Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1888-09-18
SOME VALUABLE FACTS,
Interesting Data That Everybody
Should Preserve.


world is 3l9,lj2.
The farms of the United States ar
valued at ten billions.
There are nearly 100000 Chinamel
in the United States.
The United States has received
about 100000 emigrants.
The cotton crop of the United State
in 1856 was 5,j50,000 bales.
The salt product of the Unitet
States was nearly five million sin 1886
The United States has paid on
more than ninety millions for publi
buildings.
Public Occurrences, the frs
American newspaper, appeared a
Boston in 1890.
In 1885, 307 persons were killed and
1870 were wounded in railway acci'
dents.
OF the twenty-siX barons who
signed the Magma Charta only three
could write their names.
Harvard is the oldest college in
this country. 1t was founded in
1898. William and Mary was not
founded until 1893, Yale was estab-
lished seven years later
New York furnished 4G7,0i7 sold
iers to the Union armies during the
war. Pennsylvania was next with
366,1O7. Ohio next with 3l9 $50, and
Illinois next with 259,l74. .
DATE OF NOTABLE EVENTS.
The reformation began in 1916.
Magma Charta was signed in l2lj.
The Suez cannal was opend in 1869.
The first watches were made in
147G.
Organs were first used in the year
755.
The war of the Roses occurred in
1455.
The first musical notes were used in
1888.
The first newspapers were printed
in 1893.
The first postoflice was established
in 1916.
Daniel Webster and Henry Clay
both died in 1852
Printing was introduced into Eng
land in 147l.
Joan of Arc, the sainted maid OF
Orleans, died in 1881.
The first cotton was raised in the
United States in 1921.
Aaron Burr died the year before
Queen Nictoria's accession in 1887.
The oldest city in the United States
St. Augustine, was founded in 1865
EShakespere died in 1910, four year,
before the Pilgrim fathers landed on
Plymouth Rock.
The modern needle came into usC
in 1915, and five years later the first
knives were used in England
Printing was known in Cmns il
the sixth century, but it was not in
troduced into America until 1886.
The piano was invented in ITO, tn,
lightning-rod came forty-two year
later, and gas was used for light il
1892.
Alaska wa spurcha,ed from Russi
in 1861, just siXty-three years afte
Jefferson made the Louisiana pur
chase.
Coaches were first used in Englan
in 1863, and the telescope was inven
ted in 1880, three years after the exc
cution of Mary Stuart.
The first telegraph line was opene
between Baltimore and Washingto
in 1874, The first photograph ha
been made forty-two years before.
In 1851 LaSalc discovered the Mi
sissippi, and just 100 years later Rol
ert Raikes established the first SUI
day-sohool at Gloucester, England.
The first American library Wa
founded in 1898, and only four veal
later public schools were establishe,
In just ten years enlightenment a
tained the point of printing the fir
newspaper advertisement.
SECOND TITLES OF CITIES.
Chicago is called the Garden Cit
Boston is the Hub, or the Moder
Athens.
Nashville is the Rock City, Keoku
the Gate City and Pittsburg the Ire
or Smoky City.
Lowell is the City of Spindles. Mi
waukee the Cream City and St Lou
the Mound City.
Louisville is the Falls City, Cincil
natl the Queen City and New Orleal
the Crescent City.
Washington is called the CITY
Magnificent Distances, while Ne
York is known as Gotham.
Brooklyn is the City OF Churche
while Philadelphia, the Quaker Cit
is the City Of Brotherly Love.
Rochester is the Flour CITY an
Springfield is the Flower City, whi
New Haven is the City of Elms.
Buffalo is the Queen City of Il
Lakes, Cleveland is the Forest Cit
Detroit is the City of the Straits an
Indianapolis is the City of Concel
trio Circles.-Chicago Mail.
Used Que bottle of Mothers Friou
before my first confinement. 1t is
iCoRdertu remedy Looked and fe
80 well afterwards friends remarkC
jt, Would not be without Mother