Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-04-29

Paris fantastic fashion has now de-
velOped itself in the direction OF lamp
shades. They are made like ball dress-
es, Of lace and ribbons. with trails Of
flowers.
In 1880 the whole tonnage OF the
British empire reached but 1900. 600.
To-day the tonnage register - over
6,OOO, 600 Of steam and nearly 5000. 900
Of sailing.
The Italian beggar must receive n
license to escape a challenge from the
police. There are 12,743 licensed mem
bers Of the confratsrnity in King Hum
bert's realm.
Vermont has made q new move in the
attempt to enforce prohibition. Per
sons who rent places where hquor Is
sold are to be fined as well as those
who actually sell the contraband.
In London, on an average, one per-
son in every three carries a watch; Of
these twO-thirds pay from $6.25 to SIS
for them, while the prices given by the
rest vary from the latter sum to $3.50
and $500.
There is a crazy man in Philadelphia
who wants the doctors to cure him of X
rays in his eyes. He Gays he sees the
skeletons of all who come within tho
line of his vision, and the sight gives
, him great annoyance.
A few years ago the number Of sui
cides among the rank and file of the
| Prussian army became public scan
dal. The latest statistics show that.
| while in 1892 the proportion was 5.2o
per 1 900 men, in 1895 1t was 4.22.
Messrs. De Morgan and Meir. during
their excavations in the neighborhOod
of GiZeh, discovered an almost perfect
yacht or pleasure vessel, which has
been ascribed by experts to the elev-
enth or twelfth dynasty, or about 5000
Il. @.
| Travelling churches are to be estab
lished on the Trans-Siberian Railway,
which passes through many desert
tracts, where neither village nor church
can be met with for miles. Cars fitted
I'D for divine service will be attached
to the trains for the benefit Of the OH.
Gals.
Lemons are considered healthful be-
cause the acid they contain acts as q
diuretic, having power to excite tho
secretions, and thus regulating the sys-
TEN. They must, Of course, be used
In moderation, or they will pail on the
Iappetite. and cease to have any medic
inal effect
Tho ways Of auctioneers In different
lparts Of the world vary greatly. In
England and America the seller bears
1.-THE expense of the sale, but in France
the purchaser bears the cost, per cent.
being added to his purchase. In HOl-
land It Is still worse, the buyer being
required to pay 10 per cent. additional
for the expenses of the sale.
The average number Of working days
In a year in various countries is as fol
lows: In Russia, 267; in Britain, 27S;
lin Spain, 200; IN Austria, 200; in Italy,
29S; in Bavaria and Belgium, 300; in
Saxony and France. 8O2; in Denmark,
Norway. and Switzerland. 3O3: In Prus.
sia, 800; In Holland and North Amer
lea, 8OS, and In Hungary. 812.
The lost article room Of the elevated
road system in New York receives
about 10000 miscellaneous deposits q
year. Nearly 10 per cent. are umbrel
las, and ranking second are the satch
els, About half the articles are called
for, and the remainder. after being
: held for six months or year, according
to the value, are sold at auction.
Il ID asserted that Kentish gentle
, man Is in possession of the head ol
' IOuver Cromwell preserved In q box
Documentary evidence does not fully
isubstantiate the claim, but there ar
Traditions which give It some show ol
reasonableness. Furthermore, tn.
, head stI1kingly resembles portraits
\ busts and the deathmask OF Cromwell
The second Oldest sailing craft II
the world is the eo-called G0hstad ship
: 10 viking craft which was discovered IL
. Oepuianal mound on the sho1e0 ,
bhristiania ford. and 10 now exhbitf
a In q wonderfully perfect state OF pree
a ervation in Chris&iania. 1t II . craft d
the ninth century, A. D., and IL there
tore nearly 1000 years old.
Rats, according to q showman wh
. exhibits q tame troupe Of the Attl
beasts. are more easily taught tha
i, dogs; they have q more retentive ea
!, for language and greater adaptabdnt
than any other animal. Louise Niche
who n also fond Of rats, has discov
! cred many virtues in them. They hav
respect for the aged, family feeling
and compassion for the unfortunate.
The Amazon is in every respect bu
.. length $he greatest river In the world
~ many psluts In ~ lower course .
W10t b ~ Width that one shore II iI
N1sjble from the 0thsr. the observe
Veonlng . look out into . rolling Sc
: be tusotd Water. 1t has over 400 tribu
. tax30t grsa* and small, which rise In >
: / many different climates that when on
VI = at food height the others are q
/. ! Uhh. and vice versa, % that tho bulk Q
the GRoot HvUr remains unchanged tn
IMhols year round.
There b ~ Feeerd Of the costumes q
the Syrian Arabs having changed dul
ias ths palieA cavsesd hy human h,