The evening times., 1899-08-21
NOTES OF THE DAY.


Partisan gourmands devour 10000 pounds OK
snails daily. --
Daily concerts are to be given by the. governors
band in Guam
Traces Of gold have been found in the Province
OF Puerto Principe.
Five Havana newspapers advocate annexation
to the United States
The telegraph will be extended 1000 miles south
Of Khartoum by the end OF the year
The greatest distance TO which wireless mes
sages have been sent is forty-two miles
In Madagascar silk is the only fabric used in
the manufacture OF clothing. 1t is cheaper than
linen in Ireland
The toll of an ordinary ship passing through
the Suez Canal averages about $1,000. -Ihe us
tance is nnety-two miles
There are now published in Paris 2,5s5 periodi-
Gals nearly 100 more than were issued at tne
corresponding date last year 80.
Kamchatka may soon become popular re,
sort as the Klondike. as gold has been discovered
there in promising Quantities
In an exciting battle with lot Of eOpperhead
snakes on Richard Edwards farm. near Shamo-
kin. Pa, Hugh Jenkins killed seven Of them
During the last half-year 125 vessels ageregat-
ing 234s77 tons were launched the CLYDE,
beating all records. England still rlless the
seas
It is now estimated that the loss ocessioned by
recent foods in Texas amounts to Sls,gelG' one
third Of which sum represents TIE COTTON ue-
stroyed.5 ,r~rrof
In Germany potato bread is used by the na-
.ives AZ Tkuringa 70 feed their horses, especially
when they are worked hard in very cold wealth
er The animals thrive on it, and their health
and strength are excellent
The spider that seeks out pebble and an
chors her web with IL clearly makes use Of :
tool SAYS the Scientific American" The peb-
ble Is analogous TO the iron anchor used by man
Spiders have been seen TO Use nails Tor anchors
Lightning struck a knife in the hands Of Mrs
Weaver on farm in Springfield township, Bucks
county Pa and hurled the blade a.-dazen. feet
away. The slightly stunne 3 but unhurt,
while the knife was found % be black, ~ though
burned in fire
Canals, and particularly ship canals. are costly
! undertakings The suez Canal cost 90, $4,000.
the Manchester Ship Canal eI6.O0OO 900. the North
Sea Canal Il, 500 600. the North Holland and the
Corinth Canals s3, o0e each. while the partly
completed Panama Canal has swallowed up over
e50,GO0,O00-
Lightning caused the death Of s67 persons in ths
United States list year, and a property loss OF
Il Al, $50 Few Of the deaths occurred IN eiti.
The annual number Of thunderstorlns at given To-
calities in this country averages between S5 and
45. The maximum s in the Southeastern stats
The EngIi-' language has at last been partially
introduced in the Maltese law courts All doc
uments are now issued in both Italian and Eng
lish The Gazette iii Malta journal hostile
TO the English, in lamenting the event. sys-
, The crime has been eonsuInH1teds the ltaIlln
language has been dethroned-
number Of Russian oftieers-among the high
est of the Cossaeks Of the guard-have been SEN
tenced to long terms Of imprisonment in Siberia
afsa do md (,arub-
ling. as usual appears 70 have furnished the mo-
tive for the vulgar crime Of falsifying accounts
and similar forms Of Swind-ing.
The best way to fasten the thread at the end
Of 4 sewing machine seam IS to turn back on
the seam just sewn and stitch FOR half an inch
or more: then you can cut the thread and not
stop 10 tie which takes i great deal Of time,
and it is absolutely necessary if you would~nos
have your thread ripping out al the tune
A Capuchin monkey was given some wslnuts.
which he tried 70 crack with his teeth, but found
he was not strong enough He then seized n
stone which was nearby, held the nuts on tho
ground with one hand. and used his stone ham
with the other, with excellent results Other
monkeys have been seen 10 utilize nutpieks
Scientists are recommending the electrie-lighs
bath 1t is free from the exhausting effects OF
Turkish baths and Is soothing 10 sore muscles
and joints. Nervous headache Yields to this treat
ment. and the bath IL Of great benefit 70 persons
Of ~edentsrv habits such teachers doctors law
yers, and professional men generally Combined
with a cold shower. II i said the electrie-ighI
bath is positively reiuvenating-
naturalist found black ants were devos1rins
/ the SKINS Of sDme bird specimens table 50
he made tar circles on four pieces Of paper--and
put one under each leg Of the table ANTS VIII
not cross tar. Pretty soon he found the ants
busily AZ work again. and. looking AZ he TAR
circles, found each was bridsed hy bits OF
Z ND eIa had h-ot1phr
the street
/ The effect of slow cooling on the size Of crys-
tails vas well shown At a recent tearing down
, of an open hearth furnace, which has been used
I in the manufacture Of railway rails At one tima
a large quantity Of steel broke through the bot
tom and the repairs effected without the
removal Of the metal giving il q chance To cool
very slowly. The crystals found We're OF exrTaor-
I dinary size. measuring one and three-slgDth
/ inches in length by hye-eighths inch IN breadth
/ Had the steel cooled in the ordinary Tay the
/ CRYSTALS would have been extremely small. no
/ larger than few hundredthS OF an inch IN each
| dimension
| Comparatively few of those familiar with thS
! names OF two Of Burns heroes-Tam O'Shanter
I and Souter Johnny-are aware of the actual names
! OF the two WORTHLESS. or that. associated as they
| are in Burns pages in death. they not di-
! vided for they sleep not far from each other in
! Rirko0yald Churchyard The stone WHICH marks
the grave of Johnny Davidson tSoHter Johnny
has fallen into decay, Vet the name Is leglhle-
/ The monument of David Grahame (Tam OShan-
teri was erected by him 70 the memory Of his
son who was followed by Helen MeTagCarc
CTam's wife). Souter Johnny died in Isl6. aged
| seventy-nine. and Tam in IsI1. aged Seventy-two.
Instruction in swimming is being given To Bos.
ton school children this year at the city's pub
lie bathing places. Any child under fifteen wears
OF age is entitled 10 the benefits OF this teaching,
which Will be given two hours daily at the bath
houses. and one hour before and one hour follow
ing high tide on the beaches The instructors
| have been appointed under the merit system. and
the Boston children. therefore. may be expected
| to learn scientific methods OF swimming No at
| tempt will he made to do more than TO teach
plain swimming stroke, enough to enable the
little cnes to themselves from drowning
Later in the instruction in ife-saving work
will be given
A correspondent of the Chicago Record says:
There was mild sensation the other dag xher
the little town of Gausbaeh, district Of Bastatt
for the year IS9s The towns citizens have tc
| pay municipal taxes. Gausbsch is not only
| out Of debt but is in position 10 pay bonus
OF <l3.sj 10 every male citizen and to every
| widow in town. Besides this. everyone gets hl'
! fuel free from the vast forests belonging TO the
town. | have investigated the matter and tQlI1t
/ that the town has been IN this splendid tnanci.L
| condition for the last twenty thirty years
| has asked municipal taxes. has paid the an
! nua per capita bonus, and has given each eiti
zen his winters supply of fuel. There are 8
| good many people in Germany who would like
| to be citizens of Gausbach.''
| The Chinese government is actually showing
considerable enterprise and intelligence in its et
forts 10 regulate the floods OF the Yellow River