Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-08-07
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pension school teachers after 20 years or
service.
Upward of 81, 500 volumes We're added
10 the library of the British Museum
last year.
The remains of jeff Davis lie in the
receiving vault of the Army of North
ern Virginia in New Orleans.
The phonograph has made it physic-
ally possible for man to stand by his
remarks of the previous day.
A fund of 5000 has been raised in
Atlanta, Ga, for the purpose of buying
an elephant for the public park.
Donald G. Mitchell, the ak Marvel :"
of literature, is SO years old. lie has a
beautiful little home near New Haven.
Captain Crawford of Macon, Ca, has
purchased Andersonville prison, and it
will be used as club house by Grand
Army post
Alaska cost only 81, 600, 900, and the
revenue to the national treasury is ex-
pected to amount to 50, 600, 900 year for
tina next 20 years.
The new State of Idaho has about
100000 population, $1,000 square miles
of land, but less than 10000 acres are
adapted to agriculture.
Messrs. Lewis and Mccormack, own
ers of the newly discovered gold mine
at lineup, Col. are reported to be taking
$3.50, 900 day ther from.
There is a striking similarity between
the sign language used by deaf mutes
and that in vogue among the Indians of
North and South America.
Sam Jones says: IF don't get to
heaven / viii be one of the worst disap-
pointed men on earth There are many
disappointments for Samuel.
The possibility of Harvesting the pho
nograph to the telephone, so as to make
permanent record of conversation
passing over the wire, is being discussed.
The Gear, according to recent statis-
tician's calculation, is the largest private
owner of land in the world; the total is
about so, 100000 acres, about the size of
the whole of France.
In 1860 the consumption of spirits in
this country was nearly 100, ,000,000 gal
Ions, while in 1889 the quantity used was
76, ,000, 900 gallons, though the population
had more than doubled.
Zola has made half million from his
fiction. His vilest book had the largest
sale. Facts like these seem to be cer-
tificate from the public to say it does not
wish for the best in literature
Mr.. Ria Kittridge, said to be the
champion microscopic postal card writer
in the world, has succeeded in writing
the Presidents last message, consisting
of 10000 words, on a postal card
A traveller in Japan writes that the
Japanese pay more attention to personal
cleanliness than any other people in the
world High and low bAthe at least
once day and sometimes oftener.
The governor of Hong Kong reports
that the Chinese believe in vaccination
and submit without complaint to the or
deal. 1t is also thought that they believe
il wards off evil spirits and the like.
The most densely populated square
mile in the world is in the city of New
York; it is inhabited by 270,000 people,
the larger part of whom are Italians,
who speak only their native language.
If there is any woman, young or old,
in this country or any other, who has
not at some time rejected Stanley, let
her arise and say so and take an engage
ment in museum. New York World.
Professor Huxley, the eminent scien-
tist, was once stock speculator. This was
in his early youth. The exchange has
lost an Indifferent speculator, and science
gained both speculator and practical
investigator.
The largest boat oar factory in the
United States, If not in the world, is lO-
Gated in Arkansas. The oars from this
factory are shipped all over the world,
supplying the navies of England and
France as well as the United States.
Mr.. Francis G. Burnard, the editor Of
Punch, lives at Ramsgate. England,
where he is exceedingly popular. He
knows all the -choice spirits" but he
does not consort with these alone. HO
makes neighbors of all the people around
him.
A farmer in northern Maine recently
drank three bottles Of Jamaica ginger
to drive away the @blues. He after
ward went to sleep in the barn and a
COW laid down on him and broke two OF
his ribs, and he has not been able 10 do
any work since.
at the recent funeral In San Francisco
of young Edward Coogan tshot by Mr.
Kerr, enc Of the floral tributes was .
revolver of violets marked C. of Y. ID. !"
Cause Of Your Death. 1t was sent by
young woman, described as the
daughter Of wealthy business man.
| The two hotels which Waldorf Astor
has decided to build IN New York ara
not intended for transient guests, but for
rich families. such . can afford 70 pay
| 81, 900 to 8, 600 for suite Or rooms and
board. and It i believed that there arr