The evening times., 1899-10-28
NOTES OF THE DAY.


| in the United States
| From gas tar has been extracted an oil identi-
| cal with that Of bitter almonds
The output of the East Indian cotton mills last
year was in excess OF the demand
Barbed wire fences are used extensively in South
Africa and most of the material is imported from
| the United States.
Nature study at the geological gardens is to
be part of the course of instruction in Pii,a-
delphia public schools
The United States manufactures extensively per-
other woods and herbs.
The original word translated apothecary in the
Bible is believed by authorities to be better
Translated by perfumer.
Perfumes and essences made from lemon
ange. and bergamot long ago made Sicily IA
nous in the annals of the perfumers.
The most curious paperweght in the world ia
said to belong to the Prince Of Wales 1t Is the
mummied hand of one Of the daughters Of Pha-
raoh.
Perfumes are made from great variety OF seeds
and by combining of these new perfumes
are made, which resemble of those pre-
viousy known.
There 1876 colleges in America with prot,-
erty estimated at s250.OooO99. Girard. with sl5.-
oooooo. and Leland Stanford, Jr. with sl3, 500 O09,
the richest.
wedding invitation in Cairo extends for three
days. There is feasting during ali the time and
the house and street are literally decorated with
flags and lanterns
The Princeton College flag was at the masthead
Of the Peary relief ship along with the Stars and
Stripes. and was carried farther north than any
American flag since ISL.
In Tsrtary onions. leeks and garlic are regarded
as perfumes. Tartar lady will make herself
agreeable by rubbing piece Of freshly cut onion
on her hands and over her countenancc.
The ,ncSf Linbl, ory.r;~,l ir1,,.,r;as r
England. are printing and fi;hography. They have
sixteen trades unions, ard sixty-seven per cent
of the adult males employed are members.
P,Tis is TO have its bull fights to add to the
exeIeement OF i,g populace., The arena, however,
will rot be within the city walls, but at Engien
which il some twelve minutes journey by train.
The Moorish Government has decided to take
over the frigate ordered in Italy in 1872 by the
late Sultan Mu,ey Hassan. and viii send $50
Moorish sailors TO LeghcIn to bring the irigste
10 Tangier.
In addition its priEcely residences, it, schools
municipal buildings. and cathedral that seats
5.999. ode.s.i. Russia, boasts pllatial grain
houses lndFcom elevators Ii is famous for large
grain expects.
Efforts are being made to persuade the Emperor
of Japan to visit the Paris Exposition. Should he
go, it would be the first timI in the history Of
Japan that its ruler has undertaken a trip to
foreign country.
The samese have strong a superstition
against numbers that they will have none
of them. The number Of rooms in house. of
windows doors in a room, of rungs on
a ladder. must always be odd.
According to the municipal statistics. about
$50 killed in London every year, most
Of them either homeless ones pure and simple.
abandoned pets found diseased and dying in
empty houses or out-Of-the-way places.
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nervousness is kept out Of the Celestial Empire
worn by the Anelo-Saxon race said to be the
cause Of their extreme nervous temperament
OF twenty-five countries nineteen have flags
with red in them. the list including the United
States, England. France Germany. Austria. Italy,
Spain, Denmark, Belgium. Sweden. switzerland,
Turkey, Mexico, Chile, Portugal. Venezuela, and
Cuba.
Only commercial houses that have paid taxes
for the privilege can do business through agents
pay individual taxes for permission to sell goods
as representatives of these hsuses, whether they
are domestic or foreign enterprises.
Home demand sbsorbs allnost all the street cars
cur builders tura out. that the export
trade in this line hss been Temporarily abandoned
One or two export houses in New York, however,
have been doing Il lively business IN secondhand
horse cars, large number going 10 Mexico.
Tie swedes are probably the tlllest people in
Europe. and have on the whole, erect, hand
some figures. To some extent this advantage is
due 10 physical eNeTciS.. for Ling'S Swedish GYM
nas,ies compulsory in the elementary schools,
and much used in other schools and colleges.
When NiEeveh and Babylon in the splen-
dor Of their might. men in China were predict
in= eciip-es. making catalogues. and giving names
10 the stars. But tNincyeh and Babylon were
mere mounds OF rubbish wien China was great,
and TO this date the civilization and lie Of the
Empire Is the wonder OF the world
Joseph Prihlnicz. aged tiiFty-six, Of Hoef'in.
man who has always been considered to be in
normal state OF mind, tEavelins by train
when his hat vas blown OF and carried out Of
The window. says the Vienna Estremb.att With
scarcely / moments hesitation Herr Prif1nicz
opened the door Of the carriage and jumped alter
it. lie ieli down the railway embankIacnt and
remained inseasible for some time. When he
came 10 his first thought for the lost rat
lie dragged himself although severely wounded,
lp the emhankment again, and crspt on T. the
rails TO get the hat. At this moment an eS-
rYesS train came round the curve. and before the
Injured man could escape he was caught by the
engine and dragged for 4 distance OF some hity
Yards This foolish died a fearful death
rather than lose hat worth about shillings
IS a -ulc. the British admiralty not very
successful in the naming Of new ships. but about
wcnty wears ago there was someone At Whitehall
who had an inspiration IL may nave besh an
lccident and he may no, have been very different
rom other officials; hut at any rate he hit on the
dea OF naming series OF little cruisers
liter wel-known gems. and thus II was
hat Great Britain got what has always been
Known as the gem class" The names of these
hips were Opal. Diamond, Tourmaline, Turquoise,
sapphire, Ruby. and Garnet. For many years
hese little ships did great deal of very useful
'eryice. for they were so small that they could
1e used for work for which bigger ships were un-
uited. Now all of these warships have disap-
Ieared from the active list. Several of them have
ound their way into shipbreakers' yards, while
the others-the Ruby, Garnet. and Tourualine-
Ire to close their careers as humble, dirty, de-
,psed coal huks strange fate for ships with
uch pretty names.
Prof Adolph Dir, an accomplished German
shorthand symbols. which will enable stenograph-
,rs to report in any or all the chief Euro
pean languages as readily and correctly they
an in their respective mother tongues. This sys.
enl upon which Professor Dir has been engaged
Tor a long time, is explained in a volumne which
will probably be issued in few weeks by a
Paris publisher. Professor Dir is master Of some
thirty languages, Oriental included. His system
las nothing whatever to do with "NOlapuk a
iisrnal fad. which also made in Germany,
but which the professor has ridicuied He has
advised all people in search of universal Ian
suage'' TO learn English, and he has given his
-easons. English literature is the richest and
,reatest in the world. English is more generally
poken than any other language since the mis-
nap at Babel. it is the universal language OF
.oinmerce-in the East and Far East especially
md it is spreading with increasing rapidiiy.
Mr. Chincholle, writing in ''Le Figaro gives
ONE amusing details regarding the allowances
made by law to witnesses for their expenses at
tha al