Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-11-22

Truth, say that tho twenty eight dukes,
thirty three marouiscs and two hundred
Darls Of the house OF lords have received
from the taxpayers Of Great Britain since
1850 tho aggregate sum OF e60, 900, 900
and odd-in round numbers about $780,,
900, 600.
It Is said that the great desert tract in
Northern Africa into which it Ii pro-
posed TO turn the waters Of the Medifer-
ranean was formerly an estuary Of that
sea, from which IL was detached BY
some commissions Of nature Traces OF
the old water-courses have been found,
and the surveyors h I've been able to fol-
low them for long distances.
Notwithstanding the complaints
about the decline Of ship-building in the
United States. it appears that twenty
two thousand men are employed in that
industry, beside the 1900, 900 that are
connected with railroad transportation.
The value 81 vessels built yearly is about
$40, 000, 900, and $22. 900, 600 is invested
~ capital by the ship-buiIders.
No less than o hundred aud seventy
three inventions Of car-couplers were
brought to the notice Of the Massachu-
eetts railroad commission at recent
meeting They were all intended to en-
able cars TO be connected or detached
with safety to the limbs and lives Of the
railroad men. Macy hundreds of such
devices have been patented within the
last few years, but it appears that oil the
desirable features have not yet been met
In recent experiment at Paris several
Thousand copies Of q newspaper were
struck off in q press driven by steam gem
Grated by solar heat To effect this the
suns rays are concentrated by a reflector,
which moves so as to keep them TO-
cussed upon a vertical boiler, the heat
being 50 great as to produce steam. The
heat Of the sun has been thus util-
lied before, but this is the first instance
n which printing press has been run
by this agency.
II is said the greatest industry in New
York is that Of making aud selling mems
clothing There are about 800 establish
ments devoted to the business in that
city, with total capital of nearly $780,
900, 900, employing so, 600 operatives.
and paying about SIS, 900, 900 q year in
wages. OF course, this does not include
those who manufacture the cloth used.
Coats, vests and trousers made In New
York are worn in every State and Terri
tory Of the Union.
The London Lance tsays great power of
mind implies also great weakness under
certain conditions The marvel is not
that great minds so often become de-
. ranged, but that they so often escape
arrangements Sleeplessness means not
only unrest but starvation OF brain.
Physiological rccuperation and rest are
the same thing. Sleep is simply
physiological rest. It is curious to note
how seepless patient will set to work
with all calmness Of intelligent sanity to
commit suicide.
The British frigate shannon, which
fought the great sea-duel with the
American ship Chesapeake, in 1873 on
which OCCASION the immortal Captain
Lawrence met his death, his last injunc-
ton being the memorable words, = Don't
give up the ship Is now lying peace
fully in New York harbor, loading pc
troleum for England. Long ago she was
reconstructed for the merchant service,
but her hull is substantially the same to-
day as II was eighty-four years ago, the
date of her birth on her launching.
The progress of the newspaper press
il tho United States has been wonder
full In 1898 the number Of journals has
increased to S6S, having an annual