The evening times., 1899-02-18
NOTES OF TIE DAY.

| In Russia you must marry before eighty or
not at all, and you may marry only fye times
More candy is consumed in Philadelphia New
York and Chicago than in the whole of France
| In Carisruhe. the capital Of Baden law is
| IN force hning any person who plays the piano
/ with open windows.
/ Ex-Cov. Romualdo Pacheco who died in Oa.-
I land. Cal, the other day was the first native
| executive OF that State.
/ The Chicago Board Of Education has decided
I that all teachers in the pubic schools Of the
! city must hereafter live il the city
Twelve years ago one sailor out of every los
/ on an average lost his life by accident Now
[ the proportion has been reduced TO one in 255.
The Paris Ice Company has conceived the idea
7 Of making some Of the glaciers furnish the ice
heeded Tor consumption. the last winter having
/ been 50 mild that their other resources failed
| The manufacture and sale of dolls in Europe
/ exceeds. at a low estimate &c. 100000 per an
num- one firm in Paris alone turns out 2.Gal
/ Gohs day. and many other houses make even
| larger numbers
| Calico print works use 100000 dozen eggs
per year; wine CHARTERS use IO.GGoOO0 dozen; the
. photographers and other industries Use many
millions, and these demands increase more ran
idly than table demands.
Francis.Iue Garcey. the dramatic critic. say,
that all the Paris theatres. except the new Op-
era Comique, iuIl Of feaz. lie suggests that
sheep should be driven into the playhouses be-
fore each performance 10 attTacr the pests
method that Is said to have been tried with sue
cess IN Spanish amusement houses.
Puyis de Chayannes' heirs have offered tire
city Of Paris lGs Of his draxings on condition
that they be always exhibited on the line IN
the new Art Palace. now building IN the Champ
Elysees \ great number Of drawings by tine
late Charles Garuier the architect of the C.rand
Az fla fUgu .uf- Of
AnSeyIne kiDSs II Naples. for q book that tA-
Due De Luyne~ intended o. write. has been pre-
sen5ed O. The Eeole d. Beauz Arts
Lord Salisbury. in the three year. and half
Of his present ministry. has bestowed Oh Con
Servltive members OF the House Of Commons six
peerages- nineteen privy comcfIjar-Hir- thirteen
haronetc.es, and twelve Inightboed-. thereby pro-
vIding a handle 20 the name II one ia eight III
hi@ supporters II this Parliament lasts seven
years, and the Prime Minister keeps up the prop
0-ltIou- every fourth member ct the House ~
Commons viii have received distinction of
, title
Dr. }. Marty, a French arimlu5l-zf-t- has 70
Gently made az examination Of s,019 d-,Igu-nr
soldiers Of tle French army ard h1- found Tat
ia height weight, breast iaas-ire. muscular pow
e., and general condition. they averaged r
better thaa rbe veIi-ae,avad soldiers. Dr. sI-v
does NOT IMPLY tA1- criminals are h- r4--.-e
De'tt- physically than moo u-effr.luII- bur s-1--
Ie~i- i.a- the condition ~ criminal families IS
80 WlrH more Urctghri fiau respectable ones
tAat only the uug9i-HaulF -rvrua survive
Lieut.. Gezs won Ns,a-iess- -Eeelerirch. tie rs
cer who eioped 4-, yra- With ,ae Pr;ucc-z Lon
i-e ~ Saye-C Co5E1g. dsu4lrer % lae Kiu. Of the
Ee'zians and mother ai Kaiser W WfIhrlrn'z SIS
res-iu-iav. th- Duchess Doro-hea &c Seh.-srsz-
HCls-ein- >0nderbur-.- 4ua1~ieubarg has been r-
fenced @" i've years Imprisonment i1 % miliczr-
prison ne p'eated guilty o. i,lsja- tle name
.i lhe Crown Princes Stepidnie ei Austria. %
bills ct exchange for $4,000 foEiH~. The rr71-
cess is detained in q private 1-vI.ur uea-a Vienna
What VIII the next new woman uez- Do r.--7
IN New YORK circular setting fer-h -E- m--,
Of a Wouid-be rrima donna saws. among e-s--
things To --iI enrich her voca. arr she Is
How pursuing side 5y side with her musical
Development rae studs oi statute and common
law. and VIII apply i7r admission ro ras Wv
York Ha- after completing HaT present course
az the NeT lrsk University 9f Law. whose IT.
caisu.ahle adyaurage- Hsve been extended 10 lie
intellectual women o- -1e present dav-
Adolf NerzaI. the 5erogsuarian painter. of
HobenzaIleru gIore=. h,- received far a Ssv
Yeas eifJ the OrIer q the BIaes Eagle. rbe
highest decoration in the eifr ct rLr Kaiser VI
artist before him bad ever received such an hon
or in Germany This highest honor ever b.
slowed on an artist, says she Kaiser n5les-'y,
Is INTENDED 10 he mark g ms tl1ukfl.aa~z
for the services he has reHdrad 90 usy Harse -
t,- ART, and an incentive 70 the disciples = -ie
art oi painting % likewise follow iu the ra-H
lrCdder by Mcneil ard 60 strive 70 DO as Do i5-
done"
The viii II the ls-r Baron VI. h5rie' z. Rc,I~-
,a.ld contained a beq1ssr Of tEa11 90 u.z-
bert Wilson. \ liverpool Tnau Of thar usus
who once happened O. 10 a ~,rvic, 90 sls Baron.
claims the hequ-sr. Eu, tie executors say THAT
It was intended for a Herbert Wilson ar Iau-
don. Ap-9pg> Of tt- Baeon'S viii. 1Ae "Jev--h
Chronicle estimates TIE value % it- Hegre-- r1
the nation t5po.to1 IN addition to the o,Hrr
art treasures that viii pass into She V.~--->'
Of the British Museum, ti -a~ritar also aa-
qUfatHS 90 chat Institution an li- Illuminated
ni~saiS and manuscripts.
There are some curious facts about oar cl-en-
dir. No century can begin on "Wednesday Fsf-
dav or SUNDAY. The same calendars can be u~e,i
every twenty years October always begins On
the same day OF tie Wees rs January. april IS
july: September a. December. February, NIrcl.
and November b gin on -he same days NAV.
June. and August always begin on different DAYS
from each other, and every other month in the
year The hrsT and last days OF the year are
always the same. These rules do mot apply 70
leap year. when comparison IS made between
days before and after February %
The Investigation being made into The conduct
Ct the ken-iueJuu Museum las shown, among
other things, that Jae Authorities were not above
manufacturing iaIs= antiques. One % the staff
IS said 20 have concoeted igom genuine old
rIngl> Vegufsh- Martin cabinet. for which Tire
InysS,um paid nearly 5000 \ chair bought u
the Hamilton Palace sale, ard said 20 have be-
Uused 10 Cardinal Nocl~ey, mas been proved to
he ni fhe last century. and have been mdde
in CevioH. And there imitation Della Rob
bias. and modern antique agate cups, which have
been bought for ten times their value.
American agricultural implements are imported
into Mexico. at least along the border. without
competition from abroad Our manufacturers
have 4 clear field and market TO Themselves.
In addition TO this advantage the demand for
United States agricultural machinery is steadily
increasing. IN the first place. implements far
tiliing the ~oIl are better IN the United states
manufacturers have the advantage o quick trans
purtIJiou and moderate f-cight rates and all
agricultural implements shipped into Mexico are
entered free "j duty at the custom -hausg
Two curious Autograph letters are for s1Ie in
Lcudon. One OF ClmpbelI's GsID contains tEis:
Il hate Napoleon. even as the very devil bur
when l think proper 20 abuse him will Do it
in original language, and rot for hire" The
other j. written by Lamb. It must be about
some contribution To a magazine Lamb writes:
Il had 20 2uiueas sheet from the london;
and what J did inr them was more worth that
Surn than anything, | ann afraid, 7 ear now pro
ducc would he worth the lesser sum. used
up al my best thoughts in that publication,
ard ! d. net like 20 - on writing worse and
worse. and feeling tina, dc 50.
'.S5at,' the national card game If the Ger
mans, at whose mere mention the trIe Teujon's
thumb and index quiver in ,pJsuodjc sponta-
neity. would hardly seem To be in need Of en-
couraserueut IN the Fathcriaud. slys The "Balti-