Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-06-10

Europe's population, $50, 100000.
Great Britain's debt, &S,492. .0Oo, 900.

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Great Britain's debt, &S, 40, 900, 900.
The Teutonic (565.0s feet long) is the
longest steamship.
The big ocean steamships use 400
pounds Of coal minute.
Paris has 600 miles of streets, 200 miles
being bordered with trees.
There are now 1888 newspapers in
the United States and Canada.
Private houses of more than 72 feet
high are prohibited in Berlin since 1881.
According to the last census there are
over so, 600 houses in the city of Boston.
In the city Of Berlin, with popula-
ton of 1875 800, there are but 20,S0o
dwelling houses.
The fire proof safe is not very old In.
stitution. The first one was made In
1929 by type founder.
Sixty years ago the aggregate wealth
of the United States was only 81 ,0vO, ,00O,-
600; now il is $55, ,20O, 900, 900.
Statistics show that eight times as
many murders are committed in Italy as
in any other European country.
At woolwich Arsenal is the largest
anvil. 1t weighs 600 tons. and the block
upon which it rests weighs 10S tons.
There are 90 monarchies and 25 repub-
lies in the civilized world to-day. Six
teen republics are in South America.
The people of this country use three
times as much writing paper as those OF
any other nation, in proportion 10 their
number.
Within the Antarctic Circle there has
never been found Towering plant. In
the Arctic regions there are 782 different
species of flowers.
Statistics show that 500, 900, 900 Of the
human race wear clothing, 250,000, 900
habitually go without clothes, and 700,-
000, 900 only cover portions of the body.
The States which in 1892 will take part
in Presidential election for the first
time are North Dakota, South Dakota,
Montana, Washington, Idaho. and Wyo-
ming.
1t is a mistake to suppoHfhat polar re-
search has cost enormously in human
life. Despite all the great disasters, "a
out of every 100 explorers have returned
alive.
More than 81, 900 families of Berlin live
in dwellings of one room. About one
tenth of the population of the city are
driven to take up their abode In cellars
underground.
The largest ship canal in Europe In the
great North Holland Canal, from Amster-
dam to Helder, 81 miles; completed in
1926; 1876 feet wide at water surface, 81
feet wide at bottom; depth 20 feet.
In Delaware only in 100 flogged at the
public whipping post appears for sec
ond dose, while 81 per cent Of those sent
to Jail for similar crimes appear again be-
fore two years.
Chocolate is used in the interior OF
South America for a currency, as are
cocoanuts and eggs. Norway even now
uses corn for coin. In India cakes of tea
pass as currency. and in China pieces OF
silk.
The father of shoemaking in this coun-
try is said to have been one Abraham
Lowering, who came over in the May
flower, bringing with him a number of
pelts to be worked into footwear for the
colonists.
Chicago's area is a little more than
160.57 square miles, Philadelphia's 77.65
square miles. Chicago is probably the
largest city in the world. The area OF
London is 121 square miles; of New
York, Al.
The superintendent of the money order
department in the Chicago postofiice
says that young women are equal TO men
In the positions they fill. They are swift
workers, competent, reliable, and do not
lose their tempers.
The largest grape vine in the world is
that growing at Oys, Portugal, which has
been bearing since 1902. It's maximum
yield was in 1884, in which year 1t pro
duced a sufficient quantity of grapes to
make 1853 gallons of wine.
There are seven varieties of money
used in the United States, exclusive OF
fractional silver. They are gold coin,
silver coin, gold certificates, silver coin
certificates, silver bullion certificates,
greenbacks, and national bank notes.