The evening times., 1899-12-04
NOTES OF THE DAY.

Sahsoa mas spent SV,0Se,e99 to build her
| waterways
The number OF Buddhists is computed to be
| The number Of penniless men in the Kiondike
\ is placed at 5000.
| In France the bread il baked in rolls about the
size OF a mans arm and four feet long.
1t is estimated that 10000 barrels Of apples will
he shipped out Of Huron county, Ontario, this
year.
| movement is gu foot to establish the beet
root sugar industry in Canada, this time in On
| tario.
An apparatus has been devised for automatically
photosraphny people as they enter shops and
other places
correspondent points ont that President
krugers ui,imatum is the first that has ever been
received by Great Britain
The Philippines kiansis have taken sz77 s29
merchandise from the United States thus far this
year. against ssi.s56 last year.
In an auctiJn room the sword Of honor presented
to Admiral Lord Coilingwood by the city Of
LONDON WAS sold recently for 81 LOO.
A peculiar clock OF the time OF Charles l. was
the lantern, or bird-cage style, which hung from
the walls high up, with it, works expo-ed.
u is not generally known that clippings from
masculine heads of hair are used for making
straihers through which strips clarified
About 500 lives have been lcst by the earth
shocks at Ardin. in Asia Minor MANY town,
nave been completely wiped out of existence
IL 10 likely that the Russian crpedition TO
spitzbergen viii have to be postponed a year
on account Of unusual accumulation @! ice around
the islantk-
1t IS ascertained. on scientific data, that the
AR RESISTANCE to railway train oi average weight
moving sixty miles hour il ii, ,3.I pounds
nearly six ton.
plan to found colony in Cubs with the
twin purpe-cs OF raising fruit for United states
markets. and OF establishing winter resort. will
be recommended soon.
The Russian minister of RAILWAYS has pTcpareI
time table showing that when the Trsn-.siberiaa
Halfway IL finished the journey around the world
can be made in thirty-thrre DAYS
Jnriksiss, pulled by Zu,us. are the common
public eonveyances in Durham, Natal. while cars
drawn by hOrses ard mules are trnDiaved IN
himbefiey, East London, and Johannesburg
\ retired Mississippi stsanibeat captain intends
to make his win by talking into pl,nogrspt.
and having the receiving cylinder pr,seryed 50
that IN case OF contest il can lie produced ia
court.
fire extinsuisher which may easily se made
and kept stored in bottles ready for NE consists
of three pounds Of salt and one and ane-I.sIf
pounds OF sal ammoniac dissolved in gallon Vi
water.
The league Of American wheclmen i, beginning
to receive applications FOR membership from the
owners of automobiles who are as much irlrcresteI
in the cause cf good road A. the vheeIincn aud
farmers.
In some towns in Germany the telephone i in
trodueed by toiacccnistz as an addi,fcrsl al
traction TO customers. ANYONE who buv< 4
cigar may. if he desireS, sneak over t,, tobaceo-
nisf's instrument.
Natural gas conveyed in l.lni,oo tubcs was
utilized in caina year ago. and one OF their a5ii-
ers MENTORS boxes which rePsatel the sounds q
persons voices flat were deida machine similar
To the phonogr.pt.
In svi,zerland's -ix universities there arc asT
women students. OF whom $50 arc n,atricuiatel
regularly. The greatest number, 3J.: comes from
Russia; 10 Irc swiss. i; t.erman-, = i;,ilesrian~
md : fiom the United States.
some people have the selcIna Of op,o-in.: tire
.hiP's motion. When sire .,irs they yise on their
oos; when she risss they dig in their heels.
They move to counteract the motion. Ii l. lGts
4 work. but usually successful
TIE strike started by thirty girls Working in
sctcry in Derby. Corn becausc another en-
'loye was permitted to iiniburger cheese viii.
.er luncheon. has been Wen. and tho offensive
tenn has been blni-.,ed from the nlenG.
According 10 tahies made by sportirg n,sn over
is iost on the tuif every year. OF
his 50. a0i i I.sf on English rsec courses and
bout G06fn.a1G on Australian oourss-- The re-
nainder is chiefly distributed between France,
he nited States, and British colonies
The hard, white layer inside the shell of the
croanut IS not therr in the freshly -piuckc fruit
kept as a creamy iiln. about a sixteenth ut IN
neh thiek, which ias /" be- s.1aped IA with
pe"n. SPARKLING liquid. IN place oi the as-ria
milk known 10 English cunstnnois. comprises
lie =hoie
Another blue sFolto. like thzt or the island ot
'spri, has been discovered On the shore Of The
Of Skinari. en- the IOrisn I-Isna
ante. The entrance i from the sea. and is
irgeF than in the Capri grotto. but the interior
smaller. FISHING hosts r,,u make their way in
hen the water i calm.
4 new headlight for locumotiyos VIII in the
pinion OF experts. prove of great value in
ertain districts. In i a powerful electric Lamp.
'itir reflector arranged that the rays will
g thrown vertically into tn, air TO i consider
bic height. The exact position and direction
4 train will t!iuS hc made known even in hlly
istricts.
Alfred Krupp, tie German gIinmaker. ha, iust
nj the pleasure 81 seeing the town oi Es-yn. with
d,00o Inhabitants. admitted into the ranks of
eruan cities Tie town WITS mase by the
rupp Gun Works. which were started there by
az present owners grandfather. in isIU. There
re il.6o0 cmpl1yes, and thcEr has never yet been
strike.
In order to quic, tine title to iaIf Of the Brig
am Young graveyard in Salt Lake City. Utah. it
~ been Necessary To bring fFIeE'ily suit Jgainst
ute 100 OF Brigham Youngs heirs. \ iIdg-
rent Is asked restraining the defendants from
yer asserting any claim To or interest in the
roperty. and i, Is understood that the sJIit VIII
u be contested.
Spanish army officers are Teooivin. honols and
wards on a lavish scale. notwithstanding their
l-success in the war. II Is said that the hOrSr
It for the campaign will contain the names of
tween 800 and t-sl officers For their services
Cuba in 1se5 and the following year IS gen.
icers have been rewarded.
A specimen of Brazilian horned linnI,iing bird
reported to have been seen at the Red House.
esteton. Norfolk An unsuccessful attempt vas
ade to capture the stranger, which was little
rger than bee, but longer in the body. II had
athers the hack Of greenish-browu tint with
ddish veivety glcs-. 4 broad tail. black and
hite in color. Jet black eyCs. horns, and beak
ie its threat reseInblod that Of the lesser
iite throat. The horns are about tiree-eightI<
an inch long. and the he3a tlIree-giarters Of
inch. The constant and rapid motion OF the
ngs produced peculiar hinmirg sound. A
nilar visitor believed. however to be the
imming bird not-tas been observed in :
rten at Muswei HILL
Here Is queer story about an owl. from an
change: 1t was a barn owl, and ii used to
ME out of wood at night TO steal the Young
easants that were being reared in keepers
ops 1t had clever way Of going to work to
{ the young birds. 1t would fly down and
ock against the hack Of COOP 80 as to
ghten the bruGd o1t on 60 the grass in front
it; then it would syyoop down and CARR one
into the weed. One night the keeper Law in