The evening times., 1899-01-20
NOTES OF THE DAY.


The Methodist Episcopal Church South has
church Of fifty members in Cuba with native
n1stor During the war the pastor sold his turni-
ture and books to save his family from starvation
French statistician has calculated that the
human eye travels oyer 1000 yards in reading an
ordinary sized rerel. The average human being
l. supposed ger loHgh 2,ist, miles OF rcd'iIns
in a lifetime
\ majority OF the voters Of Ellis county. Kan.
are Russians, and they nominated a straight Rus
sim ticket this year hut on election day. for
reason or other, most Of them voted ior the Re
publican ticket and elected it.
Religious instruction which inspires fear in the
mind of the child is largely responsible for IL
sanity" declares DR.. Seldom II. Tacott. medical
superintendent of the MdletOwn ~. " state
Homeopathic Hospital f5r tine Insane.
The largest ptice ever asked for and paid for
single pearl was StsH0sa, which the value Of
the great Tavernier pearl 1t Is the largest and
most perfect gem ot Its kind known it Is ex-
actly two inches in length and oyai-shaPed-
John Cirard Agar i credited with being the
leading clubman Of New York city. He belongs
q, fourteen different clubs. besides the Bar A.
Socation and the American Geographical S0ciety,
lis dCes annually amounting to the SUM Of >ssn
l 4 meteorological observatory is to be estah-
Eshed in the spife OF the cathedral At Tim. one
Of the largest churches in Germany. Next to the
ElHei tower IN tdrl- III VIII DE tEt iEL-ttNt Ie'"t
OF meteorological observation in the world erected
by human hanCs.
On the roof of a brewery at Maidstone Kent Is
to he seen one of the most remarkable vines III
England. II represents old brown Jug and
glass The Jug. which Is made OF copper, stands
three feet six inches IN height and three ieel
in diameter, and i capable Of holding los gallons
Count Michele Stei4no de Resi-, who died re-
Gently at Roca III Papa, practically made sieS-
md
on earthquakes and the instruments he made to
measure them He waS brother OF the late
Giambattista dc Ro>>i, The greatest authority OF
the century on Christian antiquities
Beds are quite an innovation in Russia, and
many weII-to-do houses a.e still unproyided with
them. Peasants sleep on the tops Of their ovens
middle-elass people and servants roll themselves
up in the Sheepskins and lie down near the stoves,
soldiers rest upon wooden cots without bedding,
and is emily within the last few that stud
ents in schools have been allowed beds
New Year callers on Richard Lather. wealthy
( resident OF New Rochelle. found Paca-d on the
walls saying that Ill who desired to see him Taust
/ first deposit % cents with the butler. Callers
| who happened to have their purses along found
when they questioned Mr.. Lathcr. that the money
thus collected Tor the beneut oi a poor but
worthy couple in whom he had become Interested
A great demand has sprung up for duplicates Of
the Confederate badge which President Mckinley
wore during his recent visit to Macon. Ca, and
members OF the Bibb County Camp, No. 4Sl, Con
fetlerate Veterans. by- which organization the
badge was issued. being deuged with requests
for copies of the Tire badge has been copy
righted and thousands are being struck of every
day; but still it is almost impossible TO meet the
demand.
letter Of Southcy's recently sold in England.
contains an interesting prophecy The poet writes
to a friend: ''My profits upon this pcsn ('MadocO
| in the course Of twelve months amounts pre-
cisely TO e3. las. Id In the SAME time Walter
| Scott has sold 400 copies OF BIS Lay of the
Last Minstrel and netted over Ei,0G1 But my
/ acorn will continue TO grow when his Turkey
bean shall have withered" But who reads
''Madoc'' now!
Considerable fear IS felt for the future of the
forests of Upper Franken in consequence solely
of the annual inroad made by the trade in Christ
mas trees. About 1.Geo.OOO trees are supplied to
the markets OF northern Germany each wear. and
already quarter OF that number Of strong Young
trees have been shipped from the little station Of
KroEach alone No amount of repllnting could
make up for annual destruction OF the young pines
and frs on such 4 scale
Ii is not generally known that in Prague there
exists goose '-bourse.'' where yearly sou,e s.
900. 900 geese change hands its most active time
lasts generally from about six 90 eight weeks.
from the middle of September till the FIRST days Of
November As the geese are driven in from long
distances they are .shod, that i to saw walked
repeatedly over patches Of tar mixed with fine
sand. This forms hard crust the feet Of the
geese. and they thus. ''shod,' are able to cover
immense distances without fatigue.
An American Just returned from Europe says
that when Richard Croker was in Paris Last fall
distinguished Frenchman asked the Tammanv
chief to define Mugwump: sHe is a chap who
subseribes in general way to the doctrines of the
Republican party. but votes for Democratic eardi-
dates occasionally '-Then.'' said the Frenc,-
! man, what do You call Democrat who believes
in his party principles, but votes for Republican
eandidates?" Croker answered bluntly: III there
Ia any such man, should call him damn foOi. -
Mrs. Russell Sage. wife of the New York fnan-
| eier. arraigns the modern mans club and the
modern clubman because they are accomplishing,
| nothing in the way oi positive heneht 10 tie
| world. She knows Of fifteen men who failed to
vote last election because they were away from
| town at their country clubs. Mrs Sage ef
course. refers only to the social clubs where nelI
go to rest, and sometimes. perhaps. escape the.
echoes OF the discussion of those weightv auestioI
whici are settled at the women's clubs every once
/ in often.