The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-07-27
CURRENT TOPICS.


school fund of any of the states.
There are 100000 men in Prussia
earning less than e21 per year.
The income tax of India is levied
on all incomes of s165 and upward.
At Kimberley the thermometer
often reaches 100 degrees in the shade.
The population of Europe is $751;
10000, an increase of 100000 since
1870.
incubation for the plague are made
in Bombay at the rate Of about 5000
a week.
United States pays now an average
of 100000 a day for tropical pro-
auctions.
In Paris the cleansing of the streets
Is done every day by an army of 5000
sweepers.
The Illinois supreme court has de-
cided that hard cider is an intoxicat-
ing drink.
Germany, Austria, Sweden, Norway
and Italy are now training dogs for
use in war.
The number of emigrants TO Siberia
in the last seven years has averaged
100000 a year.
The bikes of Japan cost in the ag-
gregate more money than those of
the Netherlands.
The Pima Indians in Arizona are
about 20 die of starvation owing to
the long drouth.
The baroness Cedersstroem (Adelins
Patti) is to visit this corna7 unpro-
fessionaIly next winter.
Among Colorado's relics of cliff
jewellers is one building that shelter
ed probably 5000 people.
Senator Depew's success as a young
lawyer was speedy. In the second
six months of his practice he made
$500.
Systematic deep sea dredging has
demonstrated that organic life is TO
be found in the lowest depths of the
ocean.
Cigarettes are smoked almost ex-
clusively in Germany, Austria, Russia
and Greece, and generally through
Europe.
]. Pierpont Morgan, while a student
81 .he English high school in Boston,
took the mathematics prize for three
years in succession.
There is no word in the Chinese
language that conveys an animation
of what we term public spirit, nor is
there n synonym for patriotism.
The fashionable women of Persia
H,,a1Ixr I..fslaI % al
pean dress, and the services of the
dressmakers in Teheran are said TO be
rewarded now at fabulous rate.
The largest and most cumbersome
form of money is found in Central
Africa, where the natives use a cross
shaped ingot of copper ore 10 inches
long. II is heavy enough to be a
formidable weapon.
According 70 the last census there
were produced on the farms in
Georgia in 1890 l1,522,7ss dozen eggs.
If these were sold at an average of
twelve and one-half cents per dozen
the enormous sum of S1,44O.3 4s.5O
would be realized.
In the western part of British Co
lumbia is novel railway, two miles
in length. The rails are made of trees,
from which the bark has been strip
ped. and these are bolted toNther.
Upon them runs a car with grooved
wheels ten inches wide.
Congressman julius Kahn, of Cali
fornia, is the only member of the
national legislature who was ever a
IL II. -
ferent times with Edwin Booth, Jo-
seph jefferson. Tommaso salvini, w.
J. Florence and Clara Morris.
Ceylon is the home of the largest
spider in the world. This web-spin-
ming monster lives in the most mount
ajnous districts of that rugged island,
and places his net, measuring from
feet to 10 feet in diameter, across
the chasms and assures in rocks.
The deaths in ls0s in Havana num-
bered 1852 among a population esti
mated at 100000. The rate of mortal
fly was SIS a thousand. In the first
month of American occupation, jan
uary, 1899, this was reduced TO 67
and by December, 1899, TO % a thou
sand. The decrease continued until
in April, 1900, il was less than 22.4 q
thousand.
1t is announced that the Illinois
Central railroad will proceed at an
early date TO fence it's entire right OF
way from McComb City, Miss, TO
New Orleans. The fence will consist
of six spans of wire and cedar posts.
The company, il is understood, has
been troubled by live stock and its
losses have been heavy. The fence
will be built with view of abating
these casualties.
Paris leads the world in municipal
cleanliness quite as much as she leads
the fashion. Large sums are spent
every year to maintain this reputa-
ton.
The Maoris of New Zealand attach
the highest value to the greensboro.
They are sending a very handsome
one as a present to Lord Roberts in
token of admiration for his prowess.
Paris, without doubt, is the best
paved city in the world. Although
wood paving is made use of, the
streets are still largely paved with
stone. The stone paving covers 1924,
$40 square yards.