The evening times., 1900-05-16
NOTES OF THE DAY.

i -caAAAS Aiclr homes
revival o. fears Of being buried alive 5
D-ouSnt Ahout by recent article from medical
expert, who asserts that undue haste is prevaleus
IN America in funeral matters.
Archbishop John J. Kcane. recently appointed
/ ~ Iope Leo TO collect funds for the Catholic
| University Of America, secured 500 900 for tie
| institution in Chicago in two weess.
/ Moses d. Gotlief. Of New Yo-s WIN N,
/ formerly bandmssteT in the Russian Army. pro-
poses % raise regiment Tor the National C:tfa-d-
! Of his State composed entirely Of Hebrews
The March report o. the New Mexico weather
/ the month AZ Las Vegas and Santa p ranged
midway betNeen the f0th and 45th degree line
/ Ashometaus making great progress in con
| tsrting folks TO thsir comfortable creed The
AofInons here hive 10 keep sharp lookout 20
prevent then Missionaries fTom being -idctFaeked
Large portions Of the stomach. or even -ie
whole Of Il. may be removed. with no veTy
| great mortality. and in successful cases With
| wonderfully hide effect on the patients d.
| Sestion-
China does not seem to be inclined to be i'm
pressed in any great degree a the path Of civil
iization Widcus- Attacks on foreigners arr re-
| ported ir almost every newspaper received from
/ the Celestial Kingdom.
/ The Miss Wipter who has recently been ap-
pointed sOverness to the young children Of the
! Grown Prince and Crown Princess Of R0uma-
nia- Is the same woman Who had charge Of tie
education Of the young Queen Of Holland
/ Governor Louusbury, Of Connecticut, Is a b-ze-
! bah enthusiast, and never misses game when
! business permits lie frequently runs down 10
! New York for other purpose. David B. Hiu
Z ) eqi2lly enthusiastic over the national game
/ The favorfte wife Of the shah Of Persia is %
accompany him in his tour in Europe She VII.
however. be attircd in male garb. CnOn return
7 Ing 20 her Oriental bailuick she VIII undouhtel-
( y be The envy Of every other lady il that nor
! Smallpox was pr1rticlI1y stamped out in this
I country before the Spanish var Vow rriuci-
pally boeaUse cf offcial carelessnes= there have
been ,2e7 cases. with s92 deaths from tie ais-
ease in the United states during The past three
months and hah-
The twenty -ffth anniversary of the f5unling Of
the Lviaest5Iia Mission in Africa Is % De ceIe-
brated in October by a series q special meetings
and A conference 70 which all the Protestant
missions q British and German Central Africa
are % be invited 70 send d-legates-
To dispense di,iHiecting liquids a new device
I Is formed of central ball. % De- filed with the
h1id, With wick extending through the centre.
and having IFS ends inserted in IN outer SIN %
N'ia'i-e material, woven about the bll,
poEZe the liquid As the wick draws il cut
cloud Of bugs was recently responsible .or the
I calling out oi the Trenton ere depa-tnlent- The
bugs were gathered around the steepIe OF the
Z Fourth PrcshyJCrian Church IN such numbers and
tL r4ta al-IaIHe frNri the ground fHsf a uaSSer
tF mistook :hetn Tor smoke and sem IN an alarm
/ The largest sinokestaeks which have ever bcen
/ manufactured in the United States are nov being
bHiIt in - Louis. They VIII be seventy feet in
cirruIsfereUce At the base and gradually taper 20
tCrtE feCt IN circumference st the top Tlry VIII
oe 2tJ feet hsl and WiI cost about $4,000 apiece
/ French physician has discovered that 1t :
heai,ay 20 y8WH; he goes further ard advises
tifcial yaUnng in czSes % sore throat bIzziug Of
ceSs Is slid 10 be efcaCiOus IN its WAY Ear--
. ling. with which operation II should be combined
! New York's Manhattan Elevated Railway Com
I pauy Is considering plan for providing It's sta
+ ticn= With inclined st4irUays- such elev1tin.
Z means would have capacity Of 5000 persons pr
I hour The ~1zlrNaHs VII rua GA the enCle-s
3 chain principle, and VII Be aCtuated by elec-
trieiry-
I \ French1nau las designed a neat d=siufectin-
3 device for purifying rooms. comprising cup %
. De- suspended over the top Of a lamp chimney "
e4s jer, IN which The liquid is pizcedio evlporl-
4 zion, with q horizontal fan above the cup t0 be
I r1yo.ved by the heated air and spread the disin-
/ fectaut.
An Iowa young man nos long acO proposed
E marriage 10 q Young woman. but hearing that her
f hair w-s false be declined 10 tulhl his engage
meur- She brought suit agaiu>, him for brfach
q uf p-oHlSr. but She was Eon-slited ca the ground
that she had won the young mas Affections under
F false preccEces-
There l. 20 b. A c5rdits factory built in IRdfa.
/ Electricity VIII BE- used for motive and lighting
purposes. The bulk Of the ccrdite used ia India
E las been heretofore imported and the Covcrancut
/ factory 81 n atllam ABBEY IN England caunJt sup
ply il IN sItcieu, q1antiJi5s, that orders have
/ 20 b. placed With private hru-s
| Florists in al parts Of the country say that
4 orchids are making great progress in the esti-
! nation Of the people. They wiu. 1t Is admitted.
never reach the popular er6or=ernent that belongs
[ 70 r1ses hyacinfh=- carnations. pansies. vi0eJs.
/ OF any Of the MODEST flowers that belong 10 the
! lovely home gardens Of this country.
The '-NIetve Cazet'' OF Antwerp gives authentic
details Of cruclties iEaictcd by BelgianS on the
natives Of the Congo region In one case twenty
I two women were shot for not h1Vin. come in time
/ 70 carry away load OF rubber. In another case
l sixty women were put IN chains and allowed 20
( staTe 10 death bcCaUsc their village had uos
I supplied any rubber
| Joseph Quonz. Ciriuese laandryman. Is eaadi-
1 date for a seat n the city council OF Toledo,
I Ohio tie has been nominated by the Republica-s
{ m OF the wards which under ordinary con-
Z disions = orer,yhelusinely Democratic This wear
/ however, there are tao DemOCr4tic candidates IN
Z the acid. aud QuclS- Whose nominstion MAS
/ Joke. STANDS 3 good chaEce q election.
Unlcss they pay thci- licenses. great many
| medical and legal lights Of Louisville VII md
! themselves in the Ordinance Court. The sinking
[ about 20 notices lawyers and doytorS reyIuir-
ing Ih,a either IC pay their license fee Ct SO or
/ appear n -srssFt- Ties notices have had the
! eject Of making hundred dclInqucnJs pay.
Cremation - human bodies j. making greater
/ progress in France tlan IN any other country
While on this continent IL l. slightly advancing IN
favor there Is an 2bhorreuce 90 this manner of
( disposinS q the dead that viii be likely % lin
/ ger for several generations 10 come. In PARIS
/ cremation i becoming WY popular. The eTeuaa-
I tGrium at the cemetery Of Ptre I4cial=e has a.
{ ready been found 20 be TOO small
It Is said that traveIers or the SEA feel much
safer on board steam vessels than sailing slius
bet the ceEuioTtS to one with plenty OF time ID
spare arc far ahead Of those who traverse she seas
| on steamers. The Injuries are not great bur
! there l. 4 wealth OF delight in sailing gently
| the deep dark biuc ocean and thc p-rccDt--- Uf
I danger. II there Is plenty Of sra room. / not 30
very great taking everything into cUnsid, ration
Women on battIcGeIJs produce 2 sentiment akin
70 AnFzouian ideas. and British soldiers IN the
Trausyaai are resenting their presence In hos
pit4ls anO1 her affair altogether. This applies
| 10 hospitals land. where their good work q
/ commended IN a high dCcrcc- But IN the open
/ and hospital ships. where the Is small
Z women are out OF their proper element. aCc07i-
ing 10 lctJerS seut home 20 England from soldiers
I in the Transvaal.
Fish are great giuttous. That l. probably tn
reason Nhy RRe-iookIrg bait tempt 50 many -
them % destruction. single blue fish has been
! known 20 XIII and devour trn cod each rs big -
himself IN rapid succession Birds s-c also blessed
| with fine apPetites. The robin easily devour
I and the ordinary pigeon can get away with hlS
J WEIGHT frraiu sunrise and sunset