The evening times., 1900-03-24
NOTES OF The DAY

| handkerchiefs made Of paper in japan. cords
are twisted from the same material. and limitations
VI eOico'a leather are eOntrived from il.
| 1nere Is said to be a tombstone in Tennessee
upon which Is engraved this strange epitaph:
! Some have children, Others have none. here Iie1
/ the mother Of twenty-one''
The automobile is pacing ahead at a rapid rate.
y has already secured place on the shelves 80 tc
\ speak OF the department store A firm In Nsg,
! York Is Offering the horseless vehicle for ale.
/ new ordinance in Philadelphia that receives
4 the sanction Of many hOuEeholders is one pro-
hbiting the placing OF loose circulars under doors.
/ around doorknobs
] The women's department AZ Cornell University,
VIII De rendered more democratic next year An
I ehoft viii be made TO get two women in each
d0rmitory room by increasing the price Of a room
/ occupied only by one
South American journals declare that ernisssries
OF the United states buying up large tracts Of
| land IN Brazil, Peru. and Chile for the purpose
Of getting hand in local political questions.
/ with the ultimate view Of annexation
Bret Harte is said to be at work on a new series
Of condensed novels The first series appeared
IN 1866 and were very successful In this new one
IT Il supposed that he will parody modern u0yeIs
that have had a greater or less vogue.
Military men declare that the harbor Of San
vasion. Several 1O-inch guns mounted on
disappearing carriages have been placed on the
fortihcatioEs about the Golden Cate Of the Pl-
eiae coast.
Red hair is a great blessing though probably
few persons acknowledge it. A German physician
explains why peTsons so adorned seldom get so
bald others. Red hair il 50 thick that - o00
cover head. as well as 10000 blonde Or I05 900
block hsirs.
While the British Army coIors. standards and
guidons are religously made By hand Jack. h4gs
are made by sewing machines rs enormous rns-
chimes being driven throughout the course Of a
long day by gas engines, and tended by nearly
forty women
mothers gallery Is feature Of the Lincoln
Park Baptist Church. Cincinnati. Ohio nur-
sery with cots easy chairs and other convenience,
opens of from the gallery. Women attendants are
present to care for the children wlfen they will
be content with Strangers
oi two and one-ialf miles Of pavement laid in
New York within the last three months. 81 .596
square yards Of asphalt, 70 Ia square wards II
block asphalt Il ,9o5 square yards OF macadaIe
and only l.62l square yards Of stone Granite
blocks m Gotham are out Of fashion.
The recent death of Richard ". Thompson com.
pIeted the ending Of q journey all must 20 Of 4,
quartettc Of picturesque characters in the Hoosier
state. The other three, whose names and fame
Hnger IN the minds Of their TO- low countrvnnen
are Daniel W. voorhees,. George " Julian. and
William I. Holman.
A water-poWer company of H0Iyoke Mlss has
just completed a new stone dam across the Con
Becticut River. at cost Of nearly 81 O00.O09.
which gives by far the largest water power in View
England, its average total head being sixtv feet
and draws water from drainage area above
Holyoke Of 5000 square miles
Lamsrtine's barber. a certain M Isopv Is. "a.
the "London Chronicle" still alive He is verg-
ing on the century mark oi life. having passed
ninety-two yesrs Of age. and bis greatest delight
Is TO talk Of his hero. I-0py treasures up q faded
dsguerreotype Of the sentimental politician who.
having become a dCminsnt agure in France. died
in obscwity.
MoIes and bats are not blind. though they are
usually regarded So Nature made the moIes eyes
minute to save pain when burroning under the
earth. A for bats no one who has watched them
chase moths a summer evening would accuse
them Of being blind. though they could possibly
with their marvellous sense Dt touch dnd the in
sects in absolute darkness.
Tie largest amount Of life insurance ever placed
on one man has Just been taken cut on the life of
Contractor John e. Mcdonald. He it is who Is to
build New YOrks subway, and who hss been ia
sured FOR s2.0OO.O0O for Eve years az a cost Of
$4,000. Mr. Wannamsker, who held the record
before. Is insured for Sl.52j.0 .09G Gen. samuel C.
lawrence II Boston IS insured for S50o.O00.
As a proof Of the care taken Of children entr,l.t-
cd 70 the protection Of train men in this country
there l. an illustration in the Of little girl
named Helen 4. Francis, three years and eight
months Of age who has arrived safely ar stroud
Okla, after having Travelled from New York city
without other escort than the men on the rail-
road. % whose guardianship she had been COM
mitted-
Very few cities in this. country have what are
The Arnold Aboretum at Boston Is generally re-
glrded Dc Ire most progressive in the short let.
with rhe Washington garden possibly next in the
NJ. though - Louis makes a Wagu noeut show in
IT. botanical xhibtiO.s Tn r are other hue gSrt-
eu> at Buffalo. y. Y; Philadelphia. New York
,isy. Northampton, Mas, and >an Francisco.
Woineu who sweep the streets with long skirts
do 70 at some peril. Philadelphia bacterioiogsJ
who made a microscopic examination Of the train
OF the walking skirt Of 4 woman Of that city
found it contained 100000 germs many bearing
diphtheris pneumonia. and tonSilitis-aISo c0ilec-
tious Of typhoid and consumption germs" And
this TOO. despite the fact that the skirt
comparatively new and had been brushed daily BY
its owner.
II appears from the investigation Of an inq1isi-
tive German gentleman that the Beautiful Blue
Danube is not so blue a it has the reputation
Of being The gentleman who devoted a long
period Of time watching the waters Of the Danube.
SAYS that during eleven days he found them brown.
during fifteen OF a dirty green hue. during forty
five bright green. during sixty nine DARK green.
C1riHg sjNty-forT Of grey ish yellow. and on some
DAYS Of no distinct color.
Tie North Pole Is said 90 have been discorercd
by a French Canadian trspPer. who reioices in the
name OF Joseph Zolique La J0e, Sho. according
to bis own statement ran up sgsiu-t the pole while
drifting or an ice foe On his unwilling journey
La Joic ate several of his dogs so IL is related.
and ali the fish he could ind. lie struck land after
a cold Journey Of long duration and was taken in
charge by a Polar race Of indians. who took him
up0n a mountain that gave forth volcanic light.
This mountain La Joie firmly believes Is the North
Pole Strange 70 say the trappeT's report OF his
experiences finds a degree OF Credence among a
number Of Arctic pathtinders. lt IS not related
that he found any signs Of Andree while IN the
Polar regions.
Great use is being made at present in ioundries
qnd other metaliurgicaI establishments OF steel
scraps. which is the material left after making
various articles Of steel 1t is treated BY means Of
process which converts the scrap into steel, not
only of its original value per pound. but also in
any desired shape, thus saving cost Of machinery
or drop-forging. The scrap is melted in crucibIes
process that destroys most OF the valuable
steel properties but at a fixed point in the melt
ing certain ingredients are dropped into the mol
ten mass that restore the valuable properties. The
resulting product has every quality OF the best
steel, being homogeneous, Welding perfectly, can
be made hard or soft 20 ORDER and las a tensile
strength of 5000 pounds.
Peter Van Setback, of the Chicago Holland So
ciety, will leave Chicago next month for Holland
to present the youthful Queen Of that nation with
gift Of COPY Of Chief Simon POkagon's book,
ssrr1,, O,,aor az tho Woods This was presented