The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1888-03-22
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Paris is gayer now han II has
been-siuce the days Of the empire
Germany has recently celebrated
the centennial anniversary OF the birth
Of Nicholas Dreyse. inventor OF the
needle gun
Its proposed to devote the surplus
of Queen victoria's jubilee fund to
the establishment OF system Of nurs-
ing which shall be of service TO the
sick poor
AT the great ball recently given
by President Carnot. dressmakers were
on duty near the ballroom doors to
mend skirts that had been torn in the
crush.
The cultivation Of Indian corn is
rapidly increasing in Russia It Is
now used for fattening hogs Large
quantities are likely 10 be exported 10
Western Europe ia the near future.
India is now furnishing an excel
on { market for the horses and mules
raised in Australia Some think that
the Australian horses viii soon be
taken 10 the continent of Europe.
The German Crown Prince is very
popular. The other day 10 600 people
Of Aachen formed procession and
marched to the pilgrimage resort Of
Moneuret. where prayers were offered
up for his erne
England has begun the erection
of q monument over the resting place
If a number of officers and men who
died ri the battle Of Waterloo Lord
Rothschild has contributed fi05 to
ward the fund.
a submarine steam tramway Is &c
be constructed in Normandy. 1t will
run along the sands between the
watering places Of Deauyilie, Viilers.
Cabourg and Houlgate during the
bathing season The rails will be
pulled up for the winter
There will be an exhibition In
Paris next year intend ed to illustrate
all the religions Of the earth. past and
present. Idols. manuscripts. and all
tang bic symbols of religions viii b
shown in museum building, which it
G
Berlin will soon be the most brill.
iantly illuminated city in Europe.
The electric light is being fitted all
along the Inter den Linden, and the
Leipzi ger strasse, which is upward OF
mile in length. is already illuminat-
ed throughout by electricity, which is
TO be introduced into all the principal
streets and squares
In Bologna there IS an organiza-
ton of working women numbering
500. which has its loan fund. its benefit
system and cooperative ; ore. Most
of the women work in the government
powder and tobacco factories, and get
lust the same wages rs men. or about
double what is paid to women outside
the society
The total capital which is en-
ployed in the. manufacture of ex-
plosives throughout Germany is es-
timated at 81. 250. 600 The total
quantity of explosives manufactured is
about six Thousand tons per annum,
representing a value of from $500 900
TO $500, 900 Only about one-third of
this production is consumed in the
country. the rest being exported.
Indications now point to the ex.
istence of a submarine volcanic crater
between the Canary Islands and the
coast Of Portugal. From a cable-lay-
ing steamer in SO dee. Is min. north,
deg. 81 min. west, the water was
found to measure / 800 fathoms under
the bow and 500 under the stern,
showing the ship to be over the edge
Of deep depression in the ocean bot
tom The well-known great inequali-
ties in the bed of the Sea of Lisbon
are thought TO be due to submarine
chain of mountains.