The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-04-03
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The Swiss government made a pro-
fit of about 81, 900, 00) last year by its
monopoly OF spirits.
An old proverb says that when goats
dance 10 February, the h%usbandman be
comes a beggar.
The annual aggregate circulation Of
the papers Of the world is calculated to
be 2 1000, 600, 600 copies.
In the Bank of Eogland sixty folio
volumes or ledgers are filled daily with
writing 10 keeping the accounts.
Referring to the Manhattan Il
roads, Russell Sage says it is certain
that electricity will 5000 replace steam.
The women who conduct the New
York kindergarten Association are
trying to have it Incorporated in the
public shool system.
The reports after the battle Of Water
loo showed that the British artillery
fred 9.467 rounds; about one for
each French soldier killed on the
field.
Hazlit thought his "Character Of
Shakspeare's Plays better deserved
consideration from the reading public
than any Of his other writings.
The deepest gold mine in the world
is at Eureka, CAL; depth, 1920 feet f;
deepest silver mine at Carson City,
New; depth. $500 feet.
The sea otter produces the most
valuable of all furs. A single skin has
brought as high as 500.
Strange bed-warmers are used by
Chilean women. In cold weather,
when 10 bed, they keep their feet warm
by placing them on a dog.
The wars of the last seventy years
have cost Russia S1,T5,000, 900 and
the lives of 664, 600 men.
It is said that moths will not attack
green fabrics. Arsenic is used in dye
ing green. aud the moths are wise
enough to shun that deadly drug.
Charles x. of Sweden crossed the
Little Belt over the ice from HolsteiD
to Denmark with his whole army, horse
and foot, with large trains of artillery
aud baggage in 1858.
The pastors college in connection
with Surgeons Church has sent out
921 persons into the ministry ; twenty
three in the past year. Of this nun-
100 have died, leaving 1871 still active
ly working.
Milton, W. Va, has a military CON-
pary composed entirely of girls. They
are drilling under the tutorship Of q
captain of the state militia, and pro-
pose to appear in public when they be-
come proficient.
It is said that the few doctors in
Turkey live in Constantinople. The
women are the doctors for the poor.
making use of roots and herbs. Their
methods are somewhat heroic, as they
believe no cure can be effected without
pain.
1t is said that since the introduction
of the electric light public performers
are able to preserve their voices in bet
ter condition, being so per cent. more
often in good voice. They are cooler,
do not perspire, and don't get husky.
A Georgia judge warned his people
iu regard to coming into court intoxi-
Gated, and used the words !: Il wish to
put everybody on notice. that, if they
come into this courtroom while | an
sitting 90 this bench drunk, they had
better look out"
According to The Banking ard Rail-
way Statistics, just published, there
has been a very large increase in saw
iugs during the year 1894, the total
amount in the savings banks il ireland
being close on 97, 600, 600 in Deem
Der, 1894, as compared with 96,219,-
900 for 1898.
General Booth is planning to send
such an industrial colony to Canada as
will astonish the world. His scheme
compreheuds the transportation of TO-
600 people, and be is sauguiue that
these people will stay and prosper