Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1892-03-30
NO. ID.
NEWS IN BRIEF.

- ntfb are OVeE lOOU hpl 1Js Temp
lar in ITelanf.
Colorado is developing her mineral
resources rapidly.
"A florist in San Mateo, Cal, has I8-
GOO chrysanthemum plants.
The paper tree or tie South Seas il
a species OF the mulberry.
--latest New Zealand census returns
pves the output of butter at 100000
pounds.
-Kineo, the summer resort at Moose
head Lake IN Maine, is in winter a
great fur depot.
The attempt To negotiate treaty
of commerce between Italy and Switzer'
land has failed.
B oise, Idaho, is now heated with
water from hot spring near the
city.
There are only 10000 people IN Ice
land, but they pint eight newspapers
on the Island.
Queen Victoria firmly believes that
objects made by blind persons bring
luck.
The letter ''I'' in the Chinese Ian
guage has las ways Of beng pro-
nounced.
The attendance at the British Mu'
scum, LOnd on, last year fell of about
forty-fve per cent.
The extension of the canning indus
try has been very rapid during COM
paratively short period.
IT the population of Idaho were
evenly distributed over the state, each
person would have a square mile OF
room.
The use OF teak wood has largely
increased OF late yeas and there are
fears of diminutiOn IN the supply.
st. Louis, No, consumes 100000
tons of salt every year for packing ard
other purpOses-nearly 1000 tons daily.
I'm England the acreage and crop OF
hops is large. lu the Worces' er dis.
tIict it is $4,000 to $4,000 hundred
weight.
-Oleomargarin sells in the open
market of Cape Town, South Africa,
as butter, at thirty-one cents pei
pound.
The New York Commissioners OF
Fisheries distributed last year to stock
the water of the state SO. $50, 7S5 fry
ana eggs.
| during the last three years more
/ than % 00O 0C0 acres of land have been
opened to settlement. Most of this /:
in he new territory of Oklahoma.
Two Connecticut farmers settled
their claims to the affections of belle
by skating match, the girl accepting
the winner.
I AS soon as a native Alaskan gets q
So gold piece or so bill he lmme-
d!ately trades it for silver, having no
faith in gold or paper money.
The exports of Canadian apples,
which have been so favOrably received
In England tins season, amount to
about 60 eco barrels, as ag tin5t l23,-
96S last season.
An effort is being made to build ul
big India rubber industry in Mexico,
and company has been organized TO
plant 100, 900 rubber trees in the State
of Sinaloa.
"A syndicate OF British capitalist
have made an application TO the Gov
ernment of the Argentine Republic for
the privilege OF exploring the Paiagon-
ian coast for minerals.
N. W. Toby, who died at Burnet,
Texas, few days ago, has been mar
ried four times and was the father OF
twenty eight children.
The Oldest living lawsuit is on foI
this term of the United ) ates Supreme
Court. 1t involves the possession OF
$751; and was first tried In May,
1914
There were 55 Departments in
France in which the population de,
creased between 1886 and l-9l. The
! greatest decreasewas in the Department
J of the Lot, l1,G29.
Fiber cultivation appears to be well
established in the Bahamas. There
are over 60O0 acres under cultivation
J and the maturity OF the slsal plant
} takes four years.
The Chemical Bank of New YOIk
; has a capital of only $500, ,0OO, but has
surplus of 81, go 600, ami loan aC-
count of so, 908, coo. The shares are
, worth $3.50 each, and pay the annual
[ dividend of $50 per cent.
by Tie Will Ol the Ldle OSucldi VI
} &. Meigs a large collection of plate,
coins, medals and other objects OF has
, torlcal Interest is to be presented to the
, National Museum in Washington.
2 Marble has ''the call'' on all Other
] stones for architectural purposes. The
1 next twenty-five years. noted archi-
, teCt says, is 10 he the age of marble
! for leauty, Gle; ness and durabil:
r ty.
Y There are more ducks rn the Chin
9 ese Empire than mall the outside world,
= They are kept on every farm, on tht
! puplic and private roads, III city streets
' and OH lakes, ponds, streams aus
brooks.
5 The six Shields brothers of Colin
? County, Texas, have an average heigh
+, Of SIX feet GIht inches, and Colone
Henry Thurston of Titus County
Texas, towers up to the height OF eigh
feet five inches.
jew who Taught the GsntiIes.
\ A story of the smoling-salon OF ;