIX hundred years
before Christ. In this chart /, 400 stars
are found to be correctly inserted.
"A Spanish tea was given recently
IN Washington. No other language
vas permitted, but the few natives that
participated must lave thought that
great deal Of Eolapuk was slid in.
European countries are SAID to be
urning their attention 10 the United
states as a source OF supply for cavalry
horses which are very difficult TO pro-
cure of suitable development, strength
and endurance.
The old war Generals are passing
Ivay. Sherman and Il 'secrans are the
Nnly ores of great rank remaining.
While Robert 9. Schenck and George
Crook were not Generals of the highest
rAnk, they were men Of the highest
)rie,.
The table upon which Prince Bis
narck signed the prelmnaries Of
peace with ThieTs at Versailles in
February, 1871, was the only souvenir
of the campaign which The Iron Chan
cellOr bore back II Germany with him.
He paid his Versailles landlady "a
francs Tor it.
The marriage OF Mss Margaret
Blaine, the Secretary of : ate 5 eldest
laughter, TO Walter DdmTocn, OF New
\ ork, Is to take place on the nth. a
Later date had been fixed. but it Is an
ticIpated to IN -et the wishes OF friends
who had planned European trips next
month.
At a newspaper Office recently a
machinist, wanting To reach some
Shafting, jumped up on a barrel OF
printers ink standing close 10y. lie
didn't notice that an oh paper was
serving as cover, and he sank up to
his waist in the ink.
"A letter from the Philippine Isl
ands, addres ssed to a sea captain at
Bath, Me-, arrived recently after being
On the road SIX Yeas. II was rather
faded, but still bore a legible direction.
The writer WAS the captains sister,
who has been lost at sea since she
penned the note.
According to South Russian papers
an attempt Is soon TO be made 10y the
Russian Government to rGl-e the two
English steamers which sank in Bala-
clava Bay during the Crimean wal. On
one of these vessels, the Prince, Is sup
l'oNFb ~ NC d lAolICS SASoS NOAlaALlAAk
100000
An internat,ona Musical ExhIbi-
tion TO be held IN Vienna dtrin- March
and April, 1891. wi show tie evolu-
ton of the ii tIerrnt musical Iustru-
men,s and viii iuc,u le heiTlooms and
souy mrs OF great mus clans, and, in
short, everything connected with the
art which can possibly Ue gathered to-
gether.
"A colored chicken thief, in At
/ lanta. Ga, was asst -ted in his rascally
work by a dog, which would go into
OOPS aud catch the chickens AMI bring
them cut t. his MA ter. The assistant
was a big yOoliy animal, aud, the pO-
lice learning this, kept watch Tor such
= dog. knowing that his master would
be along. and soon the pair fell into the
clutches Of the law.
"A curious pirnomenou is reported
from BAtoum, or tie shores of the
Black Sea. Daring com .le'e calm
the sea IS said to have III idealy Teceded
from the shore, leaving Il bare 10
depth Of 10 fathoms. The water Of the
port rushed out to sea, tearing many OF
the ships from their anchorage, and
casing a great amount of dana e.
AlNtl Il SllOi u A4-lli- Al4t sd AtSLlAtN ALG
usual level.
"A certain tNig Of laurel Ihalmia
latifolia) has borne strange evidence Of
the open wiIteT. 1t was cut OF the
parent hush with 4 knife on Christmas
day, and placed in a jar of water 10y a
lady. After awhile 1t put forth new
leaves and recently 1t b.OssOmel lib
orally. 1t has no roots, and las not
been near the earth since II was cut.
During the late War r. D. Cole,
Jr., OF Newman, "a, secreied a box OF
silver between the ceiling and Iaof OF
the residence then O cuplei 10y the
family. After the war the box could
not be found. though d.ligenJ search
was made for il. EeoeHtly Mr.. Cole
was making some re'raIIs ou the old
hOu-e. aud had occasion 10 ten away
some Of the interior frame work. As
he removed one of the lower ualtltiOn
, boards a silver coin fell out, and upon
| looking further Mr.. Cole was rewarded
by Ending every dollar Of the long lost
/ money.
"A cannon. even though a small one,
IS not usually regarded IS a necessary
part of an explorers Outilt. such a
weapon has, however, been tTuudled
| into Northern Til let by the expedition
which the latc General PTejevalsky
! headed. According ID Russian reports
! this cannon is expected to serve the
| very pacific purpose OF determining
| The rate at wflCh sounds travels
| through rJTu.i-d a.r at D, Ig!t- ~ j 900
| feet and upward. Like fiTsaruE ua1e
| for the African tEt:a, st. raHos fInc-
tiOn vii. he to maze Il uCise, aud H. nas
/ the unique distinction OF L-i.E a can
uon with y rely scientific purpose.
"A Russian newspaper IS rerponsi-
ble for the following interesting item
! from Orel, a town not very far fIom
Moscow, Russia: There arrived recently
at the Hotel de G'EuYope the ~ dow OF
"a merchant If the IcICuDoThoOd for a
short sojouIn IL OuT town, accompanied
10y her only dlr = ter. Asked by the
Oblig.nS clerk 20 put her own with the
young laIy'a name on re ord among
the lists of guests. she added after her
/ own Signature: Merchant widow from
| DmitTowsk, accompanied by her IN
married daughter, Ja-ha, 10 years OF
aye. 10000 r0ubles GowTy, of fair COM
| pleXiOn. with j Eht hair and blue eyes.
turned-up nose, dImpled checks. No
other bodily defects o. special marks"
"A rare phenomenon Is reported
from St. Malo, France. Between
and O'Clock or an afternoon three
suns were seen all in row lit Iboy3
the western horizon. The sky was
very clear at the time. The central
luminary, the sun itself, shoue Wit un-
wonted hrIiliancy, while from sup
porters daried lays OF all the prismatic
colors. At the same moment a rain
| hnw made its hpi. arance ~ snna ll.tla