The evening times., 1899-02-21
NOTES OF THE DAY.

Il is felony to run a crap game in Tennes-
under a lJw
In Hoi;o there is not ho.el or public con
veysHce. But travellers are few
Subways give % mach satisfaction in Boston
that Mayor Quincy proposes 70 build more
The Confederate Veterans Of Norfolk propose
to erect IN that city monument 20 Adn.ral
Franklin Buchanan
Half the ships in the world are British The
best Of them be converted into ships Of
war in fOrty-eight hours.
Japan is going to hav. a vyomans university.
the Nihou N0Shi Daieaku. in place Of the former
Academy Of MOBILES al Toxic.
Paris actresses wear paper lace, which by night
looks a. beaTtiful and delicate the best Of
real lace. while il costs but trihe.
The lighthouse at Corunna- spain. Is believed
TO be the oldest one now in use II erected
during the reign Of Traian. ard rebuilt in l6aS-
1t is the advice Of eonnorsserir in teas to buy
the leaves in considerable quantity. Tea pss-
served in chest keeps and increases its favor.
John Hooper. a man with mania for tomb
stones. stole eighteen of them from Grscesnd
Cemetery. Chicago, and used them for bTic-a-
brac at his home.
There Is one portion Of the hg.Iran body
which continues 10 increase in size throughout
life, and does not cease with the attainment of
maturity This Is The crystalline lens Of The eye
Judge William Butler, Of Philadelphia who
has resigned from the bench Of the United States
District Court, learned the trade Of a printer
in the office Of the West Chester Pa, Village
Record" F" Among the other boys in the Office et
the same time was Bayard Taylor.
The oldest tree on earth with an authentic
history IS the great Bhoo tree Of BurnIah For
twenty centuries it has been held sacred TO
Buddha, and person i allowed 70 touch the
trunk. When the leaves fail they are carried
away relics by pilgrims
Judge Charles l. Evans. Of Dallas. Texas was
a warm friend Of the late Judge Garland. to
whom he once wrote. asking what the lat
ter's religious convictions The reply was
quotation Of J. :. Blackie's poem, ending:
Let pridrfuI priests do battle about creeds;
The church is mine that does most ChristIike
deeds"
Machinery for what j. said to be the largest
paper mill in Europe has been furnished by
American finn. the Pusey & Jones Company. Of
Wilmington, Del. The mill ! situated in the
province OF DaletarliI, sweden. and Is owned by
the St0Ta k0pparberG Company. which utilities
the immense water power at DomnaFfvet for rs
immense Bessemer steel miH at FIiun- The paper
mill has begun work with daily output Of 100
tens.
The window sashcS which were removed re-
Gently the Macidas Me, Congregational
Church. TO give place 20 the new memorial win
dows, were found % b. perfectly sound and free
from bitlnl-U OF any kiuI. uHEWts su~tdHtlHE the
fact this they h4d Isen doing service for SIXTY
Two wears They werc made frnE old-groWth
pumpkin 3in- Tie nails used IN tlI- ta>inss were
hand ma6e aui wee rr.'ehly the iau.iiwork q
-nI"r l1G%- %. lIden time
Concerning Thomas Dover. a physician and
seutk-r4n adj -tirer. writer ia a medical
journal remarks that TLc.nas Dover. the doctor.
has drift2 orE modern life ga a powder
label. while ThOms, Dovef. president 0f the
Council Of tio Frlke zud D,icne~-- pFivateers %
ancient .--.. honorable city II BristoI-,lis-
c0verer Of Alexander >elkiTk t1he original Rob
II-0H CUISuel, 10 spite of more rIidriDg CLAIMS
20 our Er-tituG q been torFcJ,en-
John D CIens Ioa wears old. and Mrs. sarah
Jennings. leo wears old. both 5f Franklin, Pa
have Just been mIEri,.- ne bridegroom is "a
wealthy oil producer and a veteran of the civil
and Mexican wars. while rhe b-ide i a cousin
Of Abraham Lincoln. and resides 5B FoNburg.
She married ia ls2f 20 James J-nni q. and
has four daughters and seven sons and twenty
hve grandchildren an living. NOJWiths- andiug
the advanced age ~ Mr. and Nr-. CIeys they
are a. vivacious a. person q forty.
The japanese torpedo boats have received
names entirely out Of keeping with their modern
style and destructive purposes These names
yesy pOetical and picturesque and belong 20
the vocabulary Of pure old Jspzas-e words. which
rapidly passing out II common u-e- The
following examples. Dragon Fly Full Moon,
Moon in the Clouds. Ses Beach Peewit. Light
ming. Thunder. Dawn q Day. Clustering Clouds.
Dsybreak. Ripples. Evening Mist. Dragon Lamp
Falcon, Nagpie. White-Naped Crane. and White
Hawk
BOYS aid . Chicago SUNDAY school teacher,
after she had impressed upon he- pupils the duty
OF PRAYER. Suppose of you in some
flraway city: suppose that YOU were without a
friend, and that you didn't have cent in the
world; suppose You were unable 10 ind any work
/ or to get any money and were hungry What
would YOU dog: She paused. and gazed al the
serious faces in front Of her. and felt that
the class had prOiJed hy the lesson Johnny
Green raised his hand to reply with the utmost
promptneSS. I'd 60 10 q free lunch counter,
he said
The Ameer of Aighanistan seldom parts with
any money in dis barge oi his obligations When
he Is asked for money he never rudeIy refuses
His method belongs 70 the ssl4yiter in modo
style throughout My friend he exclaim-
'what IS mine is yours. Take everything You
want Is there anything / have got that you
want and think Of. II 50. take Il, my friend,
take II 10 y0ur house Rupees. however. his
highness can never be persuaded 70 part with
He viii send them by and by: he VIII send them
az once His friend may take iacS for the
asking Bat the friend ASKS aHd asks and asks
I again, and withal never gets q lac
Major Gen f : Oti< who Is -gw in command
Of our forces al Manila, and was recently lp-
pointed one OF the commission II i've 10 study
! the commercial and social problems Of the Phil-
/ ippjne Islands. i aIrulEus 81 The University
/ Of RO, hester. class ~ - This class, by the
I way. wa= a remarkable one. Nearly al the Mem
I berS attained distinction Among those best
I known now living are Cant. W Hardness IL. ID.
{ uf the National Observatory. Washington, the
Rev Dr. H. I. Nofchuu~e. field secretary Of the
. Home Mission Socjety, the Rev D. tcphJS =.
q Crane. Of Boston; the Rev Dr. Leuuel Moss u
Philadelphia. the Rev. DI. Jacob :. he.Waun,
| of Rochester Theological Sen1irary Prot A.mOn
&. BlcoUe. oi the Indian University. Indian Ter
riIorv. and ". o. >tntidaTd, The novelist and his
1 toTJn.
| Consul Nyme at Giadeloupe. has transmitted
an interesting report 20 the state Department On
| a peculiar plant growing Wild the island. He
/ sayS that il any Leaf be broken from il and
pinned To the wall in a warm room each Of the
angles in the ndulations Of the Leaf begins TO
[ throw out a number OF white. threJdiIke roots
. Next tiny plant begins TO >prout. and this in
two three weeks 4JtainS heigi- Of two or
more inches. When the Leaf begins To- ShTivel
which may take place 1rom TX weeks 10 three
months the young plants may uC cut out with
| scissors and put in the ground, where they rap
| idly attain full size. When cultivated they at
| tain growth OF four feet. and produce graceful
red and yellow flowers. The consul expresses the
belief that it Will make desirable hothouse or
garden flower. His report. with specimens or
the leaves. has been submitted the AgricUl-
| tural Department.
| There appears to he limitation to the in
dustrial use of cotJousced OIL and these, Of
course, multiplied by the constantly deveI-
oping Improvements made in the refining pro-
cesses. \ marked advance in This last respect
is that the yellow oil resulting from the first
| refining process. through treatment with alkaline
solution. is now further purified by heating and
! filtration; then the white oil Of commerce -
| obtained BY shaking the yellow oil with 70 3
per cent of fuller'S earth. In purifying the vel
/ Low oil about nor cent pr lS -cu4 lfpd N