The evening times., 1899-08-19
NOTES OF THE DAY.

Al the recent International exnDltlOn OF ptct-
ure postal cards in Nice the number of exhibitors
was 552.
The Hessian Diet has enacted law that bach
elors shall pay % per cent more tax on their
incomes than married men.
At the commencement of Berea College, in ths
Eastern Tennessee Mount aims. I,50O saddle horsss
were picketed on the grounds
J. r. Bryant, the BardYeIl KY. millionaire.
owEs the largest strawberry patch in the word,
1t covers 100 acres. and has made his fortune
Eight thousand men are engaged in mining
lead and zinc in Missouri. The total output for
lsss was I4,OoO tons Of lead and l4O,0o0 tons Of
zinc.
The machinist employs dog on his lathe; he
takes hog cut. if the tool viii stand il; the
castings are made OF pigs Of iron, which in turn
were fed from ~
Tie giraffe was thought TO be near extinction,
but Major Maxse, British explorer, has found
great herds of them along the Sobat River.
tributary of the White Nile.
In Massachusetts, more mercy is invested IN
cotton mills than in any other turing
industry, but the making OF boots and shoes
yields the most valuable prOduct.
There is much French and Belgian capital in
vested in the principal railway lines Of Spain,
while England owns many of the shorter lines,
and IS also at the head Of the mining interests
A meteorite fell. on July 10. near AIegan
Mich. 1t was Is inches long and II ineh1s in
diameter, but was broken into several pieces by
its fall. The largest fragment weighs 81 po1nds-
The drought of the last few years has cost
New South Wales an enormous amount of money.
The ioeks Cf the colony have shrunken from 60
0O0,0O0 to 100000, representing loss OF 20,-
00c, 001 sheep.
II is said that the construction of the dana
across the Nile at AssOuan, Egypt. will not sub
merge the temple Phlea- The actual level of the
water behind the dam will be a little above the
present hghwater mark, so that the floor Of the
temple viii still be dry.
To check premature greyness the hair should
be well brushed morning and night with brush
hard enough to produce a feeling of warmth in
the skin The bristles should be far enough apart
TO 90 through the hair. and they viii penetrate
the better If they are OF uneven lengths
Among the numerous things considered sacred
in India is the banyan tree, one Of the fg ge-
nus. remarkable for its vast roofing branches
The horizontal branches send down shoots which
take root when they reach the ground and en-
large into trunks, which, in their turn, send out
branches.
Thin women may gain plumpness by eareisA-
to diet and by keeping warm The pre-
seription Of one physician To Sleh patients Is
simply: Eat root veg tables and keep warm,
SOFT. warm tea gowns. downy eouehes and chairs
10 lounge in should be part OF the belongings
Of the woman who wants to gain flesh.
The 1,OOOth anniversary Of the death of King
Alfred the Great viii be- celebrated in 1901, and
the committee has decided that the city Of Win
chester should occupy prominent position in
the cOmmemoratiOn. and that national memo
rial should be erected there, which the rOysl
burial place and residence Of the Ming
The game of whist originated in England. Fs
is believed 10 have developed from the older game
=.
as 1880 In fact in that year sermons were
preached deH0uncing the game one that tended
10 take the mind of the truths Of religion In
li2l whist IS first mentioned in English htera-
ture.
Kansas pays the warden Of her penitentiary So
500 per annum, out Of which comes his living
expenses and her penitentiary contains $40 con
victs- Illinois pays the warden Of the Joliet
penitentiary, with l.30u prisoners in his ksepins-
$500. and provides his living Minnesota with
$50 convicts, gives the warden Of the Stillveatss
prison salary Of 5000 and his living
In comparing the countries by The length OF
railroad compared with the amount Of popula-
tion that they serve. We find that the colony q
South Australia stands first with SIS miles for
each 10000 people, this result. Of course, beng
due 10 the comparative sparsCness Of the popu.a-
ton In the United States there are 20 miles
10 each l0,0O0 inhabitants
II has been decided that the fisheries and for
estry exhibit of the United States at the Paris
Exposition shall be utilitarian only An -syhibit
Of natural hSh Will be avoided. but tnuRd- pre-
ssrved, and dried fish and fishing tackle VIII make
tie department of forestry and fisheries one Il
the most attractive sections IL the United >tat.&
division at the Exposition
A pound Of raw cotton is worth 5 cents; whed
made info fabrics that pound IS worth fEuTp 4
cents 10 81 Massachusetts has se1G.0.0 spindies-
and spins l2JJ.GUg bales of Southern cotton 70
= IL I
ard draws the water: IT 6oes the drudgery cf
producing the material for the North 20
manufacture and get rieh upon.
The German fashion OF growing gooseberries on
standard bushes, that Is 10 say, shipping Of al
but one stem and allowing the plant 10 bush OGt
at a convenient height for pieSing- ike stand
ard roses. gives great effect Of neaIness 4hs
s-He effect ! 10 he seen IN the Scotch way Of
growing raspberry bushes. by training two adjAs
cent bushes into inJeTmingiinG arch.
man with poor memory dweIls in McPher-
son. Kan After buying safe for the staring
of his yaluabIes he penciled the combination on
the plastered wall near the safe lew days
later he sent ealeiminer whitewash the
walls, and. of course. the penciled figures were
obliterated. He had 10 have the safe blown open
and his wife blew him up tor his stupidity.
The natives of F0ula. one Of the shetland Isl
ands make business of rearing skau gulls in
nit 50 many depredations The magnificent red
sandstone cliffs that skirt the northwestern cosst
became iavcri1e haunt of the eagles, and in.
this inaccessible spot they increased so rapidly
that they became terror to the farmers and ASH
ermen who dwell on this isolated spot. The
skaH gulls are also strong and fierce. and thes
inyeterate foe of the eagle. In battle the gulls
are nearly always victorious. and the iHrhahJ--
ants Of Foula hit upon the novel plan Of feed
ing and caring for skau glilS, which though ior-s
E-l-lr Al
peaceful and docile when brought in contact with
man.
Among the many new appliances of up-to-Ca,e
undertakers is the Sasket carriage. upon which a.
burial easket may be moved up the aisle Of
church. The latest form of eaSSet carriage. upon
which patent was issued in the present year
is of lattice construction. of brass. II is sup
ported upon six low rubber-tiTsd wheels. three
Il side When not in use il can
be closed up together, occupying small
space; when opened for it is of ample
size To bear casSet. which can he moved upon
it securely. smoothly, and noiseIcSsly along the
aisle. II is not expected, say the New York
SUM-. that the caskct carriage will take the place
of bearers in state and military and other fu-
erlsS. in which bearers would naturally be en-
ployod but it is found useful in other church
funerals and especially in churches having mar
row aises in which there might not be room
for bearers to walk az the side of the casket.
A curious old custom is building up 4 remark
able collection Of horseshoes at Oakham CxsTte
in Rutlandshire. England. At this place, whsn-
ever peer of the realm rides by he is reauirvd
by the constable TO contribute a horseshoe in
lieu of i fee. These then hung upon the
walls of a room in the castle which is thought
TO have been formerly used as a chapel The
custom still obtains, though nowadays nobleruen
who pass through the town generally contribute
shoes OF some precious metal, richly decorated
and bearing their eoatsOf-asms. Quite lately the
Earl OF OnslOw forwarded TO j. T. Whitehouse
the constable Of oakham. Castle. horseshoe