The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-07-24
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England has S 0oo. 900 widows.
China Was. recently oompellnd g
nov money from foreignetS ~ ~
: time in its history.
The Earl of Selkirk, who did yery
- lately, left . year 5 salaxy % n
ployed on his estates.
In some provinces Of Brasil non
~ j. used in large quantities q build
~ some, SO abundant and ready 70
idle is it
znies of Europe is nearly $3.50. 000,-
20, and the average number of men
uithdrawn from industrial employ
ncnts for m litaEy service Is about
AO00. 600
1t is officially announced that the
] 1pidem;c Of trichiniasis prevailing from
September to December last in tho Dis
rict Of Magdeburg. Germany. resulted
n 40S cases of sickness, of which sixty
! * proved fatal. was caused by single
pig. Careful investigation proved that
eeath was in every case due to eating
he flesh raw.
"A singular custom in Astrakhan is
thought to prevent yawning and ennui
Ut social gatherings. When the guests
come together . large plate of dr1ed
melon seeds is placed upon the table or
handed round to each guest, the crack
ing and consumption Of the proffered
edible be ng regarded rs the indispen-
sable condition of enjoyable conversa-
ton.
An enterprising Frenchman has i'm
vented revolver which. though so
small as to be conveniently carried in
he vest pocket, can be fired ten times
without reloading. and, with greater
ease and certainty than those of the old
pattern The whole length Of the
weapon is four inches, which can be
reduced to two and five-eighths BY nm
screwing the barrel.
"A majority of the London School
Board have refused permission to the
managers of = Jewish School in the
East End to open their playground ON
Sundays There Was no question Of
pny Sunday labor, for the managers
had expressly promised that the secular
work Of opening and shutting tho
gates should be performed BY some one
u the Jewish persuas;on.
The late Duke Of Brunswick an
pears to have been in comfortable CIR.
substances. The Duke Of Cumber-
land viii got about E8O0. 600 and the
King ct 6oxony about ESQ, 900. The
DoWaxoeDNchess At Hamilton Princess
Nsr:eof Baden1 gets ESQ, coo. and the
SAM amount tabs to the Prince Alex
Under Of Hesse. Two members of the
royal family Of Bavaria get Els. 600
Russian officers must have ! pri-
rate fortune of their own. The pay Of
Elhe General himself b only %. 800 :
gear. That Of = private Is half ! cent
3 day; rather small pay for the privile9e
- being shot at But there are many
.Perquisites which 60 far to equalize
matters. One Of the best features OF
he Russian army organization il that
the officers 40 largely obtained By pro-
motion from the rAnkB Young men
pass examination and arc acomm;s-
loned - oflicors.
Curea has been sid 70 30 land Of
large hat8 but this does not tall any
hing One would hardly expeot tie
following dimensions from this state
ment alone: At Phyoung-Yank. : largo
and historical town near tho west
soast tho hats WORN BY tho poor women
are boo1eets thKoe ard 60 h61f feet
long two and one-half feet VIDE, and
two and 00e-h1lf fest deep. which con-
real their facos - efFectually ~ the
white cloak worn by women 81 = better
MASS ONer their heodA The men wear