The evening times., 1900-05-14
NOTES OF THE DAY.

Valencia paid aheut 25 cents day
More than half Of The s.. .ssI 900 gold imported
into thiz country during March came from CAnadI-
eEina is devoted to silver coinage Mexican
collars are = great demand in the Celestial Ena-
Pire-
Charitable persons send ee0oO.OoO every year
London
OF all the blunders made by some farmers the
greatest IS the habit OF Getting and sashiis-
f-sit trees
In every Siberian city the most eonspicuous s.l
finest buildings are the churches and the govern
meEt buildings.
At the April sale Of ostrich feathers in Lon-
don 1900 pounds were taken al prices ssgre-
eating S6i0.0Od-
Pay telephones are to b. put IN all drug
stores n Louisville and all deadfsead takiss
VIII be abolished
The Americans IN the Klondike have exactly
TIE same rights and privileges and pay the samS
taxes as Canadians
The oxford dictionary viii contain new
longest word IN the Eneli-L language" 10 wit
'nonintereonsnluLieabilit
In seven counties in Southern Missouri rica
helas Of minerals have been found, and there 5
great activity there al this time
Medical men in I;aly derive 50 much Of their
income from foreigners that most Of the students
now learn TO speak English and German
A Russian count and French prince are
among the prisoners captured by the Britisa
and now eajosiHg the sea air Of s. Helena
II is estimated that during the ten days So
sion q the recent ECumEnic1l conference .OG1
people were present at the various gatherings.
Following The example Of his august mother,
the Queen the Prince OF Wales intends 70 make
a trip along the Irish coast in the autumn
Dublin Is 10 have a permanent memorial Of
QueeR Niet0rias visit 70 Ireland Arnorg the
suggestions Is one FOR the erection Of a statue.
\ German naturalist has collected evidence that
monkeys dcgs. cats. birds. and other animals
recognize themselves or other animals in mirrors
and pictures
Detroit Is preparing to celebrate its so9sh
birthday. At the foot OF its beautiful Belle
Isle in the Detroit River. 1t Is proposed %
erect nsaEnIAeeEt gate, similar 70 the gateway
Of the Northwest.
Recently the Russian Agricultural Department
has discovered in Rirghiz steppe On the eastern
shore OF The Caspian Sa immense naphIha springs
Of quality which Is said 70 be equal 70 tie
/ best American nsphtha-
A resolution TO submit = woman suffrage con
stitutioHaI amendment received trenty-four a.
frmstiye votes IN the Iowa senate, against twra-
ty-two negative Two more votes would have
given Il constitutional majority
The Basutos are = Tribe OF Becluaaas and they
Humber about 5000 They are race Of resent
origin. being really an aggl0meration Of peoples
Who had been scattered during the Zuiu colquz=ts
a. the beginning Cf the present ceEtuEy-
Following the lead Of Liverpool, sherHeid. Brad-
ford. Glasgow, M-ncheSJgr. and other cities q
Great Britain IL Is promised that Al electric
street railway service VAL s0sa sgPeTsede he
present horse tEamWays II AottiDsh4u-
Young people in Vermont we're enjoying sleigh
IIdes almost until My day This, however. L
nothing new IN The old Green Mountain state.
s1oA o. me ground N spring time vii not
interfere with the maple sugar product
Chicago, with al its faults evincos tender
feeling for fcathered creations Some Of the good
people Of that city have recently established bird
hospital the only one 0t Its kind. Il Is said. IN
the world, where SICK and wounded bi-cs are cared
i0T.
The most famous 2rtes54n vel IN the world
IS in Pans. Known the GrenclIe vel. which
sous 1900 gallons daily The bore Is nearly
2-Oo0 tcet dee2- is overflow supplies = con
sidtr2b-c section OF Pans vita Al Abundance Cf
excellent water
one Of the most beautiful natural reek carvings
in the s-OEld IS the southern cross On the island
Of Grand Nenan, IN the BAY Of Fuldy- Il stands
az The head Of ledge OF rocks iutIlng into The
bay Al the southern end Ot the Grand N4n2u-
Its shap- Is that Of almost perfect cToss.
Two WesteraeTs have designed neat sample
case and display stand, which has series o. teie-
scopic tubes arranged TO lock IN 4 closed OF ex-
tended position With trays attached 70 opposite
II conjunction with tie movement OF the tubes
Strawberries are now recognized as the prime
spring eseuleHt Of this country. The southern
States planters are reaping great Advantages from
their productions Tropical fruits u FioTIea that
really forced p-Ocuctio1s are giving Way d
the d5lic4te favor and nutritious quality OF the
strawberry.
The town trustees OF Benton, by. have granted
George Riley license 20 open salon On
agreement that he Is 20 keep his doors open al
the time Use 70 screens whatever and that no one
be allowed % treat or set en- up IN his
place OF business Every man ElO crlnks must
pay Tor his oan liquor
The death OF Gross. OF Liverpool r-moves one
Of he TWO most celebrated dealers II Wild beasts
Of modern times. Few who Lave any weakness for
pet animals. particularly u Ily larger and rarer
Kinds but had dealings n one tine or another
with Cross. tie was famous for hrst IEt-yductions
OF rare beasts INTO EuEOpezn mCI1geTes-
Rats are becoming 10 be Of praotiod use at
least in the West. where tfey are omp,oyed n he
determination of pTsirie dogs. which If left %
their own devices vos.ld unteItnlz some 0f the
cities buf-- on Vrairics. Recently the much-de-
. splsec rodents exgerE-lnatet q colcuy OF tOEt!-
/ s;ght prairie dogs IN Lincoln Park chicago
a portable sesrchIight has been brought out.
The aGc Is IN the form Of M4Hgia mirror, having
a diameter OF seven inches The lamp IS ar
ranged Jhat II can easily BE- broaSht n or out
Of focus. 50 c4-4C the beam ulIy be concentrated
or isfrSed a. desired The total weight q the
Issrp l. fifteen pounds IL aluminium OF twenty
pounds IN brass
T. Is said that Netn- dist minister who spread
the gospel on a circuit in the narthern part Of
AIdbaul, received fer bis years work S2-s5, two
pair Of yarn socks one pair II jean trousers AMI
three Peeks Of potatoes With the potatoes the
good old lady who sent them UGde the request
that the uarir.s should De saved As she wanted
them 70 Iced heT CIV,
The old stanford home, II Sacramento, Cal,
which Mrs. stanford has given with $500 tor
an 0rph1nagc 10 the Catholic Church. Is The one
in which her husband lived for twenty years.
and where her son, Tor whom me university vas
named died The room IN which young SD
ford died Is to be elaborately htted out - Al
l iunrnlaIy By his mother
! .-The bronco," said the Rev Cyrus Tcwn-
/ send Brady in the Ladies Home Journal Is
I IN ugly iiltcmpered, vicious, orosssTaiaed, IN
6ers;zed half-starved fea-bittcn. abandoned little
beast. and ne gives the missionary doulo1nt oll-
uortuuitv 20 practice the sublime virtue OF self
[ r.-trsisst A. = horrible eN1Epie q Total de-
I pravity he beats anything that knoa oi-"
/ Joseph ouong. a Chinese IzundFsuian. Is a eau-
d5date for seat in the city council Of Toledo,
I Ohio lie has been nominated By the Republic
ans In one II the wards. which under ordinary
circumstances i Overwhelmingly Democratic ms
year however. there are twO Democratic CGndi-
| dates in the feid, and Qu0nS, whose nomination
/ Was a joke, stands coed chance OF election
One Of the latest fads in fashionable circles IS
the substitution Of old fashioned knockers for door
bells. The older and more battered the knocker
the higher the price il commands; and enterpris-