Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-07


An exchange correctly saws that 30
town can live and prosper and grow that
does nor contain live business men who
advertise their goods. Show us town
that i without this class Of men, and We
will show you q town where trade is dull,
where the people complain Of hard times.
and here enterprise is almost entirely
wanting"
An agricultufist at Oakland, Cal, is
making determined effort to introduce
the cultivation Of tea in that State. He
has over 2, 900 tea plants il very fhriv-
ing condition, and when they arrive at
the age Of four years he viii obtain
japanese labor and pick and cure. He
has also number of camphor trees that
are growing well.
In this country the losses by the burn
ing OF buildings and their contained
property are about one hundred millions
OF dollars per annum. and the losses of
lumber by the burning of forests are es-
tlmated at three hundred millions year.
~; in all, four hundred millions of dol
lars. Gould these enormous losses be
stopped, the country would soon grow
very rich.
By means Of simple and conveniently
worked device Of cooled spring. an Eng
lish inventor has succeeded in dispensing
with the need Of driving sewing machines
BY hand or foot; few turns OF handle
winds up sufficient power to keep ma
chine going at full speed over an hour.
It is completely under control as to the
rate Of stitching and stopping, and can
be applied TO any existing machine at
moderate cost.
John B. Cough, in recent interview,
expressed the opinion that of ell temper
ance societies the Woman's Christian
Union is doing more good work than any
of the others. There is less drinking and
drunkenness now than there has ever
been, and public sentiment is moving in
favor Of prohibition. The work in this
country, however, is not to be compared
to the work in England. All over the
United Kingdom the temperance work
ers are making rapid strides, and there
IRE 5000, 900 total abstainers there.
DIR. Pehl, Of St. Petersburg. claims to
have made the important discovery that
motion destroys the impurities of water.
At atest when water was brought into
rapid motion for an hour BY means of
centrifugal machine the number OF de-
veloping germs was reduced by ninety
per cent Further experiments will show
# this destruction of germs is due to the
motion Of the mass of water or TO mole
cular motion. If this discovery of DR..
Pehl be confirmed. it will become posi-
bic to destroy bacteria and render water
comparatively pure simply by passing it
through centrifugal machine.
A scientific naturalist. who has made
the subject matter of careful investi-
ton, says: IF man ate as much in
proportion to his size as a spider, a man
weighing $50 pounds would require the
whole OF fat steer for breakfast, the
dose repeated with the addition of
half dozen well-fattened sheep for din
ner, and two bullocks, eight sheep and
four hogs for supper, and then as
lunch. before going to his club banquet,
be would indulge in about four barrels
Dffrcsh fish. . When that point of develop
ment is reached, suggests the Graphic.
It s probable that boarding houses will
20 ut of style.
An old proverb says "A little learning
is a dangerous thing" But many
things indicate that too much learning
is quite as dangerous as too little. Every
lay the scientists are discovering dis
ease and death lurking in the common
est articles Of our daily use and surround
ngs. Poison stares at us from our wal;
paper; malaria is hidden in our carpets
and mattresses; tea and co fee are the
aeadIiest Of drugs, and, in short. moth
ing is safe of all the articles of food we
eat or drink. Perhaps in many of these
Eases the other proverb is better
\" Where ignorance is bliss, " etc.
1t is question which has often been
asked, without bringing forth any salts
factory answer, :. Why Is the king of
The BeIgians SO interested in Africa"
What is the secret Of this interestg'' 1t
IS said that some such question was re-
cently put to the king himself. His
answer was, You know that God took
away from me my son. my only son, aud
then he laid Africa on my heart ! am
aot spending the revenue Of Belgium
upon i, but my own private resources;