The evening times., 1899-09-12
NOTES OF THE DAY.

People of melancho,ic temperament rarely have
clear blue eyes
Nearly every member of the Russian imperial
family rides bicycle.
The frst pest of the c. A r. was organized at
Decatur, H.. on April 8. 1856.
\ Louisville man has a little house-dog that
ehews chewing-sum with RELISH
A Maine hunter Gains to have once had his
pipe lighted by fash Of lightning.
Germany manufactures 10 per cent of the
worlds production of coal-tar eoiors
In 1s9S Russia had mercantile marine Of p
SIS vessels, CT which 694 propelled by steam
The government Of Uruguay is about to ex-
pend Sl5,0O1,0o0 on harhOr Improvements at Mon
| tevideo.
The Minnesota fish hatchery has placed 2.50O.-
co brook trout in the in,and waters Of that State
this year.
The richest acre of lard in the world is that
| near Lionsar, in Tibet which grows the sa-
cred tree Of Tibet.
Philadelphia can boast of the longest as
p-alted street in the world. Broad Street has
that unique distinction
Emperor MeneleS of Abyssinia has private
| telephone line connecting his palace with the
cftices Of his minister's
Bisbop Han,on writes from Uganda that 7.Ooo
H2tives have been converted TO the Catholic
Church curing the last four years.
Half million dollars in frst-cIass securities
would not represent the fortune made BY the
who hTst thought of copper tips TO ehildren's
shoes.
Edward Bulwer Lytton Dickens, son Of
Charles Dickens, has lately been appointed
rabbit inspector by the government Of New South
Wales.
The reading rooms Of the Whiteehapel district
of London have been visited by 1.750. 800 readers
in two years, ard their numbers rapidly
growing
Senator Edward o. Wolcott of Colorado has
been deeply interested in the education OF the
Eskimo lad. Meme, whom Peary brought back
with him in 1897.
The new Duke OF Northumberland il described
"a nobenan of grave and rather Old-wOrid
appearance, with Ieanings toward archaeology
and kindred pursuits
The tonnage OF the merchant marine Of the four
leading powers is as follows: Great Britain, s.
926.010; United States. 4.550.0O0; Germany, l.
$4,000. and France, 92l 600
The United States purchased nine million dol
lars worth of ssal grass from Mexico during the
last fiscal year. more than the combined Pur-
chases OF the two previous years
The great army Of Smiths in the United States
No less than six earis' daughters have acquired
the surname of smith by marriage
Sir Frederick William Forester Forestier-wal-
ker. the new British cOmmander-in-chief az tine
Cape. has had distinguished career. and has
seen not little active service in South Africa
The Austrian minister of commerce is contem-
plating the Introduction Of motor ears for
veying mail bags 70 and from railway stations
ard for The collection Of letters from the mail
posts.
The Princess OF Wales is said be the most
iastidious Of all royalties as regards her dress
Whatever is made for her in the way Of dresses
must never look though the fabric had been
IN human fingers
The va-ue 81 horses owned by farmers in this
country Is Si52.5I9.306. considerably more
than one-ffth Of the total United States cur
.sncy. including gold, silver, and paper money,
IN circulation today
The University Of Cambridge, England, has
conferred on Dr. Horace Howard Furness, Of
Philadelphia. the degree of Doctor Of Laws. in
rseOgHnIOn Of his achievements >h-AtsPe4r-
editor and scIosar-
Anthony DrexeI, who has rented Norris Cas-
tt, near East Cows, from Lord AmpthiIl. has
chartered Cecil Leieh'> yacht. White Heath
TT. for nine months and >ae undergoing VI
riety Of alterations at Cowss.
In connection with the marking Of the Thames
swans. recently performed by the royal swan
herds. and by men representing the DyeIs and
NintneEs' Companies. It IS stated thai there are
now about 600 birds on the river.
\ bscnze statue of the Virgin has been set up
through the efforts OF Queen NargheritL Of It.
4iy, the RocciaEleIone peak, near SusI, L, 90
teet above the Pope Leo has written
Latin inscription Tor the monument
Since 15O0 the Catholic Church has canonized
20 saints and beatihed go other persons OF the
40 only 5s were women; 20 in al were Italians;
5j SPaniaTds; 81 Portuguese II French; l3
Iuicn; Belgians; Poles. and Germans
Knives sell well throughout the whole Of SEN
esai. Those most in d-mand those with a
cIosab.e Turkish blade. called Gerod!as. Their
price Is about ~ cents per dozen. They gen
orally packed in cardboard boxes Of tweniy-Iour-
In the Soudln the horses shod with socks
made of cameI's skin; in Australia horseshoos
have been tTied Of cowhide. 4 German not long
ago invented 4 horseshoe OF paper. which had
been saturated with oil, rurPenIiae, and other
ingredients
Hveen. little Danish town in the sound
hl,t way between Seeland and the Swedish coast,
and only fifteen miles from Copenhagen. Is be-
inG bar-aned tor by a German >yndicdte, which
wishes the Island into gambling resort
like Monte Carlo
While real emerald-eoored diamond is rare,
those with green tinge quite plentiful. The
Museum Of Natural History in Paris his several
examples oi green d:amonCs> bus Dresden has the
NEST famous, AID II : OF the i've marveis Ui
gems known 20 the world
The Rev. DR.. Meyers. the weII-known English
clergy man. who Is now in this county has TAX
en- fancy to seat amCpg the branches OF a
large apple tree Evangelist Mcody,s estate al
Mortified, Mass, and has lately composed most
OI his sermons while seated there
Ms. Sarah Yeagher. of Empo.i4 Kan. recent
y sent . IN letter Gov rnor STANLEY ASKING;
him "a give ii To the Methodist Missionary 81
cic.y. sand she rad never been introduced.
20 the Methodist minister al EHporia, aad con-
s-qcently uidnt hand the noEey him.
Mrs, Clara E. Wright, OF san Francisco. start
ID The Rampant City whirlpool in the klon-
GiSe iasi January. ard II has proved To be
great success II IS issued once a month, gad
sells 4. = copy 1t Is not printed. but i typ
written, by Mis- Wright and her dlughler and
Is vel flied with good paying 'aCs.
y Kansas lawyer notes the last that good times
have resulted in large izcreasc in tine number
OF divorces applied for in the district cou-tl.
NEetner prosperity his increaS q the TtI..I-
ties for matrimonial dissatisfaction simply
/ enabled the people to indulge themselves IN "A
| c urt luxury QUESTION yet t. be' answered
Dip!omatists abroad are j'st commenting
on a reduction Cf the Cars army. which has
taktn pace this year. 1t l. Il disputed question
whether the Gar IS thus qGietly tasting the I'M
Iiatiye in his disarmament theory, whether
the reduction has been made through motives OF
economy, because the ST. Petersburg Of
See Is OF the opinion that the army ) already
large enough fer any contingency
\ Swedish officer named RuyIenstIeruc, who l.
at present travelling in China reports that thc
NianchuI:an Railway cannot be completed under
| FIVE years, partly because all the wood has 70
be imported from America, and partly because
most OF the I2OOJ Chinese laborcrs who had been
| engaged went home again. being dissatisfied with
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