The evening times., 1899-08-14
NOTES OF THE DAY.

The production Of coal in the Transvaal in
1893 1,907, sos tons, against 1,6002lz tons IN
1897.
There is district in Liverpool inhabited By
60000 people, where Intoxicating liquor cannot
be bought.
Free Masons 10 make themselves cheap BY
wearing their Masonic regalia on ordinary occa
sions
Mexican railway issues have in several in
stances risen 50 per cent or more since the open
ing OF 1889. One has advanced % points, an.
other 315z.
In order to give employment to eigarmakers
in indianapolis the Commercial Club, OF that
city, has urged the local smokers to Use home
made cigars
The Earl Of Arran has discovered gold on his
Irish estate in combination with copper; and
new kind of marble has been found IN fair album
dance Galway.
The citizen Of Havana has a grievance, be-
cause he cannot keep his cow. United States
invaders have ordered all cows into the suburbs
as sanitary measure.
The penitentiary at lansing. Kan, has band
made up entirely Of conyiets, who make no worse
music than many horn-blOwers who have never
been convicted Of crime.
Telegraphic communication is TO be established
the Scottish Islands Rum, Egg, Gamma. and Muck,
and they are all TO be connected with the main
land through the Isle OF Skye
The new French Minister Of War has not the
facile tongue Of his eountrymen, and he speaks
so slowly that they call him Fiacre FHeure,
which being interpreted means cab hired By
the hour.
Gold production in West Australia reached its
maximum last January, when 10000 ounces were
taken out. The March output less by 5000
ounces. South Africa gold production reached
its maximum in March
,,.n sror, WiaeoDuir accy,sad NJ atfannntinr
to poison a resident Of Colorado Springs, has
been acquitted on the plea Of insanity. and phy
sicians testified that his insanity due TO the
high altitude Of the town.
The inhabitants Of BIschofsburg in Prussia,
had never seen a ballet until recently, when a
travelling company introduced As soon as
the dancers appeared on the stage all the women
in the audience left the house.
NO pay, PREACH is the motto of the Rev.
Mr. BrensngeF, Of MertztOwn, Pa. Last week he
went on strike. and positively refused 70 preach
because his salary had not been paid. At last
accounts the strike was still on
The fecundity of microbes Is prod:gious, 50
much 50 that if I5 drops Of water polluted with
bacteria are allowed to fall into cup Ct broth
the germ population would have increased IN
tweniy-four hours 10 so,Ooo0o0-
The most costly leather in the world IS known
to the trade piano leather. The secret Of tan
ming this leather IS known only 10 a family Of
tanners in Germany, though the skins from which
| It IS tanned come almost entirely from America
One Of the most remarkable things en- the
North Pacific coast IS the large number Of hall
but in Alaskan waters. Small steamers catch
cargoes IN few hours time, and II IS n strans.
thing TO see 10000 caught in from two 10 three
days.
4 Delsartean miss in Denver who writes large
masculine hand addressed newspaper: Il am
quite strong and have some practice How
can / best and quickest 90 On the stage%' The
answer Was: You must whip somebody and set
= reputation fist
The commissioners in charge Of the Colorado
gold exhibit at the Paris Exposition have de-
| cided to send solid gold nugget miniature OF
Pixies Peak Of sl,oOO,D00 value As a ton Of
gold Is worth s6O2 g2.- 80, the nugget viii weigh
about one and two-third tons
The largest Ioaves of bread baked in the world
are those of France and Italy The pipe"
bread Of Italy is baked in loGyes two or three
feet long, while in France the loayes are made
in the shape Of very long rolls four or i've
feet in length, and IN many cases SIX feet
Free Russia" published in London, says
that NihiIist paper called '.Rabotschaya Nyssf'
(The Laboring Mind), has existed in 81 Peters
burg for year without the police having sue
ceeued in discovering the place where II Is PRINT
ed although from SO TO 5000 copies 0f each Is
-
sue have been distributed
According TO a report just issued by the Treas
ury Bureau OF Statistics Great Britain in 1Sg5 ex-
ported TO her colonies merchandise 70 the value
of more than S409 600 coo. or about cne-third OF
the total Of her expectations, and took nom the
same sources S45J, 100000 worth tf goods, or
about one-ttth OF all her imports
French coal mines employ about $1,000 per
sons other mines L, 90. and quarTies. 5000. Ot
the miners Is per cent are women and children
the average Of working days is zS9; the average
work hours nine and one-quarIsr. and the caiiy
wage average, % cents Tae production ot coal
and Ignite last year was s., iS9, $50 tons
Men have made queer wagers in the past and
present. One afflicted with the gambling
spirit was Sir Mark Sykes. He offered TO pay
anyone guinea day for each day Napoleon
lived, provided the taker would pay 100 guineas
down. \ clergyman accepted the offer. and made
a fine profit, a. Napoleon lived three years
peculiar and important difference between
petroleum fuel as used in Europe and in the
United States is that in the latter the crude
article IS employed as it comes from the we'll,
while Russia and Italy and other European
countries use the refuse that IS left after the
lighter constituents cf the ell have been re-
moved by partial diStIiiation
AcetyIene has made little progress in car-isht-
ing. but it has been used to some extent abroad.
That il Is not the safest of illuminants is proved
. nv an occurrence on train from Aix-Ia- Chap
! ellie TO Berlin, or March 1. An acetylene lamp
| in 4 frst-css5 apartment exploded with great
violence shattering glass etc Luckily there were
no passengers in the compartment
Both Mexico and Japan propose 10 establish
Iie-saying and signal systems along their coasts,
and will employ The CoStou night signals, which
are now generally used by the army and light
house service. They were invented by the widow
of Captain COstOn, of the American Corps. IL
is said that she IS the only who ever in
vented an article that could be adopted BY the
military naval service.
In Boston, where bicycle riders are not re-
quired by law to carry lights 1t night, iears
nevertheless prevail in the cycling world that
| such law viii be passed Accordingly, the
carrying OF lamps by those who want the light
| they shed is discouraged as much as possible
| One method used by expert wheelmen when they
encounter man with lamp on the fork OF
| his front wheel Is to crowd him into 4 prop
! erly tight place. and then ride so close as -
| break the lamp of without having 4 collision CT
/ doing other damage.
| At the recent meeting OF the members OF the
medical profession, says the New York letter ot
! the philadelphia Press important papers
| were read that seemed to speak with disfavor ef
the extensive use Of the knife in the case OF ap-
pendietiS- 1t 50 happens that DIR. o. III. Ter
| ~. surgeon general Of this State, AZ the very
/ time of the meeting OF the association, pre-
pairing a paper in which he expected 10 show by
| record OF actual eases how. rarely necessary
| it is to use the knife for appendicitis Dr. x.
T. Morris, high authority of this city, had
i taken issue with DIR. Terry upon the subject,
and had challenged him TO give the record of ten
/ patients whom DIR. Terry had treated by the oil
/ method. Dr. Terry has replied, giving the rec
i ord not only of ten but of twenty patients re-
4 Gently treated BY him without the knife. DR..
Il H. l=aalT