Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-12-31
TIMELY TOPICS

TIMELY TOPICS
It will be surprising to many people to
learn that half as many men arc en-
ployed on the railroads Of this country
as are working in the entire lot Of indus
trial establishments, The railroads fur
nish employment to 1000, 900 men.
A Peruvian physician observed case
Of smallpox which at the outset threat
ened to be very severe, but quickly took
turn for the better and proved to be a
very mild case. This he attributes to
the free eating of honey by the patient,
and as he has since seen two other SINH
lar cases, he thinks he has discovered
something worthy of extended trial.
Cremation continues to win favor in
Germany. Thus the 200th case has just
been registered at Coburg, where fifty
four people have been cremated this year
alone. These two hundred cremations
have occurred since 1878, when the
furnace was first erected in Coburg, and
the cases include sixty-two inhabitants
of the duchy and 1873 foreigners-126
men, 60 women and FIVE children.
An English statistician maintains that
the daily increase OF wealth in the United
States is upward of SO, 900, 900, or
about 1888, 900, 900 year, which is one
third as much as the entire increase in
wealth of the whole of the rest of the
world. England, whose increase in
wealth is next to our own, makes only
profit on all her business of $500, 900, coo
a year, or but little over third of our
own.
In lot of bones-something over five
hundred tons-recently brought by a
New Haven schooner from Galveston,
were many of the bones of human be-
ings. 1t seems quite business is done
N shipping the bones of buffaloes, cllSs,
deer, horses and cattle from Texas for
fertilizers, and taking all the bones in;
they don't throw out those of men,
women and children ii they happen to
be gathered in.
Two cattle kings of the Pacific coast,
MeSsrs Miller and Lux, are rated at
100000 to SO, 900, 900. and were
poor men twenty years ago. They have
about 90. 600 head of cattle and 115, 900,
head of sheep, of which latter they Kill
5000 per month They own an irrigating
canal worth 81 900, 600, fences 300 miles
in length Ga fortune in itself, in Cali
fornia 600, 600 acres of land, in Nebraska
10, 600 acres and is, 900 acres of alfalfa
grass.
Near Mecklenberg. in Germany, one
may see upon the heaths and commons
numerous doc<s of geese tended by
young girls. The great birds are well
fed and constantly watched, lest any
harm should come to them. Much de-
ponds upon their perfect condition, for
the continent is largely supplied by
them with quilts In the country round
about the places where geese are raised
delicacy is prepared called goose
breasts. That part of the bird is
smoked and cured like bacon. The ma
tives think no dainty can surpass it.
A company in New Jersey is making
counterpanes and pil.ow-shams. Num-
Der one MANILA paper is used, two large
sheets being held together by small
Irvine at intervals of three or fonr inches
gummed so as to stick the sheets to-
gether where the Irvine lies. The Irvine
strengthens the paper. The margin of
the counterpart has hem, in which is.
more of the Irvine to keep it from tear
ing Beautiful designs are printed on
the upper surface of the Counterpart
and pillow shams, which make a very
neat appearance. When they become
wrinkle0 they can be made smooth by
hot fiat-irons They retail at seventy
five cents set The Counterpart can
be left on the bed when it is occupied if
so desired, and in cold weather it will
be found.a very neat and warm article
of bed clothing, since the paper will pre-.
vent the escape of heat about as well as
q wooden blanket.
The association for Improving the Con-
dition of the Poor of New York city,
gives in its last annual report some Incl
dents illustrating the wretched wages of
poor working women. In one instance
the visitor found woman who was fin