The times., 1899-04-08
NOTES OF THE DAY.

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Philippine Islands who never kpew the dominion
OF SPAIN and never saw Spauiard.
In his new volume Australia Richard Sc
mon declares that the prevailing ideas OF danger
rom sharks are greatly exaggerated.
Tie supply of horses in the Cincinnati marke.
I Is sald not to equal the demand. advance in
pr'ce from - to $50 head having resulted.
An English burglar. who slammed insanity in
! order 10 escape trial, after keeping up the pre-
tense for S1 months has become really mad.
John Burroughs. the critic. is quite hermit.
and lives BY himself in little cabin on the
hudson, half way between New York and Albany.
Major VI. R. Marks. Of Orlando. Fla, is ananc-
ing an electric propeliing device which will. he
maintains. carry ship from New York to SOUTH
\ anpton in three and oue-half days
Some Egyptian boats made Of cedar. probably
! near the banks Of the Nile. and furnish an in
1 teresiing proof Of the power Of that wood to
withstand the ravages OF time.
The sultan of Turkey has ordered the eonstrue-
n won Of new central prison in the immediate
! at S200,OO0 The plans have been prepared in
Europe upon the most approved models.
Newfoundland dog killed by lightning
in Passaie, n. j., last week The bolt came
down the chimney. set the house on fire. passed
I on 10 the back yard, where it melted the steel
chain by which the dog was fastened. and killed
him.
1t has been pointed out that Of the 5a.OOO.OOO
square miles Of the whole world q, 2ss. 152 are
held in colonial or pro.ectorate form, and that
all this territory has been acquired by Christian
governments since 1900, and the greater part
since 1900.
One of the things to be shown at Paris
next year is i model yesuvius, $50 feet high
and 495 feet in diameter, built OF iron steel ce-
ment, and turf spiral path bordered with
cafes viii wind up the volcano. Inside is to be
represented Dante's heaven and hell.
The Royal Academy of Sciences Of Amsterdam
has paid delicate compliment TO the English
speaking world BY ordering that its transactions
shaH IN future be printed in English instead Of
the native Dutch, in order that they may be
more available to the scientific world at large.
Berlin has struck blow a; the Germans light
to amuse himself as he pleases. All cafe chan
tants are to he closed at IL O'Clock; the audi
ences will then be turned out no excuses a. to
beer drinking being accepted Plain clothes de-
tectives will watch the performances and stop
them If they are too lively
One night last week a member Of the First
Methodist Church. of Evanston. H., called on
| the pastor, and. hearing peculiar noise. as ne
reached the door, he peeked in the window and
saw the pastors hopeful son. with number of
his student companions, playing poker for money.
The pastor was not at home.
The remains of all the Cars Of Russia since
Peter the Great lie in a memorial chapel built
on one Of the islands of the Neva. All the ceno-
taphs exactly alike. each being block Of
white marble. without any decoration whatever
The only distinction by which one is marked
IS the name Of the deceased Emperor.
Gang Warily'' IS the motto Of the Earl OF
Perth, the Oldest OF British peers and he has
apparently followed it, being ninety-two years
old He is hereditary thane OF Lennox and is
also Due De Mefost aud Conte De Lussan in
France. High, however. are his honors, he mas
not a seat in the House OF Lords, his peeragc
being Scotch
The third woman to receive the Laetare medal
is Mary Gwendolen Caldwell, now the Marquise
De Marinville, the TACT Of the award to her being
made known by Dr.. Seahrn, OF the University Of
NotTe Dame. The medal is given in recognition
OF distinguished services rendered for religion.
education or morals Miss Caldwell the chief
founder Of the Catholic University Of America.
This is how the editor of the Bristol Cva1
News squares himself with a prominent eiti-
zen:" ''In our wrte-up Monday OF the Walker
Hamilton shooting affair Saturday night We mad
vertently and unintentionaiIy omitted TO mention
DR.. W. X. Vance one OF the physicians who
was in attendance upon General Walker. 1t was
with no intention upon part to withhold
the credit due this skilled physician for the val
liable services rendered.
theory that malaria is caused by an organism
transferred to the blood of human beings by
mosquitoes is correct. lie concludes that the
best mode of combating malaria consists in
making war on the mosquitoes, destroying them.
and 50 preventing their reproduction" The
marsh waters in malarious districts from being
stagnant should be made to flow. Drainage on
a large scale is not needed for this object. It
would suffice. in the months during which the
mosquitoes are prolific. to carry out temporary
firpf,f soil
would save entire regions from terrible
scouTge.'
Dostoyeffski. in one of his novels, calls Siberia
an Eldorado. and the opening up Of this vast
country b. the new railway tends to bear out
his assertion, SAYS the philadelphia Press" At
all events. life there is by no means - dreary
as it has been popularity painted The population
Is largely composed Of fearless hard-headed peo-
pie. who preferred 10 get away from the Off
cialsm Of European Russia and to these are ad-
ded throngs OF escaped conviets, who are reaiiy
among the most energetic and inofensive 4 the
inhabitants For Siberia is we'll away rom 81.
Petersburg, and government officers few. tar
between, and none too jealous. They interfere
but little with districts outside the old direct
lines OF travel. and thus the peasantry oh
prosperous and independent, people Of very tii-
ferent stuff from the Mouiiks of Central Russia.
They their own land. and virtually
themselves democratically. The Ssmozedes and
other tribes descended from the aborisluss.
though many OF them still practice idola.ry. are
growing marvelously well civilized and D5osulT-
GUS The Russian colonies are large, and in
eases luxurious and the home government Is he
ginning to look upon the region as ie future
home Of its own greatness On the whole, there
seems to be more truth than ever in the stale
ment made by eminent Russian: ''An our
cleverest men are in Siberia
!, new mineral Of economic as well as scientific
importance has recently been discovered by Prof.
W H. Hobbs. Of the University OF Wisconsin.
saws the st Paul Pioneer Press 1t was OBJ
tanned from the Gold Dollar mine, at Cripple.
Col, BY Gustavus Sessnghaus, a graduate
dent Of the University, and supposed TO be
specimen OF the mineral calaveTite, the common
ore OF that district. CalaveTite is telluride
OF gold and silver. in which the amount Of sill
yer is only about one-seventh that of gold. but
which has never been found in good crystals
The Hungarian mineral syIvanite, which contains
equal quantities of gold and silver is found At
Boulder. Col. but thus far not at Cripple Creek.
Prof Hobbs noticed the unusual appearance Of
the specimen which Mr.. SeSsinghaus had obtain
ed. and offered the opportunity of studying
it The angles of number Of the minute crys-
tails were measured, and twenty-five entirely new
crystal forms were discovered, which pointed
clearly to a new species. Enough material
secured for analysis. and it found 10 be
compound OF gold. silver. and tellurium. in
which the gold is Just twice the amount Of sil-
yer. 1t has been given the name Goldschmi'l-
tite in honor OF Prof. Won GOidscmidt, of Hell
debetg, Germany, OF the foremost mineral0-
gists Of the age. The new mineral proves TO be
a missing link TO connect the two previously
known tellurides of gold and silver, and thits is
the means Of establishing group OF a
type which has only once before been observed.
New York city's FIRE department viii be the
first to have 4 fire engine propelled by air, says