Evening journal., 1900-03-12
VARIETY.

At the Minneapolis. College of Agri.
culture fifty girls are studying scieu-
titic farming.
Out IN ST. Joseph. No. a bounty OF
5000 has been offered TO the police for
every highwayman that is killed
New Orleans represents more than
the total valuation OF Louisiana, and
consequently pays more than half the
taxes.
Russell Sage says in a recent inter.
view that his good health Is due large.
ly TO the fact that he has avoided so
cial functions.
The factory inspectors In Pennsyl.
vania report 2.22S accidents for the
last year. Three-fourths Of them are
ascribed to carelessness.
Tarblntar. an Indian word. mean.
ing telegraphy without wires, is sug.
gested as the single word that shall
designate the new wireless telegraphy.
Several English companies engaged
In building automobiles have refused
to accept any further orders unless a
nine months delivery clause Is ia.
serted In the contract.
Tea drinking and IS o'clock tea" are
becoming more aud more popular In
Berlin. The advocates OF tea claim
that IL Is remedy for anaemia and
improves the complexion.
SO great has been the Improvement
Of storage batteries of late that, ac.
cording to an English engineer. a car
now requires 500 pounds OF cells. that
two years ago needed 900 pounds.
Small tanks Of pure oxygen. to be
used for resnscitating persons over.
come by smoke OF gas. have been sug-
gested as part OF the desirable equip.
ment OF hook and ladder trucks going
TO fires.
The State Forestry Commissioners
OF New York have just purchased 4O,.
600 acres OF land IN the Catsltlll Noun.
tains. making the holdings Of the
State in that region aggregate 800, 1000
acres.
Milon Stewart IS building an ark on
the top OF West Rock. near New
Haven, Conn. in the belief that the
world is to be visited by another del.
uge Mr.. Stewart makes no definite
prediction as 10 the date OF It's com.
ing.
One Of the largest calibre guns with
Lord Methuen's force. says a CORE
spondent. is fondly known among the
soldiers as Miners minimum" while
another Is equally popular under tho
title OF "Methuen's maximum"
Fifty short. practical dairy rules
for the production and handling OF
pure milk, printed on large card.
boards, have been distributed by the
tens OF thousands among American
farmers by the Bureau Of Animal In.
dustry.
Sir Henry NJ. Stanley was recently
asked II he could find time TO lecture
In the United States on the topics
suggested by the war In South Africa
He replied that his parliamentary
duties would prevent his absence al
this time.
Niagara power was used 80 Ions
ago as 1925, when the French erected
saw mill near the site OF the pres
cnt factory Of the Pittsburg Reduc
tlon Company. IL was used for the pur
pose OF supplying sawed lumber fo
Fort Niagara.
a central station for the productlO,
OF acetylene gas is being tested a
Tata-Tovoros. Hungary. a city OF ~,
900 inhabitants. Five miles OF pip
covers the city and furnishes gas I,
l5S street lights and $50 burners Il
houses.
Clouds that move In a contrary dl
rection to that OF the surface curren
indicate change Of weather, becausl
they prove the existence OF two al
currents, one warm and the other cold
and the mingling Of these frequenti!
causes rain.