The evening times., 1899-03-01
NOTES OF THE DAY.

In the past seventy years over 10000 miles
! OF railway have been completed in the British
| Empire.
There are six schools in Ireland where Irish
is taught.
Every year the King Of Italy receives as a
New Years gilt 300 cigars from the Emperor
1t is calculated that the s1ins Of more tssn
100000 animals are used annually in binding Ok
/ ford Bibles.
Every Eatiye editor in Porto Rico is said to
| have been in Jail for political reasons at sorle
! time IN his professional career
Gold dollar pieces. the coinage OF which has
! ceased, now sell as high $50 apiece. They
are in demand for decorative purposes. birthday
gifts. etc.
The Michigan Presbyterian saws that fre
ministers Of the Detroit Presbytery have recent
~ lett the ministry 10 30 iato other cIlrgs.
and four others are likely to do 80 very soou.
Scientists assert that early man used to b,
able to waS his ears as indication Of pleas
ure, OF 10 brush away flies from under his back
hair; but the muscles were not brought intJ
continual use, they became Tf,iImentary
Fifty walnut trees in Cas- county. Mich
were recently sod for $IQOOO cash These tae-4
have now been feIIed and will be shipped q,
Engiisi buyers The largest tree seven
feet in diameter its base. aad VIII yisld
lumber worth from 800 70 SI.0O3
The excuse given BY the British Admiralty .,r
lack Of originality in naming ships IS that tier
are restricted one Of names that have a.
ready been borne by ships in the British navy
because Of the signal ccde- Every time a new
name ws5 given every signal book in the s,r,-
ice would have to be altered
paw-0Pener in England greatly asroHi-iiad
group OF women wto constructing ever
green mottoes and wre3ths for Christmas by an
nCunciug tHIt She had found "A stray hen a-ay-
/ ing N the pulpit Their excitement was calm
/ ed when Size produced a large green yhjsH
had ''stIayed' fEcm some text or legend
one Of tls= tnaEy usaf fri things which sIrs5Ius.
Privltiau has been Tie msan= % making known
to the wofid j. iri-I moss The poor inhabitants
7 Df tlc ifi-l eIa-r were driven u it7 Use bv -l-
Esa2- ~ UlEzsl- When boiled DO produce t
f.leE. LIuFi-hr1s, aad a9t UHfaiatIi,- j-iIv O.
is frl.t beusiicldi ior ii 1J--s oi tls uAE94t AMI
lla1.
Jar -..aa. .ls. rT,ale picture in tI-ek. $50
called il.ln Es.ean- d. silhouette, Ca1troil-ar
~ Fsa-6es. I757- Ehs made great -l.iu--
st- lz..5.s ezperdItares 81 F-aner- ,-yne si-
Sac 5i-rs portraits zeF- c1i.fd -lilaI-Jte- in
Z gls-arl,-- .tHsr- 4--art taar NJ >i.La-at-. d.
s--rl fa-- va u taxing Hsele-ses u sdF- e.
Ise--es-
Nj only ;-.e Ce.lu4u p5-tpfi,e las benefited
Ly re n-4uil of picture postal carts. which bss
: pleyliied for some wear. bug The painters, I,-
I@r- HlIkezs. AID printer TIE zavyTEuleut las
clsa~ &" t1c conclusion TOO. thlt it stimulates
/ tLe tourist 5a-snr~S. and 10 >aSaug q nrIze has
been offered tl- rH- b,s- Jr'=E-- Vl-w~ % nat
2 | uEal s.=EefE-
The Standard ofI Coupons Ia, ten active z4s
wells AZ Is,s kan one " which p- s;ac.- n
J19asJ cubic ieet o.. - daily The average
depth .i -l- v-5t- trer- a13 the total Sui.-
I rsF 20: - -sif ,o - enough Hghc kss.~I+
1I1T- - LsUi-. 's.ea=o- aad New YORK Il
CO., S-i's.s3 20 --aS ln-~- ten W-ll- and ei=ht
otzs--- wal.a save since e~1~e'l 10 prolHCe-
I Gen E--ig--i ,.ar5bsIdf. "a o.: the famous Pa
ES-..-l l--rrIg IL : -,iIl fsiI Of the en,Ius5-
asa tsr .rset~Il that IeI h:Hi 10 take part in
/ l-= vzr hy,Nveu Tu-Sey and Greece lie lives
/ "a w7gl-Gyp- castle. ar the Top 90 one ot
: 4 ybe AIqeaniae~- lie taxes pride IN the fact that
| D. = the -pn OF man who became citizen u
London
Roof, OF small dwellings in Paris are now
; made principle They have oa's
very gentle slope, and aye covered Sisa llrreEs
4 and tarred cardboard over which j. layer Il
? oIcIn->iftci gravel nearly inches rhigE- Ram
and hail and sun have very little effect upon
: such root. and hou>es thus covered suffer Is-'
iruni the eyJTeraeS "f heat and cold than u..--
with me OF slate roofs
An au--ug ine5.iezt i reported for, =. -
= trr~brrg- \ copy Of tie London Dail. N-r,-''
delivered there bad several calHmnz Of the pri1-
r. clpal page backed 1-t hv rhe censor. Tia l--
T. eipi.nI. curious 10 know what thf- lengthy t..-
= biiisu Japie might be. procured copy ps'-
proved To ba William T. >tead'- long eHr'U-.-
a-tic tribute % Jhe Gar after Jae Famous iaE-,-
view
:, \ SISSY IIucrev who Wa giving Cvii-ars n
,-s~, OF rJfi-'suzfrcs arising ouJ 60 guar cl
OF tUo companions. ere oi whom hal been Kill
cd hv -by ot,er hitting him with lis ric.ar,
r s4rr tf. following Iu, J disruption of JH-
L You s.c. bc I,ecked De with Iecn -E, H-
&, petsed BE With a peck. aEi II he'd picked L.
! with Ms peck Us hard Is b. pecScd le VIA
his peek, he'd J-killsd he instead o. ae si..'I
: o lee.
: Statistics vita regard to tie amoy15 -- NOR =
brargb, Co ;Iis country by European Ia-s.-
II grants show tnas the German Is the richest with
Q an average oi >z2-5J, while the Ergli~Hnlan Is
y q clu-. second. viII - The FrencArn&n has
; SI.-a5. and tfe BclgiJu -. wHie the Iri-irn5n
+ brings by5 SD Jie Russian SEQ and tEc lr1l-
IAN SO PgohIILr tEc ItaiiIn takes more bIg;
30 60 hi native land however than any Of ;Aa
others.
bjiI La been in,roluced in the Na=-lgi1-
sets Legislature To- provide penalty .or wasou
drivers who tre-pu~- 9a bicycle paths TA'
measure was drafted h.elu=a OF the tact that
Boston built = patj for Ebeeimta Mas-~IclU-
= -ett, Aveuue and Let1-e The bicycle had
eil-ncc to Use il the track ruined by teJu'
! ster-. Philadelphia wac-Jren would Ike t' --f
n I Semr such law enacted with regard o. the a.
phdli strip North Bsoad Street
Ti,e roya! palm of Cuia consists o. AL
straight trunk. OF very hb-ovs HaruJ5, and 7.in
port, a clustered teruatctl leaves Ike a Lgus.
of uiJir3aS ga q losg stick The plUuas a-
as large AID lta1,l-.y. The leaves CCnti2se e.
: grow lFgm the centre 20 i great length Nh7J
M The leave, cannot grow any mpTa they drop {,
IN To the ground f.cm the bottom Ci the cluster
rh;s< making room for the ones which Gr
always coming cuy of the centre it as
Yields in the proper season yellow flowers Ih
fruit cannot be eaten
90, French writer has suggested that tae-
ought to be another mark OF punctuation. Ia
III pCiut i ironie. to end sentences written ia
sarcastic vein. To this proposition the ''Ne.
''' York commercial liy,.tiser'' aids that 'cac
emotion should have it, little EIsk-d hear
tor emotional passages. a dove for TN a>pird
tons, tear for pathUs, with. OF course. a tf'
! purely arbitrary signs. literature would be
" come symbolic. \ could lCok over 4 i9i
IN. ! pages ni 4 book, and see az G-aHce what Sax
OF stGm he was about to plunge into
II Perhaps after all siInians can reason
al ,used rlaakcy owned by Mrs Peter NIinetti q
o- BelIevjIIe. Ind, Is said to have prevented
uc fire the other day During ths sbs-Hce OF Ii
mistress lump of burning ec5I ;eII TO the Hany
and SET fire 10 the carpet The monkey broS
out OF the cage. hurried to J-ii :EIu. rceu
secured some articles of wearing apparel. al
Or threw them over the burning carpet, compeiei
smothering the flames. When Ms. MnettI Ta
=. turned home JlIr monkey was sitting beside Il
no cage, carefully nursing twO badly burned paws
T. Log is the name Of m Instrument used L
'i' measuring, yhe velocity OF a ship It is T.
piece OF wood. some SIX inches in radius. and j
the shape CT quadrant. \ pia-e Of lead
nailed TO the rim 10 make the lo- float perpcT
,.1 dicuary To this log a line IS fastened calie