The evening times., 1900-05-11
NOTES OF THE DAY.

It IS expected that after the war in the Trans
- 81 = over touring IN South Africa VIII become
the raging lad u eNoUrsiOnists
iAeFe are 1874 locomotives at work on the
always Of the United Kingdom and each of these
on an average, runs I9096 miles In : vear
I'll fraHtz. near North Mspcbss-er lad ,,4;les
some ioNes 70 their hole. and dug out a litter %
s5he s iittie foxes. -hich on exhibit Al North
Manchester
When the late Duke Of Argyil-s son married IN,
Vgeens daughter scotcn peasant exchanged
n mon. But its proud woman the Queen
Packing houses use Fgiler's earth for reanirr
lsrds, oleoHsErzsrines. butterines and cottoienes
These commodities cannot BE- made without the
use OF Fuller's earth
Work on the Carnegie Free Library building in
Atlanta. Ga, viii begin in 4 few days. ft Is 10
o. constructed % granite ard white Georgia mar
BE Of the finest quality
Tea million dollars annually .s exDendes i,
LohaoD Tor umbrellas The people there are ac-
- Sls'oii-el 70 carry them whether il raining or
not ana 20 al sorts Of weather
The Empress Of Russia mas had made for ncr
magnificent piece Of GObein tapestry whicH
bears reproduction Of 4 portrait of Marie An
tofnette Painted by Mn Lebrun.
Tie oId-fashioued cowboy. like every other Wild
creation Is beginning 10 lose his status a. z foe
% peace and quetness a. civilization rapidly
spreacs lts net in the Western wiids-
In. Egypt owing to the great heat earavals
travel ony IN the early mornings ard in the
evening Az noon the csmels donkeys. and >iriv-
ers take their comfort as best they can
Some iy-sign capitalists are threatening 10 leave
japan because the Government. after seven
months delay. stin refuses 70 sanction the per
petn2I leases In accordance with international
agreeInenz-
One Of the smallest sized men in the country.
Paul Robinson, died At Beioit, Wis. 4 day or
tn ae-o lie
~ inches Ia height, but was & cauahie well
educated business man-
Cigarette smoking Is not to be allowed on the
Exposition grounds IN Paris Violates Of an order
fofbiddine this sort % f1snigation recently issued
by the Parlsian chief o. police, viii be arrested
and subjected % heavy fines
Diamond cutting OF polishing was an urknoxn
art tive centuries ago Since then q has four
ished In Amsterdam 1t Is one Of the most ias-
Portalt Industries There are uin-ty-t1zo frras n
that city registered as ciamond cutters
The only remaining pensioner Of Inc var Of IsIs
residing in Massachusetts, died the other day Il
The age Of I0I years She Wa Mrs. sails Baker
q Aarshaeld- Per many years she resided en-
farm adjoining the one belonging u Daniel Web
steF.
Divers in the British Navy are expected slEass
% perform arcuous service IN twelve f1thoms Of
Wster they 4rc required 10 uork Tor an hour AZ
labor.
NeW Yo-t woman is making living a. 4
professional packer for other women r-to are
about 90 move and have the cash % pav for some
one % get their household goods ard themselves
toSether- u Is labor iAst Is likely o. lIye
Hary performers
Ihsrc is a Dr. Jane Walker. in London. uio
believes she has discovered a means q curing
O..
advanced Her treatment consists in giyir. tie
f-tient plenty q rure air and unlimited q1sr.i-
ties q the best food-
4 nugget taken from the Connecticut Zine Com
p-Hy property al Joplin No. dsy or two aso.
Ulich ranks one of the hands0uest specimens
ever = med theze, weighs eyea ton. Il Is prin-
cp- > zlnc ere prettily trimmed IN c7lcite pink
spar and cubes Of galeE2-
81 P1trick's Cathedral. New York. has been en-
rehed With set of Stations Of the Gross thar are
considered tie richest ever imported into this
country They are fourteen In number and treat
q the Successive stages IN the progEess Of the
Saviour 70 the crucihxiOR-
Korean wives have pretty hard kind Of exist
eEce- There L really 10 home life in the Hermit
Kingdom Women are Of very little account II
ruau meets his wife on the streets he does not
recognize her while II she notices her Iiege lord
IN TINE she slips ouI Of sigLt soon possible
Recently II the Alps some Of the natives we're
greatly worried a. izli Of apparently black snos
Had il not been tilzt z scientist vas on hand te
explain that the blsckless OF the snow vas c5tsed
by insects the Aips might have furnished a miracle
stcrF ior f~t-re graUclaJaers tax about 0y the
winter IRE.
Ihe great vuitUre Of the hills the -Aasyosei.-
Is e1H-uon sight in South Africa Both a.
MaSe-stCntein and az Nodder River the-e scaven-
ger II the battlefield we're seen soaring over the
koples- Il Is the sane bird zs fhe griE0n wi
Jure of southern Eu1ope almost The largest OF the
He>l-easiIs birds Q; the old world
Recent experiments made By the Maiden. Mass-.
HomiHg Cub, IN sendiny messages by carrier
pigeons from French steamers oct at SEA to land
has proved a failure iUasmUeh a. there have been
about thirty valuable biras lost Pigeons were
sent cut on the Ia Tourr5re. of the FrCrch line,
Two weeks ago. snG Of the five which we-e Lberat-
ID only one returned with a message
Nearly ali Of the jute mills IL india are now
lighted with electric lights Z; was iouad that
the working people could work overtime under
much better conditions with increased lay in the
electrlc-iISh1ed mil; the couseqrence was that
the W0rkmen h0cked 10 the weli-IiEtted mills 50
Jh4t those mills which opposed ybe Introduction
OF electric lights were forced 10 proyi5e II.
A Colorado millionaire. who Is setting UP an
art gallery. went u Whistler studio. in the Rue
du Bac He glanced casually Il the pictures on
the Walls--'sympE EOuies-' II rOse ard gold in
Tor the lott' he asked, EiJd the confidence q oue
who oTuS god uiuts. Pour uiliiouS,' ssid
! hlstler- --H azt-' NY postAum5us PTiles-''
And the painter added, Good morning
In India the military programme FOR the year
includes the rearu4ment Of the native army and
volunteers with the magazine ride reSrmament of
mountain batteries and the reorganization VI
horse field. and mountain batteries. Military
factories are 20 be improved aud apparatus pro-
yidcd for the making OF lyddite ES,-rirnents
VII be made with war balloons. and the aubu-
lance and hospital services VIII be improved
The woodcock scers TO be rapidly bearing the
end Of his race. The bird Is uoJ shC5 in ne
spring. but in mauy States the hunters ars s.75E-
Cd to 20 after him in July Early floods drown
cut hls Young and, Uaiike the qsail, sae soysd-
cock Is easily discouraged and Stops Etstsus.
The bird commands high price il the market,
and he is followed reentleSsly by the gunner
who shoots 10 supply The table of thr man who
can afford to pay $50 a head fer lis birds
Brunswick, Ne, town O; about seven thOUs-
and Inhabitants Is probably the hTst municipality
in this country 10 undertake forest planting on a
large scale The town OwRs a tract Of about
one Thousand acres Of what was pine land
At a recent meeting of the council, SlU0 Was aD-
white psne. Seed viii be purchased and 2 rur-
scry established 10 raise young trees At the
proper age these wiz be transplanted in rows and
set IN the positions they VIII hnaliy occupy.
England has struck Of the Warrior the arst
British ironelad, from the roll Of vessels IN active
and effective service The Warrior MAS launched
in IsC0. and completed the next year She has
srmor Of four and one-half inches OF iron. sn az
m2neut Of thiTty-tuO Misunderstanding guns and
Is rated al 4 speed Of fourteen and one-haif knots,
Til this year she was included in the British
f1saf,rr