Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-06-07

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Artificial ice can be manufactured, SO
it is said. at retail cost of about s. per
ton, or 40 cents per 100 pounds.
A little girl in the Sunday school at
Quincy, Mass, when asked what mis-
sionary was, replied: "A missionary is
man who comes around to get our
money.
Henry Warren, who sells newspapers
on the Derby railroad between New
Haven end birmingham, Conn. and who
is now in his cighty-second year. is cut
ting his third set of teeth
More than forty thousand Jews have
been expelled from Russia in the last
eighteen months. The Jews receive
orders to leave the empire within fixed
time--generally a month-and when the
time comes, off they must go.
A Chinese univ. rsity has been incor-
porated in New York. The institution
will be wide in scope, embracing philan-
thropy, literature, science and religion.
A dozen savans from China are expected
to take charge of it.
The largest tree in the world, accord
ing 60 statistics lately published by the
Italian government, is a chestnut stand
ing at the foot of Mt. Etna The cir
cHmference of the main trunk at go feet
from the ground is 1912 feet.
The deepest well in the world is soon
to be dug in the environs of London. 1t
will be nearly 800 feet deep, and will
be furnished with stairs and be illumi-
mated. The object of the well is to en-
able the students to observe the various
geological strata.
Mr.. Petrie has dug up at Kahun, for
merly known as Illahun, what probably
is the oldest will in existence. 1t con-
sists OF settlement made by Sekhenrew
in 1850 Il. c., or 4,440 years ago. 1t is
unexpectedly similar in form to modern
documents Of the sort.
Young Japs are regarded by American
naval officers as the best kind of servants
on shipboard. They are marvels of neat
ness, intelligence, obedience, and cour-
tesy. Some Japs of excellent position at
home are performing such services ON
American men. .of-war.
The American Hebrew says that the
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from Jaffa to Jerusalem IL one that is
greatly agitating the people of Palestine
at the present time. Full surveys have
been made by competent engineers, who
report favorably regarding the project.
The increase of capacity in the Suez
Canal, resulting from the use of electric
light for night passages, is equivalent to
widening the canal from its present bot
tom width of % meters to 32 meters-an
operation which would cost at least
$40, ,000,0 900.
The population of Ireland continues to
decline, and appears to have dropped
some $4,000 in number during the past
year. The lowest point in this present
century has now been reached; its zenith
was in 1S45, when there were $3.50, 900.
The estimate for to day is $500, 900.
The population Of Africa, according to
the estimate of Stanley and other trav-
elers, is nearly $50, 900, 900. OF these, no
less than 100000 live in the Soudan,
and no missionary has ever set foot in
this vast region. There are 800 distinct
languages in Africa, and $40 have never
been reduced to writing.
In the year 100 there was but news
paper in the United States. In 1870
there were 5,s71; this year there are 49,
319, the total for the United States and
Canada being II, 107. In 1870 there were
but 1900 periodicals printed in the
whole world. Now, however, there are
In the United States alone 12,701
weeklies, 1893 mothlies, and 1854
dailies.
Parisians were lately treated to rare
effect Of mirage. The Eiffel tower was
seen surmounted by an inverted image
of itself, vertical in the heavens and
looking like duplicate continuation Of
the real structure. The base of the
image lost itself in the upper mist, while
behind the tower was a low cloud which
cleaned like silver. The sun was shin
ing across the haze to the left Of the
tower and contributed an additional eff
feet of light and shadow.