The evening times., 1900-10-17
NOTES OF THE DAY.


The only building at spitzbergen is a tourists
nut about 500 miles from civilization
January 1882, is the oniy date at which snow L
known to have fallen at San Diego, Cal
factory for liquid air is being erected at Los
Angeles, CAL. Tor retrigeFating purposes.
There are about 500. CSC acres of the earth's
surface devoted to the culture of tobacco.
Though snuff is no longer popular, there is fad
IN England for the collection OF old snuff boxes.
Two of the members of the members of the new
British House of Commons blessed with
American wives.
There are about Soo0.O0o acres of ground in the
gaTded as Woodland.
Merchants in London still selling Boer relics
and however little their intrinsic value may
they bring high prices
The frst pendulum clock in London was con-
structed by a matchmaker named Richard H4r-
RS, about 260 years ago.
II expectations realized, the output of
ceppfr ior $500 Will reach 325, Ge0 poi.nds val
ued at s42.250,0o0. the largest on record
Hawaii received s276,G5O COLD from the United
States this year up TO the close Of August
against 81 l,9a3,C40 in tie same time last gear.
There has just been started at steubenviIle.
Ohio, the first American ruanuisctory OF glass
marbles. Ihzse toys have hitherto been imported
from Germany.
Fish scales, If they are small and bright.
worth about 81 a pound in France They are made
into pearls buttons, and ali kinds Of jegyeIry for
the Indies and China
Horticultural experts estimate that the Ameri-
can apple crop for the p-escnt season VIII be
sufficient 10 supply at least barrel for every
inhabitant OF the country.
Omaha capitalists propose to tunnel .he great
continental divide, eighty miles west OF Denver
and twelve miles south OF Georgetown, and opeT-
ate an electric road through it.
ing in intensity, and the authorities taking
the usual precautions to prevent imprIdent tour
ists from approaching teo near the crater.
The county Superintendent Of Schools in Seat
tie, Wash, has spent the greater part Of his Off
cia term Of two years at the State University
qualifying himself Tor tie duties OF his position
Five United States steel revenue cutters built
in 100 days have been sent 10 Cuba 10 look after
sHluggiers. Each carries rapid-ire guns and
twelve men. Their light draught enables them
to patrol shallow inlots.
A resolution was adopted recently by the In
diana Federation OF Labor asking that law be
passed prohibiting the employment by street rail
are addicted u the use OF intO&icants.
Good religious bakers in the early days Of the
/ trade were aiways careful 10 stamp their Iosves
Of bread with a cross. ard 1t Is 10 Unfair pre-
sumption TO assert that aduiIeTated -four hot
used IN thcir msnuflcturcs Of The staff 9f life.
Census statistcians observe a larger compara
tive increase in the Jewish and coIorei Fopu a
lions IN his country within the last decade than
among Hose Of Any other Tie official
figures VII! show il their early opinions are coT-
rect.
A civil engineer in Hoboken has built two
horse bedroom on wheels with d tarpaulin ex-
tension for kitchen, and proposes To DIVE to
Mexico by easy Stages On the wagon Is painted
the motto: As journey through life let Us
inger on the way"
Shen sulina. port at the mouth Of the Dan
ube. was in danger Of being destroyed by fire. the
crew OF the British gunboat Cockatrice, which
happened TO be stationed of the port landed
under Commander Roiie, aa5 were largely instru-
mental IN stopping the progress OF the fITnls
>zOne OF the Vatican organs suggests taat the
Pepe should migrate from Rome 10 Jerusalem,
and out OF the sIO19. 600 saved by successive
Popes should buy from the Sultan OF Turkey sdc'.
a large extent II territory would insure the
recognition Of the Papacy as temporal PoSvcr.
A cube of red sandstone, Two fees square. suit
ably inscribed, has blen erected in the old ceme-
tery at Deerfeld, Mass 1t viii marx Tor the
first time in an appropriate way the grave where
foTty-elght men, women, and children were
buried after the massacre in 1T0i by The French
and Indians
The people are beginning TO declare the picto-
rial postal card a nuisance In alomst every
great city these cards are sent FORTH displaying
the suburban and municipal grandeur OF the
towns that present them, but IN comparison with
the pictures III gfIidebo0k they stand less than
next to head.
\ vast flock OF chicken hawks, forming a line
100 yards wide and over nile long recently
passed over the village of Galway. Neb- They
settled in nearby grove night and great
many killed before the fcck made lis eSc1ps
Not over half dozen OF such birds had ever been
seen II that neighborhood before At one time.
Sailors are proveTbialIy supels;itious- Time out
OF mind they have been 80 and there Is no evi-
Gence that those who labitually follow he sea VIII
ever be Weaued from that afdetion. hen dead
| bodies entered as cargo On 4 ship they are
TcorGed on the invoices as 'statuaTy or nBtlrll
history specimens, To s2y the supeTstitio.is
OF the crew
The Primrose Danes Of England resortcd 10 al
artful dodge on behalf OF the Tories the rec
| election. They flooded many constituencies with
circulars that under the four years Of 81 II
administration there had been 3, s36 moro ma.
riages than under the previous four years end T
the Liberal party Il Is believed that the circG ais
! Lad no inoonsiderable effect On the campaign.
| new telephone FIRE alarm system has just
| been patented the whole system being operated
! by magnetic current and dry batteries. After
! the system is once installed the only thing To
get ont Of order IS the burning out occasionally
! OF fuse, which may be quickly repaired \
! separate wire Is used for each fire district and
| any number Of telephones may be connected with
| any district wire
While making repairs 10 the house of F ]
| Buckingham, in Huntington. Conn. the workmen
| f,und in a cunuingly devised hole in one of the
walls tin box containing Sl,5I0 in gold, silver,
| and copper coins The coins bear dates from 1875
| TO 1872 Twelve years ago so in gold coin were
! found concealed IN the same house. which was
built in I112. The owner believes other treasures
are concealed in the dwelling.
peculiar and romantic episode occurred re-
| Gently at a wedding ceremony in Cleveland.
| Above the brides head elaborate device,
| with her name in small electric lights Above
| the groom appeared q similar decoration, save
| that it was his name that sparkled there. All
through The ceremony the lights burned brilliant
| ", but at the words: i pronounce you nan and
| WIFE the brides name was turned of
An enterprising farmer in the Enimenthal, Swift
| zerland, has broken away from all the old o,is
toms that have dominated Swiss farming. lie ha
| turned the force OF convenient stream iat
| mower and generates an electric current strong
| enough to run a planning machine. fruit cFu>heF
| n thrashing machine and pump. The psa ants
| come from miles around to gaze IN astonlsl,i1eBi
| at farm house and stable brilliantly ilHlina. ed
| with electric lamps.
Besides the rattlesnake, the New Mexico end
of tie Rocky Mountains is blessed with the taran
tula. the scorpion, and the eentipcde Then thert
| is the giIa monster and many poisonous lizards
| be feared because it is the most plentiful, ans
| has habit OF living among the ceiling rafter
| of old adobe houses. At night, when man l.
| sleeping it drops and II it strikes his body i
| leaves a wound that takes months to heal
In some respects China gives consideration f
women II they want to join the army and g
TO war they have the privilege OF doing an