The evening times., 1900-05-29
NOTES OF THE DAY.

last year reached nearly 1900
petriaed potato IN perfect shape was recently
Found in a Maine kitchen garden
Southern Russia anticipates an immense product
Of grain during the present season-
The salary Of the British Chief
Nhiie oa actiee service IS sT5. OF nssriy = 3 a
| Grave diggers in Manchester. EngIsaa are ask
ing Tor higher wages Business in their line Is not
suineiehtiy active to ProyiSe ;or theiE wants
, The annual report Of the Ere department. shows
"a, iso,oO -. 4crs o. territory and 20 miles Of
| The work Of the Chicago CITY D5rec,orv er.,,-
orators FOR 1900. almost conpls4ed show. thst
the population Of Chicago Is not less than 2o0I.-
! The JageTsfontein Diamond Mine. seventy miles
os1thwest of Bloemfontein, produces stones 70 the
annual value Of 10000 and their quality IS 'ex-
( eellent.
/ Next July the Scottish Border societies viii
! celebrate the bioen;ensTy Of the birth OF James
1homp=on, the author Of "llule Britannia" and Of
/ The seasons"
The South Africans in exile on the leland Of
| St Helena VIII find companions in the presznce
/ OF coiored men. who we're brought 70 the island
( $50 years ago
There are now forty peasl button factories IN
I Iowa, working Up shells procured from the river
/ becs- Nearly I.5c0 people are employed in the
I factories alone
] soIlA A.leElN--1ls- ll-e- are EuL LLL4l4Ale4
/ with iced GriHss- The people Of that region are
not thoroughly imbued with the fragrant 0dors Of
uIut Juleps or gln nckeys-
| 4 wrought iron gas main. 23.0l5 feet long and
3 inches - diamteT. IS in use between Phoenix,
vile and Roycrsford. Pa The gas Ls conveyed
/ under pressure Of % pounds
| seicrtists say frogs do rot need brains Expert
meuts show that when deprived Of them the frog
! stiil exists and is able TO attend 70 his usual
! f';Ictlons IN = automatic way
sturgeon vas recently caught in the North
/ Sea weighing over 800 pounds The hsh was
warrior OF the frs; water and destroyed $50 worth
Of nets before he surrendered 70 his c4PtOTs.
! Tie British soldier gets about shilling a cay.
| Those fellows who have BEEN Penned up in Ma.r-
king for months are asstIredly under the
| impression that they have earned their salaries
Australian and African IaiIiiouairos are iuvad-
ig the sTissOcTatic precincts q Grosvenor Square
London- Many Of the old residents of that famous
precinct aTe removing TO other places Of hdbita-
iioa-
Cainamen call the fun dress shirt worn by
Anasrican gentlcmen At balls and social rrcep-
tons the pneumonia shirt Probably their ideas
! concerning these gzrmeuts are entitled % sJuc
/ respect
/ The crack Of the sjambok. the f1rorite whip Of
the South Africans. sounds like pistol sha,- This
iH.leHent Of punishment Is made fr5ar TnIn0cer0s
/ hloe and IL Effects are - severe those VI
/ cato -u-Ue-jaiis.
flrmer's horse in 4 New Hampshire town 70
Gently got loose in the early morning ard ate one
and one-haIt bushels Of cracked corn The horse
! survived the feast. bur L-s owner Was at llst
counts contemplating giving the beast away
The German carp hsh Is invading London vat.
ers % extent Jh8J Is disgusting ali fishermen.
The carp Is o. comparatively little account az aa
I edib.e tsh, and ike the English sparrow among
I birls be claims the globe, including the seas
l thereon. for his and drives al priZtd fish out
I oi whatever baillgccE he luhablts-
/ New York city Is attempting % rival Washing
ton in the art u planting trees II the past year
1 over LOO trees were planted by the NeE York
{ Tree Planting Association, along the river 'front.'
I and on residence streets. II Is intended .
extend the wCrk % the tenement house district,
/ both for sanitary and e=thetie reasons
1 Mothers who c0mplIin that they cannot attend
| church because they have u remain II home aad
| take care q their babies VIII nst much longer
! have that excuse % otter Baltimore L. setting
/ the example by establishing crechss. church
nurseiieS. where children can D. cared tEr and En-
4 tsrta11ed while their parents listen % ser
/ mons and hud resalement IN the music OF choirs-
Tie Boston Transcript notes the fact that
'tlose trees which last summer suffered most from
the rasagcs Of the caterpillar. and presented in
/ the height Of the season a ragged. hunili4tei
and f0riorn zrDearance are the first 70 De clothed
I With the beauty which conspicuously belongs 70
I them IN their true estate, while those which e.
4 cspct suffering must now wait longer for their
| coronation
| II appears 10 he generally admitted tlat rats
! are responsible FOR the plague now devastating
I India ard certain other portions Of the gIobe-
When the rodents are first stricken. those Whe
| have taken pains 10 observe the symptoms s1y
4 they look III and are in a dazed condition. their
eyes are Watery and bleary- their coats partly
| deprived Of hair and they habble about with
/ dlrlculty and stagger and f1H-
humanitarian has appeared with war IN
| veHtion. the purpose OF which is 10 put soldiers
| 10 sleep instead OF killing them. As he explains
| II 20 = wondering world the device Is A cCnc0c-
/ tion 10 be fired IN shells Of sry size The shell
explodes. but does not Kill Il Is Of . material
I that viii Do little damage vith its dyinE pieces.
| but exploding II releases a powerful soporIhc
! which perfOrCe Sil compel the enemy 70 s1rrea-
| der 10 sleep
The United States Of America has n0w become
the greatest Tzw six consuming country il the
/ world (excepJing. Of courze, China. and perhaps
japan, where correct statistics Of home eonsuup-
I ti0n are not yet avaiable)- In Other words. New
! York city. the only raw silk market IN America,
| holds the hrst place among all the six
| markets IN the world, Shangi, alone excepted
| In New York city more raw silk Is now sod
! than Is consumed France. which l. still the
| largest SIX CcEsuminS country IN Europe
! European anthr0pologSts have for some tine
been studying with interest certain human szeie-
! tons which were unearthcd AZ Schweizcrsbiid. IN
| Switzerland and which are rcruarkabIe for their
/ small Prot hoffman. UT hLsle. exhibited
them a. various museums. and the general opinion
/ Of scientists Sss that they the skeletons %
| dyarts- Prot. KolIfnIn i;:rthsr maintained that
the original Inhabitants OF SUitzgrllnd must have
! been persons Of this type ard another discovery
! that has Just been made isanels many 10 believe
! he IS night
! Jewo,s wlich rarely come into market were
1 Gently sold in Bi-n1ingaar- England. - public
/ auction. One Of thesc historical badges, gold
| buckled garter Of the Most Noble Order Of the
I Garter. The most iIustri0us decoration of Brit
ish krighthtod, had been originally worn by 4
! Marquis Of >aliSbuTy, Snd afCerward hv Henry.
Duke Of Cleveland. Although particularly inter
estTIs because of its connection with the uauc Of
/ Salisbury, which recalls the romantic legend that
( connects the fair-limbed Duchess of salisbury u
the days Of Henry VII with TIE badge and tt.e
Of this order, the garter brought only -.
Calcutta newspaper contains the following
amusing sample OF Hindoo English il is h3-cl ld-
yeTtiscment column .'GeutIernan who cozae IN
hote! net say anything about their meas they
vii be charged for and II they should sly before
hand that they are gong ont 20 breakfast or d.n-
ncT, etc, and II they sly they not have anything
! 10 eat they Viii be changed. and n not 50 they
viii not be charged unless they bring II 70 the
! notice q the manager Of the place, and should
| they want to SKY anything they must under the
manager for Oas, not any else. and uoless they
I bring not il 10 the notice Of the manager they
I Viii De charged with the least thing according
10 the hotel rate, and fuss VIII be allowed AZ
| terward about it
| The ak BY which Charles was beleaded, writes
| Howard Paul in his London Chat, is now in the