The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-26
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 Five million cans of tomatoes were put up in this country last year. It is not so very long ago that the Hove apples" were not considered fit to eat.
 Congress needs bill clerk. Tn the act to provide for a. government build ing in Chicago the secretary of the treasury is directed to sell the old build ing to the lowest bidder.
 Dean Hole declares that for one silly young woman there are fifty silly young men. And the silly young wo- man is very glad that this agreeable provision of nature exists for her bene- Kit.
 George H. Wright. of Orlando, Flor Ida, Is confident that hundreds of thous- ands of boxes of Florida oranges will be shipped to market next fall and winter, in spite of the recent cold snaps q have been examining my own trees and those in my charge" he writes, "and I have come to the conclusion that but few seeding groves six years old and over are dead The bodies and main limbs and branches are alive
 The earliest passenger boat propelled by electricity is believed to have been that of Professor Jacobi, of St. Peters burg, Russia. It was 2S feet long, feet wide and carried fourteen persons. The electric motor was operated by means of 32O Daniell cells. This was in 1888, on the River Neva The earliest passenger car propelled by electricity is believed to be that of Alexander David son of Edinburgh. It was in operation October, 1s42
 In Bishop Fallows' Chicago saloon one can get a luncheon of roast beef, potato salad, beans and bread and butter for ten cents The drinks of fered are the bishops beer, a non-al- coholic compound of hops and malt, closely resembling lager, Chautauqua grape juice, moxie, ginger ale and mineral waters, and the chemists are preparing a connection of pepsin which is expected to prove a great success.
 The transformation of Valley Forge, comprising the well-known headquar ters and the retrenchments thrown up in the winter of 1777-S by Washington's army, into a public park, will begin this year. As usual in such cases, the first appropriation of the Pennsylvania Legislature for this purpose falls short l of the necessities. It was only $25,000 | and the requirement by the commission | Of PIT acres by condemnation makes a | total cost of $35, ,0oO. Now the commits sion want not only the $10,000 to make | up this deficiency, but S10000 more to | define the redoubts and intrenchments | and to build roads and paths Beyond | this, it wants $5O,0OO more to buy the l land over which are still to be traced the 1 outer intrenchments of the Valley l Forge camp, amounting to about 300 acres more. It is urged in behalf of the additional appropriation that there will be ample room in the park for the sencampment of the national guard
 A correspondent of the London Times calls attention to a peculiar statute that exists in England by means of which, under certain conditions, the person who gives an alarm of fire is held responsible for the cost involved in putting out the fire. A farmer in one of the Midland counties discovered that a fire had been set, either accidentally or Intentionally, to hay rick In field through which he was passing and in- stantly ran and gave an alarm. The fire department of the adjoining town responded and put out the fire, saving UUs | The expense of the fire department, however, was figured out at approxi- mately S6O, and bill for this outgo ( was sent to the owner of the hay. He refusing to pay it the responsibility fell upon the person who had given the alarm, and the farmer in question had l to make good this outgo out of his own i pocket. If there had been insurance { upon the hay no doubt the conditions would have been different, for the insur- t ance companies would, on the grounds t of policy, considered it their duty to f stand in the breach. But as there was none, the man who did what would c generally be considered an act of char e ity was severely fined for his inter- | ference. a Speaking of the boy king of Spain, a 8