The evening times., 1899-03-17
NOTES OF THE DAY.


cent every ten years.
The memory, it has been decided. is stronger
in summer than in winter
Cashmere shawIs are made of the hair Of Z
dlminUtiye goat found in Little Tibet.
Hyenas always fight kneeling. the ioreIcg be-
ing the most Vulnerable part OF their body.
Melbourne now the seventh city Of the British
Empire, consisted al the time OF Queen Nictori4's
accession OF thirteen huts-
The smoke Ct London in certain states Of the
wind is found condensed on the sea as far away
as Deyonshire. b!ackening the water for miles
While the wedding service is proceeding in ia
pan the bride kind'es a torch and the bridegroom
lights FIRE from il and burns the wiie's play
things
Siberia viii be largely represented in Paris in
1900 the first time IT any exhibiteion- The new
railway and the lands it has opened viii be fully
represented.
Scotchman writing from Johannesburg adj
visss people not to go TO South Africa just n0e
a. IL Is scarcely possible to get work vi any
kind to do.
AT lola. Kan. the other day bah was given
in order to raise money with which to buy 4
cork leg for egless and INDECENT citizen. There
is fine irony in the idea Of dancing in ard Of
legieSs man.
valuable stimulInt to many. If not ell. people.
Its action the heart is stimulating than
brandy y has been known {" raI-e the pulse
from % 10 over l00-
Africa Is the most elevated q all the oonfi-
nents II i the Continent ef Plateaus'' The
great table land in the south has a mean sIt5-
tude Of 500 feet; the wide table Land IN
the north has an average elevation of lbout t.s1
feet.
Pekin has tower in which i hung large
bell cast in the ifteenth' century and another
tower containing a hug drum which Is inreaded
. IA srfs4Gf -ht.uff
en- The city NJ one Is Allowed tp enter these
towe-s.
AIl boys in the yIalaaa-y school, are enrolled
| As spesrmen when they have PASSED certain
standard They adept with this UcItan
that at close quarters they arc ufole b. I t.rr
] cd than the regular troops, armed with ribs
and layOnets-
CroteSTUf coat hangers. particularly cffcctiys
in college room some maa- den. are made
in the torn OF grinRing. distorted ,Iwaris or ets-
ri"'Es bird heals. whose elongated LsIkS serve
! support Tor the coat hat They are Of Jlpl-
ne5e design and make.
OF every 100 Prussians more than ~ GID have
| accounts in savings banks There are altogether
I ..642,gs1 such accounts Ia > = per cent Of
1 the eases. however, the amount deposited = un-
/ der SD The value uf the deposit, = 90. en-
! 90 marks or more than billion d1Ihr-.
| Not very long ago a well -krcavn New Yo-s
newspaper woman, who is not noted for hcr r--
f-f1i
! request for seats. accompanied IT,, a modest
I bill OF S>4 ''for exciting puIIis interest in the
/ PLAY The gentle critic shocked and pain
/ 90 to receive instead by return Iuail 4 counter
( eIaim as loii"Ws. To reading vour irnny crit
/ icisris- s2oGOJ,OoJ Please rcni3''
| Rome i envious Of Boston, subway. and vii
| starr one Of her own through ia, q,irinal fHu
h the slopes OF the VinlinaI and E~qrgiIine Ti.
| tunnel wil DE hity-three feet wide with tracks
l tor caFfi4ge- -Tcctri. ,-trs ,,-y
An electric street Railroad from tine Porta JArI
/ POpoio ia the Porta san Giovanni viii u3<4
through IT, The engineers give our 1hat IL win
take only seven months 10 build the tunnel
Editor Edmonds. Of the Manufacturers R---
ord. writes. How biz J. Texas did rou ask
Well. WON'T Iry 10 tell bUt when you are IN th.
! noF1herh end OF the state YOU are cI,,-er 20 -
Paul. Minn. than to the herIl end oi Fb..
state. They tell story Of 4 man down there.
who had reasonably large rlncil-uot one Of In.
! bis one. just moderite-sized one un whicl.
the irent gate was twenty miles from the house
"A very convenient evening walk for lovers VII,
want {" swing tn the gate before saving good
night.
Mr. Tollemsche tells IN the --Spectator-' rh.
following story oI a lirtIe girl which h. had. h,.
slys. at only one remove, from her own father:
| The child once went in great distress To- b.r
mother. saying IhIt she Lad committed -In
, which could never be forgiven ami which w-<
Ing she was induced Co make = full confession.
which IN tlriS wise II feiJ -lrre Tor peer
satan, and wanted to give him a little comfort
- 1 got gls-S OF cold water and poured ft
Gown little hoie IN the kitchen floor
Anton Hes,eI. a .alooukeer,r Of Eau claire.
| Wis las made practice "a aItentIin. all n
nerais held in his native town regardless Of
whether or not he knew the deceased. The RI
! neral Of old resident took place the ether GIv
and the morning OF the ot~eqIie, IIe--aT -c-
ceiycd the following letter. Anton If-<-..l
Dear SIR Your gbstnce FROM the funeral ~ nv
father i requested by the entire family. either
AT the home in tke procession. No -aluan-
keepers bJrtenders allowed Yours respect
fully, X. &. Burgar' He>sel promptly mad, a.,
letter public. ard II ea,r>ei gTeat sensation
The largest coal field in the world Is in the
Chinese province Of Human. Baron Won Rchtho-
fen. who Investigated the mineral wealth OF Chi
na, reported that the whole It the southeastern
part Of the province Of Human may be called
great euaI iiyid, covering ia ali some q 5ol
square milC~- ever large areas Cf this the coal
measures are visible on the surface. aud good
proportion Ut the ccJl : Of excellent quality
Human also produces iron. copper. silver quick
silver, tin, lead. and gold A. % the latter mif-
cral. there are Sixty-toUr localities wheie gold
| is TO be found. and in Tie mines are in
| dispUtably rich. The minerals are found
| in ShInSi. which, in proportion 10 its area. has
/ the largest and most easily workable coal field
| of any region the globe. At the present rate
! OF consumption. the world could be supplied with
| coal from Shansi Tor 10000 years
| Local street car owners are greatly interested
| in street hrake, which ifS inventors
| claim will do away with ''iat wheels sly. the
| Cleveland Plain Dealer" Ii u not an uncom-
| mon thing with the brakes now in Use on street
cars for wheels to become fIttened. To remove
the FLAT side OF OF wheels entails an ex-
pense q! $40 to SD. 4 brake that viii not make
a fat wheel it is agreed, would be an excellent
thing, ard would ind a ready market. The new
brake. instead OF operating the wheel Of a
car. operates on the car track TiIe Taotorman
controls the brake in a manner very similar to
1 the present brake. When il Is necessary TO use
| the brake the shoe Is dropped 10 the track This
| action lifts up the weight of the ear. and the
| entire weight OF the car. except the wheels.
which remain on the track i sTstSiRed By the
| brake apparatus. The inventors claim that by
\ means Of the brake a car. when going az
| full speed, be stopped in Of emergency
| in twice its length. With the brakes nov used
| the shoe. being applied directly TO the wheel.
causes the wheel 10 slide especially when the
tracks slippery. when the brakes are ap-
piled tightly.
\ single chunk Of gold weighing ninety y-ei.ht
pounds and worth SILL This was the size
| and value OF the nugget that Z. H. Virgil Of
East Portland. found in French Guleh near
Gold Hill, Columbia county. Cal. in ISL. saws
| the Portland Oregonian.'' Il tell you.'' re-
marked Mr.. Virgil, as his eyes lighted up with
the recollection of that famous ind .-that was
the event OF a lifetime, and caused much ex-
citement the country. Up TO that time it
was the largest nugget that had been uu-
covered in California. 1t mere accident.
and else might have been the lucky
/ had a partner named West, and had