Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-14
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IS the queens private property.
There are said to be 6.0O3 pieces in
the modern high-grade locomotive.
The worlds consumption of cham.
payne amounts to about 21,O00o00
quart bottles 4 year.
The total railway capital of the world
is $4,000. 100000. OF which Great Britain
owns one-SiXth.
Under the headlines Living CUES
tons" Il st. Louis paper proceeds to lis
cuss the city morgue for half i column.
In London the natural increase OF the
population. from excess OF births over
deaths alone, is about 1000 i mouth.
The greatest bull fighter IN Span re
ceives S1,500 for every performance.
and appeared in the arena seventy-scv-
en- times last year.
A well-knOWn physician said no. long
since that shetland wool undcrWcar.
if constantly worn. would save many
valuable life
Most European nations average fCi
the male feet inches but the Aus
TRANS. Spaniards and Portuguese just
fall short of this standard.
Unterrified small boys in Portland.
Me-. 4 few days ago stole the grave
markers from the cemetery for Use in
making bounds for hockey playing.
The cult known as Christian Sci
IN, 4 I
Mary Baker Eddy, now has 200 incor-
porated churches in the United States.
A committee has been formed for the
erection in Metz of Il monument 10 lie
late Prince Frederick Charles the Red
Prince" father OF the Duchess of Con-
naught.
At the court of Louis NV. the use
of perfumes was so general among both
gentlemen and ladies' that throughout
Europe it was known as the scented
court
A flowing well of petroleum was dis
covered in the Olympic mountains in
Washington last week. The oil is said
to be identical in character with That
of the eastern wells.
German experiments have confirmed
the fact that there is Il zone round fog
signals. within which the sound cannot
be heard. fact first demonstrated in
the United States.
1t is Il cardinal virtue with English
men that they should control their emo
tons. 1t is an equally accepted code
of life in France thar the emotions
should be given free play.
1t is proposed TO put in force the an
dhropometic system of identifying Grim
inalS in Ireland as soon as selected Off
GERS have been taught how to take the
various measurements.
There are in London 151 Church
streets. Those called Union are 12J;
John. 119; New. 116; George. 100;
Queen %: King. %: Charles. 81; Will
liam. IS; James. 81; Princess, rs; Eilz-
abeth. %.
Recent estimates indicate that Ari-
IONA has now an Indian population of
81 900. During the past twelve months
not n single white man has been killed
in the territory by an Indian.
When William of Germany goes hunt
ing he takes along all the modern con
vcniences. including Il telephone. the
wires of which are carried in Il wagon
and strung as in military maneuvers.
\ princess. 4 countess 4 duchess and
the daughter of reign;ng prince were
among the 1000 thieves. professional
and unprofcssional. arrested in Paris
during the first six months of this year
Woolwich is the great depot for ord
nance in England. There is Il military
academy. a laboratory. a vast number
of cannon. Il carriage department. a
large amount Of shot shells, rockets,
etc.
Diphthcria serum IS about 10 be man
ufactured on Il commercial scale by a
dyeing establishment 1T iIochst. near
Frankfort-on-the Main. Ii will be much
concentrated and five times as strong
as that hitherto used.
At the Aberdeen Methodist Episcopal
Church at Maysv.llc. Ky, the minister
announced that the church bell would
toll Halloween for dead souls, and he
wanted every Christian who heard the
bell to pray for sinners.
The loss by fires in the whole United
States during October is computed ut
S13. III 800. or about SJ.00O.O0O more
than last year. while the tOta. loss for
ten months is abou. Si.00O,OOO more
than for the same time last year.
The largest moose killed in the Moose
head lake region of Maine n several
years was Shot last week by an Eng
lishman. who came across tie Atlantic
solely to hunt. ana who is naturally
greatly clated over his luck The ant
lers had a spread of within few inches
OF six feet.
The North Atlantic squadron, under
Admiral funce. is to be prepared for a
cruise in the vicinity of the West In
dies. The squadron ut present consists
of the New York, Columbia, Minneapo-
lis and Montgomery. To these it is ex-
pected To add the Maine, Texas and