The evening times., 1899-11-15
NOTES OF THE DAY.

springfield, Mass, IS building Its nrA seventeen
story apartment house, to cost $4,000.
New York will merge into one all its Libraries
| now supported wholly or in part by. the city.
Receipts of the British Exchequer from public
| taxation continue to fully sl.oOO,0o0 per
week beyond 1885.
New Scotland Yard is the largest police Office
in the world. 1t is capable of accommodating
5000 police officers.
St. Paul's Cathedral WAS completed within
thirtyve years, while the building OF st. Peters
Rome, was extended I76 years.
The Russian minister of agriculture has decreed
that henceforth women are to be employed as
secretaries, clerks, etc, in the various depart
ments of his branch OF the government.
The Portuguese Government has undertaken
the construction Of new railway in Portuguese
West Africa 1t is to extend from Benguels to
the confines OF Rhodesia, distance Of about
1-5O0 kiiometers-
Tempelhof. a suburb Of Berlin. has forty inhab-
tants whom the rise in property has converted into
millionaires lin marks), with an income OF
sl0,0OO TO $4,000 year Most of them were
peasants not many years ago.
At San jose, Cal, the school board has come
to the rescue of the salmon canneries- The open
ing of the schools was postponed for two weeks in
order 10 allow Of the employment during the
r,ish Of The city's school children.
The Olympia mill, about to be erected in Co.
lumbia. s.. c., is TO be the largest factory Of
its kind under one roof in the South 1t will
have o,0O0 spiEdles Other companies have more
machinery, but not in one building.
Statistics show that there are 81, 900 women in
the United States employed in cotton mills. 1O,-
200 in the carpet industry, so,5oo in hosiery and
knitting mills. 80. 100 in the woolen mills 1000
in the manufacture Of tobacco and cigars
shipment of American black bass was made to
that today they are common articles of diet in
the hotels aud restaurants When the bass
introduced the French streams were practically de-
serted.
An exhibition of everything relating TO the in
dus;ry of printing books is TO he held at Mainz
next June by way of celebrating the five hun
dredth anniversary of the birth of Gutenberg
The intention is to make the exposition perma-
nent IN museum
Canal boats can be towed in either direction by
new apparatus. placed side of the canal
only, the towing ears running on a double track.
with the draw-head OF one car lower than the
other and provided with a curved shoe to guide
the other line over the top OF the car
The Eifcl tower is being painted with five
shades of enamel paint The summit and the
dome are to he chrome yellow. The shades will
graduate to the pedestal, which will be of dark
orange Two coats will be required and nearly
fifty tons Of enamel paint will be consumed
According to the Engineer an American firm
is turning out large quantity of paper tiles for
roofing purposes. They said to be hard and
tough, and the glazing somewhat resembles Ja-
panese lacquer They are said to be cheap, and
csn be made in any color or shape to suit the pur-
pose
Sixteen large manufacturing corporations are
located at Niagara Falls, which at present
34 100 electrical horsepower Tie largest use Is
he -,ualiesf The iustalla-
iions will bring the power up TO 1880 horse
power. One fourth the power produced goes to
Buffalo.
The new Nebraska Territorial Pioneer Assacia-
ion Is liberal in its membership. ANY person is
Eligible who became a resident Of Nebraska prior
10 March J. 1861 and also his children and grand
children. upon the payment of 81 initiation fee
zach, and they assured that there shall be
DO dues
One of the most important of the new courses
,stalished at the University Of Pennsylvania this
rear is that in commerce. diplomacy, and inter
national law. 1t is special two years course
md is designed To prepare students for the DIP
emstic and consular service and for the conduc,
If international commercial relations.
Al the musicians who go to Balmorsl are
pleased with the appreciation of the Queen, wno
thoroughly understands the good points of per
ormance But the piano at Balmorsl is said to-
DE- very Interior and none Of the performers like
10 mention it, They say there mas not been
lew one there since the death Of the Prince
consort.
In I..o q law was passed in Germany that every
German with income of $50 and over mus,
insure his life against sickness and old age In
sgs there were IL 10000 persons thus insured,
md % MANY Of these had pulmonary consumption
hat thirty Of the insurance companies erect
ID at their own expense ssnitarium foT the care
4 these persons
One of the most deadly snakes in India was
.aneht by an army officer in small mouse trap
few weeks ago. The officer Just as he Nls go
ny to he'd noticed something dart for the door OF
rs bedroom and thinking il a mrskrat, he set
nc tran for it, placing il against the dge oi the
vall, clsse 10 his bed. When he got up IN 'he
morning the snake found with his head
rushed in the trap
Cfeaner railway fares are now a conspicuous
eature in Russian railway policy, says En-
ineeriny" There are now open TO traffic IN that
upir, &c 80 miles of railway. and no less than
400 miles are either under construction or de-
ided upon, about one-half of the latter beng
tate railways. In 1856 the total number OF pas
engers carried amounted 10 3. ,ssS,Vp, ana TINS
sure had risen to 655, 100000 IN 1896 owing 10
he introduction of the zone system of fares L n
er this tariff the thirdclass fare for l5c yersts,
T 100 miles. is nearly Z cent per mile, and from
ctween 100 and 200 miles il Is Is cent per mile,
nd from 200 miles upward the rate is per zone,
ccordinc to sliding scale applying both 10 fare
nd length Of zone. After 200 miles the first eight
ones are 1871 miles each, or % versis; the next
even are % miles wide each; above 99a miles the
ones remain at SIS miles each and the fare IL
arelv 10 cents per zone. Second-class fare costs
bout half as much as third-class- While these
ares are extremely low. especially for long DIS
Inees further reduction Is under consideration
With regard to the twelve variations in SPELL
NJ the name Of the great English bard, Ba-
oniana records that in the bond given to
bic the poet TO marry he is called Shagspere In
he bill of complaint Of 1859 of John Shakspere.
4 connection with the Wilmecote property, his
IN is alluded 10 as Shakespeare. The father
gns his cross in a deed to Robert Webb, in which
E is described as John Shaxpere. and his mother
lakes her mark a. Marye Shaksper His father
, mentioned in the viii Of John Webbe. 1913, as
ohm Schackspere. In 1907 he is alluded 10 IN
he town records Mr. shakspyr. and when
lected high bailif in 1868, he is referred 70 as
lr John Shakysper The only letter eXtsnt ad-
ressed to Shakespeare written October y.
59s. by Richard Quincy, his townsman. and Is
ddressed TO Mr.. William Shakespeare. In 164-5
e is referred TO in the court records as ShaN-
erd. In l60s the corporation court speaks OF him
; Shaxpere. But when he petitioned the court
chancefy. In 1915. in respect TO titles. he de-
,ribcd himself as William Shakespeare, thus
living no less than twelve variations
Goodwood has come and gone. says the London
,aily Chronicle" and as a social event has had
his wear one distinguishing Characteristic. The
iiiit ulty OF the tall ha; may be said to be at
lst settled few years ago the question had
OF even arisen Park costume de rigueur-
he Prince was the first to lead the revolt. He
ame down year country gentleman to
sit country meeting. There were tall
ats and frock coats, and something OF the male
ostume OF Frith's DERBY Day on the lawns,
ndcr the elms. and in the paddock and the
He was the exception. Next year