Tombstone epitaph., 1891-02-08
STRAY CTS.

Isrossne~C . responsible for nine tenehs ' the drss that take placs in ChiuA
 The fresh fruit crNp of California this sea- m has an estimated value of tl0,0OO.OO0
 Pullman says he Can build sleeping caa containing six Nice bedrooms, but passengers -<ald have to pay $8 :nstead of $2 per night
 From 0o0,000 to k4O.OOO,OOO of old Swelry lies idle in England, and various firms have begun to melt it down to make Rew patterna
 A New York civil engineer has applied for . patent for a locomotive and tender. by which he claims he can make ninety five miles an hour with ten coaches
 Stumm Bros. of Neunkirchen, Germany, have offered prize of S2,5OO for the best means of preventing the inhalation of dust by the workman engaged in grinding slag.
 Tho fastest armored cruiser in the world is said to be tho German vessel Grief. of 2,0J0 tons and 5,400 horse power, From Kisl to Wilhelmshafen she attained speed of twenty three knots an hour.
 Twenty of the leading restaurants and cafes in Paris are beng united into a com. pany. Its capital will be 7.5OO, 900 francs, in 500 franc shares, l3,5OO of which are to be offered to the public at par.
 Two fishermen In the Dec, in England, have caught . sturgeon weighing 200 pounds, over 6vs fest long and as thick as ,nan's body. The best previous record was l56 pound sturgeon two years ago
 The Yale sophomores have declared against basing. They are entitled to commendation. Although the practice of hazing has disap peared from most American colleges, its mod. cru prototype, rushing" sti fingers.
 A now device has been introduced for tho German army. It is cloak cut and finished In such way that two of the garments to- gether may be converted into tent, the sup ports for which accompany the cloaks.
 A few years ago the Argentine Republic did not rsiss wheat enough for homo con sumption. Last year it exported 7,OOO,O bushSA lmmsmss tracts of pasture are being converted 40 farm land, and the count, / l. beeomi z great grain growing region
 A new submarino torpedo boat has been tried by both Franco and Russia and is said b bs successful It is driven by an Edison 1ypamo, provided with compressed Oxyge,, for use under water. and largo pair of scis- .ors projecting from the prov, ip order to cut torpedo wires
 Frank CraStroe and Henry Cyrus killed an oM bear and two cubs out in Oregon. They wpat afser the game with Q team, when ono Sf shsjFmares became infuriated at tho smoll of blood. She attacked Frank, knocked him down and stsmped on him, and struck old Mr: crabsr"s in the face, nearly killing him.
 The grcatest national debt among the m. .ions of the globe is borne by Franco. It l. about C, ,250, ,000, ,000 Russia comes next. with 6. coo, 900 900; then England, with sS,- 6C0, 900 900: Austro Hungary. with s2,4S5.- ooo, 900; Italy. with e, ,o25 ,00O, 900; Spain, with ei ,207. 300, ,0a0; and Prussia, with sl,- 0oo, o,0o0. 0.0OO
 | Tho etymology of tho word honeymoon 1: thus given by O good authority: Among the aortheru nations of Europe there was ar ancient practice of newly married couples tc 1rink metheglin or mead, . kind of wine madc from honey lhydromeD for thirty day. after marriage Hence the term honeymontf or honeymoon. Attila, the Hun, drank SC much mead at his wedding feast that b. lied"
 A young girl in London has turned tn. | ppotoSTApnic,oItto to PSoht py 6oiuS aoout dnt taking incidents in the public thoroughfare and parka She has an eye for situations, ant ,atches them fullof natural spirit and action She is out from 10 o'clock until 8, and under her camera characteristic scenes of city Tiff, ere being turned into hard money. Her pict ures ere used Q great deal in studios, and theI arc full of suggestion
 A citiEsn of Eatonton. Ga, smokes shou twelve pounds of tobacco yearly in pip that he declares is over two hundred year old. This leads a mathematical person l. calculate that if thot were the averag amount used in tho pipe since it's first do, 2,40o pounds of the weed have been burne, in it's bowl. and If the first Sl2 had been pu