The evening times., 1900-03-28
NOTES OF THEDAY.

I hitsh cavalry.
I5', lse5e were twelve women out Of sixteen sue
4 inspectors in London
4nete was woman on the Geld at the battle
Of Estcourt- She was a clerrrt,sn'. ,,if. ,rd
/ gave great aid 70 the wounded
h- D. Agachc. London scientist. asve a dir
nef recently IN which liquid air vas ussd al
I '"e '4Die 10 Keep The champagne cool
! some o. the hghest-clsss West End 6r,,s 81
7 london iailors are making fancy vaistcosfs ~
Ni@Al-eoior hannei, Tith fat gilt buttons.
" Is reported that the sum Of sz.5.0ol Is to
- sNpt1aed M improvements on Ludgate Hin
. har Company.
During the eight weeks endir. March -,s-
/ 7ei'Str earnings on ten important English f5iI-
'1sa 9setea-sd Ssli,soD, bat freight receipts in-
. creased f5sS,S00
Tomato tree cultivation is atractiug aiten-
Z ton m California This tree bears cI1.te-. =,
] hne fruit. Thousands Of boxes of ,-liob s-e -
I from Ceylon 10 London
One Of the objects Of the recently formed B1lia.
/ 7iaphefs 'ltD' q Chicago, is 20 make accessi-
pc y o'7lIle' the many Naiuable collections of
/ s-re and s'aTcc books in that city.
TaSatiou OF corporations in Paris has led to
the trsusier OF many main Offices to Brussels.
I French societies being Incorporated there irr5.-
I fhe laws of Belgium 90 avoid the French income
BsssHood iaths are being manufactured in Min
Heota 20 take the place Of pine lath that went
Z ou- Of sight long time gao. These are selling
I 20 ABOUT t~2. lhfds the price oi pane latin, and
i give good satisfaction.
( The earnings Of ihe Hamburg. American S.ss1.
ship Line for 1900 were 100000 marks. an ia-
/ crease of 100000 marks over the prcced;rv
I year The directors have decided t0 declare
dividend Of per cert
Brockton shoe factory has made a pair Of shoes
iu twenty nine and oEe-laIi miuutes the leather
passing through u5 pair OF hands IN the opera
toH. That is making, sr5es even faster tbsr r-s
Z average boy can wear them out.
The weight Of tIle 10000 volgur- which have
been In the Doge's Pal1ce al Venice since 1sl2 /,
eHdsngo-iug that old building, wherefore the Gov
crumeG, has voted 1850 faucs for lfeir trans
4 i,IrgHcr 90 the Zscel building
/ The demand for patert leather boots in Lon
. don vas never 20 small a, nov. 9i the men vt0
. E-biiu4iiy wore ''Tat6rts' year ago it is es-
/ ,Hi'stsl y lhe '.''tHaatTs iaat more t1an hsi
/ SO ~ today Tor the ordinary "hIaesi1s boot"
! Arsenic has been proven by Armand C1u,ier 10
/ ne normal Constituent of the thyroid gland
/ sud probably other organ, DO thr herbiy0ra the
( caIniEofa, and man TIN, seem, 90 explain the
successful use % arsenic in certlia diseases, such
{ as 4naeIHiI-
POmer-1isu srauicLs are becoming the rage la
! Rev YORK. 1S WoI as IN London and Paris and
there l- q possibility that even the popular smooth
fox terrier viii le compelled To- lower his crest
( 10 the pretty little lQug-lsired animals presuIu-
l ably from Plmtuuia.
Tie muliiepliclticu oi new compounds ia or-
I =aUic chemistry is something appalling. Do I-ss
the total number of carbon oaup3uuas recorded
[ W4s ll-0o- bot newly revised lisI by Dr. a.
( 81 Richter eEl-Eeratss ugt lfss taau Ci,J;J And
ile era seems If- far on
Coal mining is developing rspidIg iu Canada
[ In Nova Scotia both the aress worked and INC
1 number ai mires show gIsl, increase. TIE coz.
areas oi Canada are estimated at $3.50 square
miles uCt Including areas ZUuEu. Dut a. yet M
developed, n tae Oar North
Manila is a. gay a. ta- climate permits. Every
one likes 90 look al h.s beet especially during tio
late afternoon and evening. The drive along Ire
I LUuets during thc hours around suudovE Is
scene k4ldo-aop.e iE color. Circumstances perIlI-
ting there is plenty OF s1ci4l iite iE tie evening
The Hospital Book sad Newspaper Society,
Z vhieh di-fributgs rl3diHg matter among hospitals
Z Hri-las and -siralar in-5sgtiaHs ia u,5Fy paris
q lie country. has issued irs annual report show
I 90 FnlgazHts. 7l-It0 weekly aud illustrated pa
/ psfs, -uc il..y $1,000 caiy TapCI>
Uncle" Dica Duncan. negro uho Is eighty.
twg Eesr- 90 aes, was found guilty in the Crini.-
raj Court I'm Alaut8 recently on charge Of steal
. iEg stick oi wood iiJui JIe Central B4iguaL.
nteI Che verdict ~ guilty was returned the Judge
. sentenced Uncle lnck 90 pay huc oi 50 or 90
90 tre pluteutlary for three months
Blue fox is another popular flr sent south
hy our Alaskan brotiiol-. Tie >HHU8eiu group
originally MAS planted with black fox by the
E kas--al-Aul lD1u EUr Company to augment the
scaE- supply ls-t- Later The United states leased
I the Islands On different traders and the AlCUt
chiefs, who stocked rhe islands with blue foxes.
! II some parts ri Italy the fl1crt crop j. al
most, if not quite. as important as the produce
q Of The vine. Tho nuts are grown on bushes plant
cd from fifteen 20 tweuy i've iert apart, 50 that
HH.
I SUNSHINE. The bushes bear fruit In their third
Jesrl aud thefe are Plantations EoaT!y 10 years
Among curious articles Of commerce are tooth
+ packs made of valnIs ,shi-Leis yss; quantities ot
which are shipped from Alssba 70 Europe Thos,
who ship them pull them out one BY one with
special twerzrrs- lney are used principally by
the wealthcr classes IN China and Russia and are
. also lightning 90 come INTO favor iu the most
& noted clubs fu London.
When the news of the relief Of Ladysmith
+ reached Cape Town the Union Jack was not
hoi-ted over she Government buildings as quickly
{ IS might have bccn. and a large moi, thinking
] it due 70 sympathy for the BGgrs on the
! part Of some Of the members ot the Cabinet.
/ promptly attacked the building and only drew
Z OF when tHe nsg was raised
Many documents Of the last tvo centuries be-
I longing 10 the Paris municipality which were
belved 10 have been destroyed IN the Hotel de
. Vile FIRE during tEr Commune have been found
IN the lumber rooms Of the paluaia Department
+ ever . no classified volumes have been recovered
I already. One volume contains the original %
/ the viii o. NI-uu dr IErctos-
Gcsr-c J. Watson. che Scotch do=isaer Of
Z Yachts, gH celebrate lis h.,ieth anniversary 80
Z q designer this wear. After serving las spursu-
ticc-hip hc weEt irt0 businc tr hImscit. and. as
{ Is well known has besu ths most ssictssfui cf
lsriIi d designers. His hes Known boats are the
/ Thistle. The thTee Nalky rit~ the Britannia the
Bcaa. The Raiuhc., and the GlenIher-
'OberammergIu Is ,iail, place" SAYS t7av-
eler. The whole town is practically coHtraIsd
by the Lang isrily, mech the same ss CroAer
z runs New York IheE are tire ieatiHg spirits Ia
{ less Ch4-gp of the various tsvcras, iuns, CT ha-
I tCis for the aSgummoaatlDl 20 me uaFeleTa- ara
( in = gegsE8i vay -upgrsl-e eFgiF thing-
n tbc,e is suy trah i4 .hs ta7ory ot dc trans
migration o. souls * IS s6.lsiDly ctmoustl.it.t
in rhc rre-eut Chinese situatior- Tae d5JirS
I Dow4ger Emprcs, and tac famous Catherine ot
. Russia bear . more than strong rlaeinhi3i'cc u
D one another. each seems o. have been CunoUtd
I lvith that extraordinary Viii power which DON'T
/ ratez men aud twists events o. its own purposes
ia empires bc-innuS 90 see the light q progress
Tie care tl.at tire watches ii railway men. re-
es:v, g. shown in lLa r-=lla,ious recently adopt
Cd los Western railway ior irs employees. Sgy-
e.ieeu- je,rcltd vat-bes are reluirCi, and they
must bc supplied with B.esu,t h-ir-sprIngs- The
watches must he inspected every three months,
and must He submitted to the inspector one a
week for vsC:siraisn. No eTnpioye is permitted 90
set his watch or to change its movements unless
! it should ch4utt 20 run down
The British Empire has three vulnerable points,
/ 10 vit: India, Egypt and Ifcllndi and She would