The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-02-09
CURRENT TOPICS

quinine used.
II costs for food about $50 week
L, keep an elephant.
Prussia has begun appointing fe-
male factory inspectors.
Grmany has twenty-three boats of
over 1900 tons capacity.
There are COOS pieces in the mod
ern high-grade locomotive.
The height of the atmosphere is
supposed to be about 80 miles.
The average amount of sickness in
human life is ten days per aunun.
In China, the members of mans
family are held responsible for his
debts.
There are as many shades of face
powder as there are shades of color.
almost.
The agricultural implement trade
in Russia is practically controlled by
America.
Our lead pencils. ne most common
of all writing implements, is over 200
years old.
The percentage of recoveries in the
Milwaukee hospital for the insane last
year was 80.
Miniatures of their pet dogs is the
very latest affectation among New
York women.
Illinois monument dealers want n
law enabling them to seize tOmbstoEss
for bad debts.
IL has been discovered that the
bark of the acacia tree which will
grow in almost any soil. is an excel
lent tanning material.
Omaha, Neb.. has labor temple in
which IS local unions hold their regu-
lar meetings. BE- IL has six halls which
are under constant rental.
China's new railroad from Canton
20 Hankow, which. with it's brar ches,
will be 1000 miles long. is to be built
entirely by American capital
America sells nearly three times a.
much rs she buys; Germany buYs-tjser
R5O.OO0. 900 worth more every year
than she sells; while Great Britain
last year bought twice as much as she
sold
hlllldll BhGhNOAis WIZ nANA III nDl An~
ern Montana the other day, was one
of the most noted Indian scouts in
the army. He served under Miles.
Cook and Gibson on most important
campaigns.
The authorities OF Algeria gave S4O.-
500 toward fighting the grasshoppers.
In one section 5000 camels were EN-
ployed TO carry the material for burn
ing over the places where eggs had
been deposited.
The American and British govern
ments are bidding against each other
Ia the bean market. Beans are promi-
nent i'm the diet of soldiers and sailors,
and an abundant supply of them is
considered essential.
Candy has been added TO the regu-
lar ration of the American soldier.
One New York firm hia shipped more
than so tons of confectionery dur
ing the last year for the troops i'm the
Philippines. Cuba and Porto Rico.
Horses are suffering everywhere
this year. Pink eye is prevalent in
Ireland. horse sickness in South AZ
RIGA and America. Some disease is
killing Oft horses in the northwest at
an alarming rate. 4 veterinary sur
geon says the disease is rare. and is
caused by eating oats which have been
damaged by rust.
The solidified alcohol which a Ber-
lin firm has been sending out in a tin
vessel intended To serve as a pocket
lamp and stove. Is reported 10 consist
essentially of 90 per cent. of alcohol,
20 of soap and IS of water. a similar
product is readily made by dissolving
scraped tallow soap in warm alcohol
A large percentage of the present
day india-rubber dolls and other chill
dren's rubber toys are manufactured
from discarded bicycle and vehicle
tires. Germany is the home of this
class of toy-malsiug industry. and
large quantities of old rubber are con
sequently shipped there.
A French naturalist asserts that IL
the world should become birdless man
would not inhabit nine years. in spite
of all the sprays and poisons that
tOhlu DC Manufactured AOI tue ht-
struction of insects. The insects and
slugs would simply eat up our or
chards and crops.
Twelve pounds only. is the weight
of the new automatic machine gun
under experiment in the United States
army. IL fires $50 shots minute and
can be carried by one man.
President Loubet OF France says
that when his term of Office ends he
will not seek reelection, but will re-
tire 20 his old home farm, and there
end his days ia peaceful retirement.
President Burt of the Union Pacific.
mas presented the University of Wy
oming, at Laramie, with six blocks OF
valuable land just north of the pres.
cnt university grounds, and embrac
log about 20 acres.