The evening times., 1899-11-11
NOTES OF THE DAY.

! Victoria ascendsd the throne. At the PRESENT
time only per cent OF the population are in that
condition.
In 1915 the decadence Of Ireland began in ear
nest, and it has kept up ever since. In that year
the population wss s2g5 O5f the hgh-water mars.
4 On the S0il Of last June it was i,5Sf,C5l, the
lowest erer krowI-
| The Chinese are much Impressed with the pow
| ems of the sewing machine and 10 meet their de-
n:sud for these he'ps to busy women some An:eri-
can firms lately sent shipment to Bangkok, val
ued at about sl03,759.
One Of the laundry trade journals recently no.
iicsd new antiseptic which is intended to
steri,ize clothes when being laundercd, thereby
presenting cGntagion. A fOrmaidehyde solution
Is soiiditisd. and this is used by laundrymen.
The only place where back disnonds'' are
foand is in the Brazilian province of Bahia. They
are usually found in river beds and brought up
by divers Others are obtained by urnnelng
mountaiis The largest specimen ever found was
worth s=1,OJ3.
Iron cloth is made for the first time in the
United States at Worcester mill. Ii is a great
industry in Manchester England and in Germany.
but no American Manufacturer has before at
tempted il. Iron cloth is used very extensively
for overooat and uIster iiHings.
The notion that sky-scrapers are of mod IN
American origin i oonfruvsrted By Prof Lanciani,
who notes that in sneicH; Rome. in the time OF
AI-uetur- l1AS were lsxSEu- On Inc ground oI
danger fIom frcs. against the high buildings,
OF which reached an altitude Of ten 10 twelve
sf .eies.
India has immense coal depaaits. from which
the output in 1896 was 3,53., $50 tons. In the
Bengal district alone. the Ranigurg and BAraker
cei.ieries estimated contain l.0)o,Oo0 tons;
the karanpara eCreries. s.s0a, ,0g0. 900 tens: the
Bokara coliieries. 1.5JoO1o ters, and the Dherris
ccilivIies, iG5,G00 tons.
Interest in the medical mission in foreign lands
is constantly increasing. Natives in the north Ct
Africa come long distances for Treatment. and
wild Bedcuin characters encouraged by the Sultan
and living in lawiess Independence, who treated
their OWN women cattle, singularly
able 30 the women missionaries
An English paper tells of the wonderful deal at
poker recently at sim.a, India The pack had the
snail cards cut up to the six. and when the
hands dealt four out OF five PLAYERS stood" The
game proceeded in the usual way. and when the
four hsnds were exposed they were found to be
a royal flush TO the king, royal flush to the
queen, four aces, and king full.
They sell sabots, wooden Shoes at one store
in indianapolis, and the dealer says they made
in Grand Rapids, Mich. from bssswocd by Bel
gians They are used by people who work in
caaneries. where hot solder. acid. ETC.. on the
floors ruin leather soles; by people who stand on
wet floors, such as emp,oyes OF creameries and
washerwomen, and now and then fashionable
woman buys a pair to without stockings
when she wishes to rest her feet
There is talk in Canada Of manufacturing news
paper zt ccst not exceeding cent pound and
competing in the market this side of the bor-
der. 1t is considered ths; such thing is posi-
bic il the Manufacture be conducted on large
scale. News paper produced at 4 oost Of ] cert
pound. even with duty and freight charges ad-
ded, would be disturbing element in the New
York market. for example, and would compel cur
manufacturers 10 do some very close figuring.
y missionary To China comments upon the
heart breaking experience he had at the Nankin
arssna. where he observed modern upto-date
equipment Of English machinery employed in
making ol's=le;e war material. The Chinese mill
tarE lftcials are Just now taking pride in their
most important production, a b-eech-ioadins
MauSeT. which they state with great pride and
acclaim Is capable Of driving bullet through four
inches CT wood. They imagine that this is the
most powerful weapon ot its Kind in the world
At Pine Ridge. s D., Conquering Bea-, the old
Indian chief, who had been victorious in hua-
red battles with the Sioux has just been buried
amid the waiinss Of six widows. with faces
painted black ioF mourning. and l23 children and
grandchildren, the most numerous direct family
1f any known Indian. 1t is rather curi0us that
after going urscathed through many battles
he should succnmb 10 the perils Of the trolley
system, having got of car headfoTmost. showing
disregard 1t conventions much more Independent
than iudicious- The mourning for the old chief
viii be kept up Eeek. which from the aborigi-
nal point Of view viii not be beyond hi deserv-
ngs
In Switzerland death l. attended by Gus
tom which call upon all charitable and Christian
people 10 show their sympathy. A notice edged
With Wild black line appears in the daily pa
poTS setting forth the day and hour when SYM
pathizers u-st assemble before the house OF the
ieceasHd At the time named little cloth
covered table supporting g0od-sizsd jar i stood
before the house-tabie coith and jar all being of
H.. D
mall mourning cards heefiu. the name and ad-
irs-s uf their owners are deposited. The day the
funeral takes place is the day selected Tor the
ambition q the jas. No ladies are allowed to
oliow at Swiss funeral.
Berlin furnished an extraordinary exhibition Of
he collecting mania rec ntly. The German post
,ffcc u>e5 numbers for the morths in stamping
etter-. and September collectors deter
mined to obtain the usual sequence Of mines from
district cffce, No. ~, whose stamp that day
Teuld read aa.3-a.a0. 4 mob Of thousand
,erscns stood outside the ofhce when il opened 80
hat the police had 20 be called in 10 keep il in
lrdcr ard al available help was scnt from the
general poStcifice to handle the mail matter. tn.
ush continued thrpusi.the day and at night the
Doiice had use force fo dispelSe the crowd that
vas waiting alter the closing hours and to enable
he officials 70 leave The Office Sixty thousand
lieccz OF mail were stamped during the day
: nstor N,s;, says the Louisville Courier Jour
lal. i in West Virginia catching mountain
rout and cooking thCm a his friend, Wade Hsnp-
on. taught him to e0oS them in East Tennessee
md Wet North CIIoiua- Fist catch your trout.
horGh. ia the meantime have 4 good FIRE on the
iIEk Of the stream th-, you tan roast potato III
he cmbers. Urts- yoEr trout before the life Is
ut cf it, dip IL in cold spring water until il is
old PM 4 rl.Icr of bacon inside it. with butter
iepptr. and salt Holcse in green corn shuck.
rem which the roasting eaT has iISt been taken;
IL IN. open the oL;hcrS. dsprs; the shuck ard
sh. cgTer M with hot eirhers aHd ivs coa's, AMI
) and hr Nou have Hsh that Lucillus would
ave given ransom for. That i what Vest does
yery StHsruCr vacation. ard there i M telling
ow long nan who eo's that Is going to live.
Consular reports for October I. state that the
rench people are using American dried spples
Irsely in the preparation OF ''piquette," spark
ng fruiiy beverage made by fermcnting together
ried apples. raisins ard wa.er. The use Of win.
F5apCe is diminishing. largely for the reason
nat French wine Is believed by the masses to
e adult,ratsd. This msy or may not be true,
nj the belief prouote< the consumption of cider
ilcc from apples and psafs. Piquette is a mild
der ard has ihc merit Cf selling for > csnts a
lass. For 80 cents may drink for two
suFs without feeling the effect of the littlc al
lho he will nave CurSumel The drink Is in
ct, family tippic." being commonly mad by
iding five pounds Of raisirs to Eve pounds Of
led apples ard five gallens OF water. After fer
entin- in a cass ths product i bottled with
tile SUGAR or may be copsumad without bot
ing In lsss France produced 5oGe1.0Oo gal
rs OF this beverage.
There Is au interesting little exhibit at the
Sport Exposition which daily attracts a lsrge
Imber Ct visitors SAYS the '.Phiiadelphia Rec
i" They DO rot come to sc, vet to hear.
1t rather TO CRAFTY recently acquired taste
r peanut butter, which the Kind old inventor of