The evening times., 1900-04-10
NOTES OF THE DAY.

now employed on the sea coast anu Heiu @'l4leiE
guns
New Zealand's fax industry has revived and
hourished exceedingly, owing TO the war IN the
Philippines having shortened the output OF ths
Manila fibre.
Statisticians have been engaged at figuring
| out the proportion OF sickness in human life and
reach the conclusion that it Is about nine days
| in the year.
Yeniee's famous doge palace is being endan-
have been in il since Ist2 The Italian (soveTn-
ment has appropriated funds for fhetr removal.
There are eomPensations for being an absolute
monarch. The KaiseF's play, 'Der Eisenzahn,' -
though an utter failure in Berlin is still perforn-
ed at the Royal Theatre ''by all highest com
mand."
Morrrons are interested in missionary work to
a greater extent than is generally known. One
rule Of the church is that the young folks Of the
flock must serve three years in advancing the
doctrine.
The statement that the record price vas paid
in New York for Days first folio Of Shakespeare
| IS denied by the London Telegraph which
| claims that last July $500 was paid iot copy
I IN London.
New periodicals to the number si 20 were
started in the United Kingdom last year. and l5-
publications discontinued London's news
papers. magazines. and miscellaneous periodicals
at present number 2.2i0.
Golden and diamond weddings were celebrated
by 6ll couples in Prussia in lso9, and the state
distributed jubilee medals 10 each husband and
wife In Berlin and the provinces Of BIdndca-
burg the number OF these couples was llJ.
Mississippi has a slG0000 p Q ry farm. u is
located fifteen miles from Bay st. Louis. There
500 laying hens Loo industrious ducks.
All hundreds Of turkeys. Eggs ore gathcred il
wheeibaf'ows. and thirty large iHeunators are IN
constant Use.
Il IS stated that asbestos is to be used in lin
ing the Russian baJtleships now building at the
CraInp shipyatds. and that the ofhcers VI the
United states Navy are considering the ddyisa-
biIity OF Ustng TIRE precautions the vessels
that are being built for the American service
1t is feared that the French railways which
even in ordinary times have irsuffcient accom-
fnodltOns for travellers. will be unable tc handle
the Exposition business. One line alone mas been
orderrd by the Government to add I15 eHginCs.
s72 passenger ard IiI4 freight T. It's rolling
stock.
Oberammergau is rehesrsing for the aecsEnill
performance OF tire Passion Play this Summer.
Josef Nlyr viii re unable 10 take the part q
ChTistrs OWN. % the effects % an accident iu
the woods four years 1g0. and Anton Lang.
y0urg man whom De has trained has been sub
stitutcd.
Ar Oregon w0rl1n has patented neat folding
wardrobe having pair Of wooden sides hinged to
the back. with shelves hinged 20 one Of the sides,
70 drop down when the sides are Drawn apart. a.
lowing the whole 70 be folded against tn back,
the front being formed q curtain 90 Keep out
the dust.
The rapidity with which the population OF this
country IS beng increased by immigration IS
shown by the fact tha, if the arrivals con-
tinue TO make their apPe1rlHce st the same rate
a. they have been doing during the mss two or
three months the fetal FOR the year VIII reach
nearly half 4 million.
Pineapple orchards in Florida are under cover.
Ten or ffteen acres are planted and covering
about seven feet above tEe ground is spread over
the orchard This covering, of course, is arranged
that there are openings at certain distances.
giving plenty Ct light and air Tor the better
cultivation OF the trees
The feyers collectively termed maIarial. which
range from what was not uncommon in certain
parts Of England fitty years ago under the name
OF ''ague" to the malignant and rapidly fatal
f0Tms met with in the tropics, haze constituted.
perhaps, the cheif lupedlment % the cJ-Ja-z1iln ID
by Europeans Of many countries.
After South Africa is conquered Great Britain
Is going to offer % each OF her saldiers whose
time ha- expired s}o acres Of land there, pr)-
yidsd they viii occupy X for ten years. - an
iusuccmeut % settle il the country. Al. tine
officials and IL the mining and other companies
concerned are favorable 70 The plan.
ResiIlnts Of Evanston. IL, are in terror o.
Mexican nose bug. which las escaped Il i5
equipped with strong pinchers and a be4k. -
mode CT procedure : % flsren Itself n the no-e
O. she victim sud then insert it, bedk toT CO.
pious d;aught Of blood. Il cannot be detached
without tearing out piece OF the flesh.
Prof Dean c. Worcester. who has just re-
signed his chair in the University Of Michigan,
las hsd" an offer Of a salary Of Slj,0dC year IS
manager Of certain mining interests in the Phil
IEpine Islands and when his duties - Comm A.
sioner are fulfilled he may accept the ohrr. HIS
salary at the University OF Michigan was $i.6}p-
It is curious 70 note that the last three the
atres burned in Paris have ali been state or. As
they are called in France. subsidized houses
the Opera 0s73), the Opera Ccniqae Gss7). and
now the Francais But whereas Twelve yra-s
elapsed between the burning Of the Opera COmlque
and the rebuilding. the Francois viii t- i SAID.
be reopeaed by the middle Of July.
Ceylon is the home Of the largest species 4
spider than has yet been made the subject Of en-
;omological Investigation. This web-spinuir,
monster lives il the most mountainous dlstlic-s
of that rugged island and places his trap-r7J
g0ssauer snare Of airy iighJEess, but huge net
Of yellow silk from five TO ten feet in d-lmCtef-
across the Ch3sMs and hSsuTes IN ROCKS.
Mrs Lille Devereux Blake. Of New YorS. wants
some Of the cenyis enumerltors to Be women.
Understanding that the objection 70 women iar
such work is that the enumerat3rs are frequently
received with hostility aud abuse from -1e emil
mersted in certain sections. size suggests rLft te
women employed be assigned 10 the sections
where where the residents are intelligent lnG p'-
lite.
u is stated that under thc American Plan the
school ATTENDANCE in Cuba h7s been raised i0m
1000 to 50 go pupils. with 2Go teachers. A.
though English is taught. tlr teachers employed
4 rtf-Ff
The school eSprrsc-, which iJ IS expected VIII
rhis wear reach ffr million dollars, paid rom
the island tre-susy. Tie teachers sJ-ail-- arc
higher than those paid -n TIE United States.
There is res. Tight coming-tLe Kuge. .igh--
winch "a simr', furnished under pressure.
b. appIvir- ] fo 10 s;mo-ph,-e gl- pressure It
IS cI1.mei better than W.'.baoh light is pro-
dsc,J The improvement Is due 90 the h gh prs
sun ued yc,ecitv Of the flowing gas. l1 causes
tlr erylt.-t intensity Of tua fame 70 be trans
f,rr,d io e. higher position. Tae tight Is an agree
able stroSi.h light lni -ivcs a very high iilum.-
hating .'r.i6acr-
Fopu.atioa oi tie four greatest cities Of tie
Russian Empire is given follows in the figures
Of tr, recent cers-ts: -. Petersburg. l,l32,6T;
NJ Cow. viii Us two suburbs gss,6l4; Odessa,
4g-.0u a -r,at increa- since lss2l and Warsaw,
49,. 90 Contrary to What Is observed almost
t.riyrr-.rIy Throughout Europe. the men outnJTn-
b,f lie w,men IN che tirse frst-named conanJn'-
tirs; while in the last Warsaw the proportion
of women : but slightly Superior % tldi OF men.
saws "Aiu-lcs's Magazine" ''Th, eo,t Of con-
.,r-,etira a cable system e., ab0at -. ~ pc mic
and the total amount invested "a submarine lin ;
q. ,-.srr- T. --rv4rrd q S.0g0ll 90 The value Of
as.,t,xat.. The largest caI0Pdny in America
Er- . rJplll 90 >l2Jr0'."H, pays 0ut l.t.'v
between >-.uG $40. ADJ Slut4h.t-J -g.4rit-, nd
Last YEAR carried over s0.09O.G,J m,--5gss. Taes.
don lfn hint rtrE In