The evening times., 1900-01-25
NOTES OF THE DAY.

Express trains pass each other at velocity ct
ninety yards second.
Gondolas on the canals Of Venice are giving
/ place 10 naphtha launches.
One-third Of the recruits Of the English army
| enlist in London and Dublin.
About 5000. .0OoO 900 is the present eapitaliza-
| tion Of trrsts in the United States
Pens to the number Of S.5GO.eo9 are used
throughout the world every day in the week
Yorkshire is the county in England which has
| the greatest railway mileage. The next il Ian
| Cashire.
| In tire Of war France puts $40 ont Of every
l,0Oo Of her population in the field: Germany 3la;
Russia, go.
One Of the greatest borax deposits in tine world
| Il in the mountains just north Of Dag2eIt on the
| Noiayc desert
Instead Of an engagement ring the japanese
lover gives his sweetheart a piece of bcIutifui
| silk for her sash.
! New York florist .sys that the lily Of the
valley IS poisonous, and its stem should not b.
placed in the mouth
The Burning Mountain Of M,otet in Avey-
| ron France, is coal mine which has been burn
ing for several years.
An English paper has been Offering prizes Or
flag will be hoisted at Pretoria.
Each day in the year the owners Of slot ma
chimes in New York city purchase .0OJ pounds oi
chocolate with which % I'll the m4chines
| The raising Of nuts mainly wanuts l. great
industry in Southern California. There were ship
ped last year 40 carloads. valued a, $50 100.
! The leading products of southern California ,r.
citrus fruits dried fruits canned fruits and
| tables, grain. beet sugar, gold and petroleum.
| The art Of paper making has reached the poIn-
| where it Is possible 70 cut down growing Tree
| and convert i. into paper suitable tor printing
| purposes within twenty -four hours.
The casualties in the battles Of South Africa
remind the est. Louis Globe Democrat BY wa
Of comparison that one Confederate regiment At
| Gettysburg lost 20 killed and wounded ouI of
500 men.
One Of the old Stockton and Darlington engine
drivers has just retired from active service. lie
has been an engine driver since 1855. and 10 the
forty six years has Travelled nearly 2.OJJ9JJ miles
on his engine.
Bolivia Is the most mountainous country oi
the world. and that portion Of the gre4s chain
known the Cordillera De le PIz is a C5lpa-
made Of pure white SUBMITS. extending more
than 80 miles almost in a direct line
Both in British Columbia and in Washington
the more importa ant positions in the salmon can
| uprieS are filed Jy whites. while the Chinese
! furnish nearly all the labor. being rapid and
| expert workers and content with moderate was-s-
The members Of the Massachusetts, Legislature
present 4 cosmopolitan record when it comes 20
the question Of nativity Six Of them were born
/ in ErglInd. six in Ireland. four in Canada.
ia scotland. and one each in Nova Scotia. Ge--
many, and Russia
That venerable part Of the Tower Of LonIon
known as the bloody tower is undergoing CON
siderable repairs. The upper part Of it,. which
! faces Traitors Gate. has been refsced IN parts,
pointed and colored to resemble age The build
! ing Is to be- restored all round
Coal mining ie developing rapidly in CanadI.
! IN Nova Scotia both the woTked and the
number Of mines sh owa great increase. TIE
coal areas Of Canada estimated at yf,9H
-puare miles. not including areas known 0UG
/ yet undevel0psd in the far north.
In $500 there were only four insurance com
| panies in Japan, with a capital Of SllSi.0J1. In
Iss,s there were seventy three registered com
! psnies with a capital Of s30gO0ssD n t5e
| same period the thirty-siv companies alone snow
| cd an issue Of $1,000 policies, Of the sllis %
Sl05. so 01sj.
one OF the grrnmes, TASKS shat fall to the lot
Of the sculptor Is rhat Of taking death masks
Thi, is often the case whore statue i, Je made
OF tle decreased ior the features iudciioly AMI
! perfectly preserved by thi- method Up 10 Ll'
last century it.~eeus TO have been common Gus
tom To- take death masks aud there are HuIabc-
Of arIebrstef collect ious ot rhe~e rsiss Jf some o.
tie great pegson4ges who once made history.
| Charles l ard Cromwell Dis great Uval are pre-
served 10 us Do this way. There are few art works
that have the fascination Cf these frozen uusJ.
mcnt> with 4ll the rugEeGue~- and every seas
| preserved. d is easy 10 make a mask. Tue face
| j. oiled and soft plaster pressed doNr upon '.a
couutensnce- After obtaining this mold it y oui.
| necessary 60 hll in with melted wax 90 obtain a
| perfect cast NoIlekeHS. the celebrated sculptor
/ 0f the last century ALWAYS mixed up hi, plaster
| and had his kir ready when ue saw the death ei
I vV1flE Errr- IHa
I should be summoned To- take maSS- IL Wa- lhi~
! >hrewdueS- that enabled N0lcker> o. leave t0'-
! tune ot Sl.UOGGe0 when he died.
| one of the most interesting exhibits which viii
( be sent from the United states To- PARIS VIII be
a huge map Of New York CITY, which is now N
course cf construction under the chief t1po-
/ graphical engineer 81 the board of public in'-
/ proyemcut,. II measures 2sy2i feet and is on
3 scale Of zoo feet To- the inch and includes sII
! the borouSn~ Of the city and considerable OF the
adjoining territory. Twelve draughtsmen are now
working on the map indoors and there Is a field
/ force ot eight meu working outside. The map
/ shows all the trees. parks. pier ferries. ard
| railway lines, displays contour lines and eleva-
/ tiOus every point in the city. anu more thdn
I 900 square miles OF the territory Is embraced.
| and all buildings Of any Importance whatever
| arc Indicated. Savs the scientific American.
! fn each corner viii be pen-and-Ink drawing
/ I3SIS inches showing some notable view OF the
/ CITY. and around the edge are to be smaller
sketches Of various public buildings. hard
! wood platform and bronze brackets and rtiiingS
make mp the mounting Of the map In c0nne,-
1 ri0u with ir there will be exhibited copy Of "a
| relief map in the museum at Nlbany showing
Manhattan island in I716 and also two charts co.
The Citv a. il looked in 1G4I and 1870. The four
maps will form an opportunity tor the ,Ludf oi
the city's growth during thc last &o) yeaIs-
An extraordinary state Of affairs has been dis
closed l,v the arrest IN Palermo. Sicily. of Deputy
PaiizzoIo. charged with having procured thc
der Of Commentators NctgrbJrtol0 six wears lgo
hv hired a,stssins Sienor PIlizzolo is shown Co
have been chief Of the Nahl. the irrepre-sDie
cret organization OF crime in Sicily. and his
house was besegcd by clientele 0f Psrs5us de~ir-
ON, OF his influence lawful or Illicit. Ot these
he daily held a Ievee IN the most literal sense. 5S
he received in bed. got up and performed al. the
operations of tbs toilet in public In the uete..-
! geneOUs crowd magistrates. lucgeS 1nd puaii'
f1nCtionareS were iEtermingled with suspicious
mission 10 carry AIMS. civic officials dcSif0u> 0i
municipaI contracts. students ANXIOUS tor q Ger
tificare Of a scholastic wear or term IHeA Nad u.t
passed. an the rank and file of the army or cor
uiption were at his bedside or in his Jntc-rooui,
Among his friends 0-lS thc celebrated brgaud
| Leone who constantly sent him presents OF coun-
trv produce and visited him IN Palermo AhotHc-
| rpp,rber of tn, same h0noret profession one
I NaIvo paid his respects to MN m the precincts
of the municipality itself, where Pdi1zz0lu was
e1uDloyed a> assessor OF the urban police before
bcinr driven from office by his terrible eneuIF,
/ NofsTbgTtGIo Tie victory OF tic latter : wi3,
prompted his assassination
Modv straw is the cause Of no snd Of sr1rhes
in milk preservation, as jhe mold srore- on ti:e
straw bedding attach themselves to the hair at
the cows and arc brushed into the pai, while
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