Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1890-11-28
peAsIaN seas,A

bhly lasts .wentystwu days, ind during
that period II, 200, 900 oysters ore br6usht
10 the surface by fifty divers
The Russian Government PROPOSES
to substitute soldiers from the railway
battaiions for tho original engineers
and hrcmen on the strategical railways.
The men will be instructed in the rudi-
ments Of mechanics and engineering.
in the London general post-ofiico
there are 220 electrical circuits fed by
twenty nine accumulators, which arc
charged once a month by tho electric
| light.dynamos. 1t is stated that never
before has tho system OF using accumu-
lators been tested on so large a scale.
The latest Parisian novelty intro
iuced into the American market is tho
ballet barometer" 1t consists Of the
figure Of coryphee on thick card,
with this inscription beneath: "Roso,
rain; lilac, changeablo; blue, fine
weather." The skirt OF the dancer is
made Of somo gauzy material, saturated
with chemical solution which is sensi-
BILE to every change in the weather
Clouds which are luminous in the
darkness of moonless nights have been
attracting considerable attention in Eu-
rope, and a number OF photographs of
them have been secured this year in
Germany. From comparisons OF results
obtained at different observatorles 1t
appears that these clouds have the ex-
traordinary height OF five and half
miles above sea-level.
I'm the district OF Sheing Teh, Cam
ton, there are various secret societies
of young women banded for celibacy,
known for example as the "All Pure
Slsterhood," or the "Never-To-B BE Mar
ried Sisterhood" A member OF one of
them was on the verge OF being COM
peeled to break the rules OF her society
by marriage, and, in order to prevent
1t, the entire band, the girl included,
went and drowned themselves.
The Swiss are the healthiest people
in Europe. They have more iron in the
blood than can bo infused by artificial
processes. The checks OF the Swiss
girls are like Baldwin apples, as red
and as round. The flower girls OF
Florence are prettier and saucier; but
the Swiss are solid. intelligent and free.
But women work in the Swiss fields as
as in other parts OF Europe.
I'm Germany the most highly-prized-
fish 10 tho trout which, however, does |
not seem to have that dolicacy OF favor
for which our brook trout is esteemed,
The next best fish las the majority
claim is the salmon, and the price paid
for it here ranges from seventy-6ve
cents to dollar pound. The sole. by
far the most delicious meat in these
parts, appears to be plenty enough, and
both English and Germans serve 1t bet
ter than they do any other fish.-Chi-
,ago News.
"A correspondent OF the Paul Mall
Gazette writes; "Are we In tho mid
lie OF sories OF cold years? In 1872
Mr.. Luke Howard started theory that
our English seasons present themselves
in cycles OF eighteen yoars, during the
first half OF which-bcginning with
lS24-heat predominates, and in the
second, cold. Working this out find
hat tho facts do seem to square with
Iir. Howard's theory, according to
which We should now be in the thick of
he cold" series-1sS7 to 1894 At any
ate there's the snowfall OF June. 1883.
o back the theory, and to knock hole
n tho second clause OF Byrons famous
inc, Sock roses in December, snow in
Iune"
1t is generally understood that the
iair and nails grow faster In hot
Weather than in cold, but, perhaps, few
re aware that any temperature can i'm
art so great stimulus TO the growth
$ Colonel Pejevalsky, the Russian
raveler, says the Central Asian heat
i'd during his journey in those regions
n the sunni OF 1889. In June the
round and tho air became excessively
ot SO groat indeed, as to render
rayel in tho daytime impossible.
Within fortnight after this oppressive
'eather began 1t was noticed that the
air and beard OF all tho party were
rowing with astonishing rapidity. and,
trangest OF all, some youthful Co.'S
acks, whose faces were perfectly
mooth. developed respectable boards
within the short period OF twenty days