The evening times., 1899-04-12
NOTES OF THE DAY.

No Vice President has been renominated for
6fty years.
In the German army nearly 1900 carrier pig
cons are used. E>f
About I.s0eooo persons are employed in the
coal mines OF the world
Bohemia has three graphite mines for supply
ing the lead pencil market, which give employ
ment to oyex 100 persons.
Prussia began absorbing railroads in 1876 In
eight years she owned 5000 miles. Now nearly
1900 miles are under control 0f the state.
Lady Buffers famous picture. 1.-The Roll Call.''
which Queen Victoria purchased for 1000 guineas.
has hung for many years in the main corridor at
Osborne.
An appeal is to be made to the Free Churches
OF England and America for e.. 600 for the pur-
pose of erecting Cromwell Memorial Hall in
Huntingdon.
Rear Admiral Henry ]. Picking, as a young
officer In the war OF tho rebellion. took part in
the first conflict between armored vessels in
naval history.
Emperor William Of Germany has announced
! his intention of visiting England next summer
10 be once more present at Cowes during the
August yachting.
More than century ago meeting house was
erected at the head OF the Tuckahoe River near
Tuckahoe. n. J.. and it was painted for the first
time three weeks ago.
Italy's income from foreign visitors is estil
mated at s4O.0O0.000 year. In Rome there
three times maHy hotels and boarding houses
for tourists as there were twenty years ago.
pauper woman in Paris has been convicted
Of having had her child baptized fourteen times
a. Catholic and twelve times rs Protestant
for the purpose of securing five francs and
dress each time.
The great pyramid OF Cheops is the largest
structure ever erected by the hand OF man. Its
original dimensions at the base were ali feet
square, and its perpendicular height in the high
est point AS feet.
When the new State board OF charities OF
Kansas investigated the Insane asylum at Tope-
ka they found four lunatics running the heating
plant. while the employed to 10 the work
we're sitting around beer keg playing cards.
The origin Of the saying. las clean as a whis-
tlc.' is sscribed to the whistle tankard'' Of
olden times. in which the whistle came into play
when the tankard einptied or ''ccared OUT
to announce to the waiter that more liquor was
required.
Plants protect Themselves BY terrifying atti-
tudes. just do insects. One of the uses Of tAe
movements Of the sensitive plant is to frightea
animals. A venturcsOrie. browsing creature COM
ing near II IS afraid Ia touch a plant which %
evidently is occupied by spirits
The Royal Academy OF Sciences Of Amsterdam
has paid delicate compliment to the English
speaking world by ordering that its transactions
shall in future be printed in English, instead of
the native Dutch. in order that they may be
more available TO the scientific world at large.
The drink bill Of Great Britain. Just published.
shows that the EngiislInan drinks al gallons
Of alcohol year Next 10 him comes the Scotch
man, with an appetite slaked with IS gallons.
The Irishmsn contents himself with L54 gallons.
The first spends S20.J0 a year for his drinks; the
second sl525 and the third sl32S
II is said that there have been so many
oetogenarians in the British House OF Lords IS
there at present. Lord IIarlech attained
the age of eighty March 10. and there are
ROW no less than thriy-tiree peers who
in or have passed their eixhtieth. year. The
House of Commons has bur three octogenarians-
Theasargeet cannon in the world taken by
the British when Irdis conquered. The can
non was cast about the year 1901 and was the
work of chief named thuleby kOonv Khan.
Of Ahmednugg,r. The inside Of the big gun is
fitted up with seats. and Is favoritc place
for British officers to go for quiet MONDAY
sleep.
A. native merchant OF Manila. while undergoing
his last Illness. expressed desire have lone
Of those beautiful american tunes' played at
his funeral. lie could not give its name. but
friend knew the tune he meant. and the
funeral passed to the cemetery, the band
playing ~ Hot Tine in the Old Town To-
night
The belief that Friday Is day of bad lucs,
arose from varied reasons. One superstition *
THAI it, wis ON rridsr Adam ard Eve ate the
fatal apple. and. then il l. agreed tia; Christ
cruciied FRIDAY IL is believed To b.
bad luck to cut the finger nails ON Friday. and
msnieurists say that their business i lightest
that day
Ships anchors cost irenia5 to : cents pound.
that 6.Goopound anchor. which would he 4
very large one. would cost. even at the lowest
price about 500. and big ship that required
an anchor OF that she would carry two OF them
The two big anchors carried by ship Of. say.
2.o1o tons. would weigh from 1900 to 500
pounds each.
News of Paderewskis first appearance in St
Petersburg emphasizes the fact that his manager
has introduced into Russia methods of advertis-
ing never witnessed there before. In every shop
window of ST Petersburg hangs the we'll known
picture OF the pisni>t- THIS l. said to be the
first time that the picture OF any artist who APP
peared there has been displayed in this way TO
the public
A certified centenarian named kohn died
Gently in vienna. aged ll2 years. His age Is at
tested by the public notary and by the secretary
of the Jewish community at FraunkiTcken. in
Hungary. where he born. He acted a
guide for the French staff on its way to the
River Naab. in Napoleon Is time. He was twice
old, and again when 100. He retained his sight.
hearing. and appetite 10 the end. but was weak
in the legs.
Boston was greatly excited the other day over
the hurting of a supposed dynamite bomb on the
front platform OF subway ear by an unknown
miscreanL'' The police refused TO take charge
OF the alleged bomb. which had failed TO
plode. When examined and dis>Cctcd by fear
less motorman i WAS found to be empty
storage battery cell. which had tried
to throw in the sand bucket on the platform
OF the car, under the suppositon that the recep-
taele was a depository for rubbish
England finds it impossible to dock her big
gest hattleships outside of Europe. The Hong.
kong Dock Company has refused TO take the risk
of docking the Victorious, as the battleship ia
only six inches narrower than the dock entrance.
She must, therefore. return TO England to be
cleaned. unless she can get into the Malta dock.
The Victorious. it will he remembered ran
aground at the eRtIance of the Suez Canal on
her way to China and foated again with
difficulty. The given at the time
that her anchors were not big enough TO hold
The biggest price ever given for horse. says
.'Tit-Bits," was Sl50.0oO.- when Osmonde. once
the property Of the Duke of Westminster, was
bought for that by a California millionaire.
The famous winner of the Derby. ST. Leyer. and
the Two Thousand Guintas. in one year. was
recently sold for sl05. 5.O0o-Galtee More. The most
valuable collie dog known is owned by Mr..
Megson. of Manchester, who gave Sd. 500 for him.
He is the finest dog of his kind that has ever
been reared. and has taken forty-eight prizes at
various shows. Perhaps the most expensive fowl
ever heard OF Is game cock named Peter Jack
son, belonging to gentleman in Plymouth.
This bird has been known to fight under bet
of saoo.ooo to pinch OF snuff. Needless to say.
he wen il. His owner has refused 81 500 for him.