The times., 1899-05-07
NOTES OF THE DAY.

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Frogs and toads are gifted with remarkably
acute sense OF hearing
physician declares that people who sleep
with their mouths shut live longest.
Receipts from the sale OF tea form more than
one-halt OF the whole export trade OF FormsSa-
OF the present rulers Of European empires and
kingdoms. only one-third ascended the throue by
direct hereditary rights
Major Anthony Wayne Scott who diea in
hai'sas the other day, was direct descendant Of
the f1mous Mad Anthony
Little Eva was eucored a, Atchison. Kan. the
other night in the death scene. and was com
PEELED to die second time.
The Gar OF Russia. once lover OF cycling.
| has given up that sport, and is having made TOT
him in Paris petrsisum-trieyele
The residents Of Avs. Oklahoma, have decided
| TO change the name Of that town to Cspr0n. in
honor Of the Rongh Rider captain killed at San,
tiago.
More than 100000 trees have been planted
along the line of the Northern Pacific Railroad
IN North Dakota. to serve as protection from
/ snowdrifts.
| himself with the Twelfth Kansas. is OF the
ishtsst men in the army. lie weighs but ninety
| eight pounds
In the coal mines OF Illinois, during the year
ended June 80. ISIS. seventy-hve men were acei-
dentally killed. leaving foriy-6ye widows and liz
I fatherless children.
! recruiting agent proposes to start April
on bicycle tour OF New England. To recruit Tor
4 the regular army. and expects TO ride 15,0oo
miles before he gets through
In memory Of the late Bishop Williams CEpis--
| copaD, Of Connecticut, the trustees OF Trinity
College. Hartford. will endow with s55.000 a
Bishop Williams chair Of doetrinal theology"
1t is hard to think that Admiral schIey Is
farmer. despite the skillful way in which he.
planted Cervera's ships, but he brought up
on farm and always had inenations that way.
/ He went far buying a ranch in Wyom-
| ing. II he had carried out mis- idea of settling
/ upon ii. the Spanish ships would doubtless still
be at the bottom OF the sea of Santiago but
I there would be different story to tell about the
/ battle
General Ludlow, military governor OF Havana,
! has brought suit in the civil court OF that city
against the editor Of the English page of ia
Lucha,'' for alleged criminal libel The ofence
| lay in the writing OF three editorials, which
vercly criticised General Ludlow's administration.
( and questioned his capacity. One OF the edito-
rials attacked him for having ordered the closing
I OF certain cafes, the proprietors of which sold
/ intoxicating liquors TO the soldiers
All told there were at last accounts only 1H
holders of the medal OF honor in the army ard
on the retired list. Among them General
/ Miles, General John ~ Schofield, General Guy v.
Henry. and General Henry W. Lswton- General
/ Miles received the distinction for hanging to
| position at Chancellorsvilie' with superb te-
/ nlClty. aitnOugn nffff-eir W0undc1- Ihc OtNcTs
| named won the medal Of honor for leading
charges.
1t seems the Filipinos at Manila and there
bouts bow down to idols. One of these Filipino
! gods captured by our forces and 1t has
! arrived in New York and been placed exhibi-
I tion in Bowery shop window. This idol Is
iantastical. carved block Of wood Its eyes are
small and squint. The mouth Is large and the
| nose fiat and prominent Its two hands. with
palms outward. raised to the height Of the
ahn IT, L.. Fnn%
4 small. and turn outward
''It is the general teaching of Catholic theol-
ogy.'; SAYS Catholic priest in ''Donoboe's Mag
azine.' ''tlat among the scenes and places Of
mans future habtation viii be Tins planet. not
have it now, with its winters and
mers with its biting winds and enervating at
nosphere, but it will be after the great day
of judgment when according to the clear teach
ing OF Holy Scripture. the world is to be del
uged by FIRE. and in the purifying elements ci
fire the world is to be renewed and regcneratcd-
The world will then be transformed into scene
OF changeiess and surprising loyeliness, 1T
dwelling place for glorifed man.
Families living next door 10 a vacant house are
often asked for information by prospective ten
ants. The Rochester Herald tells OF such a
family in Rochester that is protecting itself irom
the annoyance by displaying the following pia-
card the front door: I'VE haven't the keys TO
the house next door, nor do we get the first
weeks rent Haven't the slightest idea why
rooms. and the rent is 81 a week" ''The place
may be full of bcdbugs. for all we know"
''There IS place TO hang out washing on the
roof Eve don't know anything about the moral
character of the people next door, but fur
nish references ourselves For further plrticu-
lars, please don't ring our doori'eii-"
a house-to-house- secretary Is the latest en-
ployment which an enterPrising woman has de-
ysed for her sex. Scores Of persons according
to a correspondent Of London paper, have been
found in good social positions quite unable to
indte correctly the notes and letters which they
constantly called upon To write Others,
continues the writer ''are similarly unable TO
attend properly to their business letters, and by
employing a secretary for these purposes they
not only escape blunders, but add something TO
their prestige by the fact that they only sign
their letters. and therefore, known to have
secretary While one woman would not he
able to pay enough for her services she finds that
by serving a dozen OF more she Is able to make
good income"
Bishop Rowe (EpiscopaD, of Alaska, viii not
establish a mission where another religious de-
nomination is already at work. The natives
among whom we have been Iaboring.'' he says.
"hlve responded very quickly to the appeals OF
the missionaries This response, 1t would seem,
was partly due to the fact that found theri
in their natural state, utterly shut out from civ
iiization, and without the bad habits that are
often acquired by contact with civilization, and
which noticeable among great many OF
the coast natives. The white miners 90 per cent
| have been kind and responsive. They do much
good. and, while not very religious, are exceed
ingly interested in all our practical Christian
work.
The Honolulu authorities considering the
advisability Of locating a cemetery in the crater
/ of the Punehbowl an extinct volcano. The only
objection thus far offered to the site is that if
not used for a cemetery it might day be-
come available for an amusement resort and
idence section. especially il an adequate water
supply could be conveyed to so great height.
SAYS the Hawaiian Gazette:" Everything looks
; beautiful inside the crater. The kiawe trees
growing we'll. These and other trees were planted
there by the direction of the late King Kalakaul.
, The lantana hourishes. of course. The view in
known to all for its charm. walk from the
city TO the place would not be trying under
taking, and the road IS better than ever.
As visitors to Wildbad-Gastein may remember.
: says the London Chronicle" there is spring
at that watering place which enjoys the
viable title of The Poisoned Fountain Though
the fluid il supplies Is clear and sparkling. and
science can detect in it neither microbes nor
deleterious minerals. the sefects produced
rash or ignorant drinkers highly unpleasant.
\ few draughts produce decided symptoms Of
/, gastric catarrh, and further Indulgence may lead
to serious illness, and even TO DEATH Prot.
Koeppe has now youchsaicd the explanation that
l the water Is dangerous simply because it is too
: pure. Unless previously saturated 70 4 certain
extent with mineral organic matter, water
attracts itself the salts contained III the cells
Of the mucous membrane and this latter suffers
deterioration, resulting in inflmmatory mischief.
This is why it is unsafe to drink the rills that