Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-06-18
NO. 26.
NEWS IN BRIEF.

that he frequently slumbers during
school a few days ago the pupils, be-
ing unable to waken him, gathered up
their books and left for home.
"A 5-year-old child IN Lafayette, n.
J., was so deeply affected by the death
of his grandmother recently, that he
cried almost continually thereafter IN
til he burst blood vessel and died be-
fore medical assistance arrived
David Macbeth, the inventor OF
the string alaphabet for the blind, was
born blind. He was au accomplished
musician, a perfect prodigy in maihe-
matics, and an inventor of no mean
order of merit
The worlds supply OF human hair
comes chiefly from Germany, -Eitzer-
land and the French provinces. 1t Is
bought up 10y drummeTs from the
European capitals Who attend the
country tairs for that purpose.
Complaint is made that the craze
for natural flowers, ferns and rare
plants generally is leading to the de
struction of the British hedge rows,
and law is proposed to make it a mis-
demeanOr to steal flowers or twigs.
The supply or dre-crackers in the
United States is sad to he more than
half a million boxes short Of the aver.
age, owing to a strike in the factories
in China. Ir there Is any way OF COM
munIcating with the strikers let them
be encouraged TO hold OIt for about six
weeks.
The Empress OF Austria has caused
her wedding dress to be cut up and
made into a set of ve-tments for the
Church of st. Matthew in Pesth. The
dress was OF white broca ia with silver
| threads embroidered all over with
beautiful garlandS OF rose in silver.
-George W. Childs. he rich Phila-
| delphia editor and phIlauthTOpIst, began
his business career bv sweeping out
stores in Baltimore. He Went to Phlla-
delphia unknown and peuniless, and
finally worked his way into book
store.
In some regions OF France an old
| eastern custom was t at Of scattering a
hundred eggs on level place covered
| 10y sand. Then "A lal and a lass, hand
n hand, would execute the dance of
the county. IT they succeeded with
| out breaking an egg they were cOusid-
| cred atiianced.
During a recent thunderstorm in
| Paris three flashes of II htning are said
10 have reached the top of the conduc-
tor of the E!ffel Tower simultaneously.
| resulting in remarkable display and
! considerable vibration on the part OF
the big iron frame, but no apparent
! damage was done.
The craze for postage stamps is one
| of the strangest. 1t seems queer that
an old stamp will bring hundreds of
dollars if II he of sufficient rarity. An
! international postage stamp exhibition
is now being held in Vienna. Stamp
! collectors from "A dozen countries are
advertised as being pre- eut and show
| ing their curiOsities.
"A peculiar accident recently oc-
| CURED on the Southern PacillC road.
An earthquake moved the iron truss
| railroad bridge over the Pajaro River,
| on the coast division, about one foot
| and prevented the passage Of trains.
| The bridge, however, remained on its
| stone piers aud WAS sale after the rails
were moved IN line.
The shifting sauI-hiIls which for
| years have bothered the city and citi-
! Zens of Grand Haven, Mich, 10y stead
| lily encroaChing on streets, lots, houses.
lawns, and even the harbOr, are just
now attracting more attention than
usual, GL2 Allt tla1 AbAlltll ~ OAO5G u
! try the experiment of planting 1000
| trees to keep them stationary.
Mrs. Wanamaker, the wife OF the
| POstmaster-General,k keeps one or two
| persons busy during the fruit season
canning and preserving. The good
things thus stored away are all given to
poor people. Mrs. Wanamaker's char
tiles are so extensive that she employs
] al
tigate all cases and sifI the deserving
| from the impOsteTs.
-Grandmothers are pretty much
alike the world over. EN-Queen IGa-
bella, of Spain, talks Of he. grandson
! just like a common grandmother, re-
marking to an interviewer: "Of course,
| know that al GrandInothers think
| that their grandchildren are the finest
infants in the world, but l think | am
| right in believing the little King, my
! grandson, TO be an exceptionally bright
and intelligent little boy.
King Leopold of Belgium speaks
| and writes English with edss and ac-
| curacy. lie never lets Sunday pass
| without writing an autograph letter to
| his friend and ally, QIeen Victoria
/ Whenever lie travels he takes with HIM
| his confidential English attendant, Mr.
Charles Murray, who has been in his
service nearly a quarter Of a century.
"A Georgia editor has an old Con
| federate shoe, manufactured fOT the
| government in 1864. just before the war
! ended. The sole is fully three-guarters
of an inch thick, and is made Of poplar
wood, evidently SHAPED with q hatchet
| OF drawing-knife. The upper is at
| tached to The sole with strip OF raw
| hide. running entirely around the shoe.
/ the leather being held 20 the sole with
large carpet tacks. The upper is OF
! rough cowhide, dressed only on the IN
side.
An elm tree, about - years old,
/ III West MedfOrd, Mass, has just been
| cut down, and the people there are
/ highly indignant In consequence II
WAS a beautiful tree, over 100 feet high,
with graceful limbs extending across
| Tie street. 1t was ordered felled by the
/ Road Commissioners, because its trunk
encroached upon the street a trifle. Ac-
cording TO the Boston Post several
times before the elm was th eatenei
but the almost unanimous protest of
citizens saved H. But this time no
notice was given, and no hearing was
allowed
of maniac, who has Just died
near Greensboro, \. G., despatch
from there says: lie Was 20 years old,
aud for 80 years he had been chained
10 4 t floor OF the house in which be
died. lie was mOnstrOsity, his head
resembling lions more than that Of "A
human being. Up to his Goth year he
was regarded as harmless, but lac sud
denly developed a vicious disposition