The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-12-30
OF GENERAL INTEREST.

Some Eaglish newspaper wonsn
who wanted - End out whether the
people uhs sinT il the London street,
nAke good living or rot. put on a dis
guise ana, taking . 1uitar went out 70
try IL sor themseIr-A After singing
and playing for zu hour and half
they hsa esllected u 4tSd And they
were only amateurs n that. aud with
no previous sEperiones in pleasing ths
people.
Since the wsr Of 1911, twenty-five
years, the military expenditures of
Francs havs been hf:een m i liards three
hundred aHd siKty-eighs millions Of
francs, or abcut .. 800. Gcc, ,eJo. This
sum Is exclusive Of tho iyo milliards
paid - Germany a. an Indemnity. of
the SUM expended on the navy, and of
the amount used in building strategic
railroads Had tbs payment of military
pensions.
DR. Carter. Of Birmfn CHAM, deliver
ing IN address on brain work and brain
workers, called special attention TO the
danger Of wsritlRR too soon after nleala
At least half an hour should elapse be-
fore sKortinE tho brain. An hours
close attention TO one subject was as
much a. could proftsbly Be given at
sitting He strongly deprecated the
use OF sedativo drsughts by brain work
ers who eoul4 not sleep.
New Jersey comes 20 the front with
. strawberry plant which bears fruit
all the year. ;gzd Arkansas with three
year-old negro boy who killed a rattle
snake Just twice - old az himself, in
side Of which were found a water
moccasin ever four feet long, black
snake Of the same length, two dead
toads and one live one. besides a large
bullfros. Again ID is proper to remark
that this IL great country
DIR. s. Weir Mitchell, OF Philadel-
phia, specialist In nervo diseases. has
invented sigaT &C attaining no nicotins.
The Vuelts Abajo obacco. used for the
6ller, and sas counecticut wrapper are
subjected to what is termed double re-
sweating" process The materials arc
placed In steam room for four or five
hours, after which they ars taken out
and snbjocted 70 = natural drying for =
day or two This operation N thrice re-
peated, afseF which the tobacco is con-
sidered practically free Of nicotine.
An interesting incident is told OF
the recentIy-deceased. world-renowned
bandmaster. Patrick s. Gilmore just
before the marriage Of President Cleve-
land, at . public parade on Madison
square, Mr.. Gilmors. with his band, at
the head of . regiment passed down
tho street and past ths stand where Mr..
Cleveland vss sitting As they neared
the reviewing stand, ttsS leader gaye
signal aud the band - once began to
play Hes Going 10 Mary Yum-Yum.
and stopped ~ anisA the suggestive Sc
lection before the blushing president
amid the dsafsning cheers Of thousands
Of spectators Gilnors eonsidered this
The hit of his Life
-Germau madonnas. italian, French
and Spanish madonuas. have been
wrought out by painters of different
countries, and few satisfy the modern
critic in their conception of the face Of
she notises % -ssz Lo-41 a T-=rs- Rcs-
Ton sculptor. Mr. william ordwsy Part
ridge. who l. rapidly making : FoPa:a-
tion for himself hzs lsteIy produced in
Paris rnsdo1aa which il described As
wonderfully 6Ssut.tal. ~AraerieAz aud
ret universal 4 Boston critic says
that IL IN noble. maternal delicate.
spiritual. and consequently. in all its
qualities raised shove the type of
beauty; not tOe beARtifui or good for
natures daily food" Great interest
will be felt in this work of an American
artist on an old theme.