The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-03-20
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Between the years 1919 and 1894
the silver aines of this country have
yielded S1,151, 575 Of silver.
Pbrenology was made a special sub
ject of scientific investigation by Gail
and Spurgheim 10 1915.
There we're, according to the eleventh
census, only 40,74l meu and 32,304
women in our almshouses.
In 1894 the. Cattegat was covered
with ice seven feet thick. Batteries of
artillery were moved to ADD fro on the
strait.
Gen. Boulaoger's body is to be re.
moved from the Brussels graveyard
where it lies and buried in the Mont
parnasse Cemetery in Paris
Queen Victoria is thinking Of ere
atiug a literary order for England. 1t
vas an idea formed by the Prince Con-
sort two ysars before his death.
By a recent order of the War De-
partment, telegraphy is to be taught TO
the officers of the Austro-Hangarlap
cavalry, commissioned and non-com-
missioned.
1t has been computed that in Great
Britain there are two million dog owp-
ers and twenty thousand exhibitors and
breeders Of dogs.
The witch tree" Of Nevada aud
Southern California exudes or exhales
a phosphorescont substance which
makes every branch, leaf and section
ofits bark visible ca the darkest night.
Albert S. Ledoux. NJ. S., Phi D.,
says that what is to be feared in liquors
and tobacco is not the adulterants, but
the pure alcohol in one case aud she
e:7e nicotine 10 the other.
o. h. P. Belmont will have his SUN.
mer villa at Newport SO arranged that
guests will drive in on the lower floor.
aud their horses will be taken up on the
elevator, just as they are driven 10, SO
that persons may alighs directly at the
ballroom door.
The citizens Of New-Sslem, Mass,
having decided not to change its name,
the Springfield Union suggests that it
might possibly be az Improvement to
spell the name as one word and pro-
nounce it With the accent on the first
syllable, "Newsalem." 1t would then
rhyme with Jerusalem, and the change
would be a boon to the poets.
Kaiser Wilbelm's wedding gift to the
Gear has reached St. Petersburg. 1t
is a dinner service made at the royal
porcelain mandatory, an exact copy Of
the service ordered by Frederick the
Great for the new palace.
In China the '.ju ming" or milk
name" is changed upon The child START
ing to school, and again upou marriage
or in the event of selecting a trade or
occupation.
Charles A. Collier, president and d.
rector-general Of the Cotton Exposition
to be opened at Atlanta, Ca, next fall,
is a successful business man of fory-
seven. He is the son of one of the At
lanta pioneers. and had experience in
the conduct of the Piedmont Exposition
in 1887.
Gallini, 10 his travels in Africa"
declares that the people Of the west
coast are exceedingly fond of dancing
BE once tried to- tire them out, but as
long as he could raise his hand to his
violin they continued to dance, and be
was forced to desist.
There is one very good explanation
Of the fact that great cities almost 10
variably grow toward the west. As re-
CARDS Europe, the prevailing winds are
from the west and southwest, SO that
these portions of the towns are brighter
cleaner and healthier than the eastern.
Chloroform was the result of ages of
experiment in an effort to do away With
the pain Of surgical operations. Opium
and many other drugs had been tried
with more or less success. In execu-
lions by cruci6xion vinegar and gall or
myrrh were given to the victim to
stupefy him.
Bark is a favorite fuel in the North.
west. The evergreens of the region
consume quickly in the open fireplace
aud leave nothing but light ashes, but
the bark of these same trees, very
thick and heavy, burns more slowly
and falls to embers that give out a
satisfying heat for many hours.
Mr.. Fred j. Randolph, who con
ducts the big weather map which is
displayed in the lobby of the House,
has a busy time of it every time there
is a big storm disturbance, as the COO