Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-05-05

OF insane - GEe4bNct Al new Eu4I0UU,
while the increase has been most rapid
in the Western States. In the State Of
New York there are thirty-tive institu-
tions for the care of these unfortunate
people, accommodating II, 343 patients.
while it is said there are 1, 200 provided
for at home.
Porpoise fishing promises to become
one of the principal industries on the
New Jersey coast The experiment made
last fall at Cape May proved 50 success
full that the facilities there were greatly
increased and other porpoise fisheries
will be established in both Cape May and
Atlantic counties. At first porpoises
were caught for the skin and blubber
alone, the carcasses being thrown away
or in few instances used as fertilizers.
From the blubber is extracted a very fine
oil, while the skin makes superior
quality of leather. Some time last fall
it was discovered that porpoise flesh was
savory to the taste, and it soon became
popular as an article of food and was in
great demand. The juicy red meat,
which is taken from beneath layer of
fat next to the skin, is pronounced by
epicures to be more palatable than any
porterhouse steak ever cooked. In APP
pearance il resembles beef, but is more
solid and of finer grain and very tender
Some persons say that it tastes like VEN
ison. and that there is nothing of the
fishv taste about it. Last fall New York
fish dealers offered two cents per pound
for the carcasses, but they will command
much higher figure next summer.
The Chicago Times asserts that ''the
last quarter of a century has been Pc
Rod in which history has been made with
unexampled rapidity-that is. vast events
in dense masses have been developed.
Rarely in any other period of equal
length, save perhaps in the career of Ma
poleon Bonaparte, has so much occurred,
and which has been so gigantic in the
dimensions of the respective units, or so
potent in influences on the destiny of the
nations. Within that period many of
the most mighty changes of modern
times have taken place. In 1861, Russia
emancipated her %, 900, 900 serfs, and
the same year in this country, commenced
conflict one of whose results was the
freeing of nearly 1900, 900 slaves held
later, the comparatively insignificant
state of Prussia commenced series of
aggressive movements against Schleswig-
Holstein, which ended in the expulsion
of Austria from the German confedera-
ton and the creation of the German en-
pire-the mightiest product of the CEN
fury. There were also the Russo Turkish
and Franco Prussian wars. each of which
made material changes in the map of
Europe and radically modified the con-
dition of at least one great empire.
Kangarooing is the most exciting
sport in Australia, and is one of the
most exciting in the world. Large
meets arc organized, parties of from
twenty to thirty joining in these hunts.
They ride to the kangaroo grounds, and
as soon as an animal is sighted the two
dogs are released md the horses are given
their heads. If the Australian horse is
well up in his business, and if you let
him take you instead of you trying to
take him. he will carry you safely, avoid.
ing trees and underbrush. A good,
strong kangaroo will give you long
chase, and very often the dogs cannot
follow him. In this case, when the
horseman gets up to the kangaroo he
takes of his stirrup and strap and knocks
the animal over the head, which effectu-
ally stuns him. He is then killed and
skinned. The hind quarters are given
to the dogs. It is good enough for
eating, but too strong to be palatable to
those of delicate taste. The tail, on
the contrary. is considered delicious
when made into soup. The average size
of kangaroo is about three and a half
feet high, but the old man kangaroo is
often six feet, and is very fierce when
cornered; he has even been known to
rip men open with a single blow from
one of his hind legs.
The New York Constant Current Stor-
age Battery company, for the frst time
makes it possible for man to 60 and buy
his electric light by the pound, and take
it home with him. For S. you can buy
little box about the size of q thick
pocketbook and weighing little more
than half pound. This box is hcrmeti-
cally closed and may be carried round in
the pocket. Two wires project from it.
With the box comes little incandescent
lamp about the size of a horse chestnut.
Attach the two wires to the lamp and for
four hours you have pure and steady
light equal TO about three candles or half
q gas light: at the end of that time the
lamp goes out because the battery is ex-
hausted. Then you can take il back to
the company's Office and get it refilled at
cost of twelve cents. If instead of