The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-07-24
BRIEF MENTION.

BNlET MEN
CASTELAR, will visit us next.
ENGLAND has 800 different religious
sects.
TON SCOTT says he himself lost three
millions of dollars by the panic.
A LEBANON (Ky.) gent, in ardently
greeting a long-parted wife, broke one
of her ribs.
Boston sent 1000 books to Iceland
by DR.. Hayes as a gift at her thousandth
celebration.
NEVADA, with a population of 80, 600
boasts of seven weeklies and eleven
dailies.
TIGHT-LACING is again coming into
fashion. This is good news for short
armed lovers.
A wINE-GROwER in California has Just
completed a cellar capable of storing
&c, 800 gallons.
A TMBER bridge of 2O5 feet span has
been erected in India. 1t is made prin-
cipally of satinwood.
A YANKEE e2itor has recently got up
a remedy for hard times. It consists of
ten-hours labor, well worked in.
Two MEN have died this year in the
Manchester and Liverpool hospitals
from mere fear of hydrophobia
A WEASEL entered the hennery of a
fowl-fancier Of Dubuque, Iowa, and
sucked the blood of 1873 chickens.
Use what talent you possess. The
woods would be very silent if no bin da
sang there but those who sang best.
THE vicinity of Atlanta, Ga, is To-
Tested by wild dogs, and they have re-
Gently destroyed much valuable stock.
CUBA was discovered by Columbus in
1892, and has always remained in Span
ish possession, though Spain did not
succeed in completely conquering II
until 1912.
Mr.. Francis gallon, in a lecture re.
Gently delivered before the Royal lnsti-
tuition, reckoned the proportion of scien'
titic men TO the rest of mankind at about
one in 0 1000.
GEORGE H. AVERY, of Boston, who
recently walked 100 miles in u hours
and 40 minutes, is going to start from
Boston for Montreal, AGO miles, Sept. l
intending to walk the distance in eight
days.
OFFICIAL statistics show that one
half of the population Of Chicago live
by manufacturing, and that Chicago
manufactures increase in a greater ratlC
than those of New York, Philadelphi:
or Pittsburgh.
ACCORDING TO the last German "Arm.
List" the German army numbers nov
1924, $40 men, with ., 40 cannons. Thu
field forces number 705, 700, the tielC
reserve forces 243, $40, and the garrison
troops $40, 700 men.
ENGLAND is excited again. Tn
Queen has been dancing at a servant
ball, and old John Brown led he
!, through Il reel. This was at Balmoral
where Her Majesty fled from Windso
before the Gear was ready to go home
II is a beautiful sight to attend a
Arizona wedding. The bride in whit
the happy groom-the solemn minis
ter-the smiling parents, and from =
to 40 shot-guns standing against tn
| wall ready for use, make up a panoram
not soon forgotten.
| DIR. BURDoS-SANDERsoS, a physiolo
1 gist of high distinction in England, as
, serts unhesitatingly that hy%drophobi
| Originates, whether IN mar or beast
exclusively by c%ontagion,' and adds
1.-The carriers of c~ontagion are the Owl
! erless dogs of large towns"
A MAN who had saved the life of til
daughter of a Boston millionaire IT
ceived $3.50 from the grateful parent
: He was so overcome by the magniticer
I, bounty that he paid ont every cent OF
to seventeen organ-grinders, to slmu
0 taneously serenade his benefactor.
ORIGIN Of THE FAN.
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