The evening times., 1899-12-29
NOTES OF THE DAY.

Cincinnati viii have an Industrial exposition
next year.
Greater New YORK proposes to eSpend sso,Oop,.
ooo en- two bridges.
New ferk nos the largest local telephone ex-
Change sys'em in the world
Ground hes been broken at uufffeesboro. Term,
cost sloo.00.
The city council Of A.ahta. Ca, ha. repealed
the law against pool selling. and horsemen vii.
begin races soon.
There is practically no difference. 50 far a. the
food value Is concerned between the wll;ie-sfcicd
and the broSn-sheled egg.
Albcmsrle Island is the largest Of the Gslspago.
Islands. lts area Is I.53o square miles and il hss
peak i.'D feet in height.
Bishop satterlec FPiscopaD, of Washington is
lifelong friend Of Secretary Root. with whon
lie went to school when a bov
Omaha is making strenuous efferfs Al Washing
ton TO secure the proposed new mint, 10 be locai-
Cd somewhere in the Middle West
The three chief characteristics Of Pskin. III.
,hine5e capital. which most impress the newly
arrived VISITOR are dust. stencil. and dogs
Any artist in any country may coippste for .be
annual prize OF $50 lett by Rnsa Bonbeur. 10 d.
'wsihec the best painting in the Ps.fe -si0n
L1bsters are becoming extremely scarce Where
wholesale dealers formerly shipped 1000 pounds
day they nos think 100 pounds a fair average
In locking up word for wireless tslesrsp!,y.
me suggestions are ''wayewriting. '-undiyga-
phy.''
Brighton. England. is about to brave British
prrdery, the corporation having decided to allow
tons.
senator woIeot,'s famous las library in Denver
is the envy Of the Colorado bar The Senator
recently refused an offer of s5aSn Tor IT, i6Gn
volumes.
The report of the new Panama anal Corlniry
shows that nearly half Of the new capital of
o',VoVu francs has been expendoi in ih- four
years outlay.
medical paper directs attention 10 the curioa.
iaet that scarlet fever has been ot.eryod in
an epidemic form in the tropical OF .uhrroni,tl
regions Of Asia or Africa
With all their superstition and ,ii<,lsin Tor the
christian religion. the Chinc.e- people have great
'ai,h @ IN the foreigners knowledge Of medicine
ana their power for healing.
The talie-t members on the D,rcerstie -ide Of
ihe House arc congreSmen suIzer snd Richmond.
but both Of these overtopped AT iea-i bv q head
shire
John J. Corning, al SeW York. IN, formally
turned over TO the eiiy ei Hartford. Conn. The
$1,000 public fountain in Bushnell Park. that
father.
In Berlin recently. Arnold BoecSIin's picture.
iiymn ct SPRING sold for SO 900 snd hi,
.,iiuHire-- for s!,ie5. Adolf von wenzel',
courtroom sccne'' brought ss.OoO and Walt.
Cfane's swan Msdens'- $40
Among thoss who took part in the ii,-.aIiiny of
Rev Frank l. Plialen at the Church of lie Unity
at Worcester. Macs. the other day. vas Rev Ia.
Edward T. Hale. and Senator George =. I1al.
who delivered an sdrsss of welcome.
Berlin Is efnulatins the eccentriciti-. II Eng
land \ society is> been formed there 10 com-
bat the heresy of the circulation OF the blood
4 ne members shoS their zeal by interruptins tic
medical lectures st tac University by protests
One OF the oldest quarterly qualifications in New
York i The Bald Headed EsEle of tmefiea-Sy
Business haE-ofiice Trolley CIR 1t Is
devoted 10 the extinction of TGrspy. in Europe
and to prophecies about the end OF tie ucsld
The papers OF India SPEAK Of Lady CIIznu :. 4
Ieroine because .: irer noble purpo~s in sccaI..-
1snyinx the Neeroy on ms tour for the reIiri IL
the pisgue-striesen di,tricis. Tae personal ds-
'oiion and selfsaCrice of the Vicercne Is aid 10
be winning tile hearts OF all classes.
dredge tor uss On the Valza RI.sr. in
Russia. has Just been built and i constructed ia
wo parts 80 a. TO pass through the canal ~
Hni leading irom the Baltic , .l half i si6
SCI long. Sl}= feet wide. and f-rt deep. and
ach half he operated ssilsf1fei, -tIs.in-
bottom eut p feet vide.
ong overlooked source Of error in the magnetic
ompasS. This is the nickel cf which nearly ali
aSes made the suppo>ition that this metal is
'on-magneiie seeming 10 lie general. Although -
org sgo u l>i5 far8siay referred to 1t, nia:-
etic character as well known,
one OF the resul;s of tire Iste war with spain
viii be the change in the furniture of our var
essels. Formerly ali Of the furniture. which
'as made of wood. had to be thrown overheard
u>t before battle 20 lessen the chances OF fire.
iet4l furniture will take the place Of the wood
n. and the cruiser Atlanta Is the first vessel
o be equipped with IT. The furniture, consisting
chairs tables. sofas. beds. etc. Is made OF
hilled steel tubing ard light wirework.
According 10 Law NoteS.'' a paper devoted to
egai affairs. Senator Henry j. Coggcsfall, II
he New York Legislature, intends to introduce
{ the next session OF that body bill 20 make
,ewcy Day legal holiday in the Fuiuirc STATE
Law Notes further observes that ''tiie bill
iii doubtless pass. will almost anything else
hat i introduced in the New York Legislature.
We have 10 lcP of another working day spr
aeh new hero we had best stick 10 peaceful pur-
uts. else We shall soon have nothing but sun
avs and legal holidays
The French Government ! considering the ad-
stability Of diseOuiinuiHg Jhc uss of the euilo-
inc and eontemplstcs the adoption in its stead
( electrical execution. The head Of the criminal
enclosed in helmet some ovhst similar to that
Sed by a diver. When the eXecutiurer turns an
he current two needles leap from their sockets.
enetrate the temples and enter the brain.
oweriul alternating current rupturss and de
troyS the brain cells 20 quickly that it il be
eyed that death will be instantaneous. Thi.
Gems like clumsy method of execution. s1sS
he - ientihc American but there is ne qus--
ion that il will be efieacious-
For thirty yeaEs William johnson. farmer.
ear kskomo, Ind. has farm OF siN acres
nd never had Il horse On the plScr. he is
nown throughout the section As '-the hcrseiess
amer lie raises com. potatoes. cabhIgr,
elery. melons. and all kinds of vegetables. al
he land being under cultivation johnson doei
II the work himself 10y hand lie has made
lows. hand eultivatcis. hand planters. and hand
aryesters- Even the marketing y AL done By
and. He trIndirs his CROPS to town in wheel
arrow, making average Of three trips d7y
ie year round In the thirty years Johnssn ani
is wheelbarrow have Travelled I6S,Ooe miles
early tim6s around tie, world When
oy lie kicked b. icr>e. and since thea Il
as had nothing 10 10 will horses.
4 Philadelphia nah. according to the Rec
rd-' vino has Just rctaFTod fIon Paris, which
automobile crazy, SAYS tha the est Of main
lining would bankrupt the ordinary citi-
N. There plenty to ehGose iroui,' lie
marked, with steam. sasolene. petroleum. or
ectric motors Tbssc range in price from 500
n motor cycle to s3.OGJ ior heavy rigs suita-
e for carving four persons and driver. While
i Paris | busted myself 10 the extent of hnd-
q out how much it cost to operate ono Of these
lrrages. tog year il Is about as follows:
asoene, $50; lubricating oil. s5.I5; repairs
H. 10 machinery SfSS-