The evening times., 1899-03-06
NOTES OF THE DAY.

B,JJO words
At a meeting of xomen's clubs in Maine one
OF the speakers told Of a girl she had known
early in life, and who had died insane After
the funeral the husband remarked that he did
not see why Mary Ann should have too. crazy,
for 10 his knowledge she had not been out 81
that kitchen for thirty years"
Under the workings OF new rvIc Boston's
/ policemen receiving Instructions in the law
i Every weeE number Of legal questions pertain
! ing To matters which c8mc under their tsilv
| observation propoundad to them. and this
| system Of examination is believed to have great
! ~ improved the efficiency Of the force.
! Water power furnished hy the 2ss-foot falls
OF the snoqualuic River twenty-iour miles from
seattle and thirty-four from Tacoma. is @ Ie
used foT electric and transmission power in tnaSs
/ two titteS- The plant viii about s310.0n-
| and l2GD horsepower IS 20 be supplied. \
| feature cf the venture is that aluminium wire IS
| 10 he used.
Here Is scheme that the manager uses at
his theatre in Portland ore After the orches
ira has finished the overture neat Sign fi-e'
to the view Of the audience from the floor @,
| the stage. 1t shows these magic words: This
| is the proper time fer the ladies 10 remove thr.;
! hats" And il they not already of, the sign
works wonders
Athens. Ga, has dorrino esme IN progress
that probably has eqII in the world \ gen
tlewan ard his two sons started this game sew
erll years since and it Is not finished yer. First
one and then the other have been in the lcat-
until row the OF one of she 7nuS j. l53045.
the score Of the other I53125, and the father
brings up the rear with lis.Dl3
movement has been inaugrrated TO have
the first annual reunion Of the Rough Riders Oi
the late held in Fl Paso. Texas. because
that city furnished great number OF the riders
! Governor Roosevelt has notified FN-Ci0vernor
| of NpV- fisar he V-ifi visit
Territory this year. and while down in the great
Southwest the effort will be made To hold the
reunion
The eclipse which has come over Byron's fame
Is strikinsIy illustrated by tie report that -
the so, 09J needed for the proposed monument
at Aberdeen only >3.9D9 has been subscribed, and
that it is probable that the project Viii be absn-
dOHed- In all Great Britain there j. adequate
mOnuElsnt 70 the poet Who. in the opinion OF
his contemporaries, the greatest English
bard since >hIkeSpearr.
In future all ancient houses Of note and archi-
tecturalIy interesting buildings IN PARIS. before
being palled down viii be carefully drawn and
ground plans taken, Together with photos OF the
interior and exterior. Mr. Blrbotin. the famous
+ etcher. has also been invited make drawings
large scale of these buildings. which viii
be sent 10 the Muse CIrrsvaler. which collects
all relics connected with the history % Paris
\ curious burial ceremony. SAYS a Paris teI,-
! gram in the London NAIL wls witnessed At
L. Mans the other dsg IN old disciple Of Ble-
clus died and lett order, that the way To tine
cemetery the coffin should b, taken our at his
fsvorite tavern and placed on a chair. aud that
/ glasses II brandy -Eouid be placed "n the cot
! I'm All the company We're then 20 drink 90 his
health. This programme clrIied out, and
/ ! the cortege resumed its way-
About &c. OOO.OOO babies ere horn each wear. sn
average Of seventy every minute; that Is ten
more in each minute than there are beats ~
: / OF the clock 4 man with pronounced weak
hes for statistics ha, figured tist if al the
/ 3i.0DJ0U little ones were ranged IN line ~
, cradles. the Grades Wcuid 2iTdie Jhe earth II
= carried one by one in their mothers arms past
given point. the procession world ccHring.
: night and day for 4 tweiy e-moH-h-
new alloy has been discovered. which Is zafd
: TO be 4 wonderful Substitute for gold II con
-iSts Of % parts Of copper 10 parts ot anti
+ mouy. Tie copper ! melted and the aniiruonv
j. added. together with a Iittle magng~ium and
carbonate 0t lime 10 increase the density The
5 product be drawn. wrought. and Soldered.
| ike tie precious metal to which it bears a
= striking resemblance When polished The cost
7 OF manufacture i abou: "a cents pound
o \ romantic welding was celebrated at Heligo-
4 land recently when a Chinese naval ofHcer was
married to a youn. German lsdy- The happy
bridegroom had been experimenting the build
: ins OF \ war>bp fyT the Chinese government at
: EIlHns. when h nia'is the acquaintance OF the
laiy in QUESTION with the result that for her
e ielow-effcers returned 70 their nltivr country.
:. became converted, and married the lldy OF his
d choice.
5 Count Y G. Apraxin. a millionaire Russian.
: who died recently in 81 Petersburg at the age
= OF eighty, had absolute contempt for everything
= in tie shane Of display He always dressed
poorly walked about the civ a great deal. and
f~4i,f
donations. invariably eNsCting promise that
. ! the recipient must never tell wh" gave tEe ard
T Among the men of liS social station ~ wa
II generally regarded q wi~er, hut thousands 7i
5 poor persons could testify TO his open-handed
{ n,>~-
; The movement for the formation OF people.
. clubs in New York i well undar wav. and
!, the first club Is to De established somewhere in
5 the ueighborhood Of Cooper Union The object
Is the study Of problems Of the div and social
intercourse All persons OF good character over
sixteen wears OF age. and ui both ~-x0>. are cigi
L bIe for membership. TIE ohj-f feature which j.
attracting attention i thdt Liquors viii Do sold
N in the>-- clubs at cost Whenever thr el'Jh d.
>res IL. The membership dues are 10 be ,
n cents a month
"a The oficial Hiss Is not exclusively masculin'
A. prerogariyc. There are timcS when court Ell
is duetts demands that women. too, shall kiss. Or
is the occasion Of the Grown Prince Of Greece
the KaiSar's sister. WAS Obliged to h,stow re
fewer than 80 kisses The Ring Il Greece re
ceived three kisses. did hi queen, So did th
Empress Frederick and the King and Ove-n @
Denmark and Kaiser Wilhelm and the Empress
while all the Princes and PrinceSs2S present &c
We ceived kiss apiece
Some Of the district messenger companies hav
H. extended their service. TO supply their patron
with boys in livery a door-opencrS. and 10
general buttons service. These boys, liver
and all may be had 10y the hour. and hav
proved Il distinct convenience 20 housekeepers
NJ The students % the domestic service pF0heT
agree that its solution i coming through "a
,Sa extension oi outSids service When il * poss
bic To trained assistants at mcderaJ
rates for short periods, household work VIII b
placed Il new footing
The Earl of AncIster. in his sixty-eight veal
nt | of life. has borne than fall 10 tn
lot OF most peers He began Iife Nr. Heath
at cote, the son Of Lord Aveland; It the age
thirty-seyen he succeeded his father as Barc
Aveland: ten years ago he became tweDty-seJ
ond Lord Willoughhy De Er,shv. in Succes>i0
To his mother. and six wears ago he mad
Earl Of Ancastcr- IL through his ma1ht
50 | that he into possession cf most of hi
132, ,0G0 acres and ut his three castles in Ems
land Scotland. and Wales.
Major Gen. E. $ Otis is an aIumnus Of II
University of Rochester class Of Is. He Ia
IN many classmates who have since distinguish
themselves. among whom are Capt W. Hafl
ness, IL D., Of the National Observatory Wasl
ington; Rev. DIR. H. L. NorchouSe. field seer;
tary OF the Home Mission Society: Rev. d. G.
phas b. Crane. Of Boston: Rev. DR.. IGnIu