The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1891-09-25

81 llr-rrE having q beautiful red coloe
Is being grown In some parts Of Goor-
gia
The state Of Alabama produced more
Iron ore last year than did pcnnsylva.
MIA
TuE empcr,y % Germany has hal the
crown made 30 ~ 10 exactly M his own
bead.
1nE British war ofilco has given 80. .
oOo worn.out helmets 20 the Salvation
Army.
GEoHGE NANDEuBiir will have "A
$4,000 tennis court In hia palace al
Ashcvillc.
Mus MAcKAY Is the possessor OF n
string Of fawlcss diamonds two yards
In length
TuE United states min, In san Fran.
cisco is the largest one Of its kind In
the world
HIS Bible shows that Jonas Carpcn.
ter, Of Denver is one hundred and iif,y
years old
TnE damage 20 the cereal crops H.
Canada by insects has been estimated
a, $4,000, 600
~ hANAf hNhNAAAN fHNhNHNNN III ~f'lAH NNF
engaged In farming a. per cent Of our
wage carncrS
MANLY four-fiiths Of the sugar plan
tations Of Hawaii are owned ~ Amer
leans IL Is said
liENHr r. lirpE, president 81 u New
York insurance company, gets n salary
81 100000 year
EiGHr thousand Jewish residents Of
odessa, nearly all engaged in business,
nrr under notice %, expulsion.
on folds greater In extent than any
others Ia the world lavc been discover
ed in the region ~ the Caspian sea
NJ CnAVcHAHp, the wealthy Partisan
who owns Millcts famous picture. the
"Angclus." has insured IL for SAC. 600
Mus Cornwall Of Bridgcton. l.. l..
had a dream and warned her hushand
not 20 20 10 work lie was killed the
tame day.
ATLANTA has musical prodigy. a
girl nine years old who il said to play
the mos, d.aicult pieces on the piano
after single hearing
CnAs uRAUNANN wants a divorc.
from Ida Graumann because she drags
him around 10y his WHISPERS Why
don't Charles set shaved?
AZ enthusiasts person says that
words can not portray" the mag
niGccnco ~ George Nanderbilts coun-
Try castle ia North Carolina
Ar the close OF tho civil war there
were 100 steam vessels entered on tho
naval register OF the United states. but
a. L.. 81. ~ a
4 Nrw industry Is started in Florida
la wakulla county, large quantities Of
horse collars are made from the tarl,
Of the Wahoc, n variety Of bass wood
PEACu-sroNrs are used for fuel In the
peach districts Of California, selling for
- per tom. caluric value OF peach.
stones Is equal g. coal. pound Cor pound
TnE two usw Cunarl ships, Ia he 900
feet long aud faster than any hing
nhoa,, are guaranteed 10y the builders
60 be- ready Tor sea early In the spring
81 lspA
IT Is said that the largest locomotive
ever built Ia Europe was recently sent
out 81 the Hrs chou works in Munich
il il forty six feet over all and weighs
cighty-four tons.
ArrIr rRfE contests figure among
the latest fads In kansas Every body
has n shake at the tree, and the man
that brings down the mos, apples ear
rics on the prize.
A LONDON journal relates that the
Persian shah has been in retiracy late
ly because by mistake he used rhcu'
matte lotion instead of hair dressing,
and turned his hair beautiful myrtle
color
TuE first large quantity OF American
eponges ever sent Ia European markets
were recently shipped from Philadcl.
phia The lot comprised 5000 pounds
each Of two kinds Of spongcs from the
florida coast
Two STONE slabs. one Of them bear
inr the inscription. June I, i7l6, and
the other the date 1910, were found
near Lallarpc, III, recently They are
supposed To mark tho resting place of
LaSallc's explorers
THIRTEEN years ago n student la Bcr- |
lin was mobbed in the streets for APP |
pcaring on bicycle Now the German
Union Of Bicyciis,s, which has just held |
SIS eighth annual conference at Breslau'
has a. 900 members.
THERE is "A deeply rooted superstition
IN Sootlnud that May marriages are I'M |
lucky and are bound 70 turn out badly, |
Last April there were ., 0i5 marriages in |
Scotland. in May there were but zoos,
while in June the number jumped 10 !
<.i4s
Miss MARION FOSTER, n niece of the |
secretary, known as the little invalid |
artist" is putting into her historical |
picture for the Worlds fair, subjects |
from every state Of the Union.
A pIsINFECrANT which combin |
chcapness with general worth Is found |
In permanganate of potash One ounce |
will make a buckctful Of disinfectant |
II is a crystal, and can be kept In this |
state until ready for use.
TnE tobacco crop Of Pennsylvania is
valued this year at ss0O,00O. Two
thirds OF il Is Havana seed leaf, aud |
when IL masaucradcs as Havana cigars
The dear public will be invited to con
tribute many times $500 900
SOME Russian emigrants on arri~
ing In New York were dubbed 10y the |
police and east into dungeon cells The |
New York officials seem determined To |
preserve the Russians against home
sickness by keeping up the customs OF
their dear native land
IN Freeport, Me, not long ago, the
school teachers got such small salaries
that when shoe factory was started in |
the town the young women abandoned
teaching and tool, 20 stitching machines.
since then the school committee have
got their eyes open and are now trying
10 yet the school TEACHERS back ~ b'gh'
e. wages.