Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-07-23
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Deat into SnetI that VIII carpet two
rooms l6t feet square, some idea may
be formed OF its tenuity.
Flowers are said to be rented" in
stead of purchased at WashnStOn aud
a clever florist recently used the same
flowers at an early afternoon lunch, at
O'Clock tea and card reception In
the evening.
More bridal couples are said TO
have visited Washington this Spring
than ever before. One OF the hotels
makes present of a bouquet TO each
bride that enters its dining room, and
its flower bills this season has been
enorml US.
"A portable house of paper lately
constructed III Hamburg, for use as a
restaurant, has walls with an inner
layer impregnated against fire and an
outer one against moisture. The paper
is fixed in readily connected frames
The dining-room is ninety feet long.
"A use for flowers that WAS novel,
if not altogether new, WIS made ON q
train at Jersey City by convict. He
carried a huge bouquet in his hand TO
hide the handouts which encITcled his
wrists. lie was being taken TO serve
out his sentence.
A very Ingenious electrical device
has lately been patented by which the
hands of 4 clock, set to a certain hour.
are made to complete an electric cur
rent connected with the kitchen stove
so that the Gre is started when the given
hour arrives.
"A little chicken, which, though
healthy and flourishng, viii always
have TO be fed by human hands, at
tracts tention in North Plandeld, y.
j. The upper half of ITS bill IS rolled
back in a tight ball between the eyes.
The lower half is natura and perfect.
Mrs. Iuling, Rhode Island wo-
man. being thrown into the water by
the filling Of a boat in which she and
two lady friends weIe rowing, escaped
dro Hning 10y clingIng TO her dog, which
swan with her to the shore. Her
friends were drowned.
The sum of 500. 900 IN gold coin
WAS sent from san BernardIno to san
Francisco by mail recently as second
class matter at one cent an ounce. An
insurance company took risk on the
coin, and the bank saved $50 b. using
the mail
The old AquidHeck mill at New
port. which has long been idle, has been
purchased, it is said. and is now being
converted into an ice factory to supply
the Summer demand. \ feature which
the factory VIII Introduce viii be
"carafes frappes,' or frozen water
bOtles. These have been used for
twenty years in Paris
A French savant has been calcula-
ting the time required TO perform d
journey around the world with this re
suit: y man walking day and night,
AS days; a railway train, 40 daYs:
SOuDd, at u medium teunPers,t,,ro, oJs
hours; a cannon ball, pig hours; light,
a trifle over One-teuth of a second;
electricity, a title under One-teuth Of a
second.
Patti gets cSOO a night. Ia 1921
the entire fees paid to yoCalists for a
season at the London Opera House,
from March 10 to August IS, were
IS, ,636, viii e 80, 900 went for the bal
let. The only singer who got more
than thousand pounds for season
WAS Camporese. Two ballet dancers
received Il, ,IS5 and Il 80 Tespec-
lively.
In the Catholic Cathedral Of Wells,
England. a clock was put up as far
back AS 1925. There is also mention
made III old records OF IA clock Of new
construction invented by the Abbott Of
st. Albans, Right Rev Robert WAllln-
form, in the following year. Down 70
the time OF Henry VIII. this antique
timepiece WAS III fine running order.
An interesting event took place on
the Clyde recently in the launching Of
japanese steel-plated war vessel. She
is 800 rpat in length by II feet IN
depth. Her tonnage IS 2ijO; she has
twin screws and three ma-ts with mill
tary tops. She carries twenty-seven
guns and three Jorpedoes, and is
manned 10y a crew of 300. NiScountsss
Kewase, Japanese lady, chrstened
the ship the Chiyoda.
The ways of the itineraut vendor
of the delicacIes OF the season are often
amusing If trying. Through a suburban
5 rect toiled a cart whose driver yelled
"Watermelons! y ice ripe watermelous.'
In the tones OF Il steutor. Called To- =
halt by a hOusekeep-T. lie confessed
that he had nothing but potatoes Il
sell. "Why did you call watermelous
them" was the indignant question
ITO attract at entiOn, mum; everybody
has potatoes. "
"A seal recently caught I'm the River
Parker 10y two fishermen Of NrwbuTy-
port, Mass, wa5 day or SO afterwards
returned to the river, "but il refused tC
be left behind and followed the men
back to the wharf, crying 10 be taken
( into the boat. Finding it impossible
TO force the seal TO leave them. they
made a little house for it on one OF the
| wharves, and every day since il has
gone into the water TO get food, return
ing at night to I e locked up in its new
quarters.
"A singular case Of blood poisoning
is reported from Nyack, y. \. Am
brose Cells, a young man well known
there, lost favorite chicken, and be-
ing anxious to know the cause OF the
fowls death, he proceeded to ssect II.
While cutting the chicken his knife
slipped and wounded the hand of ms
wife. who was assisting him Tie
woman's hand soon after began swell
ing, as did also her entire arm and face,
and soon she was in a terrible coudI.
tion. Med cal aid WAS called, and Mrs.
Cells is now considered out Of danger
The swearing of blood brotherhood
in Africa IS peculiar function Of much
solemnIty and responsible ty in the re-
latiOnship it Institutes. An incision ID
made above the fifth rib, Oh the right
de, and coffee berries are soaked in
the blood and exchanged AM eaten by
the persons making the vow, which
binds them to be steadfast TO each Othel
throughout life, and to give assistance
In time of danger. DIR. Peters IL re-
ported 10 have made a covenant OF thii
nature with Mwanga, the King ol
Uganda, and he will no doubt MAX,
the best use of his friendship IN til,
German interest.