The evening times., 1900-02-09
NOTES OF TIE DAY.

come % an end iu ireland.
The United States sent to the Hawaiian Islands
in 1859 S2,77SOoO gold and sl5e,S6O silver
There we're 100 penniless persous lodged in
Chicago police stations one Saturday evening re-
Gently
Dairying is developing rapidly in Georgia. and a
ganized.
The 2oos national banks or the United states
hold si'0iS,i22 nickels and cents in their cash
Al Harlem, Holland. there are le5 acres devoted
10 the growth ot hyacinths, which bring in a
revenue Of $4,000.
Within the last two years about a hundred post
Offices have been established in China The
registry Zee for letters is only OK cents
Late London papers ssy that FINAL steps have been
iskea IN forming hat trust 20 control the trade
m m England The capital Of the combine Is
100000
The population o Hungary has increased from
10000 20 ls.oOO-O00 this century. The capital
Of the country counts $4,000 inhabitants against
a'1oOo in The year 1909.
The electric feeders for Glasrow's street rail-
way are 10 be furnished by a New York conduit
cable company. whose bad Was nearly 5000
under the lowest British offer.
The University o. Santiago the head Of the
educational system Of Chile has from Iz0O 10
100 students. and the professional schools are
well kept up and well attended
The library of law books ia an languages.
founded IN Paris in ls76, az the instigation %
M Dufaure and the ministry Of justice. com-
prises % present - 900 volumes.
Tie largest cargo Of brradstufs ever put 1ao1-
for the Orient was cleared az Portland. Greg. 10
the Arab. which held the equivalent Of 23l "a
bushels Of wheat, valued at $4,000
hose on board ship eats ten pounds Of hay,
I've pounds of oats five pounds Of bran and one
half ounce of nitre. His drinking allowance is
hall gill Of vinegar and eight gallons Of water
The North Carolina supreme Court has sustained
decision rendered in Burke county. imposing
81 .o0O fine on the southern railway for giving
Is57. sS pass 70 o''''''Ps' OF the Leg stature II
Chicago is 10000 tors Of coal short this winter.
which it expects - make up during the wiute- by
all-rsil shipment. Hard coal is plenty enough
along the northern lake pofts, but bitumiuous Is
very scarce.
The seareitys Of coal in England IS 5ecomiuS
serious English railways are required By Iaw 10
give precedence 10 pss=enyers and peH-hable
fright 20 such an extent thaJ coal Is being re-
tarded in transit
There Is movement on foot among the inAu-
cnual coIored people OF Louisville 10 establish
savings balk. possibly with an insurance feature
in connection With IT, for the benefit OF the
groes Of the STATE.
Consul swain. Of Morie,ideo. declares that as
soon ss American exporters place their goods n
Uruguay as quickly and in as good condition ~
tlorc ot European competitions American can
mGropolize the trade.
There is brisk demand for sailing vessels to
handle Atlantic and guilt coast traf6c. Within sue
last few years the tonnage has fallen of 80 per
cent owing o. H'i-cerous wrecks. while the buzl-
ueo- increased tuiiy % PCT cent last year.
One o. tae rel55ns Why PARIS IL so pleasant
city 90 live u is that there are so many "n5ndes''
there Whether sou are literary. or musical. or
artistic, 0r, indeed, anything whatsoever else.
you are sure 90 tnd a little cousenial world md
society devoted your flvorite form Of art
A wonderful reserve fund for the human ape
tiJe is 20 be- found IN the vegetable diet Of the
klamath Indians. A novel variety OF food form
ing a menu unknown 10 the civilized u offered
in the pulp 0t the great yellow water lily. which
is Couvcrt-d into q fariuace0us food. in the food
known As goosei0or, which bears a black seed th4t
arrowhead. which in the fail develops 4 stzTchy
2hite tubcs at the end Of the roots.
!, IS the custom 10 Cincinnati 10 ring out the
old year and ring in the new year by tapping
tle numerals o. the years on the FIRE bells. On
the evening oi December 81 all preparations had
been made 90 carry out TIE custom and the fire
men were waiting for midnight Then some curl
ou- person asked how the men would ring 1900
Every body was stuck After a good deal Of
puzzing over an apparent imp1ssibility the des-
and then ring the bells too vigorously for any
very particular person TO count the strokes.
The Normandy fishermen are at present the
victims % an extraordinary invasion 0t cutie
FISH, nothing similar % which has been seen IN
th1t part % the coast since 1852. To such an *
tent is The SEA infested With the cut-lefsh that
the fishermen often bring up as many ls Sc
900 of them u a single hrul Of the me- Not
culy can nothing be done with the cuttlet-a. bus
o. .r-r. So #H e.
specimens Co as much a. twelve % niteeu pounds.
breaks thc nets The presence Cf the cuIilefsl-
too. makes il very dithCuir 70 haul the ueJs
board Tie fish cling 50 tightly % the side Of
The boats with their rcutIcles thar 90 make them
loose their hold the AZ has 90 De used. or boiling
water has 90 be poured over them Eyeu when
on board lhey stiu give much trouble, the
only way Co hu them IS 10 cut on their heads
Tlc fishermen can give TO explanation Uf tte cause
OF this ulwtlcome .tgtiGn. and they are equally
In the dark as Co bow long IL is likely 90 l-sl
Miss A. u. Singer sals that swimming is
comparatively neglected exercise. the physical
benefits ot shicb are Irc1icuIahle. The auCienS
Roman way of -ayiHg that O. de1-ey
ignorant WAS "Be can HsiILcr swim nor write
The Romans regarded swimming as the best e,-
-rcise 20 develop strength, courage and beauty
oi body 10 b. an this, and more There $
hardly a chronic ailmeut which swimming would
nos b-nydt- ., Is an absolutely symmetrical e1-
ercisa. employing the eHJir5 muscular system
and both side, O.. ,Le body iH equal proportion
n Is the safest ef exercises as thsre is no danger
oi strliniug anyone muscle ilom oyCru-e, de-
veIOpirg one side or limb more tt-u another or
of fuiu-iug internal organs. at evils possible ia
most other exercises. especially those Vrac-lced
with weights. Medical men are prl-lTIn-
ing swimming. begun With cNIrCtuc m0dr-ltlau
and increased I'm diStsuca very gradually, for The
I cure of UIUy J5lwrUfs- The deep, long breath
ing Stranct hens the luagS- The leg motions are
I Of sovereign value 60 those who have inactive
digestive organs. iEdUrUg a thorough yet not
violent exercising 0f the 7hd. men, and Undouot-
rilV assisting tho r--t1ration OF pr1lsgs0d
+ visctra TO proper position Swimming has the
ercisrs- making iuvsid- forget their silmcnts.
IL IS so absorbing and Interesting stat pcrI-taarc
Woes are for the time unrcnembercd and The
appetite and the digestion are stimulated lU a
I way which puts the invalid Boa a good mood VITA
4 himself and everyone else Tho sooner m lts
I one learns 90 swim ihe Etttgr. hut it b, never
/ TOO late. Miss Singer LAYS special stress ON tie
/ Importance 5f swimming for women. who eau
/ beautify their fgv-es and put life into their
I HaTbv muscles - l. daily practice ct 81 .fl-
1 water until the exercise has put them INTO
I glow then dr. rapidly. take short walk m t-e
I sunshine ana thcu lie down Tor q short tlinc;
I and adds. DO this steadily few months and
/ You viii De- a new woman IN the right sense q
I the word.
The ancient Office Of '-hCsusulan and eNecutioner
/ 10 the Queen has Just become vacant through
/ the death ut thu Tower Of London Of old Stephen
] Sweeney. who. in addition 20 his other titles.
I bore that Of "yeoman gaoler 20 Her Majesty
! SAYS a London correspondent. He was very
picturcsque figure lr his costume of the sixteenth
century. consisting OF long scarlet tunic slashed
With black velvet, re.l stockings with rosettes OF
red white and blne ribbon at the knees, and upon