Evening star., 1914-05-18
News Briefs.

The normal human eye is blue, say
scientists, other colors being caused by
the presence Of different pigments In the
Iris.
There were fourteen fewer medical
| schools in the United States in 1913 than
In 1912, and 100 fewer students and
about 500 fewer graduates.
Of plow. disk harrow and roller in a
single trip over field Is a German In
vention.
California state inspectors in San Fran
cisco have found a new canker disease
on chestnut trees recently imported from
Japan.
An eminent doctor says he has found
cyclists pulse to beat as high as go
times minute Immediately after making
| a fast mile.
So thin is a new oiled silk material for
| mems raincoats that a garment may be
folded into a wallet and carried in a
pocket.
An international exposition will be held
next year at Milan. Italy. to show the
development Of marble granite and stone
| working throughout the world
The Russian government has ordered
| ten aeroplanes of a type to carry eleven
persons in addition to the pilot.
There are in the United States and
Canada about 400 cities with popula-
| ton of 1900 or more.
Muf1ers to silence the motors Of their
dirigtble balloons are being tried by Ger
man army officers.
Books can be protected from mildew by
sprinkling oil Of lavender on their shelves.
Miss Helen Northrop Of Fredericksburg.
Va, will teach in Labrador this summer.
| She will leave for New York about June l
and sail few days later.
| Warships Of all nations will be per-
mitted to pass through the Panama canal.
but cannot Nnger more than twenty
four hours at either end in time Of war.
The amount of iron ore mined in the
United States last year is officially esti-
mated at from 58,000,O00 to 10000, 600
long tons, a new high record.
Women were first admitted to the Uni
versity OF Wisconsin in 1885, More than
1.24O were enrolled for the sessions Of
1894.
The state university lands in Arizona
are to be numbered under a cooperative
agreement between the government and
the state land commission. Arizona is
the first state in the southwest and one
of the few in the country to cut its tim
bered lands on forestry principles.
There are 1.0s0.s20 hogs in Spain.
France has $4,000 bicycles in use.
Hait's 1913 imports were valued at
$s,717,28a.
Tho Chinese language has $1,000 word
signs.
The United States in 1913 produced g.
697. .131 barrels Of cement.
China is importing quantities Of So
dunn for use in making soap.
J. w. Gidley. assistant curator Of the
National Museum here, has ordered the
cave on the Western Maryland railway,
near Corrigansville, Nd, four miles west
| Of Cumberland, to be reopened for fur
ther search for fossils of prehistoric ami
NAL life.
President Daniel Willard of the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad is planning to
give a small, though elaborate, dinner
May %, at the Maryland Club, in BaIti-
more, in honor Of Carl R. Gray, the new
president of the Western Maryland Rail-
way Company.
Holland pays old age pensions to $1,000
persons over seventy.
The year 1913 witnessed the formal
commencement Of work on the federal
capital at Camberra, New South Wales
The prize offered by the common
wealth government for the design of
the capital city was awarded to W. H.
Griffin of Chicago
Drs. G. H. Brown, ]. II. Billingslae,
James Watt and J. F. B. Weaver of
Carroll county, Md, celebrated the
fftieth year Of their active practice
in the medical profession.