The evening times., 1899-08-15
NOTES OF THE DAY.

Between the ticks Of a watch ray OF Light
could move eight times around the earth.
Des Noines merchant has been fined SO for
falling to provide seats for his female help
The Emperor of China has never left his pail
ace except to pray at the Temple OF Heaven
woman ninety-seven years old, in the North
of England, has just died of excessive tea drink
ing.
During the past fiscal year 1s2o vessels Of
920.S76 tons gross were built in the United
States.
Extensive damage has been done TO fruit and
vegetation in many parts of England BY the Sc
we're frosts.
Boston's exports Of grain and -four exhibit this
year a considerable increase over those Of pre-
vious years ssS
In st. Petersburg is the largest bronze statue
in existenee-that Of Peter the Great-whieh
weighs 1000 tons.
A syndicate is being formed in Cork to ensure
quick and cheap transport OF Irish dairy produce
to the English markets.
The motor has become a familiar object in
the streets Of Scottish cities, and it is sften
seen also on the country roads.
Maize and sweet potatoes are next 10 rice IN
importance Philippine foods. Fruits, espe-
eially bananas, grow abundantly.
The trustees of Delaware College, at Whining
ton. have voted against cO-edueation- There
Experts have examined the books OF, the Indian
apolis Gas Company, and have reported 10 court
that the gas costs 6S-62 cents per 1850 cubic
feet.
The paddle wheel ocean steamer reached its
zenith with the launch of the Scotia, Of the
Cunard line, in 1S62- She was the last CT the
race.
Grasshoppers have become great plague in
Spain invading the cities In Asturia s.
coo soldiers were ordered to assist in destroying
them.
British Columbia contains the largest compact
timber in the world Ii includes Douglas
pine. cedar, spruce, and Alaska pine, worth many
millions Of dollars
A novel steamboat propeller for Irish loeh
is designed not only TO drive the vessel, but
also to destroy the seaweed that obstruets an
ordinary propeller
According to bulletin No. 95. Just issued by
the Department Of Agriculture, New Jersey IS
building more roads and better roads for the
money than any other State in the Union
A Kansas man who weighs only 135 pounds
won $50 last week by carrying 150 pounds Of
-four three miles without putting it down. And
then he offered 20 bet $50 more that he could
go another mile
While the East was sweltering. with the ther-
mometer close to the century mark salt Lake
City and its enyirons were being visited with
frost severe enough to kill nearly all the grow
ing vegetable crops
In Montana a singular cleft in the rocks has
been famous for years for the snakes Of all kinds
which seem 10 have chosen il as a home. 1t Is
Of unknown depth. and 50 snake-infested that no
one has had the temerity to probe its interior
An average man requires SO ounces Of food per
diem lie rceds 81 ounces Of water for drinking,
and in breathing he absorbs 30 ounces of oxy-
gen. He eats much water as ne drinks, so
much of that fluid being contained in various
foods.
An English. Ind. clergyman refuses to pay
poll-tax on the ground that ne is church prop
erty; the property of the congregation as much
as is the pastoral residence. and that, as such.
he Is exempt from taxation the same as the par
sonage.
So many cattle are killed by lightning while
standing near wire fences that II has been pro-
posed 10 diminish the danger by means OF ground
wires which would conduct the electricity dur
ing thunderstorm from the fence wires into
the earth
In a letter Just received from Surgeon Beck, Of
the Thirteenth Minnesota, in the Philip
pines he SAYS that in the LOO eases Of wounded
soldiers who had gone 10 the hospital at the
time of his writing, there were only three cases
Of amputation-
In August last the foundations laid near
Lysya Russia for the first fire brick works erect
ed in the UraI Ten kilns have been built. with
a capacity Of 5000. 600 bricks annually. Hither-
10 all the fire bricks used in the Ural have been
obtained from England.
In newIy-iesigned bicycle lamp the oil hold
er is Of tubular shape. with clamps to attach t'
to the lower tube of the frame. just back OF ths
head. the wick tube extending out at right an
giles to carry the burner and reflector. which can
be tilted any desired angle
Paris silver bullion house has lately sold
making a total of 5000 tons sold within 4
month Paris correspondence OF London hnan-
ciaI papers declares that the Paris mint was
never so busy as at the present moment
During this present century large tracts Of
land in the north of Scotland have passed from
| the original families into the possession OF
wealthy Englishmcn and il is in these eases that
restrictions are most keenly resented and that
the game laws cease to have any moral force
The Turkish Minister of Public Works is con-
| s;dering the demand of German syndicate for
| a concession TO construct and work during a
period of ninety-nine years a railway between
AleSandTetta, Bagdad, and Basra, on the Per-
sian Gulf, with connecting line to konieh The
| line is 10 be completed in eight years.
| The ''Kennebec Journal tells of a man who
| has fox and hound that are boon compan-
| ions. When both animals were in the pup stage
| they placed together. and have now en-
joyed year Of each others society in peace and
| harmony. They sleep together and play with
| each other much after the manner Of two frolic-
| some pups.
| Several members of the crew Of sugar-laden
ship, lately arrived at Philadelphia were afiict-
| ed with blindness in the moonlight and star
/ light of night when in the tropics though they
i could see quite clearly soon as the sun rose
They attributed il to fumes from the sugar but
their captain was inclined rather to lay II to an
excessive use OF tobacco.
| There is no lack of respect for the rights Of
the fair among the officials at Cramps Ship
| yard: but. despite that fact, no women are ad-
| mitted within the gates, except at launches and
| other festal occasions, says the philadelphia
| Record" This rule made simply as a mat
| ter Of economy, pure and simple. A few days
| young gentleman well known in society es-
corted two ladies to the great works, but. to his
| surprise. was firmly refused admission He could
not understand the refusal. and on his way out
| Of the Office appealed TO a friend who he thought
possessed sufficient influence to7gain the desired
admission. The friend willingly made the re-
| quest, and when he met with refusal, asked the
reason Well, I'll tell you,'' smilingly said an
| official Your friend outside is accompanied by
two ladies' We have 1000 worsmen in the yards,
and all of them busy. II permitted the
| ladies inside the gates everyone of the 1000
| workmen would lose couple Of minutes apiece
| in looking the party over. AID you easily
| figure up what such loss Of time would amount
! to- ! am sorry for the ladies, but the rule can
| not be broken.''
| As consumers OF steel the railroads in the vi
cinity of Pittsburg lead the world, says the
"Pittsburg Despatch During the past three
| months I.0 miles OF new steel rails averaging