The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-12-21
Cost nrNndern ArmIas.

A detailed comparison Of tlie cost en-
tailed by standing armies shows some
very curious results, which the COustHH-
tiOHHct gives In n compact form. Among
the great Powers, England a coune,
stands prc-eminCut for the eAtmyagauc1
of It's expenditure. the annual cost Of each
man I'm the army being 3. 5U0f or ElsU.
while for the Indian army the cost per
man is i .J0Of, on about bali Next bat
40 q long interval, comes Ausirin-Hm-
gary with an expenditure pl about EJi;
then France and Germany, the latter of
which countries spends Just cas- per uT-
mum per man. The other two great
Powers each spend 70 little less than Ger
many, but the difference is exceedingly
small. Italy appears to pay just under
$40 and Russia just over EjS, which D.
us viii be observed, not very much
more than n quarter Of the expense re-
quired by the British soldier. On tho
other hand, o table showing the proper
ton Of money spent on the army tD TIE
general expenditure Of the countries tells
d very different tale, and almost roycrsaH
the positions on the list of the several
European Powers. IL appears from tLo
calculation made by tho C0Jstitai0m,t
that there Is paid toward the army iu
ENGLAND and the colonies only "a per
cent Of the budget, and this percentage
b the same la the case Of Italy. Ausiria-
Hungary occupies the next place. with n
proportion Of 10 per cent, aud next como
the two rivals, France and Germany,
with n similar total Of 81 per cent, Rus.
sia bringing up tho rear with an cxpcu.
diture Of 70 per cent or d0uhio that 30
Il IL. NIsaN Ala.
tenance Of the army cost annually to cacl
head Of the population about ds. ca ii
Italy, rs. AL. In Russia. a.. ca. iu Gyf
many, 12s. 4d in France, and l2s ~
Ia great Bhtian. - Locdsa Gss'
Trade I'm Cat-Tails.
n may not be generally known that
Ina le in cat-o'-nine tails, or cat-tailr, ur
.aitins. or whatsoever they may bc
rigbtlv called, il Of some importance
anal napnitude. Whoever discovered
and made known the fact that tho opiUI.I
rlrc, for the swnmp-nurtured cathiu
Vas the parlor and drawing-room lia.
moi left his namc behind, but certain it
+. that in the year 1879, and more puI
ticnlarly IA the year 1880, cailgins brElu
10 bs inclrded ia the housc-furniBhine
of ornamental thiEgs. At the present
time tho demand Is large and increasing
aud 4 usalasB weed hiss become an nrti.
Go Of commerce. Tho catkins arc used
with pampas grass, sen oats and native
,yrassos 10 make up The contents Of vaath
Which ornament mautel8 and roOm-cur
ners. This has become the rage, na o.
N called, and many a room is undergo
ing the process of catkin mud Ra,a
aiornmcnt For tho reception Of thcas
frasses large and small vases arc uacd
acc clrdinQ 70 location, and drnn-pilH
ornamontsd by home haDdiwork, al,
used for tho same purpose o. wei g. ~
umbrenn-stnnds The cahuna viii 49,
6oautiful pampas grass add p grept dsal
to the atgractiveness Of any room, pld
particularly of that enc with compile
mentary surroundings. Tho time vas
when tho bcauties Of natural graaata
were concealed under a coating oi alum,
or some other glistoning suhatauce
From tho tinsel we arc gradually turn
ing TO q more correct taste, even m nuch
small matters a. catldns. one hrm in
Providance has laid Ia q stock oi allDit
1000 catlzins.- Portland (Mc) fifaa.