Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-06-20
News in Brief.

-Coal was mined IN ILLINOIS as early
. 1913.
Our drummers spend Sl75, 600, OOC
year travelling.
-One-fifth of all deaths is due to
pulmonary diseases.
Mail is distributed in 6S, 4U3 post.
offices in the United States.
Postal cards have been in use in the
United States since May l, 1873
The Germans, AMI not the Irish,
are the great potato eaters of the word
The cannon In use in the worlds
armies have cost tax payers $4,000,
600.
In Japan cows are used as beasts OF
burden. Milk is not used by the Jap
anese.
"A feature of New Zealand con-
cert was comic irish song sung by a
Maori native.
The largest coast light in the United
States can be seen twenty eight miles
III clear weather.
1t is laid that whales can remain
lnder the surface of the ocean for an
hour and half.
The fruit crop of this country, most
ly devOured at home, is valued at
80, O0o, 900, year.
"A New York pawnbroker displays
hgns in English, German, French,
Italian and Hebrew.
Many tropical trees when the bark
is lacerated give out milky juice that
IS an active acid.
A New York dealer in mems fur
nishing goods displays a sign reading
"Shirt Constructors.
The Portuguese say that no man
can be good husband who does not
eat good breakfast.
"A Russian scientist has succeeded in
tracing all mans diseases to the fact
that he wears clothes.
The tongue of the toad is attached
TO the front of its jaw and haDgsback-
ward instead of forward.
buckingham Palace, London, ex-
elusive of its contents, represents an
expenditure of 30, C0O,O0
In many Russian stores or shops the
walls are covered over with rudely.
painted pictures of the articles for
sale.
Professor Tyndall is said TO have
been the first man to ever attempt TO
produce an artificial rainbow-thls in
1888.
In heavy marching order the Rus
sian soldier carries a burden of nifty
eight pounds, which does not include
his musket.
There is well at Scarpa, village
near TIvoli. Italy which is 1900 feet
leep, all, but twenty-six feet being cut
n solid rock.
Nevada, (Mo.l people are wearing
ron finger rings for the rheumatism.
One blacksmith has made over a hun
lred of them.
-Auroru, ILL.,, was the first city in
he world to illuminate its streets with
The wires were placed in
positions in 1881.
Mr.. Faux, man of forty years
in English libraries, puts
down 20 ordinary life of popular
novel at nine months.
1t is strange ihough true, that in
ASIA and Africa, where grass viii not
grow, the most beautiful movers and
shrubs flourish to perfect on.
Russia, Roum ania and Servia are
;he most iiliterate countries in Europe,
eighty per cent. of the population be-
no unahla to read op1 write
"A New York doctor has put over
lis door an illuminated sign, "In all
cases that | DO not cure | guarantee to
lay half the funeral expenses"
Bricks of great antiquity have been
iound in number in BabylonIa at II
place where some Biblical scholars.
hinS the tower of Babylon stood.
There is mountain in Oregon
which is slowly moving into the Sa'-
non River. 1t will, in course of time,
lam the stream and create large lake.
The small sign of law firm on up
Der Third avenue, New York City, has
close beside it the announcement of II
ailor: "Suits pressed while you wait"
They have baby in Columbus,
ohio, two weeks old that weighs forty
TX pounds. Its mother, Mary Cannon,
Weighs less than ono hundred pounds.
The latest explanation of the ruiI
ghIch usually follows great battle l.
hat it is caused not hy the smoke,
Dut by the persplrntion of the SOL
liers.
London electrical supply firms are
oct only lending out electrical cooking
stoves to customers but are prepared
70 supply separate meter and charge
lalf rates for cooking.
"A globe of water fell hear London
n 1916, striking a gentleman sitting
IN his veranda, completely drcuching
him. 1t is known in history rs tho
water meteor.
"A horseshoeing smith first appeared
n Germany, where iron shoes were first
used for horses.
Martin and Carberry Rlack ot
Ohio, are twins, aged
twenty Martin weighs 100 pounds
md is deaf. Carbcrry weighs
pounds and is blind.
Possessed of an alliterative turn OF
mind Samuel Southey Smith, al s.
Antonio, Texas, has caused his infant
son to be named Samuel Southey
Sycamore Sunol Smith.
The Chinese tramp is rarity.