The evening times., 1899-02-23
NOTES OF THE DAY.

IN the lis square miles Of London
Through the actors benevolent fund, started
by Sir Henry Irving, 1000 people were assisted
IN London during the last year.
The Chicago banks have recently adopted the
poilcy OF charging 81 month to customers who
$500
The word spread" a. a slang word Origi-
mated al Cambridge University. IL did not imply
I proi1se feast, however. bur poor one. spread
over the table to make show.
The thin, red lire was formed by the Nine
/ V-seeond Elgh'andsrs at lnkerman; King!asc's
I Invasion Of the Crimea'' describes it, Kinglake
! was the first to use the expression.
/ The Chapel Of st. Helena at Bethlehem. con-
! tains iorty-four marble columns which tas-
/ en- rom Mount Moriat. and supposed TO have
! been IN the porches Of the temple.
/ The French government Is building at Cape
/ Grisnez an electric lighthouse which viii be yisi-
I bic at a distance of forty-eight miles IL viii
equal tine light Of 100000 ordinary candles.
The Siamese believe that it requires segcn
days for the human soul TO journey between
| earth and heaven, and therefore pray unceas-
/ lnSiy Tor seven days after the death OF friend
or relative.
| woman walked into HlIlowen Ne. sat
| urday last who had come chiefly on foot dis
tanee of seventy-ive miles 10 visit her daughter
| at the Industrial School A hand sled helped
| her along over tie hills
! Gold in transit across the Atlantic .'sweats,''
| TO matter how tightly it may be packed. There
| is a regular allowance for loss BY sttrition upon
I the voyage, and this loss amounts TO a large
/ sum TO the commercial world.
| Aluminium has found s:iu another use in
/ France NioIins and larger string instruments
| are being constructed with it. and are said to
/ have a richer tone than their wooden rivals,
/ especially IN the higher registers.
| Surgeon General sir james 8Iouat who died
| recently al the age Of eighty-three years, won
the Victoria Cross at Balaklaya by volunteer
! ing 10 go out and dress the wounds Of an Off
/ Ger lying in exposed situation under the Rus
/ sian fre
Shears no bigger than pin is one Of the ex-
] hibits OF the sSiu OF i Sheffield workman:
dozen Of these shears weigh less than half
! grain. or about the weight Of a postage stamp.
! They are Is perfectly made shears Of oFdi-
| nary size.
/ All boys in the N4laga=y sehooIs are enrolled
as spearmen when they have passed certain
standard They 80 adept with this weapon
that at cl"Se quarters they are more to be feared
! than the regular troops, armed with rides and
| bayonets.
Professor Biumentritt, through whom Aguinal-
do and his colleagues have been making their
eaiiSe known in Europe, * member of the
faculty OF an Austrian university. and has made
d tiliF Ie!r' -tudy % the Philippine AEchi-
pelago and its history.
The two sons OF Hallam Tennvson. grandson,
OF the late laureate, named AUBREY and Lionel
Tcnnyson, have Just won prizes in an ORIGINAL
I competition contest IN a Child's magazine An
bsey Is aged seven years. The theme OF cyulno-
Siuon was Ny Happiest Day
In a magazine article explaining the former
I wealth Of Venice, Professor LOmbroso notes that
in the fourteenth century merchant was able
! 70 qu4druPIe his fortune By one round trip Of
/ ms SNIP taxing sugar from the Orient 70 Lon
( don exchanging Il for wool, and selling the
| wool in Flanders,
IN her book. '-Le Femiuisme." Nile. Schirma-
cher declares that in France the cause Of wou-
ans advancement has been cultivated principally
/ by the men, not the women: that in Sweden
( very lew women are interested IN IT, though the
hing tdvors il. and that in England il is ot-
posed by the learned institutions. while in Rus
/ sia they all favor 1t.
One Of the Boston Jacobites who participated
in the Observance Of the anniversary Of the death
/ Of hing Charles the other day. said: Perhaps
/ when We get tired Of this farce democracy we
may again remember lawful kings and call
/ them back 10 rliie OYER once more. When
/ corruption and democracy have reached their
climax. the people both here and in England VIII
| rise 10 and demand the restoration q
that authority which surely comes from God,
and the old ideals Of loyalty and TRUTH
The Introduction OF the motor car in The army
may be the next important Development 10 be
I looked for The Austrian military authorities
| have been experimenting in this direction. with
the object Of using the motor ears for the trans
| port Of cannon and ammunition. In a recent
/ trial Iut5-cdr. Laden with a weight Of FIVE
tons. was driven along mountain roads. and the
expert officers in charge assert that the expert
| ncHt was most successful The experiments are
! 10 be continued bg the mountain artillery
The new torpedo defence net. Or crinol;ns. for
/ the British navy, i supposed 10 be impenetra-
! bic to any torpedo even when armed with
| cutter. 1t Is considerably heavier than the old
net. but br handled Just as easily Each
! net Is twenty-five feet wide. twentyeisht feet
deep weighs Loo pounds, and consists Of I601
wire meshes Each mesh : secured BY six small
I rings; these, combined with the small size Of
| mesh. render It practically impossible for the
! cutter of a torpedo to maze any impression it.
Every boy Who owns rabbits knows that il
| stranger goes into the shed where they are kept
| they give rcsouudinS thud with their feet up-
! on the floor. This i warning signal Wild
| rabbits Stsike the ground the same wy Just be-
fore they enter their burrows An interesting
point - that rabbits give this warning stamp
with their hind feet. while sheep. deer. and an
teioPeS Use their fOrefeet This il because the
| action OF striking in former times a method
| oi defence attack. and N rabbits the hind
legs are more powerful; in the other animals
I
Major Potter. chief clerk Of the Honolulu for
eign office, recently made a contract with the
Government take, at their face value all the
foreign Office stamps on hand At the time when
that office should ga out Of existence This
virtually withdrew the whole issue OF these
stamps from sale, to the great disgust Of stamp
collectors all over the world Major Potter viii
make thousands ont OF his corner. if he shall not
be inteTfered with. II was expected that the
foreign office would 20 out Of existence after
annexation, but II still continues stamp dealers
have, therefore. set about devisiug some plan TO
1 break Major POtter's contract.
1t is reported that Major J. L. Emerson. re-
Gently provost marshal Of the military garrison
camp of AldeTshot. viii bring a company Of
fifty British soldiers to this country. They are
picked from the flower OF the army. band Of
! twenty-five pieces viii accompany the party.
, This band will wear the gorgeous scarlet uni
! form OF the Fifteenth Royal Irish IancerS.
! Trained cavalry horses also To be taken.
and full equipment OF arms. A syndicate viii
back the trip Exhibitions be given in
the principal cities OF the country. Some of the
Rough Riders viii be asked to take part in the
exhibition, that the public can see the differ
ence between the English and American cavalry
man. The English troops Will show some Of tho
smartcSt uniforms OF the army. Squads Of men
will wear uniforms Of their regiment. and as
| the representation is wide, a dozen different
! kinds viii be seen
Dealers in antique furniture have found the
theatres an unexpected source Of revenue this
season. and have rented high-blcked colonial
! chairs, tables and various pieces Of old mahoG-
any to four or FIVE companies now playing in
this city, says tine New York Sun Two days
before a play OF colonial days opened in New