The evening times., 1900-02-28
NOTES OF THE DAY.


twenty-five million dollars have been invested
IN Missouri mines since last January.
The value Of the imports Of potatoes into Eng
Land yearly j. estimated Al aboUt S3,O9J,050
So Ear this season about 5000 boxes Of o-anges
nave been shipped irom Manatee county. Pa.
Il is a curious fact thar negro has never beca
Known 70 tame an elephant or any Wild animal
Russia in Europe has forest area Of about 508.-
is forest
a large cotton mill is being erected IN Nezieo
Railroad.
The ls9o production Of beet sugar in Mianeso,a
vas 4-ai1iL1 pounds. on which the STATE paid
bounty Of sz1O00-
It is estimated that 100000 tons Of coal s-e
imported into London every year q which arn5uat
i--ss-Do tors come Dy sra.
( The Car is an accomplished whistler. and come
times performs variations national airs for tie
enirria-Imeut o. his intimate frilEds.
/ great man does not aiwavs attain ripe %
age. m fact, hardly half Of the greatest men q
modern and ancient times have reached tha, Iiuit
! oi age set by the Bibie-seveHty.
/ Il is possible that silk may become an article
entirely domestic IN every step Prof Carl Braun.
/ of Bangor. Me.. intends 20 experiment six
worm farm. and has Crcercd 10000 eggs from
Japan. the W0rms 20 b. fed on oak leaves
The Egyptian statistics Of this years pilgrimage
on its return ON Mecca havs-nou been pub
H-Lcd The faithful arrived AZ the suarsntrue sta
roH Of El Tor various dates between May
and August u. and numbered 1890 persons.
The steamship Lu,snia on a recent trip took out
100 slcks of mail Uhere the average is from gn
% 800 less. The Traye took I.5Gs pieces Of mail
Tor Germany. under the parcels post arrsI-,e euenf,
which weighed ron pounds 70 II PosiHds each
notwithstanding Russia's enormous expenditures
for the construction q the T-ans- Siberian Railway
and for increasing the strength o. her army and
navy. her revenues during the past twelve wears
have exceeded her disbursements By '50,1oOO00
rubles.
Some fastid.ous women have nightcap= made q
white wash lace with a circular sachet pad fls-
tened on the crown. The caps arr coquct-ish ard
pretty, THE lace mesh allows free - air and
the sachst imports isint but distinct fragrance
20 the hair.
In the provinces of Games and Nice. France.
there is q large INDUSTRY in she cultivation %
carnaticrs. The French paper- report thar d.
-trucuye m-l1dy has attacked the carnations
there. and thaI whole fields have been destroyed
and the industry wrecked
It is curious 70 notice that wood tar is rrtplr,d
just as it was iu the fourth century. T.. G.. 4
hank is chosen and hole dry, into which tire
wood is placed. covered uith turf A FIRE b. light
I'd underneath ard the tar slowly drips into the
barrels placed o. receive IT,
: In the German Empire blondes number SIS per
cent and uized types 90 per cent. Iu some dis
tricts the rrepouderauee ri the blonde element IS
much more U-araed-C-uaelaIiv fu part ut ta-
Grand DuCEy 0t Oideulurg. where there are only
8 Per cent Of pure brunette
From fsr-away N0umss. IN View Caledonia. Com
msI-5al Agent W0,n writes Of prosperity, a rap
ids growing commerce and increased trad, with
" es-eru America- A stone quay the 6nes; in th.
PacIhc. j. under construction and a plant for the
electric lighting of the town Is erected
In Is8j the uui4be1 % savings banks In the
United States was I.Ol7. with deposits amount
ing % SI.sII .oolCJ9. and surplus and other ays,s
making their holdings s2.OI8 JU0. .0Jl Ia Isg8 the
numbtr Of such hams yI2 with deposits 4-.-
ErgEating s. -lq9.C5jJJJ and other assets making
total Of S2,ieI.oeJ.uo0.
Small particles % ciudsr and metal sre con-
stlnry getting into the eyes Of engine drivers and
stoleIs. ssys London Tt-Bit--" Thes h--- one
iHyaTiab.e way % getting them out. No sooner
has the driver ci an engine got a nasty bit 4
grlt IN Ls eye than bis companion. the ,-oEer.
opens iie ele-iCs quite vide and lilA, .le ur-
seen frasru-ut-vllcu might procure trlgic ne
suits s,Hctlmes-1-tth has tonsue- Tine public
knows Ettte ci this heroic rc1ntuy. h-Il on evc-v
line -l The world % - being applied every hrur
iB The day. Az surgeons recognize thar tLi, 4. Oft
en, WltE ali tLelr beautiIul instruments. the only
vly. And among The thousands OF women "a
u-,red with our n~hiug trade who have -1 clean
heIrlns- % IS also nrartlcCu the 0nIy method
81 getting uUt % tlr human eye tue very minute
heruussra.es JErr lodge there ana soon pr0clce
serious misciiei If rot removed
To plan, a bi1gTluh machine upon the actual
field Of battle ana 10 snap shot, the azhtias,
until either Iar coveted views are obtained or the
operator is paced h1rs du comDaJ uy q stray
shell or hu-l-I Is on undertaking taat demands
10 small measure % courage 5ru c1uIncss. and
every one wlI hope that Ine prospective nero gf
TINS rl=l buJ most interesting ehlgrpu~e, vino
has alr.auy salic1 WIN ais IlrapneluIlla for
: AIIi-1- Nll -'dic -ile -nc SOUND, bringing his
sheaves q duly '-leaocc' f-lus win hlJu- should
4 ne succeed II VIII De possible - ~--. 1lr Jle
first tame living pictures Warfare m fIi pru--
r.s-, and o. participate lu the emotions UI q uaf-
ucncid 70 An extent J-aJ no Eiele illustration or
. verbal Description, however WIG. could render
+ possible StgL-I Gle a4reutur.us hulshJ ,f the
biazEapL reIuru safely IEe results oI His enter
Prise VIII be- the more arFrygi-J.a Ju account "
I the ptIlls incurred ID JEs-v aeI-i-Iu1E-
/ The botanical curiosi,iss OF Jhe. Island oi Cey-
I ion are rePietc with va1eu Interests. one ot
I them is ''Jhe fa-b.dd- fruit or -Eve's apple
( tsee." It, native ulme Is Dia Radusu. Kadurl
I sigaiiyIus --IolmcOeu 4Eu DlaI -tgels-" Iae
flower of this eyJr4rsdinlry prpcuc,ipu is -aiI 90
I emit rne =ggus- the Cr.1. li Jnc irlIt. which
I hangs from tEC branches a verv peculiar and
stueIuE msHBer, rs yery beluIsiUi r-1rs orange
Q ou rne uu-slIe ana deep crimson within Inc
truII Itself pre>Ets tne spI.elfsIHce having mad
I piece bitten uuJ ur o.. IlI, clItuIa-JInct- To-
/ tner vItR Jue taeJ gi It's being deadly poison,
led tue A.h-il'n-i-r- pl tutlr l.sl discovery uf
Ceylon, winch they -nlu rre SITE 1t Para
disc, 90 represent 20 tlr forbidden fruit uf the
Garden Cf EU.u- 1Jr. llthl--n lEe finest and most
{ tempting sn aTura-augr r. aay. iT lld been im-
: pressed, Slgl was Jlrir flea with the marx 5f
/ Evc's having bitten o.. 90 warn men from med
! ding vitA q substance possessing such ugNious
{ IroaerJIrs-
70 looks easy enough 60 operate the handle Of
controller Of q trolley car. SAWS the .Palldel-
phi1 Record" ard except i5r The di-aeroesfic
ja-tinG one Is soractlmc@ rIyCu bya green hand.
4 g. most people one moJo-Elu uoe~ 10 fu just the
same manner as another. au1 few people would De-
haya that tlDrc L. considerable opportunity la-
exercising Judgment IN turning on and 81 the
current ard speeding uU the motors }Ir Charles
". Hewitt ui JIr zion Traction Company. some
time g-n. before rEa Engineers t-ul gave Size
d suit gi some practical toss ue had ElaLe ur che
. efficiency u VARIOUS Ilaru-mUu, tlc results at
. which sIolgl tU-t sHul men could 60 over the
( same route Uu t1r same schedule time, and with
the same Eglal-r li uas~eugr-s ara yet one m1t.r-
. Uul wlalt Esa --l-- unIg tI4u bali tlC current
used hv arutlyr. 4 walt--ar.r. winch measured
inc cuarrF consumed. was F.acJd on OBJ. car with
out .Ie ku57sIt-. uf t-e .-slu. aud the ear
Z e2- Am o-lr different routes ly different ultur
/ arc % careful r,f-r- 20 r.- ctr-ulslt- trEV-
eled the time ord Etuiir-r ~ passengers carried
{ kf tlc EIy. d iuIu. f.lt the number CI p->-
saEulr, carried bad almost ilIPplsyia6.c effect
an .ne Cag-unlTt1ru nf energy. tu- variations IN
2 tie sU-Eut oT energy depending almost uuti.e!v
on the Uot0r--Il- Ii.=c figures saoWtt t.af lie
I saving. u an mat.lulu were as good DIS .fe 0--t
would amount o. .S pG cCrt Of the uuHcI.
/ Tklt trC. Hrr.u1Cc J1raI can daW Two vars at
o-r. ru-r som rr-rrfr r-s T-Hrrr F.rr.r-r r-.r