The evening times., 1900-02-23
NOTES OF THE DAY.

100 tons.
An Illinois young man advertised for wife
under assumed name; his sister answered the
advertisement, also under an assumed name; then
photographs were exchanged. and now both are
Of the opinion thar il is bad for family to have
two fools in it.
The spectacle Of the ibis thoroughly domest'-
Gated on a pool within the city limits Of Los
Angeles Is suggestive Of the mild winters Of that
region as the Ibis il a tropical bird These birds
were introduced several years ago and live there
perfectly cOntented.
No other Governor has made many speeches
a. Roosevelt. lie accepts many invitations to
public dinners and meetings he can find time
to attend. and i always ready 90 respond when
called upon for a speech. He has ad0pced what
most politicians regard a dangerous policy.
Copenhagen's crusade against rats has led to
the formation in that city Of a Rational Danish
Rat DISCRIMINATING Society which organization has
constructed at considerable expense Cremat0rv
for the bodies Of the rodents which lt hills. The
rats said to BE- dangerous carrier, Of disease
germs.
Tire English postoffce employs not far short ot
%. 900 Women and il l. probable that the largest
number i, employed in teegaphy. or in duties
relating thereto. In London alone the number
would appear % exceed I5lJ. Of whom no fewer
than 1.JJJ are employed at the central telegraph
Office at It. Martin's-le-Grand
Electric light companies in London are 50 short
0f generating power that they have publicly asked
their consumers to Use as little electric light be-
tween 4 and p. m. possible The demand h1s
Outrun capacity. In consequence. they see Amerl-
cars building entirely new and enormous plants
night under their noses 90 supply machinery ana
equipment
\ new tunnel which is being constructed in
Paris. for one Of the electric roads, viii De light
ed by lamps turned on automatically the
trains enter the tunnel and be cut of du.omati-
caily the train leaves IT, The lights have been
placed each side Of the tunnel a level with
the windows of the cars, that duTing the day
time 10 viii not be necessary 20 use the lights IN
! the c1r-.
Recently a curious accident occurred at Que
bee. wbicH resulted ia the fatal injury Of a man.
lie Uis pressing ashes into a cylinder, holding in
his hand a long iron rod; the rod u some way
met with obstruction. causing him to raise pc
quicblg thus breaking a globe Of JH arc light
which Wa over his head and 7o forming a circuit
by which tine current passed into bis body, re-
sulting in his death.
There ha, been a cIll st the American Consulate
in LYONS, France for FISH scales % be used in the
Manufacture Of artificial pearls. The supply IS
not equsI 90 the demand. II is said that good
price, viii be paid for them. The scales should
| b. pat ked in salt IS soon removed from The
/ h-n and packed iu tin cans. Specimens sent 10
/ the consulate nom America viii be examined end
/ reports about them made To- the sender
| The Old Whiting house on the Boston Post Road.
| near Byrsm Bridge iu the town Of Greenwich.
| Conn. was burned 90 tie ground recently. Norn-
/ ing but tlss stone chimney .er standing Ir h.
supposed that trs.up- caused t1e fire. Tie house
/ was erected iu I6iG by John Blnks, who bad
I Ceiyad q grant Of lald there from klng thtrI'S J.
aqd the wood used iH its construction was obtain
/ ed from the Js-es that grew on the l1no.
| Pierre Lott j. making good Use Of his lime ia
/ India lie recently Iett SHo5anur toI P9HdIsherry.
/ where be- h3s been the guest Of the Rlia5 Of
| Cochin Everything native f. engaging Dis closest
attention. and hr has spent days ar JIe palace
/ and synagogue, of the white and blacs Hebrew.
/ lie j. taking numerous notes and photographs,
! Jrd tie record af Dis travels Ufl. H1 G'I'i. he
\ looked forward 10 with considerable interest
I .-, man Who lives in a thriving town not ilr
from Kansas CITY SAYS the kansas tity jour
u.I. "a. blacksmith by trade makes quantities pi
rsmalsvk, and sell, them t1 the Indians 40 West
sfu agencies. ard they iu turn sell chem ,'
I r..-rrrr tourists 4- arTie-itie- Ha makes tlcW
by hard from old gunb5rrs.s The man was
/ formerly Government blacksmith at one ot The
big agencies. and learned iHe secret OF ms P--A-I-
bic traffic there
This story {, told Of Prof. Pritchard. who re-
Gently opened tine sixth international biological
congress. Reviewing the progress Tor the lat
thirty wears. the professor referred 70 "curonic
uors1ppurarive disease Of tire middle ear a. b..
ing the supreme mystery at present 10 students
Of ot8Io2y. ''WhJt i~ this middle eJrz lady
asked -JGr physician Madam. he rephed'
-.it +, tHa ear with which ve do NOT listen. In
/ other words. tie nose.
There was trouble q, .he Brooklyn end Of the
/ big bridge the other morning al the rish hour
some new hands Lad been prt iu to sell tickets
/ and not being used to- the iEeHzied dash OF the
crowds going O., work they could Got handle the
I tickets fast enough. The mob became conseS'ed
I and soon their an iuCIpicnt riot Then mum
I Der df inpatient men made r'l7H 5Ha t1rlird tAe
pa.ition Ticket choppers. guards. and olher
attaches were thrust our Of tbe way and ,le CrJNd
I bearded the bridge cars ia triumph
/ An officer in bssiegcd Nlfesius writes to the
81 ordsr Gr,pI,ie'' AS follows. ''NeH with tele-
| .rone. watch the enemy load and lay the Dig
/ eun and ring the big alarm bell 's warning
when +, j. ready To- Ere The boys watch for me
! fash Of discharge and then az once ING Llil -
I he'll This lust gives the people ltAt @" 'dHo
| cover before the shell comes In Tue potS' oF
| Practice appear 20 know from the sound OF e"5h
/ shot in which direction it Is gong anu -NeH -
/ not leave their perch except ''' 'l'F
[ she'll
I Borrovirg a leaf from "Who's Who which
/ rive. list Of peculiarly pronounced proper
names such as FeatherstoubJusiI- Fanshaw. and
/ Col,lougb-Coke the London Punch is pleas
I ed to add a supplementary catalogue OF It's own:
Kr,yer should he sounded Grudger toi the fran
/ cbi.el. Stevu-Stain tto be wiped oud. JouOeIs
You bear: Crouje- CruSty; K,ljz-k'iS- ~
hrecht-Al brlg; Judge GregoroWsSi -'eiite' -'5'
Nfrs Cronwricht- Schreiner- Downright m A'L-
| I.vJs-C George Washington: BIden-PUwel.- bdil
/ OoU Paul: Pretoria-N ictorId; johannesburg Lpt %
lbsrrberIgirbIrg: Blocufgut siuB uetunkJon; Del
| zoo, Biv-Dontlctggd Bay tueAJ time lt D, cheled
youJ
| President Kruger's pipe has been the subject ot
! ;rdici,I notice in Dublin. Ne--rS. kIpp Peter
.on tol,lc,oni-t- OF Grafton street. Dublin. MAIDS
! , claim before the Recorder Of Dublin for -
/ ,,r,rers4tion far the breaking Uf a window IN
rbsir sbop bv Che undergraduates Of Trinity Coz
lege. Dublin. on the occasion Of Nr. tr'n'er-
lain's visit to the college To receive an honorary
degree on December ~. lt "-t' aieSgd I' s.Fi'.'f
| - tba claim that Mc,srs kdpp Peterson hid
irc,,rrad the hostility OF the students Dy irtNi,-
/ a pipe for President krUger- IN D. iellei ~ l.c
I s.T,,bIir Press NCssIs. kapp * Peterson -ttl
! that the pipe was not presented '' ,'ls' % ~ ~
I a. Er,.yer srbut was made 20 the oEoct 'i
/ s-rr in paris and was purely c0uHFtt lti ti'il'
/ 1rtioD.' The President OF the lran>sIdl i, ls'H.
while calmly enjoys Jhi, pipe a. fTe'"ra. Nl.,t
il had been sent BY a fIth'" auitl' n - -,
arrn the British war prisoners HaFc had th 'P
,1rfuuitv Of seeing mighty clouds oi smoke aii>-
ipa nom its stem and Dom Paul's nostrii--
The effects OF the Indian earthquake Of 1877
wore :, pronounced a. 90 make interesting the
| stpdv OF the various changes which took place
under irs action In the Khasi and Caro- HiliS a
revision Of the principal tranguations q the dis
frct vs made by officials Of the survey, in ordcr
81, ascertain what displacement. either vertically
/ - Horizontally occurred. Observations were
made Ia, determine the heights ana positions ei
| a large number 9f the old stations. but al had
/ suffered 10 such an extent that lt was not post
/ ~ -, ascertain hfw much any one bad been DIS
| rI,cad in comparison with the unjHecled area
P.siJe The average horizontal displacement 5