The evening times., 1899-07-31
NOTES OF THE DAY.

French Society of Charities Is seeking to es-
tabiish free library in Morocco
In Manitoba there are 2.590.ooo acres under
crops, of which 1,6oo,0oo is wheat
wlkesbane,s new city directory shows the
eity's estimated population to be $1,000
Owing TO the development of the Natal coal
fields the shipment Of Welsh coal has declined
seriously.
big trust to develop the iron industry cf
Nova Scotia has just been formed, with capital
of s20,0o0,00o
never know today wherewith they shall buy their
meals tomorrow.
German government mine surveyor has en-
tered the service Of the Sultan in order to con-
duct coal explorations in Asia Minor.
There nearly 1000 warehouses and retail
shops in Manila for the sale ei the areca nut.
the fruit OF certain species OF palm
The present fa alhion in English novels is for
books OF not under 10000 words There is no
market for books OF about 80 900 words
1t Is said that Thousands Of Americans from
the Southern ard New England States are at
present ON their way to Canada as tourists
In certain parts Of Africa croeodiles toads. and
spiders are eaten Ancient Romans ate caterpi-
lars, and some Africans Go the same to-day.
A large number Of ministers from other
cfErches are appy wing to be received into the
| ministry Of the Presbyterian Church in Canada.
England. France. and Germany have regular
travelling saiesmen who visit Mexican trade
tres every three months, and they get the cream
of the business
English naval engineers have Iightened the ma
ekinery in their thirdclaSs cruisers by 15o tons
Their torpedo boat deStroyers make 400 revolu-
tons per minute.
Lord Kitchener has issued series of soudan
laws settling land questions and regulating the
sale Of alcohol No liquor IS to be sold without
= license Of ESQ
Chieaso's population. according to Chief Of PO-
lice Kipley, has finally passed the 100000 marx
and is p DAB. The figures are the result
Of census taken by the police force
The library OF the late Congressman R. P.
Bland Of Missouri. numbering some 80 volumes
Of an estimated average cost of Ss5 EACH was
lately sold at anction in Shelbina, No., for sl1
The State Of Pennsylvania hatched so.Ooo.Oo0
shad in the Delaware River this year, and the
United States hatched 200. 100000 of the same
fish IN the Delaware and Susquetlanna rivers COM
binsd-
The stock of pig iron hand in warrant stores
OF Great Britain siay 81 showed decrease of 5000
tons since January 1, comparing with a decrease
of So. 800 tons during the same period in the Uni
ted States.
A ''whooping cough party is reported from
which was then epidemic were invited. and the
children said to have had "a good time be-
tween coughs
At present there are only twenty-three cities
in the United States and Canada in which car
penters work ten hours per day. One hundred
and Ave have the eight-hOur rule and 424 work
nine hours day
Latest reports from some forty cities and towns
show that Of aimest unprecedented build
ing activity has set in, despite the high and
advancing prices of iron. steel. lumber. glass,
paint, and other material
1t is calculated that the railway companies Of
Great Britain pay a daily average of $500 in
compensation. about GO per cent being for iniu-
Ties to passengers, and the remaining 40 per cent
for less or damaged freight
Water eoiors by Dante Gabriel Rossetti brought
these prices in London: ''Beata Beatrix.'' s525:
THE Loving Cup sl.440: Lady in Blue
Dress S995; Lady in White Dress" sI,6S0;
Venus Verticordia," SI.470.
A magnificent grove Of black walnut trees.
most of them with trunks four feet in diameter,
has been discovered in the heart OF the Miami
Indian Reserve in the southern part of Wabash
county, Ind. The timber has been sold for S60,
600.
At Brest they expect TO break a record in
construction by launching on July 25 the I2.5)i-
ton Sufiren. which was begun on January s The
record OF six months and twenty days will beat
the seven months and a half IN which the Jena
was built.
The Sultan Of Turkey has Just bHilt at Mecca
the biggest house in the world 1t Is intended
for the accommodation of pilgrims, and Is ca
pable cf sheiter:ng 600 persons. The next big.
gest house in the wGrld Is in a suburb Of Vienna.
1t accommodates 2.iI2 tenants
The Midland Railway Company Of England has
ordered from the Pullman Palace Car Company.
of Chicago, four Sleeping for introduction
upon their London TO Scotland snrviee, and ac-
cOrding TO the terms of the contract they are
TO be delivered in four months.
AT Asti. in California. last year cistern 1o4
feet long by "a feet wide and "a feet deep was
formed in a hillside for the storage Of wine.
The immense ank lined with concrete two
feet thick and coated inside with glaze i'm
permeable as GAS. The capacity Of the tank
is 10000 gallons.
The Boston Herald tells this story: ''Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Gilbert. Of Salem, who were married
fifty years ago. have been fortunate beyond most
people SIX children were bern 10 them. They
also have ten grandchildren and great
grandchild, and every Of their descendants
Is still alive and well Not break has
CURED in the family from the day OF the mar
| riage. fifty years age
The first cotton mill in Kansas viii COM
menee operations in Independence. The mill
building is 200 by 50 feet in dimensions. and
was donated BY the citizens. The plant will
manufacture thread and yarn Cloth factories
are expected 10 follow The erection of this mill
means impetus to cotton raising in that Sec
tion, and the cotton acreage this year will be
increased several times
There was country wedding in Ford county,
Kans. the other day, which was attended by 800
guests "Gne large beef" says the local paper,
chad been slaughtered and cooked. three hogs
had been roasted seventy-hve pies and fifty cakes
had been baked fifteen gallons of canned peas
had been prepared, ten gallons of pickles set
before the happy throng. ard thirts chickens
were cooked. and. besides, there were bread. ham
and Vegetables IN proportion. That layout was
| doubtless sufficient 70 provide all the wedding
| guests with square meal
1t is well known that many animals appoint
! one or of their number to act a senti-
nels to guard against surprise when the rest are
asleep feeding at play Among the ami
| mals-using that word in its widest sense-that
are thus prudent may be named the following:
Wasps, ants. ehanois. and o.her antelopes. prai-
/ rie dogs. wild horses, rocks. swans, Australian
/ cockatoos. zehFas qiails. certain monkeys. IA
mingoes. New Zealand silver eyes. shags. ard
/ other birds 'marrncts meufon, and other sheep,
\ seais African vild cattle. huaneeeS. elephants,
/ etc.
The Greek ecclesiastical authorities at Aieppo
| have been called upon TO decide a case which
strongly recalls Solouson's famous Judgment SAYS
Nalumat (Constantinopie) BY a strange coinci-
dence woman and her daughter both gave
birth to female child at the same time But
the babies got mixed. and. of them was
ugly and the other pretty and healthy. both
mothers claimed the latter. The elder woman
maintained that as all her other children were