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

schools in India, with $3.50 pupils
| Buckingham Palace has scent fountain which
| on state occasions is fed with eau de eOlosas
An artesian well giving a flow of 500 gal
Ions minute has been opened at Waterloo, Ont
The external debt Of Spain is el36, 200, los
About f16.O0000O of this total Is the cost Of
spain's military operations in the eolonies--
Church Army tea saloon has been opened
at Atlantic City. y. j., with many OF the cnar-
aeteristic decorations of the ordinary liquor s-'-
loon.
vented silk weaving, and worshiped in con-
sequence. japanese bronze work resulted from
woman's efforts
The largest mass Of pure rock salt in the world
lies under the Province of Galieia- Hungary IL
l. known to be $50 miles long, 20 broad, and $50
feet in thickness.
The number of accidents 10 automobilists
in France is constantly incessing, and. uhfortu-
nately. large number OF them cannot be traced
10 any welldefned cause
In Massachusetts, more money is invested in
cotton mills than in any other manufacturing in
dustTy. but the making Of boots and shoes yields
the most valuable product
No fewer than seventeen welI-identifed dia-
monds, varying in weight from one-half TO more
than twenty karats. have been discovered In
the region of the Great Lakes.
Ii would be difficult TO imagine more extraor-
dinary digestive powers than those OF the hyena-
One of these beasts has been known 10 swallow
SIX large bones without crushing them
The deserts of Arabia are specially remarkable
for their pillars OF sand. which are raised BY
the WhlTlwIEds. and have a very close resemD-
lance in their appearance 10 waterspouts-
The entire population of the globe is upward
of l,400. 600. coo. Of whom 35 2I4, 900 die every
year, $3.50 every day. 1910 every hour, 16f
every minute, and 1 and fraction every second
Canada lacks only 237 square miles 10 be as
large as the whole Continent of Europe; il is
nearly thirty times as large as Great Britain and
Ireland, and is 5000 square miles larger than
the United States.
The inhabitants of Bischofsburg, in Prussia.
had never seen ballet until recently, when
travelling company introduced one As soon as
the dancers appeared on the stage all the women
in the audience left the house.
A somewhat singular feature was developed in
the examination for pension of Frank Mitchell
the other day in Kansas Mitchell is a bachelor.
who, far he has been able 10 md out,
has not relative near or remote, on earth
There now remains only people and one
little valley south of the equator whose sover-
eighty has not been claimed by some European
power. IL is the Valley of BarotSe. nifty OF
sixty miles wide. north OF Lialui, in South AZ
rica-
II has become a recognized CUSTOM iOi a Ivy .
parsonage. when travelling beyond the boundary
Of his own country, TO adopt for the time being
such a title he may select of lower rams
than tina, which by birth he has the right TO
hold.
Albert Perry and Miss Emma Moyer, of Perry.
Okla, desiring 10 be married. were unable TO
cross creek swollen BY the rains. the other
side OF which the minister lived, 80 they went
to the edge Of the bank while the minister stood
L Tod
at them
4 Frenchuan has Just succeeded in translatIng
La Dame aux Camelias'' into the Mandarin dia-
lect. under the title Of The Lady with the Tea
Flowers: Study OF Partisan Manners 50 great
has been its success that leading native paper
in Shanghai has offered 4 good round sum for
the serial rights
The guardians of London workhouse have
adopted plan for classifying paupeTs. About
four wears ago the inmates subdivided with
reference to their moral character, their be
haviCr. or their previous habits Vow further
step in advance has beeu taken by pToridi1E tT0
comfortable and Well-fuEnished wards for those
above sixty-fve who have become charge the
state through the ineapaeIty OF old age
Victor Chevalier, a clever criminal in Paris
was run down in a shrewd way. lie WAS known
TO be exceedingly fond OF pet parrot. and the
police instructed 10 look for i loquaciOus
bird Of this kind After few weeks search
the talkative parrot was discovered in the Mont
martre district The police kept a close watch
on the house, and IN time the criminal appeared
TO have afiectiOnate chat with his bird
The popularity of golf in England is proving
godsend to the farmers and llndholders in the
near vicinity Of the larger towns In many eases.
fabulous prices have been paid FOR club grounds.
and lands which have hitherto been considered
worthless fer agricultural purposes, have acquired
particular value and are being sold or leased
g f.-sF ~ Il
before the general introduction Of the game.
Some time ago the United States instituted en-
quiries through the embassy at Paris concerning
the location of the grave Of Capt. John Paul
Jones. He died on July Is. l7sI, in Paris and
was buried with highest honors by the French
government. but the place OF his burial
now be determined. although thorough inveSti-
gator Of the records have been made. II was
thought that he WAS buried in Picpus Cenetery.
but it has been determined positively that such
was not the case
Another instance OF English barristers dispens-
ing with their wigs in hot weather is reported.
and this time it was members OF the Parliament
AIRY bar. There were nine of them before the
Parliamentary committee on Irish railway anal
gamation the other day. when Sir III. PenroSe
Fitzgerald the chairman. remarked: III any
learned gentleman would like 10 take of his wig
he is at liberty TO do So The day was broil-
ing hot, and instantly the nine wigs rested
the table. and as other barristeTs entered the
other wigs went to swell the number in
temporary dIsuse-
4 few years ago the Russian millionaire.
Ssuworin, publisher OF the newspaper, ..Novoe
vremya'' furnished the means for new theatre
in st. Petersburg, that was to be run in the in
terest of good dramatic art 1t succeeded so
well that the profits. which two years ago
amounted to 7,000 rlbles. increased last season
10 ten times that sum. The increase was due
in large part to the popularity of Tostoy's trag-
edy, Gar FeodOr IvanOitseh.' which. though
written thirty years ago. was suppressed BY the
censor till 1895 Last season it was played sew
enty-seven times in ST. Petersburg, and fifty
times in Moscow.
In the big department stores, SAYS the ''PhiI-
adelphis Record" it is common for a customer
to make purchase amounting in value to .
cents and order it sent home c. o. d., but in
of the largest stores the record for the srnalI
e>t sale of the kind made recently when a
woman bought 2-eent piece of tape and ordered
It sent 10 her home. TO be paid for delivery.
The purchase was small enough to be placed in
the pocketbook carried by the woman. This small
package was placed in a wagon along with bun
dies ranging in value up 10 hundreds of dollars.
and was carried three miles TO its destination,
where il was delivered upon the payment OF two
pennies Ii has been estimated that in wear and
tear the wagon ard OF the horses and con-
sumption of the drivers time. it cost over 25
cents TO deliver that package
Some time ago it was discovered that the mere
proximity Of certain substances to photographs
pate would cause a chemical action similar to
that of light, and that not only were plates
logged by improper packing or metallic fittings
in the camera, but also that pictures could he
made in the dark by such means. In recent
lecture before the Royal Institute at London Dr.
W j. Russell gives an account of a number OF