The evening times., 1899-10-12
NOTES OF THE DAY.

wire that would sneiTele the earth.
Russia is making a vigorous effort 10 suppIant
the United States as the butcher for England.
Bronx River New York. derives lis name from
joints Bronx. who-s settled in that region in 1883.
One thousand vessels cross the Atlantic Ocean
regularly each month and some Of them twice
month.
The Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railway
Company will try plan of cooperative grocery
for its employees.
There are 100000 acres of forfeited railroad
land grants in Texas, chiefly in the two counties
OF Brewster and Presidio.
The last consignment Of the forty Baldwin
locomotives ordered by the Midland Railway,
England. has been shipped.
The average life of a car wheel is ten years 1t
requires .200, 900 wheels each year to replace
those worn out in the service
While in Washington women are in disfavor as
Government employees they increasing in
Der in the British civil service.
The two highest paid women in the Govern
ment employ translators Of French and Span
ish, and each receives S2, ,4G0 year.
The largest tree in the world lies broken and
petrifed al the end Of dehle in Northwesterb
Nevada 1t IS said to be G66 feet long.
The Saginaw River in Michigan, Is eighteen
miles long, and its banks have been pro
dueed 1900. 100000 feet Of pine boards-
In America the ministry is being more used as
a profession by women than the law. There are
about 300 women ministers in the United States
Captain Blackburn who recently made daring
voyage To England alone in little 4-ton cutter,
suffered severely his way over but expresses
a hope Of returning TO America in the same way
IN about two years
The British Government keeps eleven vessels at
work sounding and eharting the ocean beds to
find out where dangers lurk Last year l0.000
square miles were carefully charted in different
parts Of the wOrld-Asia. Africa, and the South
Pacific.
The first American bank in Honolulu opened its
doors on September ). The money on hand
amounting to half million in gold, was officially
eounted by Minister Cf the Interior J. A. King.
who gave the bank permission to begin business
as Hawaiian corporation
Lightning struck church at Wakefield, Gogebie
county, Mich, the other day, and when workmen
started 10 repair the damage it was found that
there were large number OF dead sparrows in the
belfry. The birds had evidently sought shelter
there from the and the lightning had killed
them
The authorities Of AkTa, Guinea. have sent word
TO Belgium accusing the officers Of the Belgian
steamship Albert Willie with throwing into the
and drowning two negroes who were III with
contagious disease. in order TO escape the annoy
anees of quarantine at Akra- The charges are be-
ing investigated.
India has immerse ccal deposits, from which
the output in 1896 was 3,5S7. $50 tons. In the
Bengal district alone, the RaniguTg and Blraker
collieries estimated 10 contain II 011GJD tons
the Karsr1para coIIieries. $500 00o0G 900 tons; the
BGkara coilieries, l,j0n,O0O.0OJ tons, and the
DlheFTia coliieries, $4,000 tons
In recent test Of the comparative friction Of L
truck having roller bearings and one with ordi-
nary boxts, the ratio Of resistance was found TO
be 10 20 with lead Of 5l2 tons, 1 10 3-67 Wirh
load Of tons, and l 10 80 with load Of II
tonSa striking proof OF the value OF roller bear
lngs where their l. practicable.
The bequest OF &. 1890 which was Ieir TO the city
of Boston by Benjamin franklin in I79I has now
grown 10 S400.0G1, and Is TO be expended. Oae-
half Of it viii be used for the erection Of a pub
he school building. and the other S200.Go0 Is II
be devoted 10 the furthsrance Of Mayor Quincys
public bath and gymnasium scBemes-
Notwithstanding the fact that Great Britain has
been ruling IN India mere than 60 wears the
masses of the natives still unscqlsiuted with
soap. IL is sod 10 some extent N the towns but
Is almost totally unknown in the viihges- The
sales OF soap indicate an average consumption Of
an ounce per year TO each individual.
The latest method Of overcoming sleeplessness
has been suggested by Prof J. NJ Baldwin 1t
consists in trying to picture another person as
asleep. The more clearly the other persons sleep
Is pictured the stronger becomes tbs subjective
feeling OF Growsiness. The ineiiuatioB som
Eelence depends good deal upon the subject Of
contemplation
The clock at the Great Eastern Railway
terminus wilI when completed. be one Of the
sights of London. for it viii be one of the very
largest clocks IN the world II Is designed
show the correct time to all the eighteen plat
forms in the station. The case Is 50 large that
il would comfortably hold dining party Of four
or hye persons
Modern books, however. rapidly they may de
teriorate from other causes, are protected from
bookworms by the chemicals used in paper making.
Such, at least, Is the conclusion Of Dr. Garnett-
who, after torty-eisht years OF service Is keeper
ei printed books at the British Museum, Is able
10 say that he has only one bOokwoFm- and
that imported from Crete.
Three kinds of electric telegraphy across space
are recognized by Prof. Silvanus P. Thompson
those depending. respectively, on conduction in
duction. ard wave methods. The last Kind has
been employed by Professor SlIby. Of Charlotten-
burg in sending intelhgible Morse signals thlr-
teen and Ons-quaTter miles. balloons being Used 10
rais- the end conductors I.000 feet in the air
The London Chronicle relates that a bevy Of
young ladies peeped into the readinS-rOom et
the British Museum one afternoon lately. One
dau1sel in particular took stock OF the spacious
interior with AIR OF greatest interest Then
beastly desks were cleared out what jolIy Pllee
this would be for one 10 cycle in On wet day"
Since the saIe Of alcoholie liquors in France has
been unrestricted the number q drinking places
has increased until nov thsre ont sal0on for
eighty FIVE inhabitants. MANY trrperance soefe-
ties in France working - rC'tsge the evil oi
drink temperance IN that GGuRrry meaning ab-
sIirence from strong drink. not from vine Brandy
! and ahsfnthe have been the curses of France for
ten years
new idea for the bill coIssst5r comes from
Louisville, where Mannel CoTsiee. retired organ
grinder. being unabir to collect three months
rent due on a house he owned and had leased.
| took his instrument u the house and p'syed 1t
steadily until the tpn.Tnt. assisted hy suffering
neighbors, raised the money owed and paid il.
This method IN the in point required
only three hours
The great army of Smiths is well represented
in the peerage of England No less than six earls
daughters have acquired the surname % Smith by
marriage The latest Is the daughter OF Lord
Wilton who becomes by marriage Lady Mabel
Smith The others Lady Blanche Smith. sis
ter Of Lord kintore; Lady Esther Smith, daughter
Of Lord Arrap; Lady Barbara Smith, eldest daugh-
ter of Lord Coventry; Lady Syhil Smith, only
/ daughter of Lord Antrim, and Lady Elizabeth
Smith. eldest Vt Lord Elgin's daughters
One OF the most Formidable battleships Of the
German imperial navy is the Ueisssnburg jlst
completed at the Vulcan works. at S.ettin. She
is s5+ feet long. 81 feet beam, and draws 25 feet
of water. The steel hull has I2D wateF-tiSht com
partmsats. double bottom. and a belt % arnor
II 81 inches thick. backed UP by inches Of teak
Her decks fore and aft are zia inches thick The
engines develop $50 hoTse-p0 and on the
trial trip drove her through the water At the
rate of f6l5 knots an hour. The Wei-sentnrg car
ries six ll-ineh guns. paced in pairs. in three
harbettes. six finch, and eight 3is-inch rapid