The evening times., 1899-03-22
NOTES OLE THE DAY.
There are 1ls schools for music in Berlin

lnere are LIS SCHOOLS Tor musIc IN Berlin
Some butterflies have as many as 80. 900 distinct
eyes
The wool on the back of 4 sheep is a shep-
herds barometer. The curiier the wool the finer
win be che weather.
discovered 3. c. 40, but if 50 the discovery
confined to only few, and was quickly for
gotten.
SoEac Of the cod lines used in the fishing IN
dustry measures 1900 fathoms long. Of about or
dInary miles. having 1850 hsoas. the whole cost
ing, IN some cases, two or three hundred pounds
broken-wir.def horse is rarely seen in Nor
way bucket OF water is always placed within
its reach when feeding. and the animal alter
Hateiy takes a mouthful Of hay and a sip Of
water.
Fhere is enough tobacco in the vicinity Of
Victoria Dock. London. to raise cloud OF smoke
that would cover London, and the raising Of
such cloud would cost about nine millions Of
money
The American Bible Society eirculates the
Scriptures in 96 tongues. besides our own speech:
2s European, % Asiatic, s Oceanic, African.
0 American Indian. and South American Ian
suages and dialects
large deposit Of salt has been found on the
Paiaglavan River. only six miles from Aslsn-
eion- 1t is estimated that 100 wells could be
bored there to advantage At the present time
Paraguay Is importing salt.
portion Of the damaged cargo of the wrecked
steamer Fairfax was sold az auction in Boston
the other day. among the articles being grand
piano. which bad been ''in soak" for several
DAYS Ii went ior 80 cents.
Some Egyptian beats made Of cedar probably
in 30 years ago, have been found buried
the banks of the Nile. and flrnisl in
teTe=ting proof OF the power OF that wood to
Withstand the ravages Of time
The origin of the saving 'as clean whistle
Is ascribed TO the '-Nhistie taEkard'' OF Olden
times. in which the whistle came into play when
the tanksrf emptied or cleared out 10
announce 70 the waiter that more beer was re-
CURED.
A sheIlazh Of the Aediterr8nean has the povver
of spinning viscid silk. which in Sicily IS
made into a very handsome fabric The silk
/ Is spun by the sheiihsh Ter the purpose Of at
/ taeiliHg itself 10 the rocks This material $
gathered at low tide. washed in soap and water.
dried. Strengthened, and CaEded
When one receives an invitation 70 a wedding
in Cairo Egypt. it Is m important event. be.
Cause instead OF being asked for ten min'
utes church ceremony, or i bFef evening fe.
ception. the Invitation reads for three GAYS.
! There is feasting during al this time, and the
house and street literally decorated wltl
flags and lanterns.
seveTal weeks ago John Cofeld. bachelor,
| Of Perkins Okla started for joplin. Mo-. with
I State Near Carthage me stopped At a house.
| where he net Mrs Margaret FRYE a widow.
/ with seven children II case Of love as
I hrst tight. He proposed and they were mar
/ ried the next day, all returning 10 Perkins N
/ his wagon
i skunk get into the yenti,S-ins lBe Of the
! Methodist church sherman, y Y a few
| dsys aga. and gave Ire audienee 10 little an
noyance during series Of revival meetings A.
lrfNgs
| ch!ofoforIned in the due ard then removed with
OUT increasing Ghe offensive indication OF ms
presence. The opening OF the tue VIII now he
covered with netting. and such an unusual ae-
cident will happen again IL must he adsaiI-
ted that the emergency Vas dealJ with III
very diplomatic and ereumsPect manner
According TO German authority, the fact that
the locust tFee atiaiEs il twenty-five 70 thirty
five wears the same thickness As the pine in fty
and the oak in one hundred years, has led 20
scme valuable Investigations 10 the industrial
value Of shis variety of wood; the conviction vas
particularly strong ca the part OF l. hauch tn9I
acacia wood has an important Titure. e9I'etiaiiJ
q. regard, its employment f0f mining purposes
The same timber i also found % excel IA t,e
rro-ertie- of frmness and durability, and IS.
therefore well suited Tor many osner neehai'l.d
us-s. such Is wheels bungs, ladder steps etc.
IL i well konwn. OF course. that the tree n
question thIiEes n The poGfes1 sSIb even m the
rubbish af stone qUaFries and sisty GechvliieS-
,bout len milFen feet OF Mime brentwood viii
- sent to England and Scotland this year for
sDooIs The wood IS cut in small logs IN winter,
sawed at mills near the forest n spring, a2d
piled M for seasoning until warm weather, about
the middle Of Jtne- Then the bars are bundled
and sent to Bangor by rail- where they are sen-
orally loaded into steamships foF the european
market This has been one of the most Hhpcit-
AMI industries in Northern and EeaStern Mtiile
aud IL expected revival i welcomed by All cfaS1-
l.iz In -ftTN
In the fruit box trade also revival i eNptctri
I this wear. There are now bound u Maine po -
/ with cargoes Of salt from Sicily I'VE lGii'an
| barkS. and probably all these VIII -ei carry
clroaS ot frtit boxes IN BIueor Tor Italian ports
The inclined moving elevator caE 10 longer he
| considered a mere suggestion, but ranks among
practical commercial devices. In suh-tantiaJion
| OF this claim Is the fact thar there are now
number Of such elevators IN every dlv IN the
stores in and around New York city one Of
| the large stores in New York has one Brook
I Iyn department store boasts OF another. while
| third Is located IN business hosISe m Prov
| deEce. X. l. These three elevators have carried
hundreds OF thousands of passengers without 4
hitch or accident. and have become very popular
with the patrons OF the stores Several OF the>.
stairways are projected for the Paris EXp0si-
! tiou. These elevators lay claim to great
economy for they require only fve-hOrse power
motor. and dispense with the services OF an
/ attendant. being entirely automatic They can
! made that the cost i not over 81 a day. for an
! elevator having 4 capacity greater than that
| OF vertical elevator
/ The Metropolitan Railway Of Paris is about to
| begin the construction Of thirty three and enc
[ half miles OF underground electric roads con-
{ sistiae OF two lines east and west and two lines
north ard SOUTH With a circular line through
| several of the principal bouleyards- 1t Is ex-
| pecteJ that 4 part Of this viii be completed be-
fore the exposition OF 1863. Seven-teRths Of the
| work will be underground. and the remainder
| about equally divided between viaductS and open
| trenches. The grades reach per cent, and some
Of the curves have a radius of 246 feet II is
! hoped to complete the first three lines by Tire
wear 1905 and the remainder five years later.
| The expense Will be about $40. .000 but since
| the project proposed the gIuge has been
| changed TO four feet eight and One-half inches.
| cost OF the work; but, il Is expected, viii in
| crease the value in great ratio. The trains.
| saws the Railway News viii be composed Of
from four to SIX ears each. one halt OF which
Will be motor cars and the rest traileFs. and Will
accommodate from 200 to $40 passengers each.
miles per hour between stations and from ten to
| eleven miles. including stops. The fare viii be
| uniform for any distance
An article on 'Heroes OF the Railway Serv-
Ice in ''The Century for March. consists Of
notes from the experience OF Charles De Lano
Eine graduate OF West Point who. after serv-
his commission in the army to become freight
| brakeman He worked six months A. a brake
| man and two years yarCl-master, all of the
| time in constant contact with the men and
the dangers he describes In the late he