The evening times., 1899-05-31
NOTES OF THE DAY.


inches, and fifteen miles to the east it is 153 inch
es. the trade winds accounting for this surprising
difference.
Charles Dana Gibson, the artist. engaged an
Arab servant during his recent Oriental trip.
and the has become Mr. Gibson's regular
valet in New York.
Miss Caroline Hazard, the new president cf
Wellesley College. is believer in open-air excr-
cise and takes long walk every day. whatever
the weather may be.
Cornelius Vanderbilt. the elder. finds his chief
pleasure in music. and every evening has either
a member Of his family or some professional
pianist to play for him.
David Starr jordan, president Of the Leland
Stanford, Jr.. University. was, previous to
cepting his present position. a professor Of nat
ural history in a small Indiana college.
California redwood contains practically no
in but large amount Of water. which makes
the green wood so exceedingly heavy that often
the lower log of tree will sink in water.
Mrs. Choate. wife of the American Ambassador
to England is spending the spring months in
Paris where she has become deeply interested
in the charity work done by Nine. Loubet
As result of his trip to Klartoum the Duke
Of Connaught has secured what will probably
prove to be unrivaled collection Of the spoils
OF Omdurman IL includes very fine native
armor.
Queens University. at Kingston. Ontario. hs4
conferred the degree of doctor of laws upon Lord
Mimic, Governor General Of Canada and upon
Sir Charles Tupper, former premier OF the Do
minion.
At a recent sale of wines, owned by the Grand
Duke Of Luxembourg. the oldest, dated II19.
brought only $50 bottle. The highest priced
was Rudesheimer of 1861, for which so bot
tie paid
Miss Braddon Is still, at the age Of sxty-two.
as industrious as ever. and new story by he.
viii I've published soon. Since she began to write
in lsl2 but two years have gone by without
novel from her.
The New Zealand birth rate has been steadily
diminishing during the last two decades. In lsss
il was 37.3 per thousand: today it is 25os, or
lower than that of any European country except
Ireland and France. England's birth rate is
30.4
". p. Stratton. who has just sold the famous
Independence gold mine for slO.0oO.0O0 10
English syndicate. poor that he To-
Gated under .'grub-stakes'' the mine which has
since produced s,,jo0,0o0.
Moselem, Berks county. was a hourishng ham
let of 200 population fifteen years ago.
Today there only twenty-sin people in the
place The abandonment of ore mines and
furnace caused the change.
Snpe are scarce in Germany. They cost SIZE
apiece in the market, and Sle5 apiece to
100 amateur hunters spent S2 500 last year,
Munster, bagging altogether 20 birds.
In days gone by, when Edison's time not
monopolized by inventions, he was an industrious
but most trying performer on the violin. At
time he roomed with two friends Eleventh
Street, New York. and nearly sawed them crazy.
The use of picture postal cards abroad is at
tended by one serious disadvantage. Complaints
have been made. especially in Germany and in
Australia. that many of these cards disappear
en- route-probably 10 enrich the collections of
art-lovng postal clerks.
Last year Kansas second in the lis, Of
States producing wheat. both in the volume and
the value of the crop. Minnesota alone surpsss-
ing her. In the list of growing State. She
stood No. 8. surpassed by Iowa, Illinois, Neb-as-
ka, Missouri. and Texas.
Waves travel faster than tho wind which causes
them. and in the Bay Of Biscay frequently dur
ing the autumn and winter in calm weather
heavy gets up and rolls in the p
hours before the gale which causes it arrives,
and of which it is the prelude.
There are about 27JO0OO cattle in Kansas OF
these about 10000 are mich cows similar
number working oxen, and the remainder.
about 800 900. being fattened for food and at
the proper ssason will be shipped to Kansas City.
ST. Joseph Chicago to be Slaughtered.
Statistics gathered regarding the buhonic plague
in India show that since the beginning of the
las, outbreak at Bombay $4,000 deaths have been
recorded. This number, however. is believed 10
he much below the actual total. because the
tives known to have concealed deaths from
the disease.
Bath robes made of paper are now mlnufactur-
cd. The kind of material used resembles blotting
paper. Whole suits are made Of this paper stun.
including coverings for the head and feet One
advantage Of the fad i the cheapness of such 4
garment. making it possible for the poorest per-
son to own enc.
North Kerr West. who has just died at Frank
lin. y. Y. at the age Of sixty-oue years. wis
one Of John Browns lieuteuants in the fight at
Ossawatomie. lie came into prominence by OBJ
tanning of the type stolen from the office
Of the Lawrence tKan.) Journal" and melting
il into bullets for Browns forces.
Austria has profted by the experience If tine
last naval war and now owns ambulance ship.
the Graf Falkenhlyn, fitted up and presented to
the government 10y a private gentleman to com
momorate Emperor Franz Jo>ef's jubilee. The
donor has also given $1,000 horins 10 maintain
the vessel in time of peace. 1t will be managed
by the Austrian Red Gross Society.
The most costly Parliament of Europe is that
OF France The Serate and Chamber of Deputies
eat UP annually 800. .010 francs. The same item
for the other chief European nations is as fo'-
lows: spain. 2.230.000 francs; Italy. 2,l50.01)
francs; Austria, .s0OO OO0 francs; Great Britain,
l.e9s.Ooo francs: Belgium. 100000 francs: Port'i-
gal. 5GS. 600 francs. and Germany. $4,000 francs.
The largest flower in the world is the raficsa
arnoldi. of SuTatra. Its size is fully three feet
in dameter-about the size of a carriage wheel.
The five petals OF this immense flower oval
and creamy white growing round centre filed
with countless long. vioiet-hued stamens The
flower weighs about fifteen pounds. and is capa-
b'e of containing nearly two gallons OF water.
The buds are like gigantic brown cabbage heads
A sixteen-year-o!d boy named Schellingerhout,
who resides at Zaandam, Holland. addressed
letter to Queen wilhemina. telling her of his am
bitions. OF strong musical tastes the lad told
the Queen that he unable to crafty and
develop them. Her majesty at once gave orders
that the boy should have instructions from
frst-class music master for six months. At the
end of that time IL young Schellingerhout gives
promise. she will undertake to provide masters
10 complete his musical education.
The 'Phiadephia Record says: Conductor
Penn Little. OF the Reading Railway. who was
painfully injured a few weeks ago by being
thrown from the top of at Nicetnwn. IL
aware now that great rivalry exists among nm
deriakers and florists in this city The day fol-
lowing his accident he received twenty-five pro-
pos.Is from various undertakers, who wanted III,
lob of burying him. the rates running from S55
to $500 Florists from all the country sent
their rates for gates aiar. broken columns. pill
lows and vacant chairs One gardener called in
person, and Little. meeting him at the door.
cecIed in getting 80 per cent discount off
ket prices before he made himself known the
man supposed to be dead
Robert Walton Goelct and Bcatrix Goelct will
inherit the large fortune of their father the late
Robert Goelet, 1t is said that their mother, Mrs.