The evening times., 1900-04-03
NOTES OF THE DAY.

Fyirticr. in Ireland during the past year Hunl-
htred only 40, the lowest II nearly thTa sl
century.
ouecn Victoria never removes from her rand the
three rings connected with her cou5istHP ana
marriage.
Tie fastest flowing river in the world L he
Sutlej in India. It's descent Is 1900 feet IN
1s0 miles.
There are eo.ooo trees in the city Of Paris. in
cludipg 1900 gilous. 00) chestHuts. ana 70
60 plane trees.
ON duck farm, near Fort Dodge Iowa there
was recently Il $4,000 ducks. They ate 10 bu>l-
els Of com caliy.
From Coustantincple comes the report that the
sultan has forbidden all his state officers TO vlsit
the Paris Exposition.
The balance Of trade in favor Of the United
States for the seven months ending January l
amounted to S5l5, Is.
MANY British families have every member OF
them in the male line engaged fighting at the
front in Her Maiesty's service
Montara is said to have mined s4O.0OOc00 worth
Of copper last year. This beats the gold or silver
record OF any state in the Union
\ recent compilation of statistics shows that in
1870 American dealers bought more than S5DJ,op
worth OF foreign cosmetics ana perfumes
Fishermen in holland Kill all Ash as soon as they
are landed while French fishermen, or the con
traGy allow them TO die Of asphyxiation.
The Dimensions of the British Empire exceed
those Of Germany thirty times and are sixteen
times larger than all the French dominous.
AT Pullman Ill. there are 5.I52 persons employ
Cd in the various indus tries which are carried oa
At that place 6sjS being men and 2Si women
1t is source of regret to all women that the
Johns Hopkins University continues TO exclude
women frum admission 10 its graduate courses.
Descendants OF the missionaries in the Hawaiian
about tnE-tMguTIgtI the
white population. exclusive Of the Portuguese.
A large icicle fell from the roof Of mill in
Ninocskl. Vt to a root underneath and went
through to the floor, smashing every thing IN rs
path.
An order has been introduced in the Mszsachus-
cts Legislature to make women eilgI"!e To serve
as overseers Of the poor in the city OF Lowell,
Mass
The Prince of Wales will be reinStalled as grand
master Il the English Free Masors on April -,
the anniversary OF his twcntysixth year OF grand
master.hip.
The Englzh-speaking people number at the pres
cnt time 10000. 600; while those speaking French
total IS 0OG.O00 or exactly half the. Englishspeak
ing people.
Sir Isaac Newton was commonly known as the
'sPresidcnt,'' this name being given him by rezson
Of the fact that he was the first president OF the
Royal Society Robert Stephenson, the engineer,
was Rocket" in memory Of the first locomotive
turned out by him, which thus named and
Gavani. the renowned electrician. was ''Froggie,
the term being applied to him owing to- the fact
that one of his important discoveries was made
through experimenting with frogs
That Queen Victoria should have received Lady
Roberts and one of her daughters to luncheon is
probably one Of the most signal marks of royal
favor ever shown by Her Majesty to any private
individuals Ii is curious and significant fact
that the sovereign never asks any visitors how
ever distinguished to share her midday meal,
breakfast and luncheon being always taken by the
Q!cen in the strictest privacy, only members cT
her own intimate family circle taking part in the
repast That exceptional favor was shown on
this occasion speaks volumes for the high esteem
in which Her Majesty holds the famous soldier
who turned the tide of victory in South Africa.
A wonderful old oak fell the other day in the
roval forest of Alt-Letzegoercke 1t had fourished
for more than four hundred years, ard there was
not in the entire forest another tree quite as
stately or robust The head forester hearing of
its fall. ordered that it be cut into convenient
sections and removed, While this being done
the workmen noticed that the base OF the trunk
was hollow and a closer inspection showed that
tl,,re was some kind Of an animal within this
broad cavity. 1t proved to be a fox. which had
been severely wounded and had sought shelter IN
this retreat As the body has been completely
mummified, it is supposed that at least hundred
years have passed since the poor animal went INTO
admirably preserved that one would have said rey-
nard was sleeping.
Bathing in Caracas is generally done in the open
air-that is the bathroom in the house. is almost
an unknown luxury In the first pace. bath
room indoors would be too close for comfort. and
in the second place the plumbers art is not prac-
tieed to any extent. In every eourt-and almost
all the houses in the Venezuela capital pro-
vided with them-there is the inevitable foun-
= rix-ad fha It at ft,o
house Attached TO the fountain is large and
deep bowl, generally about four feet deep and as
many broad. Into this the water runs contin-
uously and, by stopping up the escape in the bot.
clean sparkling. but not cold water Into this
YOU plunge, with other covering than the sky,
and enjoy yourself to the full. caring nothing for
the world or the neighbor who is watching you
from the roof Of the adjoining House, where ne IL
smoking away the mosquitoes and other insects OF
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