The evening times., 1899-09-11
NOTES OF THE DAY.

No fewer than LIB persons have been buried
in " estminSter Abbey.
Vienna scientist has written a learned article
to prove that dogs laugh.
The Tartar alphabet contains zD2 letters. be-
ing the longest in the world
Danish lighthouses are supplied with oil to
pump on the waves during storm.
In the United States $4,000 cubic feet Of pine
IS used annually in making matches.
Lord Ritchener's favorite book is the Noham-
medan Koran. He has a copy always with him
Henry Savage Landor has nearly recovered from
the torture inflicted upon him when he was cap
tured at Tibet.
Biosnstfrne Biorson spends four hours of every
day locking after his farm, after he has given
three to literary work.
There is rosary in the British Museum made
OF The yertebrae Of a snakes backbone. Another
IS composed Of rats teeth.
When chameleon is bifndtolded il loses all
power OF changing its color, and It's entire body
remains OF uniform tint.
German production OF pig iron in the first half
OF the current year 4.000.GO0 tons, against
5,6DJ,O0O in the same time in IS9s
At a recent meetin. Of the Russian Academy
Of Sciences Prof DiIls advocated the use of Eng
iish as universal language for Of science.
The Oldest German coal mines were first worked
in lito They were Worms. England did not
begin to n-ine its coal until the fourteenth cen
tury.
sheilfsh krown the pianna in the Medi-
terranean has the curious power Of spinning a
v1seld silk, which is made in Italy into a regu-
lar fabric
American farmers own co7vs to the value of
'@G9. Ss3, a equal to more than one-halt
Of the capital of all the national banks in the
United States.
IL IS now proposed to construct a canal con-
Meeting Germany with European Turkey. The
financial success Of the KieI Canal has given rise
to this project
Jerusalem IS now nothing but shadow Of the
magnificent city of ancient times IL Is about
three miles in circumference. and Is situated
on rocky mountain.
The spruce gum crop Of Maine. the largest in
the States history, in the neighbOrhood Of
thirty tons, worth about Sc, 900, has been harv-
es;ed and sent to market
Carel Hendriek Kruger. a nephew OF the Presi-
dent OF the TransyaaI Republic, is recent grad
uate from the Edinburgh University where he
won the Syme surgical scholarship.
The art OF selidefence is ineuIcated early
among some Of the wilder tribes Of the Cauca-
sls. who instruct their children is soon as they
can walk in the use Of the dagger.
An enterprisiug Western firm IS making ar
ranSemehts to set up modern American saw
mill in China. where lumber is still sawed by the
primitive methods of a century ago.
Peter A. Porter, Of Niagara Falls, y. Y. claims
TO have proved by careful study that il was
Champlsin and not Cartier who made the first
reference 10 Niagara Fails in literature.
The authorities in Algeria gave $4,000 toward
| fighting the grasshoppers. In one section s.2o0
| eamels employed carry the material for
burning over places where eggs had been de-
posited-
The butchers Of Berlin have a curious way Of
informing their customers Of the days on which
fresh sausages are made by placing chair.
cred with large, clean apron, AZ the side Of
the shop door.
The Compania General Of Manila. the largest
cigar making concern in the world, employs To-,
OO0 hands, and turns out every year s0OOO.OOO ci-
gars, 4O,000 900 cigarettes, and nearly 5000 tons
Of cut tobacco.
In lsg0 the receipts Of the Oberammergau
s.Paszion Play were sI75.0o0 while $50 900 was
expended on the players. Mayer receiving 500.
whi.e even the little children in the chorus were
given $40 apiece.
The New York city banks showed in their week
" statement on Saturday the smallest surplus
reserve held by them since September. IsG3. ex-
actly six years ago. when the surplus about
the same. S5,6O0OOO.
DIR. A. b. Meyer director Of the Dresden Nu-
senls. IS king trip through the United States
on commission from the Saxon government, to
inspect American museums before the build
inss are erected At Dresden
The Italian statistician. Luigi Bolio. reports in
the ''Gionale DcgIi Eeonomisti'' that the italian
railways carried in 1897 nearly u 5OOg1O foreign
passengers, Cf whom G,2l9.sl3 Travelled first class,
56SS, ~ second. and orly $4,000 third
In Nelson, New Zealand. if you use the tele-
phone YOU must not name the number; YOU must
name the party You want. and the exchange girl
Will cheerfuIly tell you whether he is in OF out;
if the latter, where he Is. and when he will be
back.
Prof. Roentgen is in great demand by the Ger
man universities. Some time ago he received a
call to Leipsic, aad WuTzburg only succeeded in
keeping him by promising to erect new physi-
cal laboratory Now Munich Is trying to 81
cure him.
Collections were made on bank holiday at Wa
teriow Para. near London. to complete the sum
required Ter the erection Of bronze statue 70
the munffcpn1 donor. Sir Sidney waterlow. The
subscriptions already amount EGO9. and 800
was required.
| Extraordinary qualities possessed by the
| River Tint0 in Spain Ii hardSns and Petrifes
the sand Of ts bed, and il 4 stone falls into the
stream and alights upon another, in a few months
| they unite ard become one stone Fish cannot
| live in It's waters
| According to the 'Constanzer Zeitung,' the
! Sultan has a great affection for Switzerland Il
/ love IL" saws the sultan beyond al the other
| states Of Europe. ard for good reason-beeause
1 it : nds no ambassador to COnstantinoPle 70
| worry me with its grievances
I German efficer has invented an acetylene
| ~larchlisht which can be carried by one man.
| and which VIII illuminate everything within
/ distance OF 100 yards. 1t IS expected TO be ot
| great use in searching for the wounded after
battle, ard in bridse-building at night
( The astonishing statement Is made in London
! that the heath OF the employees on the under
! Sroand railway i better than any line N
/ England. Tie atmosphere Is said 10 have posi-
tyc,y cured eases Of qiIinss ard bronchitis, and
to have benefited people with hing troubles
The Manila Times,' the only English paper
| in the Philippines, SAYS oi Rear ADMIRAL Nat-
| son. now in command OF the Asatic Squadron:
! 1T was he then yOdEg lieutenant, who lashed
| Farragut TO the mast in Mobile Bay. To his
| sailors he Is known as Able Seaman Johnny.
Only onc-half Of those who enter the Military
| Academy at West Point continue in 1t long
! enough to obtain a commission. and in part be-
cause OF tine severity Of the discipline thcus-
| and six hundred and GJty-eight cadets were adj
mitted to the Ac@d my Up 10 and including lss5,
and only 1854 OF these were graduated
| The dress Of women nurses in the United
| states Army it has been decided. shall consist
/ Of a waist, with adjustable cuffs, and an apron
| of white linen, worn with skirt and neektie of
army blue galatea. jacket of the galatea style
| IS also provided. 10 be worn when desired. Caps
| are net tc be used. Chief nurses entitled To
/, knOtted around the waist. Each nurse may have
| the uniform made best suits her convenience
/ but the material and cut are to be prescribed
| The distinctive badge of the nurses corps Is a