Evening journal., 1901-10-29
CAUGHT AT RANDOM

CAUGHT AT RANDOM
She (arrayed for the theatre)-Sorry
to have kept you Waiting so long, MI,
Spoonamore; but it has taken me long
er than usual to get ready. l look like
fright in this hat, too. He (desirous
Of saying something complimentary
1t isn't the-er-fault of the lovely hat,
am sure. Miss Hankinson.
Chemistry holds many secrets, some
Of which. when they are discovered,
will not be found out for THE first time.
Among these is the substance which
formed such a terribly effective weapon
against fleets hostile to the Greeks, and
which was known as Greek fire. Moth
ing known at the present time will do
what this substance was reported to do,
namely. to set fire to ships when
brought into contact with water.
Eighteen hundred and seventy-four
Sunday schools were organized in des-
titute places by the American Sunday
Schoo, Union last year.
Shrewsbury, England, with pOpula-
tion of 10000, boasts one of the largest
horticultural shows in the world.
The skunk first appears in history
in the year 1886, when he was described
in Theodats History Of Canada. He
had been a longtime on the earth before
that time. however, for there are spe-
cies of fossil sl1unks. The skunks OF
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er pant Of North America and as far
south as Mexico. Other skunks are
found in Central and South America.
OF the .557 towns in New England
1O1 manage their schools under the dis
trict system. eighty-one of them being
| in Connecticut.
When the London postoffice tele-
phones are in complete working order
they viii embrace an area Of $40 square
miles.
Manitoba and Northwest farmers will
have s30000000 distributed among
them when their crops are marketed
this fall.
r. r. Mansfield United States con-
sui at Valparaiso writes that vine cul-
ture and the production of wines has
In recent years become an important
industry in the Republic of Chile By-
ing, as it does. between the Andes
mountains and the Pacific ocean, and
extending north and south for a dis
tance Of 2.400 miles, Chile possesses
conditions of soil and climate that are
admirably adapted to horticulture, and
especially to the cultivation of a va
riety Of wine-producing grapes.
Statistics collected in Germany show
ed that more than so per cent. of the
cases of consumption could be traced
to the habitual breathing of dust taint-
ed with injurious substances.
Brazilian carbon which is worth
about s45 per karat, or about four times
the value Of ordinary diamonds, is used
in drilling some Of the gold mines of
South Africa.
Minister Allen. OF Seoul, says that
the Korean Government has issued an
order amending its decree prohibiting
the export of rice and other grain. The
prohibition is now confined to rice. re-
leasing other cereals. including pulse,
from THE embargo.
"The papers speak of King Alfred's
millenary. George"
Yes, 900 years, you know"
Isn't that funny?"
"Why do you laugh, dear?"
Il was Just thinking of the King Al
fred hats that Polly Oldstyle wears"
OneHfourh Of the sea carrying power
is in the hands OF thirty large COM
panies of various nationalities. Only
one of these is American, and it con-
trolls only 81 900 tons out of the total of
56160OO tons controlled by the twenty
companies. In the last decade England
has built 4.63S steel steamers with a
capacity of 9,793,O00 tons. In the same
time America has BURT only 465 steam
ers, with a capacity of 743,000 tons, and
19S OF these steamers, representing
100000 tons. we're for the inland COM
merce of the Great Lakes.