Wichita eagle., 1889-04-11
DIVERSE TOPICS.

THE extraction of camphor from the tree
totally destroys its growth. and it was owing
to this fact that the custom once prevailed
in japan that when a person removed the
camphor, another tree was Immediately
planted in the stead of that one from which
the gum had been removed.
LARGE numbers of the Angora goats Of
Nevada are being sent to San Francisco for
conversion into mutton So long as their
wool brought seventy cents per pound it
paid to raise them, but now that it has fallen
to twenty-eight cents, it is more profitable
to sell them for the Shambles.
LORD CHIEF JUSTICE ELLENBoRoUGH once
came rushing out from a debate in the
House of Lords and ran against the Prince
of Wales, for which he apologized. 81 beg
your Royal Highness' pardon, but l am re-
sponsible to my Creator for the use of my
time, and LORD Darnley is speaking"
MRS. d. c. BLooMER, who lives at Council
Bluffs, comes forward at this late day to
deny that she was the inventor of the Pc
cuhar costume which for so many years has
borne her name, though she admits that she
was the first to wear it in public when she
delivered lecture In Chicago on woman's
rights.
up to January 1, 10000 California excursion
tickets were sold in 1887, representing
81, 100000 profit to the transcontinental rail-
roads alone. This does not include the first
class and second-class, or emigrant, single.
trip tickets that have been largely sold,
which are estimated as increasing the num-
Der Of tickets to 100000 for the year.
THE United States Senate has expressed
its appreciation of the life and services of
the late Fish Commissioner Baird by pass
ing bill appropriating $4,000 for the cree
ton of a bronze statue of the scientist 1t
is provided in the bill that the statue shall
be placed in front of the National Muse
UNI, and the Regents of the Smithsonian
Institution are charged with the supervision
of the work.
THE stenographers Of America have had
made beautiful gold medal which will be
presented to Isaac Pittman, the inventor of
the present system of stenography Last
year was Mr.. Pittman's jubilee year as an
author and publisher, and the stenographers
thought it fit to honor him in this way.
There are now over 10000 stenographers
in this country. In 1910 there were not half
a dozen.
CUPID has been etectually boycotted in
Waupaca, Wis. The young ladies forswore
accepting as escorts any young men who
drink, and the young men retalated by
agreeing not to seek the society of any
young lady who can not make good bread
and coffee, broil steak, and abstain from
chewing gum. Matters are in very
strained condition and it is thought some
thing must soon give way.
FROM studies upon the relation which the
annual rings bear to the age Of trees, it has
been concluded that they are only an ap-
and not certainly correct in
dex Of age. Any agency operating to pro-
duce alternate periods of rest and activity
in the growth of the tree serves to deter
mine their formation. In cold climates the
number Of rings more nearly serves to indi-
cate the age of the trees than in warm
climates.
ONE Sunday evening, says Barnum, en-
tered the Church of the Messiah Rev. Rob
ert Collyer, pastor, and quietly took back
seat, only to find the keen, clear eyes of the
preacher fixed upon me and to hear his reso-
lant voice announce: Il see p T. Barnum in
| back pew of this church. and invite him to
'ome forward and take a seat in nv family
Dew. Mr.. Barnum always gives me good
eat in his circus. and want to give him as
good in my church"
THE night school for convicts, lately start
ID in New Jersey State Prison, is produc-
ng good results. One of the scholars has
tarted dictionary in his cell. When he
lears a new word he writes it down on a
lip of paper. He then asks deputy keep
II what it means. He writes down the
meaning opposite the word and files the
lip on hook in his cell. In the evening
he studies these slips for an hour or two.
lis unique dictionary now consists of about
90 words