The evening times., 1899-04-20
NOTES OF The DAY.

Many even poor Chinese. says the Celestial
Empire" spend from 20 to 25 per cent Of their
income in idol worship. which practically eats
away their capital.
Corporal William Howard Vanderbilt, Company
c, First Washington Volunteers, q resident OF
Tacoma, is grandson Of the commodore. and
the only representative of his family who served
in the Spanish war.
1t is announced that Queen Victoria will confer
a peerage the widowed Lady Herschell, who
will become a countess in her own right. with
remainder to her only son, Richard, who will
come OF age next May.
People in the Arctic regions can converse when
more than mile apart, because there the air.
being cold and dense. is very good conductor;
and the smooth surface of the ice also favors
the transmission Of sound.
Johann Strauss, the composer OF so many ex-
quisite waltzes, is a of seventy ty-three.
on whom long life Of struggle has told its tale.
He is crippled by rheumatism. and finds chief
soiace in his pipe and lager beer.
Experiments have been made lately by French
government officials with new telephone. which
enables persons to converse without putting their
mouth and car to the apparatus, the words be-
ing distinctly audible in any part OF the room-
The horse has smaller stomach proportion
ately than any other animal, because the horse
was created Tor speed Had he the runnltlnK
stomach of the OK lie would be quite untitled for
the labor which he now admirably performs.
The East Greenlanders journey round to West
Greenland to get snuff, and will consume four
years in a single excursion there and back, often.
according to Nansen, remaining no longer than
an hour at the trading station before taking up
their homeward march.
An immense dial, certainly the largest in
the world, is at Hayon Horoo, a large promon-
tory extending 5000 feet above the Aegean Sea.
As the sun swings round the shadow OF this noun
tain it touches. one by one, circle of islands,
which act hour marks.
sir. Mordaunt " Munro. supposed to have been
the oldest wheeiman in the United Kingdom. is
dead He attained the ripe age of ninety-threc
years, was bachelor, lifelong teetotaler, by
occupation a farmer. and until recently was to
be seen cycling in and about Enfield, near Lon
don.
Charles II. Black. president Of the Ma--aehu-
setts Highway Association and newly appointed
superintendent of paving fer Havana. for eight
years held similar position in his native town.
He will he accompanied to Ccba by his daughter.
Miss Iaud 5. Black. who has been given
cellent position in the Havana schools.
Young actress named Edith Davitt, perform
ing at the SoIaossy Orpheum. in Vienna, has
been fined 10 forms for appearing on the stage
in a correct military uniform. This is contrary
TO law in Austria the censor forbidding both mil
itary and ecclesiastical costumes well as all
insignia or orders that are not purely fantastic.
Grand Duke Constantine of Russia recently
acted the part Of Hamlet in a translation of his
from Shakespeare before the Gar and Gar
ira and the Russian court. The Grand Dukes
conception of the part was quite original" says
the London Daily Mail" land his portrayal Of
the character differed from that usually seen on
the stage"
4 London auctionecr has just sold the large
library of Mr. J. T. pelane. who editor OF
the Times for nearly quarter of a century.
The collection consisted almost exclusively of
modern books in all branches of literature in
cludng 4 great number of presentation copies.
1t ia a curious fact that most of the books were
found to be uncut.
Since July twelve merchant vessels have been
named by their after Admiral Dewey. six
after Admiral Sampson. two after Admiral Schlcy.
one for Ensign Worth Bagley. one for Bob Evans,
two for Gen. Joe Wheeler. and one for Fftzhugh
Lee. War memories are also preserved IN the
merchant marine thus far this year by one
Maine. three 0regons, two Iowas, two sOismpiss,
one Rough Rider. and two Manilas-
Hermann Muller, leading actor a. the Ieriin
Deutsches Theatre. killed himself recently in
manner After putting a blank cartridge
in a pistol lie filled the barrel with water and
then fired into his mouth His head was blown
to pieces. Overwork and rneIancholia caused the
suicide. He best known through his work in
the new school of plays by Hcnsclel, Sudernann,
HIuptmann. and Hirschfeld.
An experiment in storing eggs recently
tried at Leith, where some 5000 Scotch. Irish.
and Danish eggs sealed in an apparatus for
four months. after which only small proportion
0, them were found added The air in the store
and rq
eggs, which are turned periodically To keep the
yolk surrounded with aibumen- This is done by
Major Lamar Foniaine. the author of .'Alfs
priiet Along the Potomac Tonight is
civil engineer. living in Lyon, Miss. He hrst saw
service with the Russians in the Crimea, and at
received the Iron Gross for signal
bravery. In the war of the rebellion he was a
Confederate, fought in twenty-seyen battles and
6ity-seven skirmishss, wounded sixty-seven
times. and five times was reported dead
In a letter home one of the Kansas boys in
Manila says that when General Miller was or
,anizing his expedition to Ilolo he asked Gen
eral Otis 10 assign the Twentieth Kansas TO his
giving reason that the men had
,een under his command in San Francisco; that
ne knew them and had confidence in them. and
believed they would stand their ground in any
light. THAT settles it, said General Otis Il
need them here
1t is believed by large number OF Missouri
,eople that a great part of the booty taken by
(uantreil and his famous raiders from Lawrence.
ian., in September Of 1883. lies buried in 4
,rest mound $50 feet high in Bates county. Mo.
from time to time searching parties have dug
,reat holes in the mound in search OF the plum
Tered treasure. but none have succeeded in And
ng anything Another party OF treasure-seekers
,as gone to the spot to take up the search,
hey claiming TO have found documentary evil
lence that will assist them.
The Island of Ferro is Of the largest in the
canary group, and it has received its name
recount of its iron-bound soil, through which no
liver nor stream flows. In the midst of the island
here grows tree known the raining tree.
he leaves Of which are long and narrow. 1t con-
nues in constant verdure winter and summer.
md the branches covered with cloud which
: never dispecd. but resolving itself in a moist
re- causes to fall from its leaves a very clear
xater in such abundance that csterns placed at
is foot to receive it are never empty
The 'Iincoln (Ga), Journal" says: The tJour-
,al' offers, as usual, one years subscription to
We hope a number of our farmers will enter the
ace this year. as it is no fun unless there is
ome competition. Colonel Crawford, who has
heretofore held an undisputed ield. has nun out
Il his fine seed. and it is probable that his
aising viii not be as large formerly This
,ives everybody equal showing. So, when the
ime comes, bring along your melon; if it doesn't
weigh but forty pounds your chances will be
,ood.'
Pietro Mascagni was received the other day by
he Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Italy,
nd by the Prince and Princess of Battenberg.
he object of the audience to procure for
he Princess Anna of Battenberg. sister OF the
'rincess of Naples. an opportunity of exchanging
musical ideas with Mascagn. Princess Anna Of
lattenberg has written and published anonymous