Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-05-16
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

TOPICS OF THE DAY, III,
An information ] exhibition of met -
i work is to be held next year at !" \.
Germany. 1t will be held =
n the new museum building, and will -
contain specimens of the art of the
,ilversmith and the worker in brass
and copper, together with the machi- u
nery and appliances used in the max e
IN Of iewelry and metal work The :
ovbibition will be open from the mid {
die Of June to the end Of September.
General Butler has the faculty, that ,
e also attributed to De Lesscps the
French engineer, Of going to sleep
whenever he desires to, regardless OF
time. place or circumstances. Sleep !
with him is as much matter OF VIII I
mower as writing, or walking or talk
ipc.andit is said that he can wake hlm-
selfup whenever he wants to. He LOOKS
at his watch, finds that he has fifteen
minutes unoccupied. shuts his eyes
takes a nap and wakes up at the end
Of the time as promptly as if had an
alarm clock beside him.
The Honeymoon is the attractive
title Of a new journal started in Brus-
sels It's lauaable purpose is to pro
note matripionv in Belgium. The
editor annou4ces that ne mas Se'"'eo
the co-operat tion of an eNperien'g"
roroalooist whose business it will be
to find illust rious ancestors ior ''o,'
no tbinl, thpir matrimonial prospects
r.o,,d no enhanced thereby 1t Will
probably fill IA much ieit want ''s
tho naroa is luminous Of very brief
career.
A recent report from the commlS-
sioper Of pensions to congress shows
that the widows or other dependents
Of twenty-eight general officers have
been pensioned since 1861, at the ra''
Of $50 a month. Four presidential
widows have been pensioned at S9'oo'
| year. Forty-three widows OF o'le
dependene,-- o'gvneral officers nav
/, heen pensioneda Al $40 a month unde
I the general pension laws. Twent,
one widows Of officers Of the nay
d and marine corps have been pension'
is at $50 month by special acts.
> Mr.. chamberlain, president OF t
English board Of trade, is maxi
: great efforts tsesffparhament pas
s,.-.s's.' ,s.G fSs-thre the stest gt SEA
GE~{ng iptell st making powerful
PoslSaD. 4lIe there are m
N ia.. 8, H.. Ss.sslisa ,ss,a ed in :,a@a
r poorly Of bad material, and in an ups
h worthy condition, and against tn
a. Mr.; Chamberlain would guard
# public
E The employment of pipes made h
r by stea4. or heated air and plac
/ underground to force plants is by ]
q means a new idea. French vine-dres
q ers have practiced it with success. II
Q usual plan being to run the hot pip,
. under ground and at intervals rIsjn
TO the surface to heat the air. Bl
now come reports about the success
1ul experiments of Signor Cirio. VIII
has utilized the hot springs of Aqui b
circulating their waters in pipes lai
under the soil. This water bv N
way IS brought from the baths of th
town. the gardens being in convenien
proximity to the bathing establish
ment In these gardens are force,
asparagus culture and other marke
vegetables. 1t is also reported tbat
japanese agriculturists propose te
utilize the hot springs of Toxic in 4
similar manner.
A Wholesale tobacco dealer claim
that cigarette smoking is diving ont
and that 100000 less cigarettes
were sold in 1888 than in 1882. lie
says: The taste of the American
smoker is improving, and | find the
better grade of cigars sells more rapid-
ly than the common ones. This means
fine grade of domestic cigars. The
manufacture increases and the imnor-
tations are at a standstill, or if any-
thing, slightly decreasing. New York
is the centre of the cigar-making trade
She has nearly 1000 factories and
turns out 1,000,000000 cigars a wears
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Illinois rank.
after New York. There were made in
this country last year 3,17786O,95 +
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