The evening times., 1899-07-01
NOTES OF THE DAY.

Mccarthy is the name of a negro lawyer ir
London who has gcod practice.
Among the exports Of Mexico last year are
to be noted two tens OF dried fies
Germany makes an excellent brand .of .'Scotchr
WHISKY. which finds ready sale in IIdia-
The Rev sam Jones says tina; his income for
several years has been between S25.0JJ and s}j-
Coils p. Huntington started his superb art
saved.
The Bank of Russia reported decrease Of s15.-
94'o0 IN its gold reserves during the last week
Of April.
Mrs. Lucinda Pratt of Chicago. on May
celebrated her led birthday. She was born il
Pittsdeid Mass
James F. Brodsriek chief Of the PeanzyIvania
Bureau OF Mines. began life as a boy in coal
mine at 20 cents day
Commander W. ". Meade. who has just been
placed in command Of the BrookIyn was one Of
The designers Of that ship.
Prof II, b. Hutehins, dean of the University
OF Michigan Law School. has been chosen pre-i-
dent OF the Iowa State University.
All the locomotives the Santa Fe Railr1ad,
IN California, are with petroleum for fuel.
II costs about the same coal.
Nontc'air. y. J.. clergyman pubIielY gave
j boy whipping in church the other Gay for
4
In 1895 Java prodrced Ie91 00l pounds az in
digo. This industry i threatened by The making
OF artificial indigo out of coal tar in Germany.
Wages in the locomotive departments OF the
English and Welsh railway lines increased So
per cent during the last half year, and tie cost
ct coal was augmented by IS per cent.
Nistrials rarely occur in criminal eases in
Germany. vote OF six to six acquits the pris-
oner; vote OF seven TO FIVE leaves the decision
to the court, and vote OF eight 20 four means
conviction.
For use in indicating when the fgemen have
reached the FIRE with the nozzle and desire the
water turned on. an electric signal has been pat
enIed, composed Of wire inserted in the hose.
with a push-butt0n in each length 70 complete
the circuit and ring a bel on the engine
President Angel. Of the University Of Michi-
gan has offered TO furnish 10 the Government a
number of young men, literally educated and Of
good natural parts. who win pay their own ex-
penses abroad for several years if they can be
assured of places in the consular service after
ward
Tie patients OF Dr. F. 5 Mirris Of NcCooz.
Neb-. scattered over wide area. To save
him long rides he leaves pigeons with those Sc
riOusly i'll. and at stated times these pigeons
with reports Of each patients condition attached
10 The birds legs released. and IN q few min
utes they arrive at the doctors residence
MIS- l-ltiit = IaTilu- VINO mas fl-L bCen 2F-
pointed professor Of psychology IN Leland Stan
ford University. studied for four wears with Prot
Muller in Germany. and was the first woman
ever admitted 10 that scientists laboratory. The
professor thought 50 much Gf her ability that ne
requested her aid in preparing one OF his books
4 wealthy but absent-minde resident Of Nc
Pher>ou Kan. recently bought =afe in which
to keep his vaIablc<. and, being unable 10 re-
member the combination. scribsled 1t on the
Ia l.
dtrsd . cslcniner put a new coat the
vail; the memorandum was ohliteTstsd and il
became necessary 10 have the safe blown open
The agitation against the excessive usa of liq-
nor which already has made such heIdway in
France and Belgium. i extending throughout
Western Europe This work in Alslce-Lorraius
l. carried on under the auspices Cf the Blue
Cross Lssgue. which dsvotes it attention both
10 relieving misery caused by alcoholic inigI-
geEce lnd-aS its principal sCtIyIly-tO preventive
work among the wcrsIugmen-
Nevada pays more for school purposes per can
in OF populstj7a than any other state. the av-
orage befu- si-s6. Colorado Is third, viJh Sass.
and the salaries cf the teachers are higher in
those states than in any other Massachusetts, )
second IN the list, paving annually tlr edueI-
tior1l purposes Sf1 for every chiId OF school
age New York PAYS S3-9D, Ohio S@-2s, Illinois
sos. Iowa >376. Nebraska >3-og. and Kansas
$50
Cows south Of the Ohio River VIII not average
above three pounds and fourteen ounces OF butter
10 III, 100 pounds Of n.ilk- The COWS OF Texas
only show Il per cent of solids in their milk
Cows throughout Indiana and che strip running
east and west viii produce E.ik tE1r runs fsJr
and one-sJlt poIuc-. Cows IN Minnesota and
Manitoba viii produce milS THAT viii give ouy
i've pounds and fye ounces OF butter to the lHJ
pJatd--
Ed5uard BOD. the French novelist who lec,Eed
recently Chicago. Is snail Of stature very IaiH.
aud DARK, with the inevitable pointed beard and
black eyes Of The men of his race. He has per-
feet courtIinezs Of manner ard style of dress
that Is unique His superior garments are Ike
unto those worn by al mankind. bat the trousers
h wears are passing strange. They are 80 long,
large. full and so baSgy thai they give
TIE air Of divided SKIRT
The postal authorities are after a ratrimorill
Journal Of Milwaukee. because. uul.novu 10 W.
T. \ Roberts Of Rush Pa. it published her
address along vith the stat rCut that she was
wealthy and single. with >2'GJ0 in her own
name. and more N prospect. and desired E-l--
band y a consequence Ms Roberts l. receiy-
my on an average Zup pToroSa.s day by mail
The>, letters gave her the first intimatj'n she
received that the publication had been made
The greatest div ne feat ever achieved. il l.
said. wa in moving the cargo @ the ship Cape
IIorp. wrecked of the coast of Scrjl America,
Z
scents 90 depth OF over 20o fret remaining at
one timc fcr;y-two minutes uuder the water.
An auIhoIity states that the greatest depth %
which q man has been known TO descend docs
not exceed 22J ieet-which Is equivalent ro a
pressure of eight. t.-eighI and oGe-AaI pounG- to
the sqsare inch.
Mr. Mareo-i of whose discoveries in tle maj
Ter OF tcleslaphy all the world continues to ta,k.
IL very young. having been born at GriTouc,
near Bologna. on April ., IS74 He has been
from lad of fourteen. keenIy interested in sIec-
tricjty. lis experiments IN England were clu:-
mencpd in july, 1896 IL VIII. BE- remembered
that on his arrival in England hi instruments.
mistaken Ter bCmbs internal machines, wyr-
broken up before passing the British customs
authorities. and rendered entirely useless tJr
his experiments
The members OF the street cleaning department.
OF New York are agitating for a diseontinuaEae
OF the parade OF the department. winch has been
an annual event ever since it was iHauguraied by
Colonel Waring several wears ago. The street
cleaners say they assessed from - cents to
- per TO pay feT the music. Captain Glib
son, deputy street c.eaning commissioner. who
held the position under Colonel WarInS,
saws the contributions frOm the men a.
ways voluntary. ard emplOye Is allowed to
give than 80 cents
Young woman who attended dance at City
Hall, WateTvi!lc. Ne. the other evening. in
an intermissiou OF the dancing leaned back against
the wall she At once experienced a tremendous
shock in her left arm, and looking at her hand
from which stream Of FIRE apparently Spuyted.
she found that 4 deep scar lad been made upon
a gold ring worn en- Onc Of her fingers II seemed
that a live wire had had its insulation worn
away. 20 that contact with the metal cf the rins
set up lively current. Of which she was for the
moment the unhappy recipient.
One Of the homes Of the great d'AFtagaan has