Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-04-09
NEWS IN BRIEF.

ment rem nder." y small dial is set
INTO the watck's face upon which one
/ can set the hands at any hour required.
An AnsOHia, Conn. druggist has
an electric bell in a cabinet containing
1 poiSons. When the door is opened the
bell rings, reminding the compounder
that he is handling poisons-
1t Is eS Imdted that 1t will require
the labor of 1000 men fifty-four wears
to extract all coal from the territory
between ReynOldsville and Sykesville,
in the Punxsutawney region, Pennsyl-
vanla.
Near sigh einess is oveirunning
the French people as much as the Ger
mans. Among the senior boys IN the
different French colleges more than
forty per cent. a e Uear-sighted.
-Statistic' AMI careful estimates OF
the increase OF Fnpulttion In the Uni
ted States since 1850 Indicate that there
Will be a total OF 100000 people at
the time of the II XJ census, July L
1890
The earliest known will has been
discovered by flinders P-trie at Ka-
hun, OF, a. the town was own 4, 500
years ago, IllahuU. The document is
so curiously modern IL form that 1t
might almost be granted probate to-
day.
1t is stated that "A singular fact
connected with tie cultivation Of the
banana IS that il seed, only in ore
smulI spot on the earth the Andaman
Islands. Everywhere else 1t must be
rai-eI from suckers.
An entirely NV rose, called thu
RAINBOW rosa." was exhibited at re-
cent hower show in san Frlnnisco and
received first pr.ze. Il s small, Of
delicate shade Of rus- pink, with darker
bars running leugthwISe OF the petals.
The police rules IF London forbid
Al officer 10 rrcst q drunken person
uuie.s the latter IS tr.ing t. do some
one an injury, and 1t is not an uncom-
mon thing for an officer 10 have six or
eight ''drunks' asleep at intervals
along his beat They may all sing,
whistle OF shout, but he cannot arrest
them.
Kansas claims to have the finest
cOllt ion O Nogtu American birds on
exhibition IN this country. In a room
at the Stlte Capt building IRE J, ,525
birds handsomely mounted and placed
in glass showcases. The collection is
due to the iaboTs OF Co OOnel y. 5.
GoSs.
What IS known a5 the "tree OF
life' is growing n the United Brethren
Church at Ealmnuth. ! aucaS er county,
Pa. The pIIit l. q The spice wood va
Tiety. 1t has 10 y attained the height
Of three feet, ii. sIot from tie earth
through knot hole IN the pulpit
door
The man who VA, fO.cibly elected
from a car in San Francisco after ten
deriug in payment of his fare a five dol
lar gold piece, which the conductor re-
fused to accept, las just Tecoye cred Il
big verdict against the company. The
Supreme Court held that five dollars
was not an unreasonable amount for
the agents Of q corporation TO change
Henry Ward Beechcr's statue,
which IS To he placed in Prospect Park,
. BIOOhlyn, is low b ing cast in bronze
1t IS to be OF colossal proportions, nine
fe / high, and TeW esentiug the great
preacher in the soft felt hat and cape.
The cost Will be about SO % ., and the
whole work VIII he completed in about
eighteen months.
boston las Eulapuk class OF
about 100 members, who In seven les
sons and IN seven weeks have obtained
il very fair knowledge of the new Ian
gUage, as a recent examination proved.
one ol 'h' Inr'"h.f@ ','N received
'.'.'''1 Et Pt"i ,,7'"l l'"uI II. A'IcA-
tioual NOiap Academy.
"A real e9'ds- "geAJ ia Ne" Haven,
CoAl', met "''h / 'hrI az o'a acct
ueII. lie WIS IeaE llS over "a MS
spring p''cN 'Ii'' 'ii US once 7..aleh-
'vIte one c.'8I'.. i-t.' ne I-" IN
GPI EHL II'E Ip-'enh, iti..LS 'he
c'i'.i s. 'hJ uoNh "'.h a "Ah- anu 'atch-
H'- MS I'u z %. US tA We sat
anu ,ile T"h' cA'.-ii II OIL
-Mr. "laIs oaehas recently finished
S"Tlt~ ol ia.".r i"I Eo." nI.s.
! e1 L ."cA Hir'I Hn .-Hr,T,tte lAe
ga les .4.hril, III ILe Ai7t. on he
.hpie-h"Dlr u ,oh Il Hoy scripture.
Wltch is L. &lH'r'T IT'D Tie A III number
VIII be followed iy offers Later, On
ne IIe'''loI 9'"'tr he Mosaic
l."Gia.dLi"u, Hr l7dluSr ILo
D.. 'a'i oi ii' - % irsla eI.J. etc
a MISSIONARY III africa was aston
ished while walking IL WOOD TO hear
a clock s.llie, though n" human haDl-
itIon Was "iJalA ml4eS ot ih" place
lie discovered III 'h- hoi-e proceeded
nom DIid known "a tie ciork-bird
ana called - IN spanish 'hg cam
IdEeIo. ne d ia B'F"7 .oOe every
lew minutes winch IS identical With
II" SOUND OF a SiiihlaS cock
-AustIalitn = perS report that the
long rabbit proof ience now beng con-
siTucted between tie Ne" south Wales
and south Australian borders is rap
luIy pi'-i'a7IAE lo"aIa e'in!Heuon.
CdHlsI7 are be'n- "'.'|eH I'D 'I@' 'poIs Z
,..e zen. NJ Al1--i .t.7. A' tt-e OF
renee "''.h S'-.I'"' 81 VIII 'e ''''y 'IileS
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