Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-02-02
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

The replanting of forests in north
western India has already made itself
benetcially felt. according to Sir G.
Birdwood. in increasing the rainfall of
various districts.
'rhe deficit of the last worlds ex-
position in Paris was upward of So
100000, and that of Vienna, in 1873,
was over 100000. The Philadel-
phia fair. in 1876. was the only one
since that of London, in 1852, that
paid expenses.
Just now there seems to be fancy
among fashionable people to use owls
stuffed owls-as ornaments to set on
the tops of bookcases or other suitable
places. Common owls stuffed sell at
So to So each, white owls at SIS to
$40. A New Y ork dealer says: al
have been cleaned out of owls entire
ly, the demand has been so large of
late, and have several untitled orders
from Chicago still on hand"
Those who like Goldfish needn't 60
hungry this winter. unless they are
extremely poor. The catch of Goldfish
this year has been enormous. In fact,
such huge quantity was brought
home from the banks that it has
proved disastrous to the fishermen and
owners of fishing vessels. On every
quintal of fish (ll2 pounds) coming to
Boston, rs the central market of the
United States, the curer loses, on the
average, 81.
The use of arsenic is alarmingly on
the increase. The researches of Dr.
Draper and Profs. Wood and Austen
show that it is extensively employed
in wall papers, textile fabrics. writing
and printing paper, candles, toys. con-
fectionery, playing cards, theatre tic
ketS, rubber balloons and balls, sweet
bands of hats, paper collars. and bed
hangings, and in amounts sufficient to
cause sickness and even death. Prof.
Austen recommends law prohibiting
its use in all materials consumed or
employed in the household.
Wherever business lethargy and in
dustrial weakness prevail, the news
paper, says the New York Monthly
Union. becomes a powerful factor in
rousing the dormant energies of the
people to renewed activity. The news
paper better than any other medium
of communication draws the attention
of the outside world to the agricul-
tural, manufacturing or other advan-
tages of the region wherein it circu-
lates. Numerous newspapers in
community are the best evidence of
that community's intelligence and
prosperity.
Mankind has trick Of extermina-
ting what it most prizes, and seems
very likely to clear the pretty little
edelweiss blossom out of Europe. The
quantity of plants and flowers shipped
annually is almost incredible, and vast
numbers are also carried off by tourists.
Nurserymen ON the other side have
taken to cultivating the edelweiss, but
it does not take kindly to civilization,
and grows dwarfish and feeble under
artificial conditions. "Why cannot we
take up the raising of this much priz-
ed plant, and supply Europe2'' Asks
an American paper.
The United States leads the world
n its use Of the electric telegraph. The
number of American telegraph offices
in 1882 was 1897. and the number of
kilograms forwarded during the year
was 40.58l,177. The number of tele-
graph offices in Great Britain and
Ireland in 1882 was STAT, the number
Of kilograms forwarded being 49, 67,-
029. Germany had 10,803 offices, the
number of kilograms forwarded being
1882, 173.. France had 6,319 offices.
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