The evening times., 1900-10-01
NOTES OF THE DAY.

in Europe
All the steel cars in use in Cape Town are o
American manufacture.
Some .. .Oo0, 900 POUNDS Of eamphcs are consumed
IL the United States yearly.
The report OF the Registrar General shows crime
IN Ireland steadily on the decline
The yacht Shamrock viii be reftted for the
AediterraBean racing carly next year.
There is a Consumers League in the canton Of
Zurich which yields member u per cent.
Cairo is the greatest town OF Africa; its in
habitsnts number 10000, 5000 being Europeans.
The State of Washington promises TO be
large producer of beet sugars in the early fu'
ture.
There are coal mines in Antrim. Ireland, but
the output is not great. nor Is the quality hFst
class.
Although the spider has poisonous fanss the
bite of that insect is rarely dangerous TO human
beings.
Experts calculate that the Transvaal var la,
cost each great London daily newspaper about
100000.
An enterprising prospector in Ireland has dis
covered what is supposed to be alluyiaI gold If
several OF its creekE-
The South African war has completely destroy.
ed the -four trade with the Transyaaf and The
o1ange River Colony.
Land tliekly covered with timber indicate.
good land; where the trees are scattered and not
very tall indicates poor land
The United States supplies the greatest number
OF visitors from abroad CarlyIe's birthplace
IN Eccieiechan. DuInfriesshire.
Calculated at the price paid by the private
consumer in Paris. the gas burned daily the
Paris Exposition costs about fj0
The German Emperor has been known to change
his costume twelve times in eighteen hours. HI
wardrobe contains more than 1000 suits
1t is wonder that the inhabitants OF Nolwa,
take every opportunity 10 get to this country.
About $50 OF the inhabitants of tha. country dIt
every year from consumption
The Sultan OF Johore has adopted a new ans
very modern method OF tigeF-hunting. Some tim,
back he shot tiger which was driven out of tha
jungle by the aid Of cyclist tTackers.
Philadelphia was the largest of American cite
when the first census was taken, 10 years ago
and New York was second. Boston was then third
Charleston fourth. and Baltimore fifth.
4 romantic Chicago widow and prozpercm
Kansas fIrmcr met by appointment at St. Joseph
Mo, for the FIST time, day sasI week Esct
wore a bunch Of baby blue ribbon Tor identifcl
ton Now they're married.
Official figures show that in a force OF 25.Sa
officers and S62. so men engaged in the France
German war. the hattie los=es we're I-650 Office
aud 2fU2f Eiea, while ia officers and IL 9i2 me3
met theiT deaths from disease.
The habit OF not calling the names OF streets
appears 10 be peculiar 10 Kansas City street eai
conductors says the kansas City Star" TheJ
take II for granted that nobody ever rides on the
lines who doesn't know all about the town.
More books are Published in France each yeat
than in Great Britain and the United States com.
baed: more books OF I serious nature especially,
sinee France publishes only quarter Is many
nevels as England and only half many Is tbs
United States.
Gold mines at Johannesburg are not il bad
condition as was anticipated. As a rule there
has not been much. if any, destruction of prop
eTty, and in nearly all cases the mines could be
put IN producing condition within a month after
work Is fairly resumed.
firm Of cocoa manufacturers in Birmingham.
England. has Just declined TO bid for contract
for thirty tors OF cocoa for the British troops
IN South Africa This action was taken from
religious motives, the members Of the firm being
Friends, who do not eountenance war.
Florida, according 10 local papers, IS becorn-
ing one of the great tobacco-g growing States and
the product has been pronounced in some re-
spects equal 10 that OF Cuba. Sumatra wrapper
tobacco raised IN EloFldl recently took the prize
at the Paris Exposition over the world
The highest price ever paid - residence prop
erty in the city Of New York. and perhaps in the
countrr was givtn recently b. Harvey T. Proc
ter. III oPulent soap man of Cincinnati-5z53e 09e
for lot I99 feet trent by l25 ieet deep at the
corner Of Fifth Avenue and Fifty -seeeHd Street
News has reached Antwerp Of the success OF a
Norwegian commercial expedition 10 Spitzbergen.
Al This northerIy point very rich gold mines
have been discovered and tie explorers have
brought back fossils of ferns. tropical plants and
fruits. Il is reported that the coal deposit IS
very rich.
The proposed trolley line through the famous
Windernere country in England Is meeting de-
termined opposition, one man offering $500
toward a fund for buying of the railroad. The
opponents say that the poles and tracks would be
the worst kind OF 4 desecration and profan1tion
OF the lake district.
The Bureau OF American EthHoIGgy is about n
publish an extensive vocabulary OF the Natick
Indian language OF Massachusetts,. compiled by
the late James Hammond TTumbuIl. the original
manuscript of which has been. for time
among the archives OF the American Antiquarian
Society OF Worcester.
4 speculative Scotch gentleman wanted to dis
pose OF some bees. SO, to attract purchasers. be
printed the following: Extensive sale Of live
stocks, comprising not less than 10000 head with
unlimited righs OF pastuTage-" The iEgen-
ious trick succeeded TO admiration. for his stock
brought high prices
The annual crop OF mushrooms in France is
valued at p. .0GG.999 ard there are sixty whole
sale firms in Paris dealing exclusively IN them
In the Department OF the Seine, it appears there
are some S.030 caves IN which mushrooms
grown. and about three hundred persons are en-
p.oyed in their culture.
About all that a Chinese gentleman wants to
practice the profession of medicine is to declare
himself doctor and go to work curing or killing
people as the may be at the rate OF about
cents Per visit If patient persists in dying IN
spite OF the drugs and IncantatjOns presented by
his Celestial physician, 1t Is fault OF the doc
tor.
The Prince OF Wales Diamond Jubilee has this
year won the three great events of the English
racing season. This is the first time in the his
tory of the Princes racing establishment that i
horse bred and owned by him has carried off the
triple turf crown. Diamond Jubilee Is full broth
er TO the Princes other Derby winner, Persim-
mCns.
The French Court Of Cassation has now before it
libel suit arising out of the battle OF Waterloo.
certainly one Of the most curious cases on record
Count de Bournont deserted 10 the enemy in the
famous battle the nobenan's descendants have
taken action against the author Tor this IspeT-
sion upon the counts memory
There is 4 blooming FIRE tree from Queens and,
Australia. in the conservatory in Central Park,
New YORK II Is thirty feet high and has N
Vulnerable blossoms OF peculiar red hue. 50
pTofuse are they that they hide the green leaves
of the tree. From the p-ofIsIGH OF flowers hiiIng
the leaves the tree az little distance onks ii
it were adorned with Goals OF fire At red heat
The sounding board of plate glass which Will
be The most original feature in the new Chickcr-
ing Hall in Boston, is the invention OF a woman.
Mis- William f Apthorp. the wife of we'll
known musical critic in Boston. The board viii
consist of glass plates separated by metal bars and
will be covered with felt and lacked lip by hravY
plaaI,ing. Mrs. Apthorp has patented her in.
vention-