Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-02-12
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A woman in Pittsburg, Pa, sold her
husband the other day to former
weetheart for $50 In cash, pair of
llamond earrings, a diamond ring and
diamond pin.
A horse which General John Morgan
ode in his famous ride In 1852. died
lear Versailles, KY. few days ago.
dorgan rode the horse into Versailles
ind left 1t there, taking In its place q
Inc mare. The horse was. when u
lied. 81 years old.
1t seems to be a striking compliment
o fervent elOquence, or some other
peculiar power Of persuasion. that
.mong the conversions made by a re-
hvalist at Tekonsah. Mich, recently.
we're two deaf and dumb persons. Q
nan and his wife.
Something Of new record was estab-
ished by thieves in Adams County.
Wash, last week. They stole a big
barn belonging to the county auditor.
pulling it down during the night. load
hg it on wagons, and hauling it to
arts as yet unknown.
| A number Of converts walked over
! he shore ice, scrunched through the
hin edge, and waded out into the icy
ga at Orr's Island. Me-. to be baptized
few days ago. Even in the middle
" summer the sea in that region Is SO
old that few people bathe In It
Cigar-makers Of San Francisco are
roing to establish a strike shop. When
strike Is ordered in any factory In the
! ,ity the wOrkmen will be put at work
n the strike shop. at regular wages, in
tead of remaining Idle and In receipt
| # the strike allowance from the union.
! Perhaps the most striking evidence
" thrift since that referred to by Ham,
, ct is furnished by Maine town, where
! pple trees are to be planted in a grave
rard and the proceeds from the sale Of
| be fruit are to be devoted to the re-
,airing Of the fences and the cutting Of
; weeds.
The United States Government has
AIKEN possession of several mounds re-
. emily found near Charleston. La,
, which some seem to think were built
iy De Soto. Recently a farmland
blowing near the mounds turned up
spanish coins bearing dates of 800
1907 and 1903.
Ours Is the densest plant Of the lot,
DR.. Backlund, who has made a new
determination of the mass of the planet
Mercury from the motions Of Encke's
.omet. Is right. His result is that Mer-
curry is only twothirds as dense as the
Earth, instead Of being denser, as hith.
>rto supposed.
AS far as recorded, the loss of life by
ihipwreck in 1895 was 1880; by rail.
way accidents. 3.32, and by other casu.
iiities over 24.OOO. Add to these dismal
the United States alone, and we have
1 total Of 37,641 violent deaths, or an
average Of over 100 for every day in the
year.
A skate measuring feet 10 inches
IN length and feet inches from fin
to fin. and weighing ninety pounds,
was taken by hook and line in San
Francisco bay the other day. 1t was
the largest fish of the kind ever caught
thereabouts, and 1t took half an hour
# pulling and hauling by half a dozen
nen to land it.
Bar Harbor, Me-, seems to be willing
70 be virtuous when 1t comes easy.
oil tho vi 1nff
which means pretty much the whole
population, the saloons have been
closed and the prohibitory law en-
forced. and now the Sunday law is be-
Ing used to compel storekeepers Of ev.
cry kind to shut up shop over Sunday.
Ten thousand sheep in one herd were
driven acros the plains from Bismarck
to Forest City. S. D., recently. and
5000 head travelled on in bunch from
that place 100 miles or so further. The
sheep were bought in Montana, a few
at a time. and 80 miles Of territory
were traversed in the course of making
up the big herd. The sheep were des
tined for ranches in South Dakota
Smelling parties are the latest and
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lagos this winter. A score or more bot
ties. containing odorous or malodorous
substances, are provided, and the con-
testants are required to determine what
each bottle contains. The person max
Ing the most correct guesses gets the
prize. 1t will be seen that this sort of
thing offers interesting opportunities.
A umepiece presented by Philippe
Egalite to George ". when he was
Prince Of Wales was recently sold at
the Double sale in Paris. 1t Il in the
shape Of a h,gress' head, with Jewels
In the wool and jeweled clasp for the
handkerchief. A pair Of open-work
earrings hang from the ears: ON pull
Ing one the hour Is shown in the right
eye and the minute in the left; on pull
Ing the other q set Of bells chimes the
iour.
A sort Of boom In antarctic explora-
ton il developing in London, where a
syndicate has just been formed to send
4 whale and seal fishing expedition on
two steam whalers Of about 400 tons,
while a smaller whaler will accompany
them and take q small scientific party
under the guidance Of Borchgrevink.
the explorer. Peary's late companion.
Astrup, is also expected to be included
In the party, which will be landed at
Cape Adare or Coulman Island. A
like expedition 10 being fitted out at
LEIGH, and the most interesting matter
Is expected to be collected as a result
Of these researches.
Biblical Origin OF Slang.
How many Of the readers OF the
department. of the Republic know