The Washington bee., 1895-10-05

sunnower stalks are now converted l..
70 paper.
There are "a. .sss registered pupils In II,
city Of Boston.
There are s,oo3 pieces In the rnodsr,
high-grade locomotive.
When ants are unusually busy fo,,
weather may be expected.
Asphalt In combustible, mineral
pitch Of brownish color.
There is a society in Egypt whose OBJ
ject Is to drive foreigners out Of the
country.
To ascend Mont Blanc costs about sso
as there must by law be two guides ana
q porter to each person.
The atmosphere Is so clear In zululaua
that 1t Is said objects can be seen bv
starlight at a distance Of seven miles.
A new magazine rifle invented by an
Italian fires 20 cartridges automatcallv
without requiring any change of position
on the part Of the soldier.
An odd monument, in the shape Of
Roxbury pudding stone weighing 13.oOs
pounds, has just been placed over the
grave Of Samuel Jones, at Kennsbunk.
port, Me.
German experiments have confirmed
the fact that there Is a zone around fog
signals, within which the sound cannot
be heard. a fact first demonstrated In thu
United States.
At many Of the destinations of carrier
pigeons men are placed whose business
1t II to shoot down those birds with mes
sages who circle round the air and waste
time In alightins.
The oldest steam engine In the country
went through a recent fire in Savannah.
but was dug out OF the ruins all right.
and win be exhibited in Atlanta. It was
built by James Watt
There Is peculiar superstition attach
ed to London theatres, that should any
one whistle In the dressing room. the
actor or actress nearest the door will lose
his or her position at the theatre.
Burglars who entered q Connecticut
mansion the other night, not finding any
silyerware or jewelry, exhibited their dis
satisfaction by smashing nearly all the
door panels and the furniture and tear
ing up the carpets.
London has maintained for many
years pre-eminenoe In the fur trade.
American and Russian buyers both visit
the oity to buy furs originally taken in
their own respective countries Tha
sales amount to s4.ooo, 900 a year.
For a short distance a Hon or a tiger
can outrun man, and can equal the
speed OF a fast horse, but they lose their
wind at the end Of half a mile at the
most. They have little endurance. and
are remarkably weak in lung power.
The British crown Is made up Of dia-
monds, rubies. sapphires, pearls and en-
eralds, set in silver and gold bands Ie
weighs 80 ounces and pennyweiEht.
troy. In 1t there are 3,452 diamonds T3
pearls. rubies. II sapphirss and IL en-
eralds.
One consequence Of the battle Of the
Yalu Is the proposal made In Europe of
q naval Red Cross Society,
whose vessels, painted in some distinctive
color, shall accompany hostile fleets and
pick up the crews OF vessels sunk ia &C.
ton.
Horsefesh is largely eaten in Alsaca.
The retailers sell the choice cuts for about
fourpence per pound, and the ordinary
for three pence. A large quantity IL used
In the manufacture OF sausages All
horses before and after being killed are
strictly examined
In Malta bees are plentiful and bee
stings are In such repute as a cure for
rheumatism that resort to this primitive
method Of inoculation has been in COM
mon practice In several cases for genera
tons, the results. 1t is said. having been
most satisfactory to the patients
Although a rubber horseshoe has been
invented for use on icy payements, moth
ng satisfactory seems to have been
'ound for horses compelled to travel up
On wet asphalt. It Is noticeable that
horses accustomed to asphalt learn the
rick Of STEPPING carefully, as men learn
% walk with stiffened ankles on ice.