The evening times., 1900-01-25
NOTES OF THE DAY.

ninety yards second.
Gondolas on the canals OF Venice are giving
place 20 naplitha lsunohcs
Orc-third of the recruits Of the English army
enlist in London and Dublin.
About So0oc.00900J is the present eapitaliza-
uon Of trusts ia the United states.
Pens 70 the number Of s.5me9 are used
throughout tle world every day IA the week.
Yorkshire is the county in England which has
' -i'@'e't railway mileage The next r. Ian
i'-
loo OF beg population in the field. Germany gl6.
one Of tbe greatest borax deposit, In the world
}. IN the mountains just north ol D1ggett on the
Nolayc desert
Instead OF an engagement ring th- J4ua1e-s
i9,e' giye- his sweetheart a piece 1f beautiful
silk ior her sash.
New York florist -8ys that the Wv Of the
1l1le9 Is poisonous, and its stem should not D..
placed in the mouth.
The Burning Mountain" Of Nsnt.t. I'm Avey-
ron france, is coal mine which has been burn
ing Tor several yeaIs.
81, An English paper has been offering prizes t1r
the best guess to the date on uhicl ti. British
nag viii Do h0isted az Pretoria
Each day in the year the owners OF slot ma.
chimes in New York city purchase T. 0J1 pounds ol
chocolate with which 90 nm the mlc.un.s
The raising of nuts. mainly UlIuuts. /. a sr.4t
Industry Ia Southern California. There ve-c .afn-
PED last year i5) carloads. valued a, 500 U1J
The leading products % southern C1I.fornil tr,
cilrf> trut-- dried fruits canned fruits and yese-
tables. grain. bccI sugar gold. and petroleum.
The ait OF paper making has reached shc point
where Do IS possible 10 cut down gsoUil. tree
and convert IL into paper suitable ior prulus
purposes within twenty-f four hours.
The casualties in the blttles-of South Africa
remind the est. Louis Globe Dcmyc.a," hy wa
oi comparison. that one Confederate regiment al
t'ettysnurg .ost go killed and wounded auJ u
500 men
one Of the old Stockton and Darlington engine
drivers has just retired from active service. Ue
has been an engine driver since 1885. and ia tb.
ioTty--N years has Travelled nearly 20JJ.1JJ miles
on his engine.
Bolivia Is the most mountainous country OF
the world. aud that portion Of the great chain
known as the CordiiIera Dc le Plz Is ,5I5n-
nlde of pure white SUBMITS. extending more
tnau 80 miles almost iu a direct line
Both 10 British Columbia and in Washington
rhe more important positions in the salmon can
merle, are filled Jy whites, while the Chinese
furnish nearly an the labor. being rapid and
expert workers and content with moderate v.as-s.
The members Of the Massachusetts Legislature
present cosmopolitan record when iI comes 20
the question az nativity SIX % them were born
lH England, iN Dr. Ireland. four in Canada fwo
iE scotland. and one each ia Nova Scotia Ge--
many and iUssia-
That venerable part o. the Tower Of LonIon
known az tHe bloody tower is undergoing cun-
siderable repairs. Tie upper part of IT, winch
faces Traitors Gate. has been refaCed parts.
pointed and c0lored TO resemble age. The Juiid-
lus D, 90 ba restored all round
IH Nova Scotia both abe areas worked and the
number OF mines sh ova great increase. The
coal areas of Canada are estimated az 97.-on
square miles not including areas known Jug a.
set undsveiopsd iu tine far north.
In 800 there were only four insurance con-
panie= ia Japan. with a capital Of Sl.iSlOJl. Ia
ISss there were seventy-three registered com
paHies- with a capital of S3Q-9u0. so. A. tbe
same period the thirty-siv companies alone snow
cd an issue of $1,000 policies, Of the value oi
oe~lo-oJ5
one of thc grinme-. tasks .h4t r4I to tle Io,
oi the sculptor is that ct taking death sZl-s--
This IS often tie case where statue is 90 Je made
OF iae deceased Tor tHe features are iudcfi5y 4ud
gertoe-l, preserved hy thi- method Jp 10 tar
Is,, eeui org it-~ceus 90 L5y5 been q common Gus
tom t1 take death masks and there are a rumbr-
Of celebrated collections 81 re-e relics Of s-ns al
Charles ! and Cromwell. DIS great rival. are pre-
served 20 U- iu this vay- There lTe few ar works
that have the fascination Cf these frozen EurI.
mCut,. with 1'i tEe WEEcCus-= and every ~rlr
preserved D. IS easy .1 make mlss- 'i.e face
- oiled and soft plaster pressed down uuIl Gle
count ieusnce- After obtaining tii, mold it Is oul.
Necessary t0 hll IN with melted wax 90 obtain
perfect cast. Nu'ickrU~. rHe celebrated sculptor
of rhe last century. ALWAYS mixed up his plaster
and had ms kr ready when Boz saw the death ui
any wel-AuoWu persons announced. BOB ease L-
should De summoned r0 take mask. Il was this
>HreUCue-- that enabled NnIicscT~ o. leave a Tor
tune at ~l.uJg.nH1 vIsu he died.
one of ,Ee- most interesting ezlI1f,, which UfG
De- -auJ from the United States Co Paris viI Doe
a huge map Of New York ,.ty. which is now in
course Of construction under the chief t1pa-
graphical engineer st Che board oi public iIo-
pr5romcut,. lr IEos~rue~ 2sz2f feet and is oh
q scale uf zoo feet Co the iHcE- and irclude~ aI
tEC h0ruu=H- of tHr city and considerable oi tire
ldi Joining territory Twelve draUgItsIugu are now
working oU the map indoors and there is a field
force Ci eight mon working outside. The map
shows all the trees. parks. plcr- ferries and
railway lines displays contour lines and eIeva-
tons ot every point Iu the city and more than
l.p1O square miles Of the territory Is embraced
@nd ait buildings OF any Importance whatever
arc Indicated says the scientific American
Dr. each corner viii be pen-aud-ink drawing
i2>lS inches showing some notable view of the
city. and around Jhc edge are TO be smaller
=
wood platform and hT0UZr brackets and TlimgS
make mp the mounting 0t tine map. IE c0uucJ-
tiou with 10 there will be exhibited COPY uf a
relief map IN the museum al Albany showing
Manhattan Island I'm I1s6 and also TWO charts u.
the city q. 10 looked iu le3l and lSfn. The four
UaU- viii form an opportunity for the study Of
the eitg'- growth during thc last 500 years.
An extraordinary state OF affairs has been DIS
closed boy rhe arrest IN Palermo. Sicily OF Deputy
rl.zzoio. charged with having procured the r1,r-
der of CommcUdat1rc NCtlrbIrtul0 SIX years ago
by hired a--J-,ius- Seuor PlIizzol0 Is shown t1
have been chief OF abe Mana. The urepEe-sibc 81
CIet organization OF crime iu Sicily. ami Dbl,
house was 5c~egcd by clientele If p.rs1us d,-,ir-
ot, OF his influence. lawful OF ESoit. Oi tbc~-
Dee daily held lcyec iU the most literal sense. as
be received IN bed, got up and performed an thr
operations of the toilet ia public In The beler.-
geueoUS crowd magistrates. Judges and pubiir
funyti0narics we've internirgled with >uSp,ipg,
characters or tiCket-oi-lClve men seeking pc.-
mission 20 carry ITUS. CiIIr officials uC,ITuu~ Cl
municipal contracts. stu3Jsr- EUNIous Tor CeE-
thcate of q scholastic wear or term they E d U1t
passed nh the rank and fie of the army uf COR
Among his friends ibc celebrated hrIGlrd
Leone. who constantly sent him presents OF cuuu-
try produce and visited him iu rllsrmo- AnoirC-
member Of the same h1norrd profession uuc
Nalyo. paid his respects TO him Iu the precincts
of the municipality itself. where PIlizzclO was
Cmnloycd a~ u~~cSsor % the uIhan police, before
being driven from office bv Lis terrible enem..
NotaTbart0lo. Tie victory of ti-r latter Is vIu.
prompted his assassination
Noldy straw is the cause of no end of tr,rh'c5
IN milk preservation. as tbc mold spo-e- oa tf-
straw bedding attach themselves t5 the hair of
Ibc COWS and are brushed into the pail while
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