The evening times., 1898-12-30
NOTES OF TIE DAY.

: StdnCeS nave been recorded IN the BE4tlS1
Isles In which the bride has married the
best man b. mistake
Prof. Alexander Graham BeIl. the inyen-
tor OF the telephone. arrived ia Japan on
December 8, and is receiving many atten-
tions from the japanese
L The Alaskan Commercial Company. of
San Francisco. has presented TO the Uni
! versity OF Califernis les Eae eoIlecl ion OF
| mounted fossils and chronological speci-
mems.
Fir win grow at as great an altitude as
| 500 feet above sea level. yellow Pima at
! $1,000 feet, ash at 4.sG0 feet and oak at
/ $3.50 feet The vine ceases to grow at
about 2,Sc0 feet.
The latest story of Lord Kitchener is
that when asked II he contemplated a mar
rative of tke Soudan campaign he answer
ed: NO. no; do let Us have one general
| who has not written book
Two of the most famous living Seotsmen
are erippies-Lord Kelvin. who is the
greatest living Scottish scientist, and DR..
James Macgregor, Of Edinburgh. who is
said TO be the greatest living Scottish
preacher.
Corncob pipes are made By the carload
in Missouri, and sell for p TO q cents per
bushel The industry is also an important
one in Indiana, and one factory at Bright
| wood turns out between 1900 and 5000
day.
| Cadsden County. Fla. is trying the ex-
pertinent OF cuitivating tobacco under
cover. This is being done as means of
producing an extra silky texture and a
| highly FURNISHED surface for cigar wrap
pers.
Queen Victoria has sent some interest,"
ing gifts to the Battenberg Memorial Mu-
scum at Carisbrooke Castle. including =
Isnumber OF Stuart relics which have been
Kept for many years at Windsor Castle.
Prince Ferdinand CT Bulgaria is little re-
nowned for anything save his huge eollec-
ton OF dressing gowns. He has a perfect
mania for this kind of useful garment and
has paid as much as 1G0 guineaS for an en-
broidered robe made up for him in Paris
Sir Martin Conway has succeeded in
climbing Illimani in Bolivia ard Aconca-
qua IN Chile and at last accounts was on
his way 10 Terra del Fuego for the pur-
pose of ascending Sarmiento, the loftieS.
summit (6, 900 feet) south Of the Straits os
Magellan.
The Longfellow National Memorial As
soeiation has been formed for the purpose
of creating statue or LongfellOw in tho
Capital Of the Nation. The president OF
the association is Chief Justice Fuller
with Senator Hoar as vice president and
General Greely as secretary.
Stanley Richmond a prominent Freema-
son. has compiled list of famous Aneri-
cans belonging 10 the fraternity. which in
cludes all but four Of the signers of Ihs
Declaration OF Independence, Washington,
Warren. Revere. Franklin. Steuben. Jack
son, Putnam. Lafayette Randolph and
many others OF later day.
Before his election as governor. Col
Roosevelt received the following letter:
{ Sir: like to think Of yOC sitting in your
library brooding over your ineftable de-
feat BY return mail the letter writer
received this reply: Sir: Inevitable is
spelled with a y. not with an T.. Truly
yours, Theodore Roosevelt
1t is expected that the present season
Will be one of the best the Iumbermen OF
Maine have experienced in several years
The cut upon the waters of the K=nnebe:
will probably exceed that of 1891 by a.
least 24.0e0, ,0e0 feet. and the total cut OF
the region. it Is estimated Will BE- fully
125. .000,Oe0 feet of lumber
During the last hundred years there has
been q great decline in the art of porcelain
manufacture in China. There are few
choice specimens in the market, and all
that gets there is bought at high prices by
American and English collectors. The So
called imperial maHufsctory. however. con-
tinueS 10 produce choice specimens.
-Fon Chang Mai. the great Chinese female
hind the scenes and into the green room
during a visit to the Casino Theater and
with all the strange things he saw he was
most surprised TO learn that the chorus
girls were really women and not female
impersonators like himself, as he had in
agined-
Col Vifquin. who succeeds William !.
Bryan in command Of the Third Nebraska
; Regiment. has been created mandarin
, and invested with the Order OF the DoUbls
Dragon by the Emperor Of China ''in rec
ognition.' says the Chinese ambassador.
of the valuable services he rendered his
majesty's subjects while United States con-
sui general at Panama $3.50"
Within a stones throw of the headqUar-
tiers of the Royal Horse Artillery. City
Road, London. stands Wesleys Chapel, and
the house he lived in. Immediately be-
hind the chapel is the grave. with q sim
pie but substantial monument OF the great
founder of the Wesleyan Church. which
now has its branches among all the Eng
disappearing peoples throughout the
world.
1t is said that a private soldier found il
, street at Omdurman the letter which
Gordon wrote to the Mahdi in answer to
the demand for retreat or surrender. The
letter has been examined By all the abies.
experts. and is pronounced to be in Cor
: dons handwriting. As might be expect
1 Gu all lQSd OI SURRENDER Is secuted, Tue
Mahdi is, reminded OF his evil-dOings and
| his destruction at the hands of EnssiSh
soldiers is prophesied-
According to Simon Henry Sage tho
| frog does not hibernate in leaves or the
| trunk of trees. but in a dry hole in the
ground not likely to freeze He scratches
the hole with his hind feet and enters
| backward. Once inside. there is apparently
no trace of the fact outside Frogs found
under frozen leaves are still able to move
about. Mr.. Sage has found alternating
| frogs with their extremiries and skin froz-
( en-, but their vital organs were still intact,
!, ! and they recovered their activity on being
| liberated.
n One of the most picturesque of New
York's festivities is the Hungarian peasan:
:, ball. which happens annually on New Year
r | Eve. This year the feature will be we'd
e ding performed after the fashion of Hun
> | garian peasants, excepting that an alder
man will bind the bargain. Strangers in
| search OF novelty on the night when this
eventful old year passes into history will
= find il at the Grand Central Palace, and
they will at the same time contribute a
mite TO a worthy charity.
l 4 feature almost peculiar to Italy is the
Bambino or little Christ child which is
seen in every household says the Balti-
more Sun. The Bambino is an image oil
plaster, wood or marble, painted in brigh:
: colors and is intended to represent the
- infant Christ In the churches the Bam-
bInos are arranged to represent the birth
OF the Saviour. The manger is shown with
the Virgin Mary and child. the wise men
from the East. Joseph and others standing
[ about i'll attitudes of alteration.
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