The evening times., 1899-07-22
NOTES OF THE DAY.

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raise an endowment fund of 100000.
The Empire of Morocco is the most important
State that is absolutely without a newspaper
number Of sharks have appeared in the Bris-
ened-
The production OF wire rods increased in the
United States from 2797G tons in 1880 70 I,G7I,-
6s3 tors in isss.
1t takes the tusks of 5000 elephants a year
TO supply the worlds piano keys billiard balls,
and knife handles.
The prosperous times have reached the inven-
, .o's' 2,eoo applications for patents being made
last Nay, an increase OF $50 over May, 1885.
Pig iron production in this country for thu
year to date exceeds by 296.O0S tons. or IN per
eenf' the output Of the same period in 1s9s
II. in IBIS r., .or OF having first formed
societies for the prevention OF cruelty to animals
and OF having first legisated for punishment 10
offenders.
Lady Violet Dalzell, one OF the new Loadon
usoutantes, has foIdness for snakes. She has
score, each Of which answers to its name when
called
The cheapest animal to raise is the sheep. and
with the growing appetite for tender lamb and
mutton IN this country, il is one OF the most
profitable.
IN Hebrew marriages the WOMAN is always
placed TO the right of her mate With every
other nation OF the world her place in the eere-
mony IS TO the left.
weekly line OF steamers has been established
between New CastIe-On-Tyne and Finland Tbs.
boats are bringing many Firms 10 England. on
their way 10 the United States
Experiments have been going on with an in
genI0us machine which shuts over a mans eve
so that the eyelids as il works opens and closes
a ehronograph. So far the quickest wink on rec
ord Is about sixth Of a second.
year amounted to sl,724. i04 Canada came next
IN amount Of purchases in this Iine the total
being s6lI, ,402, while France was next with pur-
ehases amounting to ss92, ,6s2
Inc ruby stands supreme among colored stones
and, owing to its rarity, is sometimes worth ten
times the value of an ordinary white diamond.
dark species Of ruby is found in Siam
paie-tnted kind in Ceylon. but the true pig
eon-blood'' ruby is yielded only By the famous
mines Of Burmah-
A hunehbaek. Giovanni Cattetta, stepped care
iuiiy down the gangplauk of the French line
steamship bretagne on her arrival at the port OF
New York A tender hearted custom-house in
spector thought he could straighten the moor
cripple's back He did 50 by cutting omen the
huneh, and in il found 3S3 pieces of smuggIed
jewelry.
The Zulu clergyman who left New York for his
African home last week has surprises up his
sleeve for his simple eountrymen. Il shall tell
them" be says, that in the cold OF America
water becomes 20 hard that men can walk on IT.
and shall confound our medicine men with nv
alarm clock i shall take great pleasure in tell
ing them of cities built upon cities TO twenty
stories high. and Of the machines which talk.
The wealth of Stanford University. Of Cali
fornia, after the provisions Of Mrs. Stanf5rFs
gift are carried out, IS something that fairly
Tpa nlerfffn
chapter out of Monte Cristo." The present
estimate of its value places il at s3s 6O0Glg
There are 10000 shares Of Southern Psciir
stock IN II. which, If the present market yafrIe
Is maintained, would realize 81 go 600 and n
they ever go to par would of course, mean
50, 600 COO
In the Harlem Hospital. SAYS the New York
World. Is peculiar eas Of what tn. learned
physicians call purpura haernorrhagica In plain
English, the patient bleeis on the slightest
pruvocation- He is William FueIneister. ten
years old, of Nc Morris Place. Some time
ago the boy fell and struck his forehead against
a table leg. The wound heaied bat ever since
William has been having periodical nose bIee,is.
and slnSuIarly enough, always Wednesiay
linen IL was noticed that the slightest pressure
on the boys body was enough TO cause a sII-bz
hemorThage under his skin. His body Is GOV
cred with black and blue marks where the
blood has coagulated uE.Ier skin. The ply
system They are not SIRE that the wound on
his forehead was the real cause of the purpura
haemorrhasica-
manufacturer Of files publishes these zlsges-
tions regarding the of these indispensable
tools: Files frequently injured by improper
care while not in use. When boxed at the fac
tory they are brushed over with oil and wrapped
IN oiled paper, which prevents them from rust
ing When this oil has disappeared they will,
sod ~ n1gf- 10 FL.
a large exposed tooth surface the deterioration
due TO rust Is rapid. Files should never be
thrown together N a drawer, or even allowed
to come in contact with each other or with
other tools. as the delicate edges Of the teeth
are most easily broken down, and the value OF
the file seriously impaired They should be
kept in drawer, separated from each other
by low partitions, and arranged according to
length, section, cut. and condition thus ia
cilitating the selection OF any desired file ANY
form Of file rack in which the file hangs form
its handle Is satisfactory. The tendency is for
files to accumulate. large number that are
nearly worn out httering up the file drawer or
rack. inIuTiHg the good and doubling the
time required in selecting file for any piece Of
work A number OF these partially Worn out
files quite necessary in the file drawer Of
the mechanic who is engaged work OF gen
eral character, he will very carefully avoid
putting the new or better ones on the hard scale
Of castings or forgingS.
81 used to wonder often said New Orleans
art lover to the Times Democrat how the
ultra impressionist managed TO paint those pic
lures that seem such daubs close at hand and
such marvels of detail at a distance. / call to
mind. for instance. picture I saw lately in
New York. 1t called y Street in Milan.'
and represented view between a T0w OF tall
houses after a Eain. When | first studied il
could barely discern the general subject. II was
TO ali appearances the craziest eongsomeration OF
helter-skelter pigment l ever laid eyes on Big,
meaningless gobs of paint stuck all over the
canvas, and the entire composition was full az
ineSplicahle smears and splotches BUT when I
found the right distance nv ewes KEYED them
selves all of a sudden to the work and fair,y
sisped at the realism Of the scene that appeared
If By magic in the frame. The whole thin.
seemed TO palpitate with Hfe--the elreuched at
mcsphere. the intricate architecture the gfirts
OF sunshine On the chimney pots. the HrtIc pHs,5
0f water between the cobblesiongs the wraek If
storm clouds breaking and glowing in the srriD
OF sky can't begin 70 describe tit was a
marvel. and yet. by love. at arms length it
was a daub! I've asked several tip-top artists
how the mischief they could tell what they
were doing when they painted such pictures and
their answers were interesting and substantially
alike They told me that they kept continually
leaning back and looking AT the canvas with
nearly-closed eyes. That shut on enough light 20
give them approximately the effect of distance"
Dispatches from Cairo report that the Holy
Carpet" once the property of AoltamnIed and
long guarded with pioIls care in the Esvrtian
capital has fallen into the hands Of Betouins
who attacked caravan of Egyptian pilgrims
while on the desert march between Mecca and
Medina The carpet is usually carried to Meriira
every year the great annual pilgrimage from
Egypt. and is then restored 20. its keepers, ssrs
the 'tNew York sun" II is one af the n,nss
famous relics of the prophet. and the sacri.c-ios
act OF the desert nomads will arouse much fea.-
Ing, particularly in North Africa Mecca az