Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1892-03-09
NO. 70.
LL.- VI rl''.TH r..It+f
NEWS IN BRIEF,

| The value of property in Londoh,
England, has trebleG Since 1855. ~ q
london, Eugiands a1f rBrrssels,
Belgium. will talk by tei, ,phOne, "a
r--Railway, mileage in the United
States now amounts to III 900 miles.
Santa Clara county, Cal, has mere
than half the prune trees in .Ameriesd
The average farmer does not work,
all told, more than six months out Of
the year.
si'-Londun tEngia1dy horse cars and
omnibus sIepresent a a-capital of S2S
| Voo,VVu- q ev-f 81 I-ri--L ra-.;l-c
"A Philadelphia (Penu. lcrsnk wears
his hair In a long plait down his
4 back. r'aa" 80 -o1 .Gs1 DO
in California hogs that Gweigh 500
to $50 pounds are becoming common
| nowadays,
OF the pres mt population of Berlin,
Germany, 6t2. 800 were born in the
city, and 936, 100 elsewhere -.-t,aI,
California is preparing to make a
particularly full exhibit at the Worlds
Fair, Chicago, in the line of b. rax min
ing. ogD III "a st7r 81 .s-.ts
"A sneak-theif was recently arrested
In Vienna. Austria, in whose posses
sion there were found over 200 ladies
handkerchief. ..--.... aft ln -r-fly
An island comprised of about City
acres OF rice laud broke loose in =
river near Depere, WIS, and floate!
down the stream. d. {" n)
Tiger bones are some of the queer
things in the commerce of China. They
are used as medicine, being accounted
kind of tonic. -..g y
The blossom of the plant from
which coffee is obtained Is white. IL
grows to the height of ten feet, and the
fruit is of a bright red color. r.,
The University of Chicago has a
collection of $50 900 books, which
makes library larger than Yale's
and but little smaller tran Har.
wards. ...... . r.. -. Il
According to recently compiled
railroad statistics Americans make an
average of twenty-nine trips year, or
ten more than the average Engl sii-
man takes ..- ...r.-r .--, &,
The st Lawrecce ryer is the only
absolutely hOOdless river IN the world.
Its greatest variation, caused by
drought or rain, never exceeds
foot. .-
DIR. Henry @. Bullock, who livs5
almost within sight of II tri ford, Conn,
trapped twenty foxes, six minks, and
several coons during the month of
December. -E
There is TO be a new Prussian
throne. Frederick l. had one, but
Napoleon took it off and me:t.d it,
and there are only now two small chairs
of small value.
The Esquimaux are a docile and
bright people. They are extremely
dirty, simply because it Is so cold In
their country that washing isEe-y uno
comfortable
The banking bus ness In London,
England, is much greater on the9
fourth of every month than on other
days, as drafts and acceptances COM
monty mature on the 1st-4th.
"A wild goose recently flew against
a big electric light post in Alameda
Cal, with such force as not only to,
break the glass but to bend the brass
rods that supported it. S
Steel caskets for the bodies of those
who die suddenly on shipbo Ird are be-
ing carried on many of the transatlantic
liners. The remains are placed ia
them and hermetically sealed. CgE
The three tallest trees in the wo1pHt
so far as known, are said TO be a se,r
quola near S,ocztOn Cal, 325 feet IN
height, ami two eucalyptuses In Vic-7
toria, Australia, estimated to be 4351
and 4J0 feet high respectively. -:
The fCurin. one of the most ia.
nous of modern coins, originated in
France. 1t was called ''forin," " how
ever, not from the name of the city,
but from the fact that it had on it a
fower-de-lnce.
Only one woman of the upper class
in Egypt is permitted to see men. She
is the widowed Princess Nazal, for
whom the Sultan issued an o. der grant
ing her privilege.
Official statistics show that the ex-
ports nf paper from Annoy, China,
exceed in value the shipments of tea
of local growth. TIL trade, which is
in native hands, is principally with
Manila and the Straits settlements,
IL
Hong Kong.
-Misfortunes did not come singly to
William McHenry, a travelling sales
man of Lima, Ohio. When ne arrived
in Cleveland recently foIr kilograms
were handed him IN close succession,
each announcing the death of brother.
The four children died within an hour
from diphtheria.
"A "raZzle dazzle" was one of the
nuiSances specified in the complaint
against place OF amusement in tie
old Cross Bones Burial Yard, near
London, England. The ''razz'e daZ-
ZIe" was cOntrivduce intended TO
make the people experience the motion
OF the waves at sea, and the screams of
the razzle dazzlers were heard for
blocks.
There is a carving knife aud fork
in New York which is the largest set
IN the world. The knife 10 II feet
long and the fork is 1-2 feet The
handles are made out of eephaDt's
tusks and are worth S800. Together
the impe ments are valued at $500
and weigh 32O pounds.
The Islands of Lake Nicaragua,
Central America, are rich in idols and
pottery, especially the southwest sid s
of the slopes of that most picturesque
of volcanoes, OmOtepe, This island
was evidently the cemetery for all the
region around, who worshlped the
flaming cone as the god of fire
As NEAR as thou can, guess at thy
neighbor. and counsel with the wise.
BY communicating our experiences
we may greatly strengthen one an
others faith.
LIBERALTTY does not consist so much
in giving q great deal. as in giving