The evening times., 1900-01-06
NOTES OF THE DAY.

/ CaIeutts.
Michigan has nine beet sugar plants in sIe-
/ cessful operation.
A Colorado girl died from the effects Of 2 c1Ae
! walk in rag-timc contest.
France is about 60 raise a Iosu Of $4,000, 900
J Tor public parks in Algeria.
! The average salary paid 70 Methodist preachers
/ IN the United states last year VAS Si1S-Sj.
/ About 900 Western horses were shipped the
I other day from Jersey City for South Africa.
The demand from South Africa for Oregon wheat
/ and Hour has been greater than ever before this
season-
! The oil Of tobacco found in the stem Of long
/ used pipes is one Of the most active and powerful
pcsons known.
/ Negotiations have been IN progress with a view
{ to amalgamsting q large number Of hotels IN the
north u Ireland
/ Ordinary headaches almost always yield TO the
/ simultaneous application 0f hot water 20 the feet
and back Of the meek.
During the past season the visitors 20 Abbots-
/ iord, Scotland. numbered above 5000, being near
{ y I,uJJ more than last year.
The Irish TrausyaaI Committee appeals for funds
! 70 send out an ambulance to be attached 10 the
. Irish Brigade IN The Boer service
| The habitual Of tea a. a means Of r-liev-
Ing headache rs. SAYS a doctor. without doubt an
( eihcient cause Of rheumatism in numerous WAYS.
In Chicago. IT,, schools have adopted the pen
Z ll -h4FlAEe ~ leiell- Inc children Iu these tu-f-
tuuoUa saved cs-2ll duIIUg the month Of October.
] The admir-. iou Of the world l. challenged for
the herOism Of the British troops who fought the
/ battle Of M0dder River for ten hCurs-EOt even
I stopping for luncheon.
/ France with population Of - 7.5lsO09. has a
peace strength Of $4,000; war strength. 4660.Odo
Millions more could be called out II wanted bur
+ OF course they would be unframed.
An agent for the American Bible Society saws
that the frsJ book printed in Minnesota was a
Bible Il printed ia 1896 about thirteen
yeArs before the hrst issue 81 newspaper IN s.
Paul
some Euglislwomen, grieved at the lack Of
rational amusement among the children Of the
I present day, have formed themselves into body
Tor visiting board school Fairgrounds IN order to
teach children how 10 play.
The United states is sending corn 20 Europe AZ
/ the rate Of 5.uOOOoO bushels week Such large
shipments wee never before made at this season
and the prospects are that the exports for the
year VIII striIlass those Of any previous year
Earope is depending on the United States not
{ only for a large portion of bread and meat sup
plies for the people but also for great quantity
Z 81 feeding stufs for animals and moreover Tins
/ dependence is growing with every passing YEAR
The latest form Of massage employed IN Ger
( many IN the treatment Of rheumatic finger joints
/ consists IN thrustiuE the hand into deep gIzss
Z partially filled with mercury and dipping and
a
J The standard weight Of 81 in gold shau he
25.s grains. the quarter eagle. $50 piece. 641=
grains, the 81 piece. ss-4 grains the half eagle
or s. piece f2y grains. the eagle. or SO piece.
- grains, and Ct the double eagle or $50 piece,
. 5I6 grains
I 10 announce the arrival OF carrier pigeons 81
. the home nest a whistle has been patented for
attachment 90 the bird. comprising hollow ball
. % light material. with "a clamp TO secure il 10
81. I'd lie
I front 90 lct air into the whistle
A paper communicated 20 the Academic dss
Sciences Of Pans says thar the Herziau electric
waves cmp'oy-d In wireless reIc-T8pay are easily
stopped by she L. Of metal or cerueHted walls =
than a Cew9Utrd vail 0i equal size
To raise water from the ocean level bg utiLiz-
ing the U1vC power uCU apparatus has rigid
structure -er near the shore, with a long trussed
lever pivoted 90 r-~e and all when le-uated by
float az ri3- outer end, pump being --r - the
short end OF the lever to raise the water
In the region from Richmond. Va to Port
land. Nc, s..0Jg.r10 capital IS invested IN the
/ wood business some gf Jhe kiudliGg mills are
elaborate H. PeuH-g wanna are E-ll-~ tast els-
S61,lo0- Thousands pf men hnd employment the
year round ia cutting. transporting and dIs,-l1u,-
ing krdlius wood.
Some recent tests have brought 20 light the
fact that iodine occurs In certain articles Of hu-
,uan food IN small quantities and as 1t oec1rs IN
h=l and shell fish. Ir has recently been suggested
that this fact may be the reason why fish is 80
valuable a food for iuyalIds. Traces OF iodine
have been found In cod liver oil. and IL IS possible
that it, Together with the hrUmlIc and plyspl1-
/ uss. couJubutes 20 It's tonic elects
/ American shops have turned out 2473 Iocomo-
I tiycs this year the largest number they ever
manufactured in one year, and SIS more than
+ were made iu ISIS More than - per cent Of the
number. o- .-i. were made for railway companies
. in other suuutrigS- Large the output uus-
ard IT. was fully equal % the capacity % the
WORKS Was little more than sufficient 20 replace
q the engines which were worn ont and discarded
There are about $500 locomotives ln the United
State
b. q recent invention of a Young Danish en-
4 giueer. it Is possible TO connect a phgn1glaph
. with a telephone iu such q manner that the for
mer becomes available far receiving the record oT
. the speaker. iu case the individual win whom he
. ueSIro~ To- communicate is not at hand. ltis
. record viii reproduce IHr words Of the speaker
. CO any time 10 i- desired The FHoroeraph -
said Co. be qGite different from Edisur'S- and mucu
. ICSs complicated Instead of the roller,
. steel band IS used and The record can be wiped
. of In The same EiluUer chalk drawing is re-
] moved from s-llC-
Balloons .re generally accepted as likely 90 be
. OF HtiIc use iu warfare. on account Of their La
. hiiiry 10 I'LL 90 the ground ar once on receiving
the frst perfyration Of q bullet. The Austrian
/ Government has. however. recently carried ont
/ some ClUcrs.- 7IrE winch show that balloon -
feet In horizontal diameter and as feet III vertical
J diameter can br used with good effect 20 recon
{ ulitrc tnc WaHguyIe- of aU enemy whose guns
. are 5.GUv yards or 610n yards away after height
Of 1000 Ur -. 200 feet have been attained nE the
Z CAT While IU this position eighty shells. con-
tanning over 1d-h2O bullets. were fired ar The cN-
. uFrimaEtaI balloon which on subsequent eALIll-
. nation was found have been pierced with only
I three small holes and these Tor long L-JcrTard
{ did not materially dimiuI-a the huyEauCy- Ia
I effect the balloon Is dIficIlt tU hit. and when
hit continues rO float Tor very considerable time
I notwithstanding the holes made through the cu-
J yelope.
A news despatch from Wolc1tt. y. Y, says;
For lack Of d scientific name which the puzzled
medical fraternity unable 90 supply new and
general complaint here is called ''sgre knee A
large proportion OF the population Is using Genes
90 hoblle around. The malady struck here three
weeks ago Il attacks only the right knee. but
/ those who have passed through the ordeal say the
[ pGugs Of rheunat tIsTn and Euut do not hold cam
I die To IL. Clarence johnson business man, Was
I the first victim Tie uCtIcUd stJnElug sensation
In hi- right knee while at work The knee began
. . swelling. and IN three DAYS Mr. johnson was AZ
home suffering great agony In ten DAYS the
knee has become double it, usual size. For all
. ofhr- week Mr. johnson IN great agony. while
the swelling gradually grew less, and al the end
| I OF three weeks Ee was able 70 get around The
I disease seemingly had 10 ITS course Mum
erOus of the disease sre reported from North
4 NOlcOtt and Red Greek
The terrible disaster ut Amald. Italy. Is not
without precedent. says the philadelphia Lcdg-
cr.' for IN l3l3 a large portion Of that city Was
buried under the by 4 terrible storm. and
the place, which was once one Of the most i'm
p0rtant In Europe. never recovered from the
( shock. Il became q mere fishing village. and So
( remained. The disaster Of Friday helps 20 eX-