The evening times., 1899-06-23
NOTES OF THE DAY.

Ihe British eonsuls now required to send
important trade reports and news by telegraph.
Already this season 1000 Galicans from Austria
have arrived at Halifax, bound for the Canadian
Northwest.
So great nuisance has the caterpillar become
at 81 filaire, Quebec, that the citizens have in
aituted prayer crusade.
Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania Is one of the
best marksmen in Philadelphia. He can write his
name on target with rife.
At a recent exhibition of flowers in Bru-,eI.
there were three specimens Of the odontozrossus
orchids for which the owner refused offer Of
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The latest Mark Twain story is of the reply
made by the humorist to friend who declared
his fondness for calf's-head soup. Like likes
like said Twain.
entieth year, is one of the oldest members Of
Parliament, having entered the House of Com
mons when only twentythree years Of age.
In answer to an enquiry sent out by the Brit
ish admiralty few years ago, to ascertain the
warship building facilities Of Great Britain, it
was found that the whole British navy, about
l,500.Ooc tons, could be duplicated in two years
time.
A correspondent Of the London Academy
writes that a bookseller in a large provincial
city recently discovered an assistant arranging
four new copies of Walt whitmsn's Leaves Of
Grass on the shelves devoted to books on
gardening.
Governor Poynter, Of Nebraska has always been
splendid horseman, and until recently enter
tanned great dislike for the bicycle. The other
day, however, he was induced to learn to ride
wheel. He learned readily, and is now a
good convert.
The seven principal Bibles in the world are the
Koran of the Mohammetans, the Edas Of the
Scandinavians, the Tripikites OF the Buddhsts
the Five Kings of the Chinese, the three yedas
of the Hndrs. the Zendsvesta, and the Scrip
tures Of the Christians.
The memorial bas-relief of Miss yarna Jefer-
son Davis, ''the Daughter Of the Confederacy,"
which is to be placed in the wall of st. Pauls
Episcopal Church, Richmond, Va, is com
pieted in the plaster model by the artist G. J.
Zolnay- portrait of Miss Davis forms the Gen.
tral part.
China still has the old-fashioned system of
private letter-carying. Letter shops to be
found in every town. II he has a letter TO send,
the Chinaman goes into 4 letter shop and bar
gains with the keeper thereof. He pays two
thirds of the cost. leaving the receiver TO pay
the rest on delivery.
Harry Irwin. the OF Nay Irwin, he ac-
tress, has received appointment u cadet
in the United States Naval Academy. and will
undergo his entrance examination early next
month. Harry is bright boy OF seventeen
years, and greatly resembles his mother in ap-
pearance and disposition.
curious mode of catching turtle is pTacticed
in the West Indies. 1t consists in attaching 4
ring and a line to the tail OF species of sucker
fish, which is then thrown overheard. and imuie-
iistely makes for the first turtle he can spy,
TO which he attaches himself. The fisherman then
hauls both turtle and sucking fish in
Ambassador Choate Is exercising his humor up
British credulity. He told an audience in q
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proceeded so far with the story of 'Donbey &
SON as TO bring little Paul into that condition
between life and death, the packet that brought
the next number containing the sequel 10 New
York met, she drew up at the pier. by
an anxious crowd. waiting for tidings Of the
Fate II little Paul.
The Salvation Army an New York is going to
mount lis band on bicycles. All the musicians
play or less by ear. il is ssid-and il is
easy enough to believe it-So music will have
TO be carried. Difficulty is being had with the
carrying of the big bass drum, which is gen
orally the chief instrument in Salvation Army
music. II it has to be lett out OF the bicycle
band all hearers of the music will undoubtedly
approve the new departure.
1t has been decided TO erect chapelle expia-
torie in Geneva, as near as possible TO the spot
where Empress Elizabeth assassinated. The
Emperor of Austria and all the members of the
imperial family have contributed largely toward
stone of which Is TO be laid by the Emperor
the anniversary of the tragic event. 1t will be
a Gothic building. and large enough to hold
congregation Of from 100 to 800 persons.
Express cars are running the street
car tracks of Pittsburg. They built on
the same principle the United States mail
cars" says the Despatch" There are two
doors. in front and one in the The
interior is made of the finest wood, and has
several shelves for packages. All along the route
recently people looked with curiosity on the new
car. Few had any idea l. what il To
be put. In MckeesPoFt noeks of children ran
after the ear. imagining it was one OF the
show variety"
This is from the .'Constantinnpie Tkdam:''
Mustapha. poor Mussulman laborer, had after
two years work. managed to scrape together S
ilras, which he kept in 4 purse in his belt He
dining in the open air at Nakrikeui
"Wednesday afternoon. and had put his belt be-
side him, when his attention attracted 10
the happin. of WINGS overhead. Looking up, he
saw a kite hoveiing atCve him; but Mustapha
went on with his neal till suddenly the bird
swooped down Epor the belt and carried il of.
The poor shouted the Turkish equivalent for
stop Their and soon gathered 4 crowd before
him Al first he supposed to be insane.
when he showed them tn, bird in the far dis
tance as the thief to be stopped On hearing,
however, the whcle stcIy, the kind hearted peo-
pl, collected snail suIu and presented it to
savings.
The Saxon Ministry Of Education has issued 4
regulation forbiddng girls attending all the pub
lie schools in the kingdom to wear corsets The
reason given for this measure is that the corst
is undoubtedly injurious to health, il checks
the development OF the Lcdy The girls are ex-
pected to wear a loose-ftting jacket in the form
of 4 blouse. remarkable counterpart to this
fore Dn he nf he is
vided by recent decision of the Dresden
nicipal authorities not to accept proposals for
the construction OF school baths The town
fathers Of the the opinion that it has al
ways been the task of parents TO that their
children are kept clean, it Is decidedly wrons
TO relieve parents of too many of their duties.
The vice chairman is reported 10 have given
himself example Of one who had grown
about baths in his youth.
Kansas 10y writing from Manila, gives the
following list CT nativc fruits in the Philip
pines, which he has tasted: "Pineapples cocoa
nuts, mangoes, dates, lamsoas. sapotes. macu-
pas. chicos, lomboys, guavas. buanahanos. or
angcs. capels, and bananas. Besides these, there
are about forty species of which will not take
time to tell" Speaking OF the different kinds
of timber, the same writer says: 1--WE have til.
mahogany, the maBcono, the moiove, the ipil,
the yacal, the banaba, the banticulin, the mana,
the camason, the ebony. the tindaie. the mala-
tapay, and the white tanet." OF the animals he
enumerates the following: ''Hogs are abundant,
or. rs they call them. pigs The javall, wild
boar, is found in all parts, and deer we'll
There are monkeys of various species, wildcats.
and civets Fierce crocodiles are found the
banks of the rivers and shores OF the lakes and
the iguana Of smaller size; also the panican.
or tortoise. valuable for its shell. Among the
reptiles are the python. the dahunpalay, a
omous snake: the chacon, species of lizard.
found in all dwelling houses, and the green
ga,acgalac, of the same family. Fish abund