The evening times., 1899-08-25
NOTES OF THE DAY.

" thc AHFtctnchA VI hAo 4dtcs-
Linn county, No.. young man who knows no
will soon die OF consumption, has selected and
bought his burial outfit himself.
OF the 1900 students in the colleges of tins
United States during the past year, 40 per cent
OF them were from the agricultural etssses-
4 smart UnonyiIle No., cyclone insurance
agent took advantage of a lowering cloud ona
evening last week and wrote $1,000 worth Of in-
surance before bedtime.
The tonnage of the merchant marine Of tho
four leading powers Is as follows: Great Britain,
s.926.000; United States, 4,750,000; Germany, l..
$4,000; France, S21,0
A party OF Mexicans and a diamond expert haps
gone to the BalsIs River region OF the State et
Guerrero, Mexico, where they expect to engage
IN diamond mining on an extensive scale
A new Italian gas. said to be 80 per cent cheap
| er than aeetylene, IS composed of 90 parts q
| quieklime and five each of coIophony and calcium
carbide, and no heating Of water special bum
er is needed.
correspondent of the Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune'' says the Georgia melon growers have
crossed the frut with the 2ourd, to make the rnd
harder TOR shipping purposes, but have thus
greatly injured the favor.
1t IS sverred by famous Chinese doctor that
nervousness is kept out Of the Celestial Empire
by the Of sOft-soled shoes The hard soles
worn by the Anglc-Saxon race are said to be
the cause OF their extreme nervous temperament
phenomenal demand for peanuts has resulted
in an advance Of 100 per cent in the price there
OF, and it Is estimated that at the new quota
tions the 1850 crop will be worth between 3d.
600 600 and -. .000 0OG comparatively small dis
/ triet in Virginia will profit by the advance.
An examination Of sample Of roasted coffee
berries seized IN Paris showed them to De en-
tirely artificial; chemical analysis disclosed ASH
gum, cextrine, etc. and the microscope showing
grains OF wheat. starch, vegetable debris. and
| animal hairs The berries were beautifully mold
| ed
| An interesting discovery has just been made in
''BibliotheqIe NationaIe,'' Of Paris This is a
calendar Of eases in the criminal court known
| as the Chamber de Ia Tournalle which goes back
to the fifteenth century. Among the papers are
othcial notes Of the arrest of Joan d'Arc, and
| OF her final execution.
Men exposed to the rigors of the Alaskan win
ter never wear mustaches. They wear full boards
to protect the throat and face but keep the upper
lip clean shaven. The moisture from the breath
eongeals - quickly that a mustache becomes
embedded in a solid cake of ice and the face ia
frozen in short time.
The firm of William Shirley Son, which has
been IN existence in Baltimore for over fifty
years, is about 20 be dissolved The senior mem
Der has been IN business one street for sixty
nve years and for fprty-fve wears has occupied
the same building. The head salesman has been
with the firm forty FIVE years
There are only seven ambassadors representing
England abroad. The seven great powers enti-
Tied To receive them are France Austria Ger
many, Italy. Russia. the United States and Tur-
Key Their salaries range from s., 600 to $50
GS) the British Ambassador az Paris receiving
the highest sum and holding the most coveted
Post IN the diplomatic service abroad
Lord Charles Beresford, in citing illustrations
OF the causes which have contributed to the dec
adeBce OF China, tells Of a Chinese general who
Is supposed TO have 1900 soldiers under his COM
mand, but who keeps only 500 in service. On
inspection day thousands CT coolies are hired at
II cents each, that full lists may be returned
to Pekin and years pay obtained for the larger
number
Il has been decided TO establish a neteoroos-
zeal observatory at the top Of the great eathe-
dral spire in Ulm, Germany The Tim Cathedral
is one of the most extraordinary IN existence
on account Of the great size and height Of its
single spire, which reaches elevation Of IS
feet Although the great church was begun
more than 800 wears ago. the sPire not com
pleted until lS9O-
/ The president Of 4 large telephone system has
offered to pay S1.eG9,010 for telephone repeater
which would be As efficient in telephony as the
telegraph repeater Is in telegraphy- From the
earliest days Of the telephone TO the present time
inventors have sought 20 make slch repeaters
and as early as ISIS it thought that the
problem had been solved. IL is probable that II
such plan IS invented the experiments leading
up 10 II viii be along entirely new lines. for
already large number OF trained telephone in
ventors have tried their hands at it, and have
failed
The new which being developed for
glass are manifold Church bells OF the purest
tone are now being made of glass; it is super
sedIng gold for the filing Of teeth; glass rails
are said to be superior TO Steel giving smoother
running surface. and being less affected BY the
clements; New York has Il factory built of glass.
slated with glass. and with 10sAf0Os glass chim-
ney, a part of the working machinery also being
constructed of glass, and English cities are con-
sdsring its adaptabilify for paving and roadway
purposes its advantages being forth as clean
lines. durability, nonssiPPsriness, and the
tentien OF heat IN winter and cold IN summer
1t is now said that the cocoon of the tent eat
erpiIlar be earded il net reeled II this proves
true, then apparently unmitigated curse viii
| be turned into blessing. The teat caterpillar
IS the great pest Of the apple tree, and il may
be that the apple tree will take the place of the
mulberry tree food for the silk worms. II is
estimated that average tree will support ten
or twelve tents Of caIerpillaEs, yielding 5000
makers Of silk, and representing a yield of three
pounds of silk worth 81 per pound. It is further
said that with proper appliances attached TO the
| trunks Of the trees for the 70 spin their
eoeOons in, not much time would be expended in
| gathering the product, WHICH would equal the
; apple proceeds of tree at - cents a barrel
| However. the WORM might be improved, so as 70
produce 4 finer grade Of silk. and in the end the
result would be that the silk wu,rId be more prof
liable than the apple.
The piano, according to the British Medical
Journal" has been the cause teterrima Of q,lar.
rels that have sundered ancient friensI,hips; il
| has wrecked many enterprises OF great pith and
moment; il has disturbed the finer adjustments
| OF the cerebral machinery IN many literary and
| scientific workers; has in many driven stueiiou5
| men from their books 10 the bottle and has
stimulated peaceful citizens TO the commission Of
violent crimes. These among the evil effects
/ OF the piano considered passive az the schoolman
would sly-frOm the point CT view of the sufferer.
/ But the operator does not come on scathless. 4
| recent writer, DR., Watezhodi. thinks that the
| chiorCses ard neurcses from which so many vouny
/ girls suffer may largely be attributed 10 the
! abuse OF the piano. He therefore urges that the
! daddy custom of compelling young girls to
hammer on the keyboard before they are fifteen
| or sixteen wears OF age shouid b. prescribed hy
/ public opinion Even at that age the exercise
/ should be permitted only TO these Who in adsii-
ticn to real talent. pcsseSs robust constitutions.
| certain Young man in this city makes n
princely income by being professional good fel-
low. says the philadelphia Record As he bss
the field practically to himself he finds his Ia
bnrs are now growing TO such extent that he
| will soon be obliged to call in assistance. The
/ popular young fellow belongs to no less than
sixty social secret. and society organizations and
not one OF these bodies suspects that he attends
all the meetings as a matter OF business B,t
| he does al the same prominent caterer who
makes 4 specially OF furnishing banquets and dim
nefs OF all KINDS 10 dining and other clubs en-
pioys the yorng man to look out for his interests
/ whenever a ball ether entertainment is sllg-
A o~n< <faAvr rharn - Il