The evening times., 1899-08-03
NOTES OF THE DAY.


London enjoys a greater area of open spaces
than any other capital in the world
Tobaceo-growing in the Holy Land seems Ike
~ to become an important industry.
RetIlands. Cal, has a giant moving machine.
"hich cuts strip OF wheat fifty feet wide
Since the war of 1894 the Chinese population
OF Shanghai has grown from 10000 to 7J1N0o.
The champion lady golfer Of Ireland Is cnIy
seyeEteen years old She graduated on the links
at Portrush.
Thirty-six foreign vessels having an aggregate
tonnage of 57,55s, met with disaster in Arnerican
waters last year.
In the last three and one-haI years bicycles
! 70 the value ef s206O9,O00 have been exported
from the United States.
Tie income tax is levied in India on all in
comes OF k53 and upward. and then only ore
man IN 200 CONES within its scope.
An artificial rubber. good as the real thing
IS now made of glucose and giyeerine. mixed
with sulphur oil, such as ichthyol.
The agricultural products Of Mexico were val
ued at S26l 100000. increase of s3G 700 over
'he value OF the same products in 1896
Paper is now being made in Holland from po-
tao TefnS and leaves. The farmers are paid five
francs hity-six eentiEes ton for the vines
The Canadian Pacific Railway is about to in
eioouee last service across the continent Van
eouVer r trem Montreal is to be reached in about
\ 100 hours.
The annual catch Of shad in the Delaware River
iToih trenton 10 the bay is worth over s6O109O AZ
I the nets The herring catch in the same water
| amounts to Sl0G,OG0
| The rule Of New York bankers 10 cbarze for
collecting outoftown checks has already resulted
| IN an increase Of nearly 1.G11 money orders a
| day at the New York postofice-
Between s.0o9-OoO and 10000, 900 people in the
United States take vacation every summer. ae-
4 rG EarIv -. e.
| ing They spend more than 500. coo. 900
Water is the hardest Ct all substances to heat.
| with the single exception Of hydrogen gas The
| easiest two are mercury and lead which stand
in this respect on nearly the same footing
| Kansas City has established an institute par
ticu,aTly for substitute teachers. in order that
! they may be kept up to the modern methods of
teaching pendlng their securing permanent posi-
tiOBs-
volunteer in a Colorado regiment at Ma
Mia has been cured Of suffering by being shot
through the throat by Mauser bullet, but the
remedy is bit too heroic ever TO become popu-
lar with stammeTers
The ancient Egyptians used saws. In pri-
vate tomb at Thebes one was discovered. with
several other carpenters tools The blade IS of
brass, a little ten inches long and one and
one-quarter inches wide.
The United States sent abroad during the ten
months ending April 30. 1897. exactly 27s lOcomo-
tives. In the months of 1898 it exported
966; for the period OF the current fiscal year
the record has risen TO 4l4-
The report OF the Suez Canal Company. dated
May 6, shows total receipts for the fiscal year
TO the amount of s3.5O0,000. increase of e29.-
900 over the previous year The number of yes
sels that passed through Is S,503-
Children viii enjoy new irecracker. which is
manufactured in strings containing anT desired
number with A continuous fuse which NAV be
lighted at one end 10 fire a whole bunch in sue
eession, or separated for single explosions.
During April merchandise imports into France
decreased ss,740,O0O from April. 1s9s and ex-
ports increased s.. 500. Coz Decrease in imports
was wholly due to food products; increase in ex-
ports TO manufacturers and raw material for man
ufacture.
For soldiers use in excavatirg the earth to
form foFtihcations 4 new eutrenching tool is
formed OF a metallic blade designed 10 be at
tach5d 70 the cap As a visor wien on the march.
with short handle on the blade by which 10
scoop out the earth
An English railway company has recently COM
p!eted train for the use of the ROYAL fluily,
the cost of which was 5000 There are five
cars and each Is lighted by electricity the dyna-
mo being ax!e-driven and supplemented by a
storage battery in the baggage compartment
According 10 paper recently communicated to
the Academic des Sciences, Paris NJ. Phisalix has
found that some kinds OF mushroom afford a
vaccine agairst the venom Of snakes. The Juice
of the mushroom renders a person immune against
yiPers for i month or two
In Tasmania the trade in axes and saws has
been alnost entirely E1onopolized by Americans
1t Is the intention TO carry on international
competitions between teams OF axnen and saw
yers. using British and American TOOLS with the
object Of proving which country manufactures
the best implements
Three New York thieves stole valuable grey
hound. ard later the owner came upon them and
the dog He attempted to rescue his property
but was faring badly until the dog himself took
hand. and attacked the thieves with such good
effect that VIXEN policeman came up the thieves
were glad TO be taken into custody
An Iowa engineer Claims to have demonstrated
THAI a liberal or crude oil on muddy roads
soon transforms them into models of cleanliness
The effect OF $prinklins oil the ground is 10
give il hard compact surface upon which Wa
ter cannot remain The result is a complete alb
sence Of mud in wet weather and Of dust at
other times
The Russian tour of the Berlin Philharmonic
Orchestra, under the direction OF Arthur Nikisch,
is almost triumphal procession. according to
the accounts in the Berlin papers Great en-
thusiasm shown at the four concerts in St
Petersburg. the receipts being nearly sIo,G9G; at
Odessa great the sale for two concerts
that a third given.
4 London jeweler has got concession from
the Egyptian government TO mine for emeraltIs
and other precious stones the coast of the
Red Sea In speaking Of this mineral field he
SAYS with enthusiasm: Why CIeopatra's famous
jewels mined there. and she gave as pres
ents to ambassadors portraits of herself engraved
emeralGS-"
by some ultra -tashicnables seems to be sense
less bit of ieonoclasm- Older than the Anglo
Saxon the use OF orange blossoms. In
Arabia was its first symbolism in bridal wrsaths
The orange branch bears fruit and flowers at
the time, and nothing could be a fairer
emblem of sweet prosperity.
shellfsh known as the pianna in the Medi-
terranean has the curious power OF spinning a
viscid silk. which is made in Italy into regu-
lar fabric The silk is spun by the shelifSh in
the first place for the purpose Of attaching itset
to the rocks. 1t is able TO guide the delicate
ilaments 10 the proper place. and then glue
them fast. ard if they are cut away IL can re-
produce them
A new fad in New York city is pet turtles.
and on these warm summer mornings one can
see dozens CT children and women around the
pozGs in Central Park, airing and exercising
these curious pets. says an exchange Some of
them. bring their turtles wrapped in embroidered
blankets, similar to those USED for pet dogs.
ard l noticed names embroidered in silk upon
them Cupid" .'TuruuoiSe'' '-Schiey.'' and
Dewey were in a group. Fastened in the top
of each blanket is a ring 10 which a chain IS
attached. The turtles are placed the ground