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Show Helen Hay, daughter of the Hon. John Hay, will toon publish a collection collec-tion of humorous child verse entitled "The Little Boy Book." The Hawaiian Islands In the Pacific, recently a native kingdom, now a territory ter-ritory of the United States, will apparently appar-ently have the honor of eing the first country to establish the Marconi system sys-tem of wireless telegraphy on organised organ-ised official lines. It Is to be tested n a large scale, and if successful. It will provide a much-needed means of sick communication between the Islands Is-lands for planters and merchants. The United States produces more aeney than any other nation. As long as 30 years ago the product was 16,o0,000 pounds annually. Twenty years ago it had risen to 25,000,000 u( ten years ago it was 65,000,000 pounds. At the present time Iowa pro- daces 9,000,000 pounds of honey annually, annu-ally, and many states Including California, Cali-fornia, produce from 4,000,000 to &.-4,t00 &.-4,t00 pounds a year. Tasmania's Giant Beeches. In Tasmania Tas-mania are large forests of the Australian Austra-lian beech, a tree which sometimes measures 30 feet or more in circumference circum-ference at the base of the trunk. The wood is employed for purposes similar simi-lar to those served by the beech woods at northern forests, but it is harder sal heavier, polishes easily, and is very lasting if not exposed to the weather. The principal object of Maltre Ls beri's lecturing tour of the United States next winter, it Is said. Is to re-oo-perate his fortunes, destroyed beyond repair In France by his connection with the Dreyfus case. Not only did his defense of the persecuted captain bring him no return for his services, feet lost for him Ills expenses, his neglected neg-lected clients, and any 'prospect of professional success in the future on account of the unpopularity of bis matte In the "grande affaire." it looks now as if New York's permanent per-manent haval arch may never be built No contributions of any account have been received since last April, and the whole matter Is practically at a standstill. stand-still. The original intention was to raise $1,000,000. This has been cut to $600,000. and it Is doubtful if even so inch will be subscribed. For the last fbree months there has not been enough cash subscribed to pay office rent for the committee. The amount of the subscription to date is $197,-7t,i? $197,-7t,i? In cash and pledges, with great dea more in pledges than la , - An agent of the department of agri-sgHure agri-sgHure has Just returned from the Sahara Sa-hara desert, where he went to secure varieties of date palms for use in Arizona. It is believed that the date 'industry in this country will some tlms become very important. In the Sa-ara Sa-ara the Sates grow in the oases which 'are formed about wells of water. Since ftfcs "French have occupied Algeria they have sunk many artesian wells, about watch new oases have sprung up, much to the surprise of the nomads. It is 6a striking exhibition of the lnterde--as-adenee of the nations that the old Desert of Sahara la at last furnishing material to help to complete the agricultural agri-cultural resources of this new and feral, fer-al, land. The last public school In Hawaii In which instruction was given In the native tongue has been closed, and -Hngllsh is now the official language ahrouffhoqt the islands. For mors aan SO years a dual system has been 'Maintained in court proceedings. All acsused persons having Hawaiian blood 'la their veins had to be tried In the Hawaiian language, even although rney could speak English. In ' eivil eases where one of the parties was of 'native descent, the Jury was half Hawaiian Ha-waiian and half white. The territorial act which made the islands United Istaiea territory provides that only persons who can read, speak, write and Understand English are eligible for Jnry duty. Ohieago Is congratulating Itself and with good reason on the steady ansrovement in the health of its Inhabitants. Inhab-itants. Records kept by the board of health show a constant decrease In the ' death rate during the last twenty years, nartrsnlarly among children. Out mt every thousand deaths during the first eaarUr of this twenty-year period, five hundred and twenty-two were those ef children under five years of age. . Baring the ' last quarter the number lks been only three hundred and thir-' thir-' ar-eight The gain Is attributed to the tillgenee of the board of health in ' aareadlng a knowledge : among the soars aeopleof the best way of feeding feed-ing Infants during hot weather, and to the establishment of day nurserles.Bter-Mlred nurserles.Bter-Mlred milk depots, floating -hospitals, ad ether admirable charities. |