The evening times., 1899-04-03
NOTES OF THE DAY.

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Thomas J. Lee. who has been appointed to suc-
eeed Prof Simon Neweomb as astronomeT-in-
chief for the Government Nautical Almanac.
entered the Missouri State University at eight
cen, and shortly Sttefward won the astronomical
medal by his thesis The Origin Of Binary
Stars
Jules Verne says that his Tour Of the World
in Eighty Days has been worth s2.0OOOO0 10
Paris theatres. He got the notion on which his
book was based one day in scanning a newspaper
Verne, like Charles Reade and SaIa relies much
ON newspapers, yellow books. reports. and 50
forth, for his subjects.
1T involves no rashness to say that the 1.70o
million dollars trust common stock authorized
since January /, 15Ss. is water pure and sim
pie, says the United states INVESTOR ssAud
we do not believe that II would be reckless to
assert that the 500 million dollars preferred Il
not entirely free from inhation-'
The late Michael Angelo WcoIie. Of Brooklyn
Is said 20 have been the originator OF humorous
pen and ink sketches in this country His pie
tures OF poor children, which he was very fond
Of drawing. and which became known as
''W5oIfe's Waifs,'' were particularly clever
Thomas Nast WAS wooife's friend and eo-worker.
The floor Of the rotunda in the London Coal
Exchange. where the merchants gather. is very
unique IL Is composed Of inlaid woods ar
ranged in the form Of a mariners compass, with
a border Of Greek fret. pWard of 1000 pieces
Of wood are employed. Almost every British
variety is included in the scheme Of decoration.
G. Kunst. a wealthy German. who has spent
several winters in Hawaii. las Just returned 70
Honolulu from APia. where he purchased yaIima,
the home cf Robert Louis Stevenson. The estate
comprises S3D acres. and the house i still fur
nished with the things which Stevenson accumu-
lated during his residence. The price Is said to
have been sl5.e00.
An East BTownfcld, Ne. man went to town
meeting the other day, and he full of poll
ties and enthusiasm that when ne started for
home someone asked bm To ride and in he got
and Tode home. When they ASKED him where
his hcTse and sleigh were. ii came him that
he lad lett them at the town hall. and he had
10 return and gcs them
A professor who has made a study of el.il.iren
says he has discovered wl.y the majority Of peo-
PIE are ht-hInded Infants use beth hands
until they begin 10 speak Tic motor speech
junction CONTROLS tine right side of the body. and
the first rghi-hsnded motions are expressive RIO
fioIs. tending help oIsr sI,eerE. A. speech
grows 80 doe right -handedness-
The English House OF Commons has four
''Amerieans'' among It's members. They are Hen
~ NJ. Stanley. who was brought up in View or
leans; F. n Claiming. son of Rev v IT, Chan
ming. OF Boston and nephew OF the ta,aou-
I
Brooklyn in l,49. and his brother. the poet " .
\ BuTdett-t outs, who Wa born il Plymouth.
Mass, ia 1851.
With view 10 ''popuiaTizine the sryIy in the
provinces, - the British military authorities have
arranged ior a series Of annual autumn teurna-
ment-, 10 be held alternately in Manchester.
birmingham. Leeds Liverpool. Glasgow and 9TH
er large towns Ii would seem that even where
men below the standard are taken in there Is
still difficulty in drumming Hp recruits. Hence
the splendid display Of military glory
The late Lord HerschelI was the only lord
chancellor who acted a. sunday school
teacher. On oar occasion he announced this fact
TO a large Sunday school demonstration. 1t vas
received with tremendous applause. Lord Her
schei taught in the SUNDAY school connected with
the church Of which his father was minister
not lar irom the Elgwsre Roads and assisted
in this work long after he began his career at
the bar.
Lieutenant Commander Rcc>. who vas on board
the Olympia when Dewey won his victory. pleads
for men who are too often overlooked in distrib-
uting the credit. for naval triumpls and record
breaking. He wants the public Eot to forget the
coal -pdsseTs who worked heToiCally in the
engine rooms when the heat up 10 12o and
even $50 degrees. with noae OF the stimulus of
seeing the victory 20 which they contributed be-
ing wen-
German sayants are busy with plans for the
excavation oi Babylon. IayaTd. the diseoverer Of
Nineyeh, was the first really 10 do anything in
the way Of cxc.varinS. The Germans are de-
termin<d that their work shall be thorough. 1t
viii b. costly and take five years The ExcavstoTs
Wiil begin with II KaSr. the fortress. which j.
the remains OF Nebuch3dnezzlr'- palace. and
where Alexander tiied- They VIII also investigate
a number OF ether ruins nearby.
4 Nebraska soldier. writing homc from M
Mia. slys: -'oue Of the boys here got a box
from home tie was tickicd To- DEATH and said.
7 knew I'd get something from homc-Somethin.,
that's good 10 eatt' When he opened the box
lie ielle,d ten nice boxes cf canned salmon and
ten cans OF coTned beef. He took every can and
threw them in the river At home be fond
OF canned salmon and corned beet his felix's
thought that would be good thing for him.
They little know how much Of that stuff soldier
gets in the army Every other meal is salmon,
rice. corned beef beans
The Rev Dr. Willis p OdeH. pastor Of the
Iarge.t Methodist church in New York. suggested
about a month ago that wamen IN his congrega-
tion should be required 10 remove their hats
while in church. and the board OF trustees lik-
ing the idea. posted this notice last sunday
--All persons w0r>hp.Fg IN this church re-
gucsted To remove their head coverings-" Only
| nine out of several hg-I,ired complied
/ with this request. and this number viii probably
/ be further increased enc woman. who refuses,
quotes Paul's Injunction in Cor I: But every
| woman that prayeth or pgcphe-ieth with her head
uncovered dish0nOretll her head for that Is even
all one As il she We're siiaven-
/ Francis Nichols. OF Ninne,ots who has organ
! lied religious sect called the Brethren in
/ Christ says that all the humsn race, except the
10000 in his sect, viii lie eteTnaIly lost. Thc
| property of the COMMITMENTS is placed in
| common fund, of which Nichols has charge Al
! funerals Of members of the sect must be undei
his direction, and his travelling expenses are, Of
/ course, bone by the mouTneTs- Those who de
| sire keep I'm the kingdom must abjure al
| display in dress, and ornaments forbidden
The members must not have any friends who ar,
| not in the kingdom, and this rule is said to b.
/ one Of the most severe OF all on the women. NJ
| tie of relationship Is recognized, aEd person
| in ones own family must be Stunned il they ar'
| outside the Kingdom
Peppermint Todd, the fusion Congressman
! who represents the Third Michigan district j
90 called because he became millionaire in tn
manufacture of peppermint extract, says tn
''New York Tribune He has huge farms oi
which he raises nothing but mint. ard his ven
ture has proved very profitable. rs legislato
his chief ambition seems TO be to get in tn
Record and for this purpose he interrupt
the proceedings more often than any other mem
! ber of the House. - ncle Joe Cannon ha
fourd way 10 abolish the nuisance thus caused
I and at the SAME time accommodate Mr. Todd
| ambition. Whenever Todd interrupts ''Cncle joe
| the old turns to him with the air Of
! father dealing with troublesome child. an
| tells him TO put il in the Record Mos o
the peppermint Congressman'S constituents thin
that all the remarks in the Record are deliy
cred on the floor; so Todd is satisfied.
Music has long been used by physicians 10
! qucting the nerves OF eXcitable patients o
raising the spirits of those prone to fits of de
preston or dependency, says the Chicago Rec
! ord In lunatic asylums. especially. musica
| strains are found To be OF the greatest be1e.;