The evening times., 1899-09-23
NOTES OF THE DAY.

Africa has nearly 200 languages. and this fact
presents great difficulties to missionary EFFORT
Many scions Of European royalty hold military
commissions before they are old enough 10 walk
English eoronial proceedings always allude to
suicide in indirect terms as the case VIII per-
NIT.
village without a name, consisting OF 9Oo
fishermens huts, occupies position every winter
on Lake Huron.
The London Folk Lore society's publications
include forty-twO volumes of transactions eoilee-
tions, and monographs.
In the course of the last decade the manufae-
ture Of Gotten goods has become a firmly. estao-
lished industry in Brazil.
Fishing is favorite pastine of Rock Rapids.
Iowa. dog. IL swiTs cut into the water and
catches the fish in its mouth
The two highest paid women in the Govern
ment employ are translators of French and Span
ish, and each receives s., 400 year
As the average life OF a wheel is ten years
there needed 1.2G0,O09 wheels every year
to replace those worn in the service
Women have a more favorable chance of life
before reaching their Rftieth year than men, but
less favorable one after that period
Women have taken out patents on globe for
teaching geography. baby jumper, fountain pen'
deepsea telescope, and the first cook stove
japanese matches hold the market. and come
in continually increasing amount A local FAC
tory is in course of construction at Foocho~
The exports of dried apples for the last fiscal
year were 10. 9.305,7i0 pounds valued at - 2lo fS5
while of ripe apples there exported 3so,22
barrels. valued at S1,elO,s50-
Charles Hopkins Evans, of Columbus, Ohio. a
lad Of nineteen summers is building sailhoat IN
which he says he expects to sail TO Venezuela
10 carry on trade with the natives.
Natural gas found at Heathfeld. Sussex, is
being used TO light the railroad station there
This is said to be the first practical use TO
which natural gas has been put in Europe.
The grayestone the burial place of John
Foster. almanac maker in the old burving-ground
at Dorchester. Mass, bears the inscription which
was dictated by himself; skill Was His Cash"
A Sullivan. Ind man has refused to paw q
note for $50. which he gave to a church some
years ago, the grounds that the paper was
drawn a Sunday. and was, therefore, of
value.
law has just gone into effect in Nassa-
ehusetts torhidding the performance Of the mar
riaee ceremony by justices Of the peace unless
they have been specially designated FOR that
purpose.
The authorities at Greenwich Observatory at
Kew greatly agitated for fear the construc-
tion Of the electric lines in the neighborhood
which have been authorized, should disturb the
magnetic recording instruments.
The German poet. Ernst scherenberg celebrated
his sixtieth birthday on July %. His friends
and admirers took the occasion 20 make him a
present Of 20,0G1 marks. which he viii probably
find more useful than a monument after his
death.
Electricity derives its name from the Greek
word for amber, electron, because Thales about
5aD B. C., discovered that amber. when rubbed.
attracts light and drv bodies: and in the twelfth
century the scientific priests of Etruna drew light
ming from the clouds with iron rods
When the Dominion liner Labrador went to
pieces on the coast Of Scotland a large part of
her cargo. which consisted Of apples, drifted
on the Islands of Null and loan. From these
thousands of sprouts have sprung mp. and the
thrifty islanders are busy trsnsplanting them
recent writer in New York paper has
noted the fact that with the general introduction
of automobiles cruelty to animals will almost
erase driver will no. longer be able 10
else his whip. and il he forces his motor unduIy
he is reasonably certain Of good repair bill
Miss Jane L. Buchan. young woman Of South
ern Pines. \. C., has discovered new field Of
industry for women in grape-packing. As the
crane SEASON lasts only few weeks. in order TO
make II paw, she contracts with various vine
Yards. and has Il corps Of experienced girl work
ers trained by herself.
The Austrian explorer Il Leder. who visited
the ruins of Kara-Eorum in Isa2. is back again
| in Central Asia. and writes that he has good
prospects Of reaching LhaSa- with the aid of the
ruler Of Urga- He intends to join of the
large caravans thar 20 from Crga 10 the resi-
denee Of the Delai Lama.
In an old church il Ross. Herefordshfre, Eng
| land. there are two thriving elm trees, which
naturally spr0uted from the pavement of the ed
| ifce, and stand az each end Of pew. This
pew was many years ago occupied by John Thyle-
who spent a great deal Of money planting elnIs
in Ross, his native town
| used in England during Chaucer's time. and
ncst of the meuasteries Of the fourteenth century
possessed clocks, though these were used TO show
the astronomical movements as well as the passage
OF hours Throughout the fifteenth century clocks
were made mostly by and b'acksmiths,
as they were constructed of iron and steel.
In few days a remarkable sale of bric-a-brac
will he held in Paris. The lot consists of sticks
and canes of all sorts which were picked up
after the melee the race course at AuteuiI-
There are about fftv canes in ALL some of which
are sword sticks, but the chief interest is ex-
pected to centre in .'lot 24.' the Maacca cane
helouging to VI. dc ChristiaEi, with which Pres
dent Loubet was struck
A petition is TO be presented to Congress at
the rext session asking that steps be taken TO
protect against vandalS the buried cities Of a
wonderful prehistoric race in Southern Arizona
The ruins of an ancient temple at Casa Grande
have been preserved by the creation of a Govern
ment park and Congress will be asked to Gre
ate similar reservation. embracing the best
preserved remains Of prehistoric cities in the ella
Valley.
The Countess Fcstetics. of Austria who with
her husband. has Just escaped from cannibals in
the South Seas. is California girl, being the
granddaughter of J. B. Haggin. the copper mine
owner and hOrseman- She married Count Festetics
| in 1892, and the couple have spent most of the
| time since in cruising their yacht in the
Pacific. Last December the Count tried to enter
| Manila Bay with his yacht but needed a warn
| ing from Admiral Dewey, and remained outside
| Boston banking house is in a quandary of
| a kind which. though many people would be
| glad TO assist in solving is still somewhat diff
| eult-for the bankers. saws the New York
| Times While the war with Spain was going
| on the Volunteer Aid Association Of Boston rails
| ed lot of money for the relief OF our wounded
| soldiers Much OF il spent for this purpose
! hut now the which the donors had in mind
| is over. and the men wounded in il are mostly
either dead or well. The question therefore arises
| of the proper disposition Of the funds still on
| hand. They amount TO some SO .el0. Just why
! il cannot be used in the Philippines is possibly
| more sbvioUs in Boston than it is anywhere else
! The new Tombs prison in New York city will
| be a model of its class of building The cells
| are arranged in eight tiers in the centre of a
| huge stone hall. that there is unobstrueted
ventilation all about them. This is increased by
| the open work of the cell front Each cell will
/ have an electric light in it, and two beds of
woven wire. which are hinged so as To be swung,
! up out of the way like the upper berths of
sleeper Prisoners for the top tiers of cells will
! be taken up in elevators There viii be four
| large layatories on the ground floor. two for
! men and two for women. with all modern i'm
/ provements- .Frequent bathing will be eOmpul-
| sorry An interesting feature viii be the exsreis-
| ing court between the top tiers Of cells and ths