The evening times., 1899-06-10
NOTES OF THE DAY.


Oh American Republics. will visit the principal
countries Of South America, in the interests of
'he Pan-American Exposition at Buffalo.
The High Court Of India has refused on general
principles OF sex, to enroll legal practitioner
Miss Sorabji. a Parscc lady who has had a
snguiarly distinguished English university career
The German Association Against the Misuse of
spirituous Drinks has issued a circular to the
students Of Germany. asking that the compulsion
IN the corps and vereins to drink beer be done
away with.
An English actor who died on the road was
shipped in his coffin to London recently by his
manager as theatrical properties" This cost -.
whereas II he had gone a corpse the cost would
have been $50.
The total length of the projected Siberian Rail
way from Russia to the Pacific Ocean will be
s.95s English miles. At the end Of 1898 there had
been completed l.i25 miles, which yielded gross
revenue of s3.325.O00
southey's grandson, who was arrested for fraud
recently, advertised pure white kittens and Per-
sian cats TO be sent by express and pocketed the
money without sending the cats. He pleaded
extreme poverty his excuse.
Henri de Toulouse Lautec the designer of weird
posters is said to have gone crazy. and now there
is more or less speculation to how much of
crazness there was in his poster work. 1t
generally more fantastic than that OF any other
poster maker.
Late reports the experiments at the Schles-
busch Dynamite Works. Cologne. say that
Prof. Lnde's method of employing liquid air
as a blasting agent has proved satisfactory
that it has been adopted a large scale in the
Simplon Tunnel.
The street companies OF Sioux City offered
to donate one days receipts toward the cndow
ment Of a college ii the women Of the city would
act as conductors during the period specified They
promptly accepted and stuck to their posts to
the close of the day.
The President Of Venezuela has ordered an
official census of the live stock of that country.
According TO the latest returns, the number of
cattle. etc. in Venezuela is: Oxen, 2.UOI, ,257;
sheep 1I6.66s goats, 1,657 .272; horses, BLOB;
mules, 81, ls5; asses, 3l2si0; pigs. 1,6lS,2l4-
At schweinfurt. Bavaria, is of tine largest
Of the worlds manufactures for bicycle ball
bearings. The two factories there. belonging to
one firm turn out annually 2.000000 gross of
these little steel balls. and employ 600 men,
working for day of ten hours duration
In late number of the Bulletin de Ia
Societe de Geographic " De Sainville Describes
the Indians tEskimo) and regions OF the lower
Mackenzie River, and mentions that consump-
tion is unknown among the natives and that
colds only affect them contact with c,iliza-
ton
From recent table Of statistics published In
the foreign journals and taken from official
sources it appears that there were the beginning
of the year 2.G29.sa3 miles of telegraph and teie
phone lines used in the world. of winch Is5 .-J)
miles submarine cables and Isl. az for
telephone.
At nearly all the Kansas towns. camped in
the suburbs. in gypsy fashion, you can find fsm-
lilies with lot of half-grown ow-hesded chill
dren' and hungry dogs. who wander like the Arabs
over the plains from the mountains OF Wyorn-
ing TO the coast of Texas as the weather grows
rold
The recent ed;ct of the King of Siam that
naked children shall hereafter be allowed in the
streets of Bangkok. under penalty of a fine. il
proving hardship TO parents, the children.
to anv raiment. cast off what is
pat on them as soon they are out OF sight
# their parents
Last year prosperous period in the fsh
ng industry of the Pacific Coast. the total product
mounting to 40.O00. 900 pounds or 20.O99 tons Of
total value Of nearly S7.j00O0O. These figures
ire. however, Of the recorded product. and do not
include large quantities that were sold of which
10 record was kept
Admiral Sir Henry keppel is about to retire
f,er having served in the British navy for sew
mt y-eight years. He Is ninety yeafs ofd. has
'een active duty longer than any other
n the service. and barring Lord Charles Bere,-
ord. Is the most popular man IN the navy, which
lie Joined in February, 1922
new industry is springing up in northern
fcxico-sinking wells for salt water to manufac-
ure salt for mining and domestic purposes. One
unpany has secured $4,000 acres Of saltwater
erritory at Camaron, I20 miles south Of Laredo,
nd have struck water containing L per cent salt,
gorth from l to cents pound
Elephants memories the most lasting Of
ny animals One trainer had elephant in
is care six weeks. and taught it many tricks
led a humdrum life for many months lis old
rainer coming in unexpectedly. however, il obeycd
is voice and went through its tricks perfectly.
Three New York thieves stole valuable
,reyhound. and later the owner upon them
nd the dog. He attempted TO recover his prop
rty. but isring badly until the dog him
eli took a hand and attacked the thieves With
uch good effect that when policeman
Up the three were glad to be taken into custody.
In view of the discovery of the use. by dairy
nen OF embalming fuid TO prevent their milk from
polling the Omaha, Neb.. health department has
warned all families. far possible, to
he use of milk and cream furnished by local
laiTies for the present. The physicians say that
he preserving fluid used is poison and fatal to
hildren.
twenty-five years ago Russian lad of sixteen
ears arrived in Hays City, Kan. direct from the
River Volgas lie was dressed in a sheepskin
'oat and his first act on stepping from the train
vas to light his pipe with flint and steel
.ast week Hays City inaugurated fine electric
light system of which this Russian lad is the
ole proprietor.
There is general impression, says the "Boston
ournal," that camphor pepper or moth balls
eep away moths. but it is no They do not
n the least object to odors. and why such stuff
5 used at all is really mystery. Buffalo bugs
ecm really 10 thrive on camphor. and 10 find cs-
ecially congenial quarters in cedar shelves or
losets or trunks
The present Shah has Just celebrated his fortv-
ixth birthday. The Shah is enormously wealthy.
nd almost the whole of his fortune consists
{ diamonds and precious stones. The royal
lmily of Persia is of the largest in the
forld. There thousands of princes and
rncesses. and the present occupant of the throne
as family of about twenty
The acquittal of Editor r. W. Knott. of the
Louisville Post" of the charge of criminal libel
ives general satisfaction. apparently, to the
ress of Kentucky, although Mr.. Knott's alleged
fence in a sense mixed up with politics, in
hat he charged the members of the board OF
ublic works of Louisville. who brought the suit.
18th discrimination in the award of paving
racts
Col Daniel F. Hit, OF Ottawa. ILL.,. whose
cath ut the age OF eighty nine is announced.
az famous pioneer of La Sale county, ILL.,.
nd was widely known Throughout the State. lie
as the iather OF Antrew - NIT. superintendent
the Chicago. Rock Island. and Pacific Rail-
1ad, and an uncle of Congressman Robert r.
lit. He served with distinction in the Black
awk and Civil wars.
The great telescope which will be seen at the
aris Exposition is intended to surpass the most
onderfu instrument of this kind before
instructed. 1t is to be the longest One ever
la,le and to construct a building high enough
n it would be very great expense. II has.
ierefore been planned by N. Gauter TO have
mir and nne-half fent in linn ter