The evening times., 1899-02-11
NOTES OF THE DAY.

the late President OF Guatemala. has srrived in
San Francisco, where she will probably make her
home.
piorrs Scotch farmer remarked with re-
gard to the potato disease that az first he thocht
ii dispensatiOn of Amiehfy God hut now
he believes it was an insect
The names of the architects Of the new South
Station. Boston, will be ehiseIed in enduring
granite high up the front facade Of that
structure, in accordance with plans duly submit
ted by them.
The magnitude Of the Escurial the great SPAN
ish palace, may be inferred irom the fact that it
would take four days 10 go through all the rooms
and apartments the length of the way being
reckoned at about 100 miles
\. ". Nillsbaugh. aged eighty -Eve, has been
ticket agent at the Union Depot. Kansa- City.
Mo-, since 1870 and has been in the railroad bus
mess for over fifty wears. Mr.. Millsbsugh IS
active as though only hall his age
The late Calvin Briee's only explanation Of his
remarkable signature that he bad always
written it that way. and couldn't make it plain
cr. Ii was mere series Of up and down marks,
which bore similitude TO English penmaH>hip-
For 81 years the uIers of Denmark have been
alternately Frederick and Christian. This is
the law, that = King Christian be
eee,Ied by Ming Frederick and then comes
Hing Christian again. In view Of this av. every
prince has among his other names b"'h Fredcr-
ick aud Christian.
J. II. Mccarthy. the son Of Justin Mccarthy
who Is lecturing in this country omar Khay-
yam, says that after lecture in BFooklyn one
of his hearers thanked him for his exposition Of
the Persian poets work and added: y Geger
before knew the difference between Omar hnay-
yam and iIunyadi Jsnos-
4 curious state Of things was observed in in
/ vestigating the cleetroIysis of water pipes in
Dayton. Ohio in which it found that stones
and pebbles the pipes in seem
to have been eleetropla;ed with the metal Of the
pipes. which Of the experts believes has
/ never been observed before
The enormously expensive new Opera Comique,
of Paris is already causing Dissatisfaction II is
~tid that the stage is too small, that the seats
are badly arranged. that the removal o5 tb- par
titions between the boxes destroys privacy and
that the abolition Of the salons the back Of
the boxes does away with sociabihty-
! '.Jube'' Posey constable of the town of Ciai-
/ borne Tenn, was recently sent 70 levy en some
7 calves in stable but his mission Wa unSuccess-
fu for the forth in The following MEM
orandunn. which he iotted down on the levy be-
fore returning il 10 the court: The above caives
were seeable through the hTaks, but not SIJabie-
as the dosr was locked
/ Tie woman who possess the longest head Of
hair in the world is said TO b. Mercedes Lopez,
d Nexicau. Hes height i fve ieer, and when
she stands erect her hair trails the ground
/ four feet eight inches The hair is thick that
/ size completely hide herself in it. She has
/ II cut VERY frequently. 1t grows quickly.
[ enabling her 70 sell large treS-es u hair dealers
I every month She is the wife Of poor sheep
! border.
! UnsightIy INK stains upon valuable manuscripts
or books need not remain if little care i taken
to remove them. Make preparation Of one part
of citrc acid, dissolved in ten parts OF distilled
water. To this add two parts Of concentrated
solution Of bOTax. and brush the ink stains over
with the preparation, applying il with fine
/ camels hair brush Any excess of moisture
! should he removed by means Of piece Of bot
/ ting paper
/ NJ. Auguste Chaveau finds thai sugar has more
value than fat as an ingredient Of diet t7r
man at work. In fact. IS parts By weight Of
/ sugar are equivalent to 100 parts Of tat sugar
/ is not only better than fat beesuSe II supplies
more heat and energy 10 the person, bur also be-
IL promotes the assimilation Of pr0telds, or
: to speak generally, because Of its influence on
/ the renewal and formation OF the anatomical ele-
| ments Of the body
! \ German authority forestry announces the
discovery in India Of a having leaves 50 high
| " electrical that whoever touches one Of them
I receives severe electrical shock Even upon the
magnetic needle this tree, which has been given
the name Of philotcea electric4. has a strong in
/ fuence, causing magnetic variations al i distance
( Of seventy feet The electrical strength of the
| tree varies according to the time of day, being
| most powerful 81 noon
/ The London Chronicle tells this story Of
: Father stanton the welIknown london rituaIist:
CHANGING TO enter into conversation with Wis
! itor to ST AIhan's Holtorn. who had attended
the service for the first time, Mr. stanton asked
! him what he thought Of the service. The -tran-
! ger rcpIied thai he liked it all very we'll except
m. hf
! very sOrry for v1u. my friend said MIR. stanton
( The other not UnHaturally asked, Why: ell,
Won see said Nr. stanton, there are only two
/ Odors in the next vor!d-iuceuSs and bflHsto one
/ and you'll have To choose between them.
writer in recent number Of the scotsman
has been gathering up the traditions, literary
and social. connected with the buildings dis
placed by the alterations consequent the re-
cent reconstruction of the North Bridge, Edin-
burgh Among other buildings now being swept
away Is the shop in which Mr.. Adam Black. the
founder Of the We'll known firm Of publishers.
Messrs. A. & c. Black, Tor many years carried
on business a bookseller and ! stationrr, and
where the reputation of the firm was made; and
in this connection the amusing story giving Ntr
Blacks reason for refusing the offer Of knight
hood, made to h,m in recognition of his great
| civic services Is recalled: 'NI, said he. ''lt
/ would never do 10 have the ladthes comm into
! the shop and saiu'. Sir Adam, I'll tax penny
| worth Of pens
The palace OF the Grand Duke OF Baden at
Mannheim is about be repaired and renovated
! at an expense af not far from 4.0lO.O1 marks
! (about 81 900. .o00) Situated in large park near
the Rhine and built around three sides of a
quadrangle. the castle is imposing structure
The castle which the EIector Pa!atine Freder-
/ lex " built in the seventeenth ccnturN, shared
the destruction that befell the town in the Thirty
, Years War. The present structure was built by
the Elcctor Charles Philip early in the eighteenth n
/ century, the eCctOr, qUarreling with the eit-
liens Of Heidelberg. and concluding that the at
mospherc of Mannheim more hOmelikc and
, ! congenaI. The Grand Duke seldom occupies the
suite Of apartments reserved there for his use,
but the major part OF the huge building is given
over TO the offices of the city government while
the collection 0i paintings, antiquities. anI nat
ural history specimens are open 10 the public.
The residents Of Van Pelt Street Phiiadelphis
are boasting of a talented parrot owned 10y r.
. nest Buxbaum This particular bird i a voes
wonder and for few months past has Kept the
neichL orhood in i gocd-natured roar. The parrot
has a choice collection of slang, and the handy
way in which she can apply it to any occasion
/ is wonderful. Sad to relate, however. Polly doe
not stop at slang. She goes step f1rtf
er, and sometimes insiulges in downright pro
! ! family Onc night visitor who ocCupyin.
the spare room scared nearly dumb by
ries of shTiekS t-om the kitchen. 1t abuu
! midnight and Polly began To call Fire, Fire
, I Fire! Help, Help in such piercing ScrcJm
that the whole household was aroused. When tht
frightened visitor downstairs the plrro
| laughed in a demoniacal way, and yelled glee
fully: Rubber neck Rubber neck.'' Whencve
: Polly hears huckSter going through the allie,
she waits until he has passed and then wells
| Come back; my mamma wants you Many
| time the poor huckster has hurried back % h
| greeted with shrill parrot laughter. Nhenevc