Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-11-10

Mechanical dentistry Is recommended
By Philadelphia dentist as q suitable
and profitable employment for women.
lie refers only to the manufacture Of sets
Of artificial teeth, which requires careful
and delicate manipulation, and not 20
surgical operations in the mouth.
There are ), 200 square miles Or coal
fields in Alabama almost equal TO half
the coal area Of Great Britain. Very
little coal has been taken from these vast
beds, none being exported from the State I
Il Is thought large quantities could be
proftabiv sent to the countries Of Central
and South America, which take nearly
81, 900, 900 worth Of bituminous coal
yearly from England. Alabama should
be able to supply those countries more
cheaply than can the more distant coal
x-ines OF Great Britain.
The cost of running a theatre in New
York Is placed by leading manager at
90, 500 week, which is rather below
than over the average. Speaking of six
teen theatres now In operation IN that
city, this manager says they pay the ac-
tors $14, 400 week; stage hands, $3.50;
six scene painters. $40; sixteen prompt
ers. 500; sixteen property men. $40;
band, $4,000; total SO, $40. To pay
these alone $1.2l4 week is required in
each house, and rent, lights, advertising
and other needfUl expenses viii run the
cost up TO fully double that sum.
Some idea Of the extent to which
opium eating has been carried on in this
country may be gained from the records
of the San Francisco custom house. When
it became known that the duty on the
drug was to be raised from So to
$40 pound the California dealers
brought in several million dollars worth,
and as the supply exceeded the demand.
it had TO be stored away in various
banks and warehouses. Recently that
which came in under the old rate was
nearly exhausted, and the first shipment
under the new, consisting of 131 cases,
Melted the government in the way of du-
ties $50, 900.
In every part Of the country the rail-
roads have been much troubled by the
rank growth of weeds on and near to
their tracks, which have cost them a
great deal of money and trouble to
eradicate. A Western road is trying q
continuance devised to destroy these
weeds, and which promises to prove
quite successful. II consists Of two iron
pipes projecting on each side of the en-
CINE in front The exhaust steam is con-
Quoted into these pipes instead of into
the smoke-stack, and the steam and gas
are thereby thrown out close to the track
in front of the engine on each side. It
kills weeds and grass for two feet on
each side of the track.
The Japanese appear to be determined
TO render themselves, as far as possible,
independent Of foreign countries. They
have, says the Pharmaceutical journal, es-
tabl:shed in Toxic factory for the pro-
duction Of pharmaceutical chemicals on
a large scale. A company with capital
of about e4O, 900 has been formed for
this purpose. OF this amount the gov
eminent has contributed one-half free of
interest for twenty years, beside making
a free grant of land and erecting the
necessary buildings. A similar company
is taking up the utilization of the waste
sake from the native bleweries in the
manufacture of alcohol. and the manu-
facture of bleaching powder on large
scale has been commenced.
The matter of holding permanent
exhibition in New York is being dis
cussed. In his address at the opening of
the American Institute Fair recently,
Honorable Abram S. Hewitt declared
that New York should have great ex-
hibition. located in Central Park, and
kept open six months in every year.
Since then the press has taken up the
subject, and the drift Of public senti-
ment seems tending toward 4 permanent
exposition, kept open the year round, to
be located in one of the new parks.
where splendid geological and botanical
gardens could be maintained in connec-
ion with grand exhibits of mechanical
and other industries, forming a splendid
peoples college, always available for
the amusement and instruction Of the
community.
There are many unsupported ways in
which farm animals, wild animals and in
scots spread diseases. A curious instance
IS given IN the Medical and Surgical Re-
porter Of viIlage in which one person in
each of several families was suddenly
found to be suffering from consumption
of the lungs or tubercular phthisis Upon
investigation it was found that the dis
ease hid been spread through the village
BY means Of spring chickens sold therein
from private hospital near BY where