The evening times., 1900-09-10
NOTES OF THE DAY.


canton of Graunbunden, in Switzerland
A PerryviIIe. Ne. woman has cake intact
that was used at her wedding, twenty-niHe years
ago.
The alleged discovery of a diamond mine in
DeTafara has occssioned considerable excitement
on that island.
Japan CONSUMES more rice than any other nation
in the world, the average being 800 pounds
person per year.
A peculiar sort of a beverage used in China is
decoction prepared from lambs flesh, bruised
with rice and fermeBted.
Mr.. H. NJ King, of Hopkinsyille, Ky. has in
his possession well-preserved twist OF tobacco
raised in Virginia. in 1868.
Kansas druggist. who went to Cape Nome is
said TO have struck a bonanza in selling his re-
clpe for home grown whisky.
For penny one can obtain twenty times as
much nourishment in the shape of oatmeal
can be had IN the form of beef
Hawaii has closed its last scnooI for teaching
the native language Hereafter young Hawaiians
VIII be taught 10 talk English
The farmers in Northwestern Kansas have en-
tered crusade against prairie dogs, which are
playing havoc with the crops.
Sound passes through the air at the velocity
of l,142 feet per second, through water, 1850
feet through iron, 1850 feet
In the days OF Louis XII French prince; were
considered precious that they were not bathed
Until they were seven years old
The little heecy clouds of the upper atmosphere,
which composed Of ice dust. have average
velocity Of about ninety miles an hour.
The Chinese taught US the use Of tea and GIN
powder This last the early Arab traders used
TO call Chinese ''snow'' and Chinese salt
Chicago is rivalins Paris as frogestirlg centre.
Recently 62 900 frogs were sold to Keep
ers, market men, and families in a single day.
The difference between the tallest and shortest
in the world IS one foot four and one-haif
inches, and the average height is FIVE feet FIVE
inches.
''eaard Marquis who lives at Murabile Cal
vert county, 30. broke the sheep shearing record
OF the world the other day by disp0sing Of S6i
sheep in IL hours.
Kansas City Is forging ahead as -four manu-
iact5Ting region In one week rec ntiy the amount
eregated nearly 1890 barrels.
1t requires an average Of more than 20,009.0p0
placing missing suspender buttons. and meet the
other needs Of the American people
Efforts are being made to abolish what IS called
''the free zone strip of territofr sixty miles
wide on the Mexican border. into which foreign
goods admitted al much less than the usual
duty
resident Of Missouri recently found in a rsvlne
near RosendaIe. in tbzt State petrifed cat, a
potTifed white oak log. numerous Indian arrow
heads. specimens OF different kinds oi ore, ard
numerous other curiosities-
In Mauritius they make tea of the leaves OF an
orchid. In Peru they drink mate, tea MADE from
a native species of holly. The Abyssinians make
a tea from the leaves Of catha edulis, which his
strong. stimulating qualities
The Cedar Rapids Commercial Travellers Club
viii hold a festival on October 5. when members
and visitors 10 the number Of some 5--} VIII
parade in costumes consisting Of white trousers
and cap ard pink shiTtwaists
Not far from LatonyiIIe, Cal, a crop of little
volcanoes has appeared There are twenty five Of
them, each with the Characteristic crater, sad
from each crater gashes mud and yapar.
Each volcano IS about five feet high
Everyone is predicting that the coming winter
will be unusually severe. The Sioux Indians see
signs Of hard season IL the fact that the bufaIo
grass shows 4 heavy crop OF seeds which the red
skins declare Is sure sign Of severe "inier
and deep snow.
\ St. Louis lady has pretty black cat Waose-
ears have been pierced aud adorned with diamond
earrings. It Is TO be presumed that when TINS
pussy goes of mouse or rat hunting expedi-
tious the earrings are removed and deposited IN L
jewel case until sire returns home
4 celebrated Chinese dancing master, Hung-Foo-
Chico. announces in a Chinese paper that he IS
TO hold q religious service. 10 which he invites
everybody. IN honor of the lo99th anniversary
OF tie death OF his ancestor, who Vas the first If
the family to take up Tie profession
The nrst four weeks after the opening OF the
electric railroad at Cairo. Egypt, not less than
eighty persons .y. F51Ied Since that time the
weekly average Of -igJ5ms Is seven or eight This
high rate Of casualties s due IN part 70 detective
eyesieht-eye diseases prevailing N Egypt
The English language heads the list with the
enormous vocabulary cf 10000 words while The
spanish has only 2a.'57, the German $500,
Italian 75.0G8 French 3a-ey3- Turkish 22-''sf
Shakespeare's Vocabulary Is put st 1860 MIitons
at 5000, and that Of the Bible st rather less
Miniature Bibles are worn as watch charms in
Russia They are each one inch long, three
fouTIhs OF an inch wide, and three-e5sh!a~ ot an
inch thick, and contain the tiTst hye DooAs OF
the Old Testament. The text l. IT Hebrew. and
can he fead with the aid Of a TlagnliElIg glass
The 500 Russian, Roumanian, Ssrvian, BuIsaE-
ian Georgian. and Armenian students Of tie
University OF Genoa have restaurant of t-=ir
own. where they can have substantial olHIlsF
at low price Each member OF the ASSOCIATION
Is obliged in turn 70 help the cook who prepares
the food.
The old anchor Of the boat, City Of Toledo, ssa~
recently fshed out Of Lake Michigan off Port
Washington. Ms The anchor failed 70 hold the
City Of Toledo during a severe siGTm III leS7
The boat dTifJed 10 some rocks and Was pounael
to pieces. only three Of the one hundred persons
aboard being saved
The Oldest living Democrat is thought 10 be NJ.
David Irwin Of Byron Centre, Mich lie Is Io2
years of age was in the Mexican war- and the
civil war OF this country. and he attended the C.
4 r. reunion in Chicago last Wsek- lie i de-
scribed as being vigorous, not very Sr4yhedded,
and walking with elastic step
Fairs are very numerous in Siberia and possess
great importance. The greatest and most ancient
Siberian fair is that of Irbit. founded in 1913.
The Irbt fair Is open from February l 10 March
l. and during this time the little town wakes ap
and welcomes 5,0D9 strangers doing business
worth from 10000, go 10 100000 Tubies.
The somewhat unusual sight Of harvesting by
moonlight has been witnessed in South Lincoln
shire Labor IS so scarce in the district that The
men cannot be spared 20 secure their own aliot-
mont OF crops and some have consequently gath
cred them by the light OF the moon. Many men
have been working IL the fields until nearly
midnight
At gathering of old folk up IN the town of
CharIemont Mass. the other day the chairman
called fer all present over seventy years of age
to rise and seventy-two responded He then
asked ali those who were over eighty TO rise aud
! there were twelve who had passed mat limit.
A similar call for all ninety brought four
members of the gathering TO their feet
IN Butler county. No, there IS graveya d To-
Gated in the centre OF 4 farIn---The Of
the farm who found the graveyard there Hen he
purchased the land now opposes any mere burials
one dies in the neighborhoOd the farmer shoulders
his shotgun and goes on duty to prevent the
funeral procession from crossing his land
The twentieth century will have twenty-tsur
leap years the greatest number possible. Fc5Tu-
airy will have five sundays three tines-l929 1913,
and 1916. The earliest possible date on which
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