The evening times., 1900-04-04
NOTES OF THE DAY.

erans. 50 that they viii look well on parade.
The King Of Sweden never touches a gun Tbs
hing OF Belgium has shot only once in his life
and the sultan Of Turkey cannot bear 10 see gun.
General r. Garabaldi. whose services were Of
Tered to England. in thar nations with South
Attiea was not considered eligible on the ground
Of his nationality.
British exports at prcsent-according to the
l.oafe Of Trade 'vturns-tGtIl $500 600 90: while
those OF France are EfG0, ,0o0GJO exactly half the
exports Of Britain
suit has been brought against the city Of New
York by plaintiff who describes himself a.
temporary emergency spothccary.' His suit IS
Tor services rendered
Il is now recognized that the prosperity o. tho
iron and steel industries in Germany has become
seriously ioopard.zcd by the scarcity Of coal. es-
pecialiy The qualities adapted TO cokns for blzst
furnace fuel
The Chiiisn Government has iust cOnce,.ed to the
Richmond Gold and Silver Cigarette Company
the exclusive right 10 issue in that Republic for
tle perioc Of nine years patent for the covering
oi cigarettes
The London standard's'' Nice corespondeu.
teiegraphs that az the Battle 81 Flowers the first
prize awarded % Prince Lubou.irsly, whose
carriage. in which he and the princes rode, was
covered with violCts.
A botanical garden has been established at
Coq-iiLarvilie, Corso Free State. by the Bsig.sn
Government % viii De called the Kew gardens
and IL viii probably De important 10 the rubber
aud other tropical industries.
IIaHs are generally sent to Singapore. India.
packed in bran or oats. then seUcd in canvas and
atterEard packed in salt, this process preserving
the favor far better than auy other method b.
sides keeping the ham moist.
Il is stated in the Western Electrician that
an arch a. soon o. be erected al the extremity Of
the Avenie de la Grand Armec. in Paris 70 the
memory a. Leyaseor. ss he did much 70 promote
the interests o. tie automobile.
A new system of railway traction has bcen in
vented by New Zealsnder. in which half of the
car IS underground and half above. It l. proposed
10 construct eonduit d sufficient capacity % re-
ceive the truck and running gear.
The Court OF Appeals oi Kentucky has held thst
person who was learning te ride bicycle upon
a street, and while doing - wac injured By 4
trolley car. Was not guilty Of contributsry neg,i-
gcucr 90 as 10 preclude recovery Of dlm1g,s
The town Of Concord. Mass, has voted 20 ap-
pr1pTiate S2.j9J for Ite celebration on April Io
OF the lz5th anniversary Of the Concord fgLt and
stt5o for the purchase uf the Middil-rX Hotel a.
q site i0I permanent memorial q tie battle
It Is estimated that Great Britain. which ez-
ported 20 Germany about 10000 tons o., an
thraCi,e and bitsmiuous Goals during the wear
ls.1, VIII not De able io spare fOr tii4t country
nore than 2,oCJOoj tons during The prescott year
OF the books given CUT from the Joliet, IL.
Prison library. last year. So per cent vere vorks %
fiction, J. per cent were religious and the de-
partmruts of science and ar1, history. travels.
philosopiy- ard education each contributed per
cent.
On train going from Client 90 Brussels sueI
fierce discussion about The war arose zm0u,
sen- q tH~ passenger that the alarm va- given.
the train was stopped. and The ciSput4uts aere
compelled t0 set uu- and huish tae discussion on
tLe gI0uuc
tn, United S,5tss. ;hou-h drst-cla-s customer
iu ocean telosraUly orE, 30 cable IiHes. Great
Britain owns l55 cables, France 81. Japan 90
Austria al, Denmark -. and Spain -. Norway
has in use a very great number 90 lines. mainly
short ones
Lamps can be opened far SLING vi-loa, Tue
necessity 90 uE-oreuIrg ,te burner by using new
attachment, which has the burner collar mcuuted
GA hinged support. with @ locking device 0p-
posite the hinge, which holds Jte burner vertical
VIXEN the lamp !, liELlcd-
Photographers can fHc use for new degice Tor
taking habies picture comprising sofa vrith
vertical pece attached 90 the back the latter be-
lng provided with All opening near Jh- centre
through which persons iu tle rear can put their
hands and hold rae baby ou the sofa
London dealers IN photographic supplies are
hH, NJ that the In Africa j. stimulating th,ir
business Orcers, as vel as correspondents. ar
te-ins cameras 20 yhe rout and TN uunlber OF
pictures sart home j. great ti1t tEe collection
IS practically a complete story q tHe war.
The Market Street Railway Company Of san
Francisco las decided 20 give a special bonus tor
the faithful service of is employee. The men
W. have been with the company for nye wears
rec,g-e 1 cent per hour. for ten years cents Tor
hiteln years cents, and !oF twenty years cents
per hour
A story in Paris Just come out. Is that Dcibler
FIVE years. and who resigned ROT long since ia
favor Of his son. attempted suicide about two
weeks ago. Dejbier declares he Is uot insane UuJ
says De j. haunted by the gaosts of the people be
has gulllutIEed-
Kaiser- Wilhelm and King Leopold Of Belgium
have put up 10000 capital, according 90 ,he
L lndou Daily Mail" f1r syndicate 90 exuIor.
th, territory IT Chius acquired by King leopold.
~ de Gerlache, who commanded tae BE g'ca
Antarctic expedition, j. 20 De put IN command %
the exploring party
The English Parliament makes liberal allowances
90 the women OF the royal family. a Queen
D0Wager's annual Income from th1t source Is
S5}l.pio That Of a DoEIgeT Princes Of Vale, IS
S3f2.o0o Other widows Of royal princes receive
s3DC COO. The Grand Duchess cf Neckleuburl- ->ter-
Htz. granddaughter OF George III, receives >lj.lll
yearly.
Gen. y. '. sumner, retired army ofhssr 70
siding in Denver. i, working tor the cstabIi-luCat
Of a camp OF rough u er- in Colorado. His id,a
Is -o ger 500 yuurE men together iu q camp of
military instruction Cor year. Already hundreds
have applied for membership, ard there I~ eV-
ceileut prospect that tag generals idea VIII be
carried out
/ Nrs- SaIome SETTER. "a e-airv.ysHt- who lad =
very prosperous practice for many ye-r,. died in
Brooklyn q flu days ago. and 10 uEs found tHlc
her estate amounted Co lur few hundred d0ll4rs-
She had spent hor entire receipts. amounting from
SO 90 $50 day- iu giving Co. everybody tlar asked
OF her. a. hIpl.zlrL charity, tDr she never
/ asked whether -u lppiit ~ Uss worthy or rot
+ Half dozen Foreigners appeared before judge
Lent. u WestchesteI. y y. last week. being an-
piclnts for naturalization papers lis l.nsr lock
cd them over and proceeded 90 lecture tE5m
soundly their dirty appearance Clean ines IS
one of the most important qualifications oi AEl,ri-
can citizenship" said the iu5Ce, and advise you
to make generous and daily use Of soap and
. water
An Industrial Council has been formed in France
II vilI consist OF ffiy-seyeR members twenty-five
from the empIo-ers twenty from the unions.
three from the senate FIVE from the Deputies. with
five to De selected 10y the minister or commerce
The duties Of this body are to advise with the
Government on industrial mStters, such strike,
wages hours Of labor etc. and % aid in nilueT Go
{ ing 4 better understanding IN al labor natter
Thirty-sve years ago the Confederate lines
around Petersburg were broken, ard the retreat o
the Confederate Army O. Appomatt0x began. Vol
umc p Of the ''southom Historical Society Pa
pers' gives a graphic description Of the fghtiue
Z around Petersburg. which eliminated in the re-
| treat Of General Lees army, ans the dcati u
1 Gen A. +. Him. Who was shot by Corporal Joan
/ W Mauk Of the One Hundred and Thirty eighth
! Pennsylvania Infantry.