Evening journal., 1900-02-23
The Reporter.

.Ine neporteFs
New York is said 10 nave 1900 bar.
Der shops and 25,000 BARRIERS.
The fruit buEiness OF Omaha. Neb.
Is valued at 81 500 600 annually.
To maintain the charities depart
ment in Boston laot year cost Sll4,'
s43.
Herod is the name OF the Judge who
sits in police court in Chanute. Kan.
An examination made In Rochester
OF the eyes OF 1905 school childreu
showed that 2s2 had defective vision.
The wool on the back Of sheep u
the shepherds barometer. The curl.
Ter the wool the finer will be the
weather.
Scotland has lac parishes without
paupers. poor rates OF public houses,
the absence Of the last, perhaps ac-
counting for that OF the first two.
English collectors complain that the
prices Of rare books on musical topics
are going up rapidly, largely on ac'
count OF the increasing demand Tor
the libraries Of rich Americans.
A plan has been adopted in ENG.
land for political purposes, IN when
In every constituency a protestant
hundred is organized to promote the
return OF protestant members to par
lament
The consumption OF rubber in the
United States has attained enormous
proportions, and is still rapidly IN.
creasing. In 1896 we used 34,0OO,OOu
pounds. In 1897 ever 100000, and In
| 1898 44,256,0
The Chicago Tribune, having kept a
record OF crime for ten years. declares
- AttuIFt 90 In the IInifN0
States Is directly chargeable with
total OF 53,4s6 murders during that
time.
An expert has risen to explain that
stage fright really comes from dis
ordered stomach. He argues from
this that persons mediating public ap-
pearances should be careful IL their
habits and adhere 10 regular habits.
/ A certain NauYoo woman assured
her husband that she never told him
lie and never would. He told her
that ne did not doubt II, but would
hereafter cut notch IN the piano
when he knew she had deceived him.
No you won't" she screamed. m
not going to have my piano ruined.
Firemen OF Macon, Ca, are super
stitious over the fatality Of a bed In
the truck house. Four men have died
soon after occupying It. A fireman
who occupied II few nights ago says
that one OF the former occupants OF
the bed named Smith appeared to him
in his sleep and he believes he is 60
ing to die. 'rhe bed Will not be oc.
cupied again.
A divorced mans club has been or
ganized In Alameda county, California
for the purpose OF sending out scouts
and missionaries, men who have found
marriage a failure and whose object
Il Is to impress upon mankind the
dangers OF matrimony and give those
, inclined that way an opportunity tC
! profit by their sad and narrowing ex
I periences.
/, Berlin has added sign painters tC
the daily increasing list Of women who
I work at mems trades. These womer
! have served a regular apprenticeship
Including gymnastic training, so tha
they will not lose their nerve while
working on scaffolds or ladders. The
wear the gray linen frock and cap tha
are the house painters badge as wei
as his shield from paint.
d Thousands of little apple trees. SOM
q already five inches high. have beei
q found growing on the western shore
q Of the islands of Null and Iona, on tn
Scottish west coast, just above hig
water mark, and the crofters ar
transplanting them to their gardens
The seedlings have grown from tn
apples cast ashore from the Dominio
line steamer Labrador, wrecked las
fall.
Iced chloroform has been used a
an anesthetic in Prof. Shorburg's cliI
lc IN che Jules Hospital at Wurzburg
\ Bavaria. in over 1900 cases without
q single unpleasant result. The advar
tage claimed FOR this preparation {
chloroform are the quickness OF II
IN action, It's comparative freedom frol
nj danger and the absence of nausea an
n depression so common with other al
aesthetics.
T. At least five direct descendants {
signers Of the declaration Of indepenl
ence are prominent In our politics Il
day, namely: Governor Wolcott, {
M Massachusetts. a descendant OF Olive
m Wolcott; Senator Hoar, OF Roger She
man; Robert Treat Paine, Of Robe
4. Treat Paine. his namesake; Charlie
10 Francis Adams. Of John Adams, an
q T. Jefferson Coolidge, Of Thomas Je
fersOn