The evening times., 1900-01-22
NOTES OF TIE DAY.

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part OF that SIN well-foFested region from tue
ravages Of the lumbermen.
! In Manila a Filipino was asked 10 identity
som7 soldiers against whom charges lad been
/ made The man couldn't Do e. "AU Americans
look alike % me" be said
! Apropos Of the use Of the Msrconi system 4
wireless telegraphy in the WAT in South Africa.
I u has been pr0sed that cannouadng does not
/ interfere with the transmission of message
Packs q wolves, driven from tine mountain dis
tricts of France By severe cold are causing ter
/ ror m The vicinity Of Bidon. The villagers are
/ keeping their houses and barns bauicaded.
The number Of French newspapers and perodi-
Gals continues 90 grow steadily For Paris the
hgGres have nov reached 2.6sj, of which li2 are
! oaiiies 20 appear weekly and 81 monthly.
The board of education and the police DEPART
meat ct New York are the two most expensive
/ departments OF the municipal government Col
iectiFcN their rnainten1nce Gusts S2j0o0,O00 4
/ physician declare that . person In robust
I health walks with bis toes pointed 70 the front
I while one with his health on the uane grad
'aiiy turns hi- toe 70 the eide. and a bend IS
/ Preceptible in bis knees.
number Of firms IN the shopping district, Of
New York viii shortly present TO the Manhattan
] Elevated Railway Company "a petition requesting
\ that company 10 adopt some measure ihat u.ii
lessen the roar and din Of the elevated structure.
/ Exclusive Of private charities England spends
something like eIs.OO0.0Oo in providing Tor the
necessities Of the poor i has been estimated
tldt m London person IN - l. supported by
P"nle charity, while the proportion IN New York
| l. in 20.
| TIE golden eagle has been so successfully pre-
served in Ro-zhire. scotland. that the city council
has al last been forced t. Withdraw. it, protec-
/ uoU- OF late years it has increased 81 rapidly
that hares. rabbits. and ptlmigan are no longer
sufficient TO supply It's ueed-.
Along the streets OF Paris during tine HOLIDAYS
all manner Of abslrdites supposed 10 be- appro-
PIRATE % the season. and topical in character.
| were sold One Of The favorite TOYS consisted OF
! two figures, John Boil ard Bosr which Wer.
made 70 hgit by pulling . string
/ It is reported that in Austria the custom Of
boxing the oar= Of soldiers and recruits hss been
50 common and SO violent that thousands Of them
have suffered such impairment OF their hearing
! ao partly 20 UNIT them for service. The minister
OF war has recently issued a prolbitoFy order
| The Bocrs are Tery much afraid Of tine seIrrf-
/ light ThcJ asked an Eugli-hInlu uh0 has since
arrived at HimbcrIey many questions about IT, t.-
I pecially whether it penetrated kcpe~. They ais,
7 enquired vhethef the British had guns which
hfed shells around the corners Of rocks and hIls-
| A eoInpsuy delivering milk in New York oaera
$50 20 be distributed TO the ten drivers WIo re-
turn the greater number OF its bottles during tiis
I year. Tlese bottles cost about c,;-t~ each and
thoussnd- % them retained by Ifuers 81 Is
/ -iNlA-ta -aA lalll aA ellNlIaL lrLIlaIlt-
The army OF The British Empire. including Bri.-
Ish India and colonial troops. costs more 10 keep
up than that Oi zus other nation in the world IN
/ round numbers France pays EZ5.G1l.0sI anruaIIv
for her military deieuce-. Germany eal 90. .d0l
Russia the came and the British Empire E3..-
/ C1gO00
Tie Indians ~ South amerl.1 use ,l,rfs1,
poisoH which j. called czl1L grain OF f- las
the effect Of starting an irresistible desire ior
eNertiou. TIE victim begins waking b-i-kIv
round and round iu snail circles till he dr8u-
dead in his tracks There j. no pain. Iur much
excitement
There is proJsbly 1o, an Officer ia S,uiH Kff.ca
ashtng on the English side who ever took part
IN campaigns prosecuted against WIite men a.
curriinE % modern tactics. on the side 0f tie
BoUrs there are scores a trained European on
GERS Ubo know what tAe authorities recommend
and adm0ni-h-
In Mexican match iaet5ries All labor l. fasfc
Worl- Women are employed outside the factories
90 give shape 20 the boxes Wood brines from
90 pesos a cord. TIE price Of matches varies
from s5c- Co S225 EO-S. according 90 size of
box and quality. Tie principal faetoy is ia tI-
State of era Cruz
An English cathedral orysuisl divides his FL
loU-org4uIs;s iHt9 SIX classes: Those who express
both themselves and tfe composer. those who ev-
pTrsE the c0T1OseT alone those who cvpre- tassr-
seives alone; those Who cariCsturc both thosc
who express other peoples views. and those who
express nothing az all
3ue Kruger statue. projceled as Pretoria. IS
f8rlous for two rr1sons: First because the artist
was daring enough Co perpctuate the tab hat:
low. and '-i- 90 b. kept filed vyitb water. -
that the lttle birds may have a drink This IS
the thoughtful idea Of Nrs- Kruger.
Though the di=iguoc is not less than thirty
miles, the sound Of firing 80 Ladvsuii,A is aid 10
be- 50 plainly heard 40 Esteourt that the reports
Of heavy guns tsupposed 70 be the two naval A.
inch guHs. followed by the bursting Of Lyddiic
shellsl can b. easily distinguished above those cf
the Boer f0-p0uHders sud the smaller guns On
both sides.
Miss Victoria Tulis nurse in one Of thc Ma
Mia hospitals. writes thus 20 friends ia Kansas
Il am in love with Manila. We are living In the
late Admiral MontojS's residence. Il is simply
grand. The nurses have fxed ND this place beau
uiuliy. some O. the hUe mahogany furniture -
still in the house. and used in our living rooms
and reception hall D. is al inlaid with pearl,
and the carving Is beautiful We have a Roman
hathtUb; Il Is hig enough FOR four Eve 20 battle
in at once. and sometimes do; AZ least two
Of did last night There are over To-
here. and yOu can imagine how we must double
up at times
Tn some wireless telegraphy experiments be-
tween the Top Of Mont Blame and Chamouniv
uuuiber Of interesting facts were brought ont re-
Gently by Mn Jean and Louis Lcczrnc The ice
and the absence of liquid water did not apparently
have auy cfec, on the signals. The clouds also
did not have any influence on the work OF the
apparatus. and though the receiver was az
ected bv atmospheric electricity. Il did not spoil
the messages. The most serious difficulty encoun-
tered was due 10 yhe three-phase electric light
system OF CtlmOUIlE, which made telcgTapny irn-
possible at night. nj least with the form %
C,hcrcr employed ChamUuniN is loo metres
above the sea level and NalloJ's observatory,
where the receiver was stationed. is 8S5G metres.
the Hneai distance between the Two stations btiuS
seven and Ouc-haH miles. The trln~rlittiug
mast wire was twenty-five metres IN length and
the coherer uzcd was one Of the BrSEiy gold
filing pattern.
The town OF Hudders6eld. Yorkshire. England,
stands unique In the world as the only t0sn
which absolutely Owls itself in every rcsPcct.
Beginning Iile IN a municipal lrtislas' dwelling.
the Young mau rides 70 his Worl on a municipal
train. Tie gets his gas or electricity IroIa the
CITY His wife rents gas stove from the CITY.
Dr,rcB5seS her produce from 4 municipal market,
and h,lvs meat that has been prepared by nuut-
tie citv's parks and sond their children % the
cftv's Fairgrounds. Their house refuse j. moved
by the city. When iH they go to the city hosgi-
tai: on. il unfortunate. 70 the municipal lodging
room Their letters arc collected by a city post
man. And in a thousand other WAYS their dzily
life comes in close contact with the city govern
mcut At last they are buried IN q city CUmC-
tery. This may be socialism. or IL may not De-.
The citizens are satisfied. and approve Of every
municipal enterprise
Beginning with the Tr0iaH var. which is usu-
ally regarded as the FIRST chapter in European and
Asfsfir hf-forv SAYS tho -incfn1,1fi Euuuirer r