Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-08-30
cusR ENT TOPICS.

"A RAsEBALL umpire narrowly escaped
iynching in Quincy, Ill.
NEW HAVEN, CT, is to have a new
shester that will cost 100000.
NiBRAsaA's apple crop this year is
the largest ever raised in the state
The war department cost in 1865, the
most expensive year in its history, sl,.
OBJ, 323,36i.
ABOUT 100000 volcanic mountains
nave been seen on the moon through
the telescope.
A PORTLAND mackerel schooner re.
Gently made haul of fish in two days
that sold for $1,000
1T is stated by an authority on edu-
cation that nine-tenths of the worlds
teachers are women.
AT the close of the last fiscal year
there were 960. 544 pensioners on the
rolls OF the pension bureau.
MEN with bunions or with everything
toes from the wearing of tight shoes
are not admitted to the army.
A RAW potato will remove mud marks
from black clothes. 1t should be cut
in half and rubbed on the marks.
The pay OF a private is from Sl3 te
$ls month, according to length o.
service, with rations and quarters
A HARTFORD man Is the inventor of 9
powder for extingishing fires. 1t wal
given successful test the other day.
AUSTRALIA has a population of les.
than 100000, but economists declare
it could support $1,000, 900 with ease.
FAIRFIELD's (Me.) Oldest citizen, Uncl,
George Kendall, is ninety.five, but he
enjoyed the circus that was recently
there.
THE colonels of the army have eacl
salary of $4,000, while the Lieutenant
colonies receive $4,000; the majors
SO, 500.
RECENT surveys show that one-sixtl
of the state of Oregon, something owe
100000 acres, is covered with dens,
forests.
AT the present time the United
States has 144 garrisoned FORTS ar
senals or military posts occupied b,
its troops.
ONO has the greatest number of pen
sioners-99 e37; New York being secont
with s9,64s; Pennsylvania being thirt
with 89,37S.
IMMIGRATION figures at New Yorl
show that so, 900 more have entered tn
country this year than in the same pc
Rod of 1894.
The medals and other relics of AID
miral Lord Nelson have been offere,
at auction by his granddaughter, Wis
count Bridport
A fishing schooner with freezing
plant on board, to freeze the fish a
fast as caught, is now plying iron
Gloucester, Mass.
FIVE gentlemen recently left Joplin
Mo-, on their bicycles for a trip to s,
Louis and thence to the Mammoth cav
in Kentucky and return.
ONE Of the most costly crowns in eN
istence is said TO be that of the king Q
Portugal. The jewels which ornamen
it are valued at $s,OO0,Oo0.
Prof. JOHN MILNE, f. r. s., tn
famous scismologist, has just marie
charming Japanese lady, who's
father is a Buddhist priest.
Mrs. 0. SHEAD, of Eastport, Me
who will be ninety years old in fe,
days, led the grand march at an invits
ton ball in that city recently.
ALVIN BLAND went down in whir
pool while bathing at Galeton, Potte
county, Pa, making the seventh vi,
tim in that pool in three years.
A SYSTEM of hurricane rockets is b
introduced by the weather burea
along the South Atlantic coast to war
mariners of approaching destroyers
A PERFECT skeleton of an ancien
elk, in an excellent state of preserva
ton, was found about two feet unde
ground at Fitchburg, Mich, a few day
ago.
FIVE of the royal personages VIII
were present at the Orleans wee
ding were obliged to use ear trum
pets to hear what was going on abou
them.
"OLD BILL" SHRINE of Highlan
Falls, N. T., declares that while fisl
ing on Papolopin lake the other da
he killed a snake with forty-seve
rattles.
In return for northern aid in cree
ing aconfederate monument in CHI
cago the confederates tallSSof erectin
monument to Gen. Hancock in Ne
Orleans. ~
MISS DOUGLASS, the champion am
teur markswoman of England, recen
ly scored fifty-seven bulls eyes in SUI
cession with revolver at tweni
yards range.
A MONUMENT concentrating tt
Tooth anniversary of the annex alton
Nice to France is to be unveiled I
Nice in February in the presence {
President Faure.
THE introduction of the trolley c;
in Philadelphia has taken off from til
tax duplicate of that city just 81, 0oC
600, representing the value of Il
street car horses.
PIERoLA, the new president Of Per
is altogether a remarkable man for
revolutionary leader. He is the so
of courtesy, fond of society and used
be a college professor.
The novel spectacle of judge pu
licly rebuking a governor has be-
seen in Montana, where Judge Milbu
has denounced Gov Richards for pa
doning man convicted in Milburr
court,
A FRENCH geographical society pr
poses to divide the face of the clio,
into ten hours OF ten minutes and
hundred seconds each. This is to ma
time uniform with the decimal syste
OF count by tens
MAURICE f. CASEY, of Haverhi
Mass has Just recovered verdict
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