The evening times., 1899-08-11
NOTES OF THE DAY.

AttsfTHh1 are az large as the Haote OF Engidno.
More newspapers are printed in the United
states than in England, France, and Germany
combined.
n is estimated that 10000 gallons Of straw
berries hsys been shipped from New Albany, led,
this ssssens principally 10 Chicago
sonis authorities bold to the idea that ehild's
diposifi6H IL largely governed BY his diet. cit
ing the genteBss' of The rieeeating races against
the quafrelina u msst-sating children IN Prols-
| The buainess connections Of family in Kir-
win. Kan, are rather suggestive. One son Is a
doctor. another IL an undertaken. third makes
tombst0nes and the wife OF the latter Is drug
gist.
Attempts are being made in the County oi
| Kent. England. to extermnate the sparrow spaF-
row clubs have been formed, and money prizes are
| given to those producing the largest number OF
heads
| After lengthy negotiations and some dispute,
the jewels Of the late Fanny Davenport have been
| sold by the executors of the estate TO Blanehs
| Walsh, the actress, for $4,000 When Miss Da-
/ venport died her iewelry alone was thought to-n
worth 100000
| By means Of a valuable toughening process. re-
| Gently discovered. glass may now be nodded into
lengths and used as railway sleepers. Class rails
/ are also produced by this tOughening pro-
/ cess II Is therefore, possible 10 have com
plete glass railway
| The Rocky Mountain News prints the story
| OF man who says that the word OF farewell
| which he shouted in a mountain canyon some
] twenty years ago, started the avalanche wnlcn
| Immediately followed, causing the death OF TWO
| persons and the severe injury OF anothef
| A close race is that in gold production in the
| United States, Australia, and South Africa Last
wear the United States lost the first place, but
| NAV be expected TO regain il. The figures Tor
ls9s were South Africa, sso.oo0000i australia
SCI, ,792, coo, and the United States $780, ,661
1t Is. perhaps. not generally known that pota-
toes are imported into this country in large quan-
titles from Scotland and Germany, but such Il
the case. For the past five years. however, the
| Scotch yield has been so small as 10 preclude the
| exportation OF any part Of it; but this season
| the crop was large, and one ship alone
| brought 10000 sacks
The crowds Of people who are visiting the
| stranded steamship Paris-some Of them coming
from distant points in England and Frsnee-are
| so great that the sailors and fishermen OF the
| Cornwall coast are getting rlch biS4eusNs :"
the number OF 900 reached St Martin on re-
| cent Sunday and hotel keepers and restaurant
| pToprietors also reaping a harvest
The announcement that the Government viii
| issue revenue stamps of higher denomination l.
| received by stamp collectors with horror. and Il
prticularly so regarded by those who had. as
| they thought. completed their list says an ex-
l change.
is now at work designs for SOD, s5Tl, and
| 81 900 stamps and these viii Of necessity be out
OF reach OF the collectors for some time, even
after they are cancelled The highest denomina-
ton Of a documentary stamp IS so, which VIII
serve to cover a taxable paper of high face val.
ue. But many mortgages and conveyanceS Aa
various sorts drawn in these days Of hnanciA
| and commercial reorganization and consultation
4 represent such large that the arflxlng Oh
the $50 stamp required seriously encToaches upon
the text The face OF President Madison Is TO
| be shown upon the 81 900 stamps, but the pof-
traits for the others have not yet been selected
| In the present issue the stamps are 70 be NUM-
| bercd which will be sop OF comfort to the ar
dent collector, who viii thus learn wnat ms
chances are of getting one that IS used by De-
ing able to keep trace OF them
Most commentators the downfall OF Spain
have ascribed it to certain aforementioned pc
culiarities OF the Spanish temperament and ehar-
acter. but Prof Maerker German savant. quot
| ed by the Geographical Journal declares that
the Spaniards have been the innocent and hsip-
| less victims Of geographic and clIH2tle mlsfof-
| tunes. Spain, ne argues, stands apart nom ths
rest of Europe and its position. though apparent
| " favorable is really that of a land shut on
| from the life of the world In the age OF dis
cuvery Spain was again unlucky, according 70
| his authority The wealth Of her new accuisi-
tions was great enough to reduce the home pop,
ulation materially. and 20 discourage habits OF
| industry in those who LETT, while the trade
winds and the equatorial current brought the
| cOnquerirg explorers into touch only with tne
| enervating regions Of the tropics. and even N
| the New World Spain was at an enormous disad-
| vantage. especially as compared with England
The absence of fertile lowlands and navigable
rivers is feature Of the peninsula upon which
| Prof M4erker dwelLs with sad emphasis Inc
| theory outlined is a pretty one, and, OF course,
there is something in IT, but still the mind re-
turns to the Spanishness Of the Spanish, as, after
| all. the best explanation of Spain.
The following calm and moderate estimate o
the future Of liquid air. which closes an article
on the subject contributed 10 the Independent
by Prof. George F. Barker. Of the University o.
Pennsylvania. is in striking contrast TO some re
| cent sensational deliverances. SAYS Prof. Bar
ker: .-Slch 4 remarkable substance liquid all
must have useful applications But what thes'
are to become Commercially Depends. OF course
upon the cost at which II may be manufactured
Its very low temperature points it ont as
most valuable refrigerItiye agent But il Is no
| easy to see N present how it can compete witt
, | LIQUID ammonia except for temperatures TOO
low to be reached by the evaporation OF thi
gas Moreover, the cold produced by liquid ali
Is absolutely dry, ard its vapor Is very purl
I oxygen, thus rendering il very valuable in sani
| tatiOH. II has been noticed too. that abnOrma
1 tissues of low vitality more readily destroy
: | ed by liqgid air than healthy tissues
| thus making il OF use To the sIr
| geon Experiments have shown, however, tina
the germs of diPhtheIia OF scarlet fever, and o
| anthrax are not killed by exposure. even 10 tn
very low temperature of liquid air As TO ii
= | use as a motive power there would seem bu
little ground to Justify great expectations The
| ory Is apparently against il, and thus far nom
| of the commercial manufacturers OF liquid al
/ | have made any material progress in this diree
| tion. Whatever results are 10 be obtained witt
: liquid air appear fkely to resemble those onl,
? which this agent Is capable of yielding in eOrs
| mon with compressed air.
Z The New York correspondence of the ''Phila
| dephia Ledger says: 4 remarkable incident o
| Columbia's commencement today the con
ferrin. of the degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy ol
| Miss Elsie W Clews. the daughter Of the widel
: | known Wall Street broker and banker, Henr
| CIews Miss Clews. who is about twenty-tou
a wears old, Is one OF the most accomplished WON
\ en- of her age in this country. The fact that he
4 father Is a man Of large wealth and her mothe
| one OF the leaders Of New York's fashionable
= ! set has not prevented Miss Clews from pur
} suing studies which few men even enter upon
:, She is a learned young woman, without being
: bue-stocking. While studying the ancient an
{ modern languages the sciences and philosophy
i she has not neglected her social duties. she
| seen at the principal dances Of the season, an
, regularly graces her fathers box at the opera
But now that she has acquired this degree
Doctor Of Philosophy, what can she do with II
II she was poor she would undoubtedly enter upo
the profession of teaching. and acquire hlg
place in it But her wealth and social positio
seem to prevent her from making the best Us
Of her talents. Miss Clews has. however, par
| TALLY solved the problem for herself by publisF
q ing 4 treatise colonial governments, and bet
ter still. by carrying her learning into the tens
) merit house districts. and teaching the poor
the mission and university settlement schools
II Mayor Van Wyck wouM break down his prejy
dice against women on the board of edueatio
Miss ClewS would be apt 70 make an admirahl
school commissioner.
zone interesting result of the experiments tha
r have been made by Prof Atwater is the pro,
. 4 =