Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-10-13


not DO news, but it is q fact. : HGrper's
BGzGy.
1t Is estimated that $50, 600 people 90
into London by rail every day to earn
their living, and leave it again every
night.
Wires and bars are now produced di-
rect from fluid steel by pressing it out
through dies in manner. similar to
the production Of lead pipes from lead.
The honey crop for this year in San
Diego county, California. Is estimated
on good authority at 2,177. 500 pounds.
This would equal LOSS tons. or over
100 carloads.
Miss Blanche Williams. colored. who
has matriculated at Toronto Universi-
ty. is said to have passed an excellent
examination in French and German. rs
well as in English.
People like the grip-cars right well
for one reason. Cigarette smokers
can't stand on tho front platform and
fill the car with their vile flavor of
burning paper. CinciHnatl Enquirer.
1t Is learned from the Sanitary Aclcs
that carbolic acid sold for disinfecting
purposes Is adulterated until but 5 per
cent of its active principle remains,
while there should be at least 85 per
cent
Two young Philadelphia sportsmen
were recently treed for whole day up
In Potter County by a bear, which, as
was afterward found out, was perfect
" tame-an escaped pet; but they paid
$50 for the privilege Of shooting it
AFrench scientist who says he has
investigated 5,400 shocks of earth
quakes attributes them, like the tides,
to the influence of the sun and moon.
The interior sea of fire, he argues, is
subject to the same laws as tho surface
sea of water.
When the ropes with which oil wells
are drilled are worn out they still have
their uses. They are purchased by junk
dealers. thoroughly cleansed of oil and
reduced to pulp. which forms the
basis of the heavy paper of which flour
sacks and wrapping paper are made.
In preparing to play the part Of a
boy in her new play. The Trump =
Mrs. Langtry is said to rehearse sever
al hours every day In pantaloons ito
get the hang of 'em, and yet she is be-
lieved to have worn them continuously
! during her sojourn with Mr.. Langtry.
The Pail Mall Gazette, referring to
the deposing of Bret Harte as Ameri-
can Consul at Glasgow, says it is q
standing joke with him and his friends
that the last time be went there he in
quired what place it was when the train
arrived, and it was notorious that he
seldom went there.
The internal heat of the earth, is be-
ing Investigated by the German Gov
/ ernment. A shaft sunk at Schlade-
bach has penetrated about 1866 feet
under ground, believed to be the great
est depth yet reached by boring. At
this point the earth's temperature is
l2O degrees Fahrenheit
An English naturalist recommends
the importation of the blue titmouse in
| to this country to devour the worms
and caterpillars, He mistakes the
country's need. It is an animal that
viii devour the English sparrow which
was brought here to do the work for
which the titmouse is recommended.
A new method Of dressing wounds,
by which their healing is said to be
hastened and the pain made to disap-
pear al once. has been brought into mo-
tice by French surgeon. 1t consists
in the application OF congresses wet
with decoction Of thirty parts Of val
erian root in 1, 900 parts OF water 1t is
expressly stated that the treatment is
of no avail in deep wounds.
Pottery was discovered. Grant Allen
suggests, by accident. A savage car
| ried some water in calabash-the
hard shell Of q tropical fruit-when it
occurred to him TO smear the outside
with clay and put the calabash itself
over the fire. This he did. the water
boiled, and upon removing the calabash
he found it incased and protected by q
hard, red, stone-lfke substance.
Something akin to q mirage may Of
ten be seen at Lake Griffin, Fla. If
one looks north across the lake, from
the south. as a rainstorin is approach
ing from either north or south. be VIII
see the timber and other objects at the
| north end stand ont in bold relief as If
they were in the middle of the lake and
half the distance they really are away.
The change is striking and nnaccount-
able
a piece Of evidence in o. Qnebec
breach-of-pfomise case was cuif with
an offer Of marriage written on ii. One
night, while the defendant was hold
| ing the plaintiff hand and whispering
fervid words. he popped the question
in manuscript on the smooth linen at
her wrist. She was sentimental or
shrewd enough to keep that article out
Of the wash, and now il is Of practical
value.
Louis Antoine lie Bourienne. Napo-
Icons private secretary. says in his
published book: Among the private
/ Instructions which Bonapirte gave me-
one was very curious During the
night. be said. enter my chamber IS
seldom IS possible Do not awake me
when you have any good news % COM
municate; with that there IS no hurry.