The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-02-16
ITEMS or INTEREST.

ITEMS OF INTEREST.
The introduction of railwaysin Egypt
has proved great stimulus tothe growth
of cotton. That portion of country along
the borders of the Nile is admirably
adapted to the cultivation Of this staple,
and its product is of superior quality,
much resembling that of the gulf states.
All along the route of the railroad line
which runs up the valley of the Nile,
cotton plantations and ginning houses
have lately sprung up, and the road IS
already in receipt of very Hourishing
traffic from this source.
A Texas newspaper informs its readers
what kind of people they want in that
state. They have twice too many doe
tors, and nine times too many lawyers.
In fact, they propose to "swap OFF, law
yers AZ the rate of forty lawyers for one
northern farmer. They would like few
more good preachers, and great many
less poor ones. But the great want is
farmers; Give million good farmers will
receive a welcome within the borders OF
Texas. But they, want "early-rising,
Woodworking, sober, good managing
men"
In Germany seats and desks in school
houses are so arranged that the pupils
never face the windows, but only have
side lights from the left; and as light
simultaneously thrown from two sides
gives an inference of shadows, it has been
strictly forbidden to build school rooms
with windows on both sides, such illumi-
nation having proven injurious to the
eyes of the pupils.
An international commission charged
with the duty OF reporting upon the
progress aud condition of work upon the
ST. Gothard tunnel, has officially remark
ed that, thanks to the improved ma
chinery which has been introduced, the
works have made great progress of late,
so that, unless unforeseen obstacles should
supervene, it will II future be compare
lively easy to complete the tunnel
at an average rate of twenty feet FER
day.
There are in England and Wales 1868
school boards, acting for 12.S16, 46l per
sons, or six-elevenths of the whole pof-
ulation. The boards are most numerous
in the cities and boroughs; they viii
therefore under the provisions % the CON-
pulsory education Law, largely control city
and borough education. The compulsory
law requires the school boards or .'school
attendance committee" where there are
no boards, to send children whose educa-
ton is neglected to some certified school
In rural parishes this law viii fill up the
church schools; in the cities and borough
towns, the board schools.
If the United States does not develop
great trade with the empire of Brazil
it viii not be for lack of encouragement
from Brazil. Another step is being
taken in the direction of closer relations
with the country under the auspices of
Brazilians. 1t is now proposed to es-
tablish in the city of New York an
agency to be called the Imperial Bra
lillian bureau. Its object is 70 bring the
empire OF Dom Pedro and its resources
before the people Of this country, and
"to invite, stimulate and encourage
American merchants, planters and man
ufacturers to establish in the empire
commercial, agricultural and industrial
enterprises"
In Ohio the laws require that the heat
ing apparatus of cars shall be so con
structed that the fire shall be imme-
diately extinguished if the cars are
thrown from the track and overturned,
and it is unlawful for any railroad COM
pany in the state to allow cars upon its
roads which do not comply with this re-
quirement. In this connection arises an
interesting question: How shall cars be
lighted at night, so as to remove danger
of confagration in case OF accident d?
Kerosene, 50 commonly used, would pro-
badly set fire 10 overthrown cars, if lamps
filed with it were burning.