Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-18
STAR GLEANINGS.
Chicago has a bird hospital.

STAR GLEANINGS.
Chicago has a bird hospital
Sam Jones is preaching in Des Moines, Ia.
There were 1,7O9 deaths in Chicago in
May.
Northern Indiana is to have an electric
freight line
Statistics say women marry later in life
than formerly.
The Texas wheat crop this year is put at
30OO0,OO0 bushels.
Hand painted flowers on the back Of kid
gloves is the latest Paris fad.
Tofing is the new outdoor game, describ
ed as resembling both golf and tennis.
The latest thing in locks is one where the
keyhole Is in the center CT the doorknob
Katxuo Hatoyama of Yale, '7S, has been
elected speaker of the japanese parliament.
About one-sixth of the population of
England, Ireland and Scotland are electors.
Nine tons weight of coppe,s are taken
every week from the London pennyin-the
slot gas meters.
A mile of railway permanent way. with
two sets of rails takes up two and one
half atres Of land. 81
John D. Rockefeller has presented to
Vassar College library of 2,7OO books
purchased in Germany
Next September, for the third time, South
Carolina will elect United States senator
by popular party vote.
St. Louis has pretty Httle year-old girl
named "Cyclonia," because she was born
the night Of the great storm.
Although Miss Evelyn Lease Of Kansas
is only seventeen years old, she has already
taken to the lecture Platform.
The last remaining granddaughter of
laYa nd Hyg Mold 70 Ma do
Humboldt, died few weeks ago in Rome.
The number of members of the English
parliament in 1896 was go, divided as fol-
10" >: England, 49o; ireland, 1O3; Scotland,
Reports from 2.6O6 planters, and cotton
dealers indicate there is an increase in cot
ton acreage this year over last year Of 979,
600 acres.
1t is claimed that Greater New York will
expend every year $50, OOO, 600 in charity, or
$40 for every man, woman and child within
its limits.
A pot that cannot boil over has recently
been invented in Berlin. 1t has a perforated
rim, through which the overlooking fluid
returns to the pot ..t
The contract has been let for fencing in
the grounds on the right bank of the Seine
near the Pont des Invalides, and also for
grading and foundation work.
A continuous round trip of eighty miles
over electric roads is now possible at Bos-
ton, and it is also said to be the cheapest
trip that can be made in that region.
Edhem Pasha has forwarded to the sui
tan big dog of the royal Danish breed
formerly the property Of Crown Prince
Ccnstantin and captured at Larissa.
J. Nat Hardin, Senator Hearst's old
mining partner of early California days,
has been discovered alive in Mexico He
has been thought dead for fifteen years.
Prince Luigi Of Savoy. who has started
from San Francisco to climb Mt. Elias,
carries a rope for scaling purposes which
Is curiosity in its way. 1t cost $500
Lady Elspeth Campbell. granddaughter
OF the Duke Of Argyll is a skilled player
on the bagpipe, and through her the in
strument has become fashionable in Eng
lish drawing rooms.
Italy's exports for the first four months
of 1897 were 1856 953 $40 francs. while her
imports were $40, 794.13O francs This is
the first time in twenty-siX years that the
exports exceed the imports.
The longest time during which Bank of
England note has remained uncashed Is Ill
years. The note was for f25, and the COM
pound interest gained by the bank owing to
its Misrepresentation amounted to $4,000.
A magnetic well of great powsr has been
struck at Bowersville, five miles s3ath of
jamestown, Ohio. The well YVES drilled 40
feet deep, and at this depth the dtiu became
so magnetized that particles of iron chung
to it.
Switzerland is to follow Italy and Belgium
in reckoning time up to "a o'clock in place
Of twice II. In Belgium where the new
system was introduced on the 4th of this
month, there is much growing at the
change.
NJ. Pinto of Rio de Janeiro has discovered
a new process for preserving meats by
electricity. The process consists In i'm
mersing the meat in a 80 per cent solution
of salt, through which electricity is passed.
In ten to twenty hours the curing is COM
pleted. . 80
DR.. Lyman Abbott,n while dining at the
Aldine Club one day, was introduced to
pleased to meet yodi said MI" Mr. Rob eruy
but I recognized You at once by your
symbol" DR. Abbott was sitting under an
old print depicting the capture Of whale.
Some idea of the fine point to which
platinum wire can be drawn will be realized
from the fact that threads have been drawn
inserted within the hollow of human hair.
These threads are so indnitesimal that it
needs a magnifying siasslt see them.
When Nansen passed the day with EN-
peror William the emperor introduced his
children to his guest tn characteristic
| were called. They MeGin and stood ito
attention in military style. Shake hands
with this gentleman" said the emperor
K well at hm day you will be
then you will be glad to be able to say you
have met him."
- A 54O-Pound Ricyclist.
| From the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
j. W. Grimes, the 54e-pound cycler of
| Higginsport. Ohio. who has become SO ac-
customed to being looked at and talked