The evening times., 1899-06-24
NOTES OF THE DAY.
Paris s,,pports I7.7s5 doctors.

diameter.
Women employed as sailors in Denmark.
Norway, and Finland
Cuban radish. grown this year near Nanaeas,
weighed eight pounds.
About leo.0o persons die annually Of cons,mp.
tion in the United States
English-speaki2s. people are said to have the
best foreheads and eyebrows
The only peer Newspaper man in England is
LORD 9ienesN, proprietor Of the London Morn
ing Post"
As to the length of life Of fish. it is said that
the ordinary carp. il not nterfered with, would
live about Joo years
The cot Of the Government Of the United
States is nearly s2.0cD 900 day. Pensions alone
cost nearly sico.c0 a day
During the four fiscal yeaA 1906 lsa7, IsJs
and lsSI. the expectation Of American bicycles
amount IN round numbers to s20oo0.0oo.
mixed hare and hound race, in which young
women run with the men. is innovation due
to the Europeans who live in Yokohama.
Gen Lew Wallace says that the work in mere
" assisting at the dramatization of .-Ben Hur''
Is as hard as was the writing Of that book
English missionaries who have studied the Ian.
guages of the Fuegians (there are three) declare
that they have distinguished 10 vowels and %
consOnants.
For 225 years. since its foundation. the "Je-
naische Zetung.'' OF Jena which has Just cele-
bratsd its anniversary, has been the property of
one family
Thomas Paine now has a monument on the old
Paine farm, in New Berlin. y. Y. and IL is to
be surnounted by a newly modelled bronze bust,
costing $500.
More men have died and are buried i, the
lsthmus Of Panama, along the line of the pro-
posed canal, than on any equal amount OF ter
ritory in the world.
carload OF oranges will average 80 boxes
and the boxes contain about l75 oranges each
A carload of lemons will average 2ss boxes, with
800 lemons TO the box.
Garabald was once presented with medal
made of his blood. on which these words
were engraved: The blood of Garabaldi Is for
ever red" This strange medal is preserved by
the generals descendants
All the fifty incorporators Of the Mississippi
Cotton Manufacturing Company, Just chartered
and capitalized At S2j9.O1J are negroes and
styled the best known and most substantial men
of their race in the State
correspondent Of the London Academy
writes: MANY years ago a brother of mine sent
an old edition OF Sir Walter Scott's novels to be
bound. and to his wrath The TaliSman' and
The Legend Of Montrose' home with these
backings: The Tallsh Man and The Leg End OF
Aontrose.'"
Our silver exports direct to the Orient have
decreased decidedly this year In the nine
months ending with March. 1898. we shipped
S6Js2, ,sil silver TO Hongkong, and 81. .3i0sss. 20
India During the same period of this fiscal year
we exported only s. l62, i2j worth to Hongkony,
and none at all to India.
The free lecture undertaking started in
New YORK ten years ago appropriation Of
$1,000, and during that season ls5 lectures were
given in six schoolhOuses to total attendance
of 9.li9. During the season just ended l.s3)
lectures were delivered in foIty-fve centres to
total Attendance of $4,000.
The Honolulu authorities considering the
advisability of locating cemetery in the crater
Of the Pmchbovl. an extinct volcano The only
objection thus far offered to the site is that il
not used for a cemetery il might some day be-
come available for an amusement resort and
residence section. especially il adequate water
supply could be conveyed to 50 great height
glass pavement has been laid for 4 number
Of months in the Rne de IA Republiqle. Paris.
1t has been in through all the winter. and
< at present in an admirable state Of preserva-
ton The material of this glass pavement
1r ceramic stone.' the trade name. consists Of
broken bottles. tons of which manufactured
into blocks which in turn are closely fitted to-
yether. giving the pavement the appearance of
huge cheSsbodrd.
Texas has woman Samson in Jennie Robin
ION. eolored, of Burison county. She weighs AZ
pounds. and has strength in proportion. Ac-
,ordinE to the Of the plantation
which she works she recently lifted piece of
uaehiuary which five brawny negroes had vainly
attempted 10 .ase. She was riding a stubborn
mustang which refused to cross a bridge Jcn-
lie dismountej- tied the animals legs. threw
hin on her shoulder. carried him the
,ridGe and then continued her Journey.
Members of the State Law and oryler League Of.
Connecticut attempted last week at Canaan to
,ut some S.ooc gallons Of hard cider where it
would DO mo more harm by smashing the bar
els containing it in front of the town hall. and
citing the stuff away. Much OF ii found
is way across the square and into the basement
# Christ Church. where it threatened to ruin the
arpet Of the Sunday school room. A vestrymsn
topped the smashing OF the barrels after wordy
var with the srnashers, in which nearly the whole
own took sides
Some Of the pastors of churches in Illinois and
indiana. having written to Capt. Luke Colleran,
hief of Chicago's detective department, for his
pinion about bicycling for women. the captain
as replied that he thinks the moral effect Is
.ad. The only trouble about such verdict is
hat it comes from a man whose professional dti-
les would bring him into contact with only the
worst phases Of bicycle riding. and it looks a
little a. though the pastors who wanted his opin-
on were already prejudiced. and felt assured
II the kind of answer they would get
General Funston is full of dash and daring. yet
ie appears to be 4 commander who reckons be-
orerand all the chances in an exploit One Of
he members of the Twentieth Kansas relates
hat before throwing his column across rail-
oad bridge near Malolos. which under the
ns,Irgent fire. the general ordered large de-
all Of men to strip naked and enter the water
,eneath the bridge TO catch the dead and wound
d who might fall off, This precauiion saved
he lives of at least two wounded men, who
ell from the bridge into the swift river.
A. at
'oney Island be turned into a public park. thus
oing away with the wicked Coney Island Bow
~ il well enough because New York needs
nj the parks she car grt such little one
$ this would make: hut it will never knock out
he vice of the B1wery, which Is made by the
emlnd of its patrons. 1t will spring up else
rhere. In fact. the extinction of this part OF
lie island has already helped the business Of
ther nearby places, of them more con-
enicnt to the city. which have been started in
imitation of it.
The most valuable natural bridge in the world
5 to be found at Arizona. lying across 4 deep
hasm forty feet in width 1t is a petrihed
ree about feet in diameter. and about 100
eet in length. 1t is pure agate all through.
nd therefore is much more valuable as regards
Material than any bridge of marble or granite
foud be. But the most expensive material OF
rhich a bridge has been built is probably
elegraph wirp. One was built over the Jheium
liver at hoha'a. IN the PunIab, IN the place
4 bridge which was swept away bv the foods
n IsS2 A similar bridge constructed DUR
ng the first Soudan campaign over the kokora
liver for military purposes.
The '.New York Times relates an anccdote
oncerning Nr. Howells that is good enough to
c true, whether it is not. According to re-
ort. a dispute as to the words 'luEeh and
luncheon recently arose between Mr.. and Mrs.
iowels Mr. Howes ciampioned .'lunch.'' as
he proper term. while his wife defended lunch
IN :, At last. at Mr. Howells' suggestion. they