The evening times., 1900-03-10
NOTES OF THE DAY.

4 'Nt tiFtitiIeS
The British Government Is making strenuous
efforts 70 prevent an increase in civilian occupt-
tion in Gibraltar. II il now difficult for civilians
to hnd houses, and owners % property are not
allowed to add to their teneuents.
The New York Commissioner q the Irrau %
Labor statistics SAYS IN his annual report that tie
number Of persons killed and injured in flrione5
IN tle state last year was greater than those
kiiiec ara injured in tie spanish American var.
In $50 the hrst steamer direct from Glasgow
70 New York, the ili-Etrd City of Glasgow. was
launched and ~ ISL though onl, 1850 tons.
-he struck OF a roes neaf Renfrew. and the CLYDE
ulSt had wears OF wOrk before il could blast that
rock away.
II Is curious % notice thar wood tar ia prepared
just as ii va, n the fourth century. b C. A
bank Is chosen and hol, dug, INTO winch the
WOO Is placed covered wi'h turf dre IS
lighted underneath. and the TAI slowly trips into
the barrels placed to receive II
One Of the historic Presbyterian churches ~
Ontario Is 81 Andrews in Nidgars the Lake,
which. in 1924. celebrated it, centenary The
present building-the second in the century
dates from early in the '3O's and has therefore,
seen nearly seventy years Of service.
The Scottish element in Australia has been stir
red to the qu1ch by the heavy losses incurred by
the Highland regiments and at the various scot
tlsh gatherings on New Years Day visitors wore
black band on the lef arm and Iibersl c1utribu-
ti0ns were made toward a special relief fund
A sharks egg is one Of the oddest-Iookins things
imaginable. Ii unprovided with she'll. but the
contents are protected By a thick, Ie4thcry cay-
ering, almost as elastic India rubber The
average size is Two inches BY Two and three
quarter inches. and the color Is almost pure black.
Hitherto eyery Erglshman ms paid 8l income
tax - eight pence II the pound. which is 3.3 per
Far~
$50 and yielded nearly fifth Of the total Brit
lsn revenue. This now 70 be increased by faur
pence 70 the pound. which makes il a 5 per cert
tax.
sigror Cuarini, q Brussels ras patented an sp-
paratus which is said 70 be an Improvement upon
SigHor Marconf5 method o. wireless telc-rap1g.
II win be tested between Brussels and London
He ta-ks of wireless communication between Lon
don ana Ncw YORK. ''weIl within the range u
probability"
Dawson advices say that little win be le'- q
the Kiondike metropolis after the home rush IN
Mas and June. Merchants are closing out their
places ct business and instead ct every building
being crowded. To let signs are frequently seen.
Business is diving and mos q the dealers are
going 90 Meme.
Several prominent raneimer Of Victoria Tex.
have jointly purchased a motor vehicle f1r use
in inspecting their large ranches Il the machine
meets their expectations each of them si.I put
cifs-y one for hfs own Use. The .av es tie i4rd''
IN that locality i such o. permit the USE at
automobiles regardless q roads
The great American game o. draw poker is
said % b. rlylgrHg Vienna. Women and meu IU
an grades Of socIety. are said to be- fascinated
with The game @ such extent that the ponce
have found IL Necessary O. interfere The ts'k
Of society. u Is saln Is principally upon the points
~ the game. when 90 stay iu.' when 60 lay
c""a t"a pair etc
No greater mistake could be made thlu t5 ,rp-
pose that. ID matters 1f Jress. Manila l- q
'sLeddy" place. On the contrary the csty - a.
gay as .he climate permits Everyone likes 81
look al his Eest. especially during tna late Iitar
noon ana evening. Tie drive along the LUr.-I.
during the hour around suEloVu u scene
kaleidoscope IL colon. C.rcunst1lces permitting
there l. plenty %, -ccs. life in ,he evening
Recent experiments in View York city have
shown the possibility . coayey5r 5rg medicines
through the skin. and r-9 any portion o.. tae
human body. by placing them in the patti ~ -a
electric current G9at, rheumatism. and COB.
sumption are now being Treated hy I'll zi-g cleo
tricity 90 convey drugs 90 the affected psr-- ard,
while 10 positive cures have been wrought. -5-
suits Elye been attained that seen. O.. d-9l--r8-e
the value Of tae rev treatment
Luce-ne. in Switzerland. and Gsrr5.cl. ia Ba-
varil, have usually been accorded ,a. ,i t.s m.5t
beautiful towns 10 Europe Berlin is considered
the healtlie=t. Stockholm and Car--.Jui4 g.friu.
next the death rates OF these cities 4s rule. be-
ing the lowest on the continent. London. too.
occupies a favorable position after those mem
tened BU- places Ike Rome and Venice rsl ZIP
high death rates The UEheairhie>r place ir Che
world is Alexandra NotwltH~tILring It's rr-
ylrviug fine weather. its 500 fountains and its
S0tf -ea breezes. tHe death rate there teaches
go per 1000.
An amusing iHCideH, occurred az the Cleveland
p5sJ0ice. when a well known resident walked up
90 the window and asked the amount Of postage
necessary for two magazines. which were 8i-
dressed a soldier il the Philippine. TIE maya.
zines were weighed. and he was told THAR one
would require cents puSJasr and TIE -t--r
.euts postage. The man tarrerplr placed one =
eut stamp on one magazine. and tNo 2-ceut
stamps on the other. and Ihsu cut another 1-cerJ
stamp in two and affixed one-haI OF 1t t1 eI.I
Magazine The sender deposited the Magazines
IN the proper places. bur Uncle sam would not
accept 9He-Hali oi a Scent stamp f1r l-eu. post
age. and the magazines we've held tr Additional
postage.
SomsthiEg new and interesting about ants vas
learned by a Mount Airy aogis; yesterday. For q
week or % he had been bothered by ants that
got into boxes Of seeds which rested on a shelf
To get rid of the ants he put into execution an
Did plan, which was 70 place a mclty bone close
BIZ. which the ants soon covered. every one de-
,efting the boxes OF seeds. As soon As the bone
.rcepers the florist tossed IL into a tub of water
The ants having been washed Of. the bone was put
in trap again Yesterday the florist be-
thought himself that he would save trouble by
placing the bone in the centre OF sheet Of 1y
paper. believing that the ants would never get
10 tire bone, but would get caught on the sticky
Ay paper while trying TO reach the food Bus
the florist surprised 90 md that The ants.
apon discovering rhe nature Of the paper trap.
formed a working force and built path on the
paper clear TO the bone. The material Tor the
walk was sand secured from little pile nearby.
For hours the ants worked, and when the path was
completed they made their way over its dry sur
.ace in couples, IS in a march, to the bone
The question OF considerable Importance % the
English financial and commercial world grew on;
,f the recent robbery Of Bank OF England notes
from Parr's Bank in London. The directors Of the
robbed institution requested the directors Of the
Bank Of England 20 stop the payment of notes.
and the latter after taking legal advice. con-
spnted 10 do ~. Their action excited the dppr'-
henS0u in some quarters that II would affect The
Of the Bank Of England note. and
test case brought in the courts % settle tni7
authority in the matter. The hrst decision was
against them and an appeal was taken Mean
while all or very nearly all the stolen notes
which had become practically useless 20 tHr
thieves. being Of high denominations, were re-
turned to Parr's Bank. and il Is understood thar
the directors OF the Bank Of England viii not
now persist in the appeal Nhether, IN tht event
,f another similar robbery. they would be willing
TO stop payment again. remains to be proved.
But il seems clear that in this particular ease.
when most Of the stolen notes were for 800 or
more the course which they adopted effectual!y
prevented the thieves from making any Of
heir plunder II the notes had been for small
mounts there would have been no difficulty Of
.ourse in getting them into circulation
The sound Of an earthquake is described "a
generally deep and rumblug. like a heavy wagon.
Of it may resemble thunder. wind the fall Of
mass OF heavy stones, or the report Of a distant
cannon AT or nea- the epicentre o. the earth
..L. -.r,n nI,snrrers sfltc TINT loud crashas are