The evening times., 1899-06-21
NOTES OF THE DAY.

| Russian remedy for insomnia is to have a
! dog sietV in the room.
The Christian Endeavor Society has than
| S,5OD,OOO names on its rolls
| Tie Anglican Bishop of Labrador says that his
! diocese ext'nds 10 the North Pole.
Queen Victoria never signs state papers a
| FRIDAY that happens TO be the 18th.
The first pCs;ofice was opened in Paris in
1872; in England in 1851; in America in I1l0.
Ex-Empress Eueene is victim of the tea
habit She is said to drink thirty forty cups
day.
During lsos the number Of persons who made
| Alpine tours necessi,ating guides in the Tyrol
| was i3 900.
| The greatest depth to which ship has been
! anchored il 1000 fations-eorsideiably
/ tlan t-o miles
Berlin has followed the example of London in
! 'orbidding cabnen to use certain streets unless
they have Passenger
\ mausolcum is to be built in cemetery in
Milwaukee, to be the b5Iial pace Of the priests
Of that Catholic diocese.
James Bryce is making study Of the gov
ernment Of colonies by republics which is to
have special application to the United States
Jean DE Reszke is, unlike most opera singers.
afraid Of the earlera. and it was not until last
season that he ever bad American photograph
taken.
yanian by birth. his native town being Edge
worth. He is about 10 spend some years
in study in Italy.
There parts OF Spain where the hat Is
unknown except in pictures. The men. when
they need a covering. tie up their heads and
the women use flowers.
John Milton. of Gardiner. Me- has COW that
can I've MIXED three times a day. She recently
gave in three mikings in day thrty-four and
one-haf quarts Of milk.
The diplomatic career Of Baron De Sraal, who
presides At the Peace Conference. has been a
long and distinguished one. He is the soul Of
discretion, having opened hi, lips in pub
lie.
an Albany woman wants a separation from her
husband because ehe claims the ghost OF his fr-t
wife disputes mastery Of the household with her
inasmueh it is continually fitting about the
place.
Annie Luker. an American girl, who daily
dives from a height of 90 feet into tank at
the Royal Aquarium. London. estimates that
she has naveIed 81 miles unsupported through
the air.
Queen Nictoria's first trouble with her eyes
came on long before she aseended the throne.
A. girl she quite near-sghted. and it wis
time feared she would have 10 wear
glasses all her life.
4 play running Just now in Paris has the odd
ing in tine piece. The former il Mime.
Marie Laurent the original Nme Raqiin in
ZOlas ''ThercSe RsTuin
Hawks have tcen seen 10 follow in the wake
Of moving railway train. to swoop down
small birdS that suddenly disturbed and
frightened by the noise. and therefore for tn.
moment were off their guard.
Whistler. the artist. will soon return to Los-
don. which he foroswore sOne time ago. in order
TO establish an art school there Il only return
to that dismal capital. lac declares, ''as i
criminal returns to the scene OF his misierds.'
The tie- the Santa Re Railroad are pick.
led in 4 solution Of chloride Of salts Of zinc.
There three four big picking establish.
ments at intervals along the raId between Aibu-
querque ard Los Angeles. The process makes
Q pine tie immortal.
The Baroness Burt,e,t -Cout;s has just celc-
bratcd the eighty fourth anniversary of her birth
Her fortune. thiteen tons of English soyereigns
sl.soO,00o). cIme to her quite unexpectedly
when twenty three years OF age from her grand
father. Coutts, the banker
The Maine tramp law is driving Dusty Rhodes
and Weary Wscyles of the Pine Tree State.
Judge Bose recently sentenced several trarnIs TO
Jail TOR months at hard labor. and their
associates tunbling each other III their
anxiety to get across the State line.
In opening Great Marylebone Street. London.
10 lay electric cables, workmcn across sey-
oral e!m-tfee water pipes in fine state Of pres
ervstion although they were only few feet
below the surface. These tree trunks bored
through were over 200 years old, and must have
been a part ef old water conduit The pip-s
were blocked with silt hut otherwise quite
uslble.
A Neo>ho county. Kan, bride of last week
wore an underssirt which had been in her fnri-
lily for about 4 century. and which has been
worn by many OF the Tinker brides. In de-crib-
ing this garment the local papers say it is
rare specimen OF needlework. being mldc hy
hand ard Of iucR- one-SiNteenth OF inch AMI
overlap WORK. Of which only great-grsat
grl at -grandmothers knew ANYTHING"
One of the most unique religious institutions
in the world i the AL Souls Protestant Episcu-
pal Church for the Deaf founded in Philadelphia
ten years ago by Rev. NJ. Lyle In fact. it Is
thc largcst church of its Kind in the world, now
over 900 members. all NUT The hu
Soul Is the oldest and i the only having
mute rector and lay reader. When founded The
little church the only place Of worship for
thosc sadly afflicted and its congregation
made up oi members from all Pennsylya-
nil. and many from New York city. Recently
a similar church established in New Nora
city with aboGt ID1 member and there i now
ne in Icndon. These the only churches
f5r H,.stes the world
Saburo shirnala the vice president Of the Jap
anese House OF Representatives. is nick named
.'Shabern, Talking Jack Tie is the terror of
the stenoefaphers. who demand more yen
60 centS) au hour than usual for their services
when he il speaking Ordinary speakers are
said to utter go syliables = minute. but Mr.
''Shabero'' slin.ada get off 400 in thc same
space. japanese rick-names often pui>.
which unntciligible without a knowledge Of
the written character and they generally take
of scme Pe,uliafity. Here lew which
easily explained: Marquis Ito Is called Marquis
Constitution of which he the frImer. and
Universal Genius Count Kuroda i Count
play ON his name.
4 despatch from Columbus Ohio, SAYS: Ma
,hias StcincrlIler veteran Of the Mexican War.
lost all sense OF time fifty three wears ago at
the battle of Reseca dc Ia Palma through blow
on the head caused by a fail from his horse
during one of the charges Of his regiment. Since
that time ne has been unable to remember any
thing which took place after his accident. He
has always insisted that he wa- only twenty-one
wears Of age. and that nj the next election he
was going to vote for General Taylor for the
Presidency. While firm hands saving wood
with a buzz-saw the other day stick accident
lilly struck Steineruber on the head. knocking him
ensecss ON regaining consciousness he
red all his lo-t senses. Later in the day he
listed Fo>toria. and was greatly astonisled at
he improvements which have taken place since
ie was a Young man. lie stared in wonder at
The poles full OF wires and the electric cars and
BICYCLES. and his last words when he stepped into
he wagon 10 return home were: We'll. guess
The world has got too far ahead for me TO catch
Ip.''
4 despatch from Chesertown. Nd. says: IN
rnpretentious looking brown stone which was
,uce traded exchanged for 800 OF the
most fertile Virginia land. is in possession