The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-10-05
CURRENT TOPICS.

In lsaly bread and sugar cost ABOUT
thrice what they do in England.
The worlds production of lead
amounted in 1S9s to 900 tons.
A Spanish bullfighter's fee for
special performance is about $1,000.
Col. Henry Peyton, on the staff of
Gen. II. +. Lee, is dead in st. Louis.
Big crabs are found in India. Some
of them measure two feet in length.
The skin of elephant Charlie. killed
in Crystal palace, London, weighed a
ton.
In Spain the infants face is swept
with a pine bcugh to bring good
luck.
In Ireland a belt of woman's hair
is placed about the child 10 keep
harm away.
A 100000 yarn mill is to be erected
near Talladega, Ala. IL viii have 90
600 spindles.
A New York florist says that the
lily of the valley is poisonous. and its
stem should not be placed in the
mouth.
The total quantity of diamonds
found in 1895 in the Transvaal was
22.s43 cara;s, valued at e43,73O (S2i2,-
$1,000.
The army death rate is lower in
Great Britain than in any other coun-
try In France IL is nearly six times
as high.
The emperor of Austria always
used to send the late king of Italy
annually n present OF 100000 picked
Virginia cigars.
Kansas mas two head Of cattle, one
hog. onc-third of horse, and one
fifth of a sheep for every man, woman
and child in the state.
Fort Marion, in Florida. is the old
est fort in the United States. II was
built in 1865. of logs. but has since
often been remodeled.
The German emperor has been
known 60 change lis costume II
times I'm rs hours. His wardrobe con-
tains more than 1000 suits.
A nugget of zinc found recently
weighs exactly a ton. IL is a beau
tiful object. being covered with
cubes of pink spar and galena.
Forty years ago Japan had only
coastiag vessels. Now il has several
steamship companies, the largest Of
which runs thirty-three vessels.
The tube of a twelve-inch gun has
fifty spiral grooves, inside, which
cause the shot to revolve IS times per
second as it rushes through the air
The Turkish mother loads her child
with amulets. and a small bit OF mud.
stepped in hot water. prepared by
previous charms, is stuck on its fore
head.
Mobile beats Birmingham in popu-
lation by the slim margin of fifty
four. The new census gives Mobile
a population of 3s,4Go and Hirming-
ham 3s,415.
Three million more years is the
limit of human life on earth. Or
such, at least, is the computation
recently made by DIR. T. ]. j. See,
astronomer of the naval observatory
at Washington.
Pope Leo XIII. owns a pearl left
20 him by his predecessor on the
throne of ST. Peter which is worth
100000. and the chain of 30 pearls
owned by the Empress Frederick is
estimated Mt $4,000.
All the English railways have now
agreed TO carry $50 pounds OF bag
gage for each frst-class passenger
free of charge, 100 pounds second
class and 100 pounds and 60 pounds
respectively, as previously.
L.t sws a..
America about 1850 by Louis Kos
suth. The army campaign hat and
the Rough Rider hat had their origin
in a Tyrolean hat that was brought
here by an American traveller.
IL is reported that the German
troops proceeding TO China are being
furnished with coats and boots lined
with catsisin. IL is no doubt wise
measure of precaution against the
possible rigors OF a winter campaign.
In Mauritius they make tea of the
leaves of an orchid. la Peru they
drink mate, tea made from native |
species of holly. The 4 oyssinians
make tea from the leaves of catha
cdulis, which has strong stimulating |
qualities.
A novel exhibit at the Paris expo |
siiion is complete set OF bed hang |
inga from Madagascar made from the |
silk OF the halabe. which is an enor-
nous aud ferocious female spider.
The entire population of the globe |
is upward Of 1,4OO,0OO.0OO. OF whom
35.214,00o die every year, o6,4s0 every
day, 1920 every hour, 167 every min
ute and 1 and a fractio every second
An officer in the Austrian army
In Vienna has invented balloons
which will 1oat both men and horses
across a river. They are TO be fas'
tened TO the belts around the men
sn1 the harness of the horses. '