The evening times., 1900-07-28
NOTES OF THE DAY.

There is no properly organized medical corps.
transport service, or ccumisslriat in China.
There as some magnificent public roads in Peru
the argesc Of which has extent Of over l.2f
miles
II there is any satisfaction to victims Of mos
quito bites II rests in the fact that after he has
made good dinner on human blood he dies ir
few hours
An sdve'tisesnent in Nex YORK morning paper
lately calls for ''ssenogrzpher who can eoos-''
Another demands "a hossekeePer who understands
shorthand and typeSsitiHg"
The Chinese troubles have damaged the iron and
steel industries IN various parts Of Germany. Tue
force OF men employed in the famous Krupp works
al Essen has been considerably reduced
Asteroids 50 numerous leave their trails upon
places used for photogFsPhing the starry vault
that they are turned adrift again unless they
show some striking peeuiiarity Of orbit
The Arkansas legislature Is particularly severe
on women who indulge in stuffed birds for their
bats law has BEEN passed In that State max
i4s such women liable 70 tine Of from 50 70 SO.
There is an octopus in the aquarium in Nex
York, recently received there from the neishbor.
hood Of Bermuda This deyilhsh measures three
Ieet n length from zip 70 tip OF It's extended
Csterpllars are said to be 50 thick in Colorado
that they are ohstuaetin, trafic On the railroads
near Florence. They swarm upon the rsis in
great numbers, and when crushed make the tracks
slippery
Rear Admiral George C. Remey. who commands
the United States feet in Chinese waters recently
contributed s5oo 10 the endowment fund Of the
Institute College Of burlington. Iowa Of which he
Is a graduate
The Bishop Of Barcelona has ordered an enquiry
to be made into the action q q priest who rc-
Gently consecrated bull rinE there He viii soon
publish pastoral letter expressing his strong dis
approval Of bull fights
correspondent u tAe ssFrankfu-ter Zeit-1c''
declares that one who knows 7aris can get alon,
as eheaDiy during the Exposition months as in Ola
e years hls own expenses AZ good hotel, ne
say oic net exceed S3 a day.
baker in Kansas City has brought suit against
woman for 5000 damages for spreading a re-
port that be kusaded his dough with his feet
The defendant AYERS that She j. ready % produce
bread bought from the plaintiff with footprints On
Rev. Henry p Smith. who has just been Or
d1ined 70 the Priesthood Of the Episcopal Church,
Is q full-bi0odCd Cherokee Indian He IS Al r-eS
ent rector q 81 Paul's. Ar6more. J. T. b-r las
seceIted q esll as assistant Al the Nilvzukee ca
theGraI
When the present. troubles in Chiua broke ont
there were 7sc09.e0o pounds OF tea in this co,.n-
try. This Tea is being rapidly bought % by re-
tailers, and there Is any Interference in che
te1-SToglng oi China = rapid fise IN the price OF
-ea VIII result
towering ella tree which used 10 stand IN s.
Paul's csurch5ard Sew York. and which was said
90 be = huncr.d wears old. has been cut down TIE
TREE used % stand q iias with NaShinzt1-'s
pew. and was one Of the picturesque landmarks of
l0FT5T br 4uEay-
AZ Fast Orange. y J.. recently. II was Fou7s
neccssary % have policeman assigned as -7sarE
- the door % the Clinton Street Baptist Cb1-r-i
where the prayer meeting had beea broken up bv
Ihfce niel-ttrs oi the c0ugregdticn whom the pas
tor had GeHoCnced-
Sediment in the southern Pacific CONTINUES
apace- Tie 1Euexation q the solomon Islands By
Great Britain vas followed by an iursh Of British
enterprise The future trade OF the solomon ~
ancs bids fair 20 become an important 5te-. u
A->tralaslln cu1lmerce-
Stoves % the Bolivian Indians are curlo1s thin.s
A hole Is dug in the ground abr1t eighteen inches
deep and foot square and over this Is built
root o. cay, with holes q different sizes o -
ceife me YaT1oas eo1i-inS pots Roastins Is done
on SIits passed through the holes.
Ctar.ez Alexander. Grand Duke Of Saxe-wesr.ar.
who has just completed his eighry-secoud year. Is
ss1-o-1-F IS soEercl-n The Pope i his senfar ~
eight yl-rs. and then follow the Grand pIiks II
L-r1eIn5urs and tie King CT Den-uz-k-
\ dSSpondeut NeS Yorker spent his last cent
in paving his fare 70 Coney Island. intending 70
jump Of the pier and drown himself He was 80
chee-ed BY the sights Of gay C0ney that he walked
all the way back. spent the night II one 81 lie
Tlras- got Job next day. and Is n9w happy
An officer Of the Savy who was on one Of the
English ships in Chinese waters during the war be-
tween China and Japan tells the story that whra-
ever the Japanese fred the Chinese irnlnesist-Iv
put up their umbrellas The laughter q the rrIen
On the English ships could be heard for miles
Cyclones or general storms may be Gp5 miles IN
cianeter- Hurricanes operate on path aye-1giny
Goo TO - miles wide- Tornld0es arr much small
e. They Ray be Culy uszle VICE - rlse ,au uu5
but feN feet AZ tlae bottom. bur they 1re much
mere cl1Gcruus than either a cyclone or q hu-ri-
cane
British volunteer returns Tor the wear ending
October 81. ls92. Just issued By the War OHce.
show a total Of CfHcients number.ng ~. .s2I or
Sf-1 OF tine enrolled strength, which s the hi.h-
- proportion since lsS5 On The year rhrre -
beu decrease oi ~ IN the IO1-l EUnlber Of vol
uutcers
Giraffe skins have become extremely valuable
because Of theiT scarcity Ten yezzs ago it Ms
common enough for A hunter in south Africa .
XII forty OF Fifty Of the animals in Z DAY At
TINS rate they were rapidly beng extsITusz1ted,
ans nov a giraffe sklE Is worth anywhere frlm
so 10 SO
Ihroe years ago Congress passed law to-'1=6-
alng the iIEpoEt-tion into this country Of 1ny Tea
Of a gTzde lower than good. and imposing a duty
Of - cents On every pouad Of tea brought ir-o
onr lcrts- Owing 10 this law II Is Impossible
Tor the american people 10 get anything hut sd
tea 10 drink
b. curious irony Of fate the great fortune
made by ErckTaaHn. Of the EncEuana- Ciarrisa
combination. IN praiSng the military gIories uf
France, has now been inherited bv PrilsSian f.
hcer- The officer IN question married E,rckulr- )
niece almost Immediately after the crssSion u
A-sace and Lorraine
Airs. J. Bellsngee Cox. Of Plr,ad5Iphia. has con-
pleted arraHe-CIneEts 20 continue the Lincoln In
stirUtiUn and EGuCational Home IN that citv tom
which the GOveIhtnen- has tzken its an-s-opr-a-
non, as p-IT1t- Institution supported BY private
coatrlautlors- Tie purpose OF the school i 10
educate lDd-an Children
1t is ret likely that many Cinnamon in this
country VIII go back to their native land to JON
the Bowers. though il Is said that two or three
on the Pacific Coast who are members q the
crct society hsre done so The Coast Cinnamon
have little knOwledge Of the Boxers orzsniza.ion
At least, they say they have not
When a woman IN India lcses BY death the
partner Of her JOYS ard sorrogs she makes eyi-
6eBoe OF her sorrow by painting her face bla.ll
The widows consider this a great improvement IN
the old style q being chained on 4 fr4arr4l
pyre and cremat-d together with the rernaisss q
the late lamentee head Of the family
According 10 the latest issue Of the <.Nuh. Gold
Digger" 70 reach the United states. .-tac<s have
advanced 10 S a pound: egg 70 - DON.
though efforts have becn made to raise the Driee
10 $50. There are plenty Of them Ham r-rs
long since OuJ-" The "GoId Digger1' Is printed
in red ink and sells for y cents COPY.
Electricity has many advantages. hut If tfe
theory advanced in Bombay journal be correct.
thcn We shah not be in such a vast hurry a. We
have 10 hgEt and travel and cook and wash by