The evening times., 1899-01-25
NOTES OF THE DAY.

Hemp las been cultivated in tI-- United >.7'e-
since lC-3.
William V.ri library. recently ~.di l5 ass-
tiou IN Londuu, brought nesrls >5s-1' ior l.-l'
lot.
Tie afst equestrian statue oreeteI ia Gr,at
Britain WIS ,h1t II Charles at C.laEins tr.--'
London. facing Parliament street.
The Youngest captain IN the army du5iH= ti'r
Sysui-I var was J. ID. g.. O-ir>hy- aged eighteen.
who Commanded Troop n Flrs; hlin"iS ta'iiis-
Col Thomas wcrtworth IIiS=inson. who es!r-
hrated Ei, 18th birthday on the I'D of BeccmheI.
looks hut hall hi, age and sly- he feels even
youHscs-
~ The thirty eight >uItans who have ruled The
ottoman Emp;re since the conquest of Corsts"-
tinop.e bv tiss Turks. thirty -four have died vio-
lent deaths
Iouruoa.I. Napoleon, hou-e in 81 Helena. e
r,ag- a harm the room IN which bc died Is sta
bic. on tie ste Of his grave u mlcline i'r
grinding eoru-
Beatrice Hsrr1den. author ii '->iirS that Pas
in TIE Night has completed a new novel Her
original intention for a titlc line of Will
lam Watson, Il, too. have come through NinlfF
teu0Is-
III, var.uge-t CHAPLAIN in tue navy Is =aid 90 he
Frederick G. Brown. . years old. now On the
iowa. which i on her way e. MANILA lie VIII
he the Cny chaplain in tins fleet, since there =
, ruuc tiie OTegrn-
In The trc4s,lrr-,oor of the Naharaiah 7i Barn.
/ dl j. said to rcpo>c e carpet which cost close
! upon SI.UaGo. 1t l. ouly I0xl6 feet IN Sizr,
/ huJ s, woven Hom strings Of pure pearls with
/ centre and corner circles II diamonds II re-
asIircd tlirce wears to manufacture this jewel ot
| carpet. which was intended Is Il gift to a
\ beautiful Mol.ammCdan belle
| After the expulsion Of LouiS Philippe IN ISIS.
| Louis Napoleon lea several months 90 by before
/ Offering himself candidate for the chamber
He wg> cct trd, and presented himself while the
/ law dccreeiue his exile was stiH IN toTce- one
OF the deputies protested against his taking the
| seat Louis Napoleon arose. hesitated. and sat
/ down without having been able To address the
| assembly. after that, said the cbiecting dep
/ uty, i withdraw my obiertion-
| The Queen "i Rounania +, perhaps the only
! rnyal parsonage NhO aInIJ>C~ herself a. a public
| lecturer Fer some time past her majesty has
been accustomed TO give lectures privately in her
| palace to the young ladies Of the leading ianri-
lies in Roun,ania These literary assemblage'
| proved attractive that the demands for al
| mission have grown incoHyenient, that the
Queen las thought it expetiient to lecture IN the
| high schools for all pupils who cared to attend.
| Before her majesty eeuid do this, however. she
/ bad to obtain i regular professors diploma from
/ the King and the minister Cf instruction
Some ;ime ago the Liverpool Tramway Com
pany posted the following notice in its ears:
| Passengers are requested to pay more PEN
nies than the conductor in their presence punches
holes in their tickets for This remarkable sen
tence excited public notice. not to say deriSion.
Accordingly, the directors tried again. with this
| result: Passengers requested 10 pay no more
| pennies than for which the conductor in their
| presence punches holes IN their tickets Again
the company chaffed- and the second n0tln-
cation was withdrawn Alter third attempt.
| literary assistance having TO doubt been obtain
| cd criticism was defed-
Mayor Nichols of WiIke>barre took novel
way of teaching seolding ncishbors 4 lesson.
/ When they were brought before him each side
/ wanted to tell her story first. and raising both
| hands in appeal ior silence, the mayor pulled
| out his watch and put on a dignifed and mystic
: rious air An oppressive silence followed in the
mayors court. and for several minutes the Chef
magistrate oi the city sat holding his watch. Not
! person stirred. nor WAS there word spoken
Then he and quietly tip-tOcd out OF the
| rOonI A sign to the chief of police and he also
| went ont, the other officers following. The two
neighb0rS and their witnesses sat still for a
while, and then the mayors lesson dawncd upon
| them His Eebuke of silence should have a good
effect.
| Colonel Roosevelt is very near-sighted" said
one of the New Orleans boys who saw service.
at Santiago. land when the hot fighting was in
progress his luggage consisted almost entirely
of speesaeles. NeaF-sishted people always h-v.
an abiding dread of losing their glasses knowing.
their absolute kelplessness without such aid. and
was told hy one Of the New York Club eontin-
gent tliJ hOtocNtit teOS particular pans before
leaving home to provide against sach g disaster.
He had been in the habit CT wearing nCsc-g glasscs
with black silk cord attached, but the arrange.
meut was entirely unsuited 10 a campaign whore
the glasses themselves would be liable 10 fall eiY
constantly and the cord 10 catch ON twigs :,
he substituted very large. round spec.sccS. with
steel hooks Tor Tie ears, ard had dozen pairs
mounted. These he planted around his perzon
and equipment. trying TO distribute them 50 no
enc accident could include them all One pair
was sewed on his blouse. another in his beis. Az
other in his hat. two in ms saddle-IIgs. aId %
On. At the fight in GuasinlaS his horse was bsrN-
ed 10y bullet while hcif by orderly. and
plunged frsntically against 4 tree. Colonel
Roosevelt came rushing up, ali anxiety. and be-
gan prying under the saddle fIp. They haven't
hurt the nag. sir, said the orderly. 4 know,
replied the colonel. with tears in bis Voice. but
blast EN-, they've smashed my specs,