The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-07-26
CURRENT TOPICS.

In Cornish, Me.
TnKnE are penny bottles Of perfume for
lmpocunious dudes.
A BRooKLyn man got only 271 answers |
when he advertised for wife.
Mrs. 0ARTIKLD has given $1,000 70 Gar |
field University. Wichita, KAs.
EMrERoR WILLIAM II. Is the first Rus |
iaian-speaklng King OF Prussia.
TmK Shah Of Pcrsia recently had tooth
l ulled IN tho presence Of all his court.
FLoRiDA is exporting alligators to Ger
many. They arc going as museum pets.
AN Italian peddler, arrested In New
York, paid his iine Of Ave dollars with PEN
niles.
Roo doaIcrn throughout the country are
again agitatIng the selling OF eggs by
weig,ht
UKKKRAL GRIZZLY says that II the signal
service Ia made a civil organization he win
leave IL.
cHkAr freIghts induce most Of the Lewis
County, n. ", dalrymen 10 ship their
cheese 10 Montreal.
A coLoRKD gentleman In Tennessee has
bc"n selling glass marbles 10 people as
protction against lightning.
Az ocean cable, 10 be tho longest In the
world, lsto bs laid from Canada 70 Aus
tralla, a distance Of 1900 miles.
A. J. SfREErKR. the Union Labor party's
candidate for President, has written
letter accepting the nomination.
PoUomgKKrsiK woman has been sen
tenocd 10 tho penitentiary for five years
for stealing n two-dollar canary.
A.. - s...., flro,.s ,h.
out the West have changed for tho better.
Tho crop bids fairto be as good as the crop
Of 1881.
srrrs arr being taken by the State FOR
eat commission Of New York 20 establish
m extensive preserve for the breeding Of
wild deer.
AN enterDrising physician In Australia
advertlses: ~ viii pay one-half tho fu-
neral expenses In cases whore ! am not
snoccsaful.D
Brx pairs OF twins have been born In the
space of eight months 20 residents OF the
small town OF North Wales, Montgomery
County, Ia.
A GENERAL who gets worsted In duel
BY civilian can not be q hero In France.
General Boulanger Is losing his grip on the
frunch people
QUEEN MARonERuA, Of Italy, Is making
collection OF y, arlu, with view 70 dec
Grating some day, nho says, tho wedding
dress OF her sons bride.
Two brothers named Rrcdy made fun Of
slckly young man named Williams In
Ioxlngton County. 8, C., and Williams
shot and killed then. both.
IrALY il the greatest oliye-produclns
country, i,2oo,0oo acres being developed 70
that industry, yielding 5000, 900 70 oO,OoO,-
900 gallons Of oil annually.
TuKnn has boon heavy shrinkage In
the quantity Of South American sugar for
waricd 10 this country during the season,
as compared with last year.
A FRrxcn doctor Of note says that any
physician who will advise a woman 10 ride
ON horseback for her health should b'
licked out Of the profession.
A yARMRR In Santa Barbara County,
Cal, has cleared $500 this year from hall
an acre Of pnmpas grass. The plume'
readily bring iivo cents each.
THK Postmaster General has received
notice that the German Postal Department
has forwarded 10 this country scvcra
cases of exhibits for tho Cincinnati Ex'
position.
Youxo mon In Philadelphia who hav'
girls TO supply, have started the story tha
Mrs. Cleveland docs not eat Ice cream, be
believing that II encourages the growth
pimples.
II. II. TUCKER, Jr., Of Atlanta, Ca, ha
started from his home In that city TO wall
10 New York. Tho trip Is solely for pleas
urc and he expects 20 reach his destina
tion In four weeks.
A STRANGE now insect somewhat on th
lines OF tho lady bug has appeared by mil
lions In the oat fields Of Dutchess County
N. ", and threatens 10 make the harves
light and chaffy one.
A LEARNED Hebrew called Rabbi Josep
IL stirring up the Jews Of the east side Q
New York CITY TO closer observance Q
the Mosaic law, and has quite a revival un
der way In Judnic circles.
Tirr Smith family is numerous in Eng
land and walos. The census places tn
number OF individual Smiths In those coun
tries at 355,sil, which Is morc than tn
whole population Of Dublin.
OuoNo YuNo CmuNo, Chlnaman, ha
applied for naturalization papers In 3
Louis The court has not yet decide
whether or not Chung is entitled topaper
aud the case will be tost one.
Mn. PARNELL believes that eventuall
the home rule movement will In q
establishment Of an Imperial Parliamei
In which England, Scotland and lrelan
and the colonies win be represented.
1t used 10 be said that there was col
and oil In Egypt, but this is wrong as Il
as the oil is concerned. Egypt has spel
,early a million dollars In trying to stril
oil, but there is evidently no petroleu
there.
Tug Augusta (Kan.) Journal boasts Of
radish raised near that town which mca
ures fifteen inchos in length, eight inch
In circumference, with tap root hfte'
inches long-total length thirty-h
nches.
THE estimated cost OF the proposed su
.,ension bridge over tho North river
New York, Is S37,0O0,000. II win give Q
trance for ten railroads into the city
New York. The central span will be 2,s
feet long.
THKRE are nine Of Massachusetts, Go
ernors living, viz; George s. Boutwe
Ienry J.. Gardner, Nathaniel T. Banl
William Clahn, William CASTOR, Acxa
dor II. Rice, John d. Long, Benjamin
Butler and George b. Robinson.
THE pineapple, though delicious fru
has been nearly driven out Of the mari
by the wholesome, cheap and easily traf
ported banana. The pine is the most ris
10 handle OF all the tropical fruits. Itr'
very quickly after ripcning, and II not d
posed OF at once becomes n total loss.
J. II. JrNKs claims TO bo tho young
grandfather for miles around. He lives
Montclair, Nj. He was born March
1850. His son, Augustus, was born Js