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French, Dutch and Persian ministers with a view of terminating the 

 export of opium to China within ten years. The importation of 

 morphia and hypodermic syringes is prohibited. — Consular Reports. 



TO PREVENT POTATO ROT. 



German papers pubhsh a method to prevent potatoes in cellars from 

 rotting, on which Consul General Guenther, of Frankfort, reports : 



It is claimed that the potato fungus causes rotting. This fungus, if 

 present on some potatoes in the cellar, spreads to other potatoes and 

 causes rot. A solution of one pound of chloride of lime dissolved in 

 25 gallons of water is used for washing the potatoes by means of a 

 broom. They are then spread out to dry. Through this procedure 

 the spores of the fungus are killed. — Consular Reports. 



UTILIZATION OF NITROGEN. 



The Badische Anilin und Sodafabrik in Ludwigshafen am Rhein, 

 Germany, propose to erect, at a cost of over $7,500,000, a factory in 

 which the nitrogen in the air is to be utilized for the manufacture of 

 a preparation similar in its properties to Chile saltpeter. The works 

 are to be driven by water power from the River Alz in the Palatinate. 

 — From Consular Reports. 



Nothing but Graft. — "Ah," said the enthusiastic friend, "your 

 father-in-law gave you a check for $10,000, I understand." 



"Yes," responded the young man who had married the daughter of 

 a trust magnate, "but confound him, he made me give him a secret re- 

 bate." — Houston Chronicle. 



Not Locomotive. — Mrs. Goodkind : "So vou are an engineer, and 

 can't get a job in this town ! Well, why don't vou go to some other 

 place?" 



Tattereden Torne: "I can't, madam; you see Fm a stationary en- 

 gineer!" — Woman's Home Companion. 



Mistrusted. — "I used to know Mr. Sneeker, who was with your 

 firm. I understand he is a tried and trusted employe " 



"He was trusted, yes, and he'll be tried, too, if we're so fortunate as 

 to catch him." — Philadelphia Press. 



