The evening times., 1900-09-07
NOTES OF THE DAY


decoration issued during the Queens reign.
The Hghtest woods in the world are cork AID
poplar POmagraEatc Is OF The heaviest.
Before the next tourist season opens the Sai.s
railway irons Spiez Foutigen viii be completed
Africa has very nearly 200 languages and this
fact pFesents great difficulties TO missionary ei
fort.
In 1870 there were 9,o00 Shakers in the United
States. At present they do not number more than
1908.
Mrs Lucy Parsons, the Anarchist, threatens to
throw the entire police force OF Chicago iutI
Lake Michigan,
Last year there imported into the Un-te1
States over I,0G00d0.000 grains Of quinine, e5zt-
ing over 81, 10000.
nugget weighing ! $50 ounces was found
Gently IN the Ural gold mines at Grsk, IN the
Government OF 0renberg.
The Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions has
IN contemplation the foundation OF an industrial
school IN The Philippines
When the British parrow-hawk is flying to-
ward its dinner it goes through the air at the
rate OF 10 miles an hour.
Famine is rife in the extreme south of Italy,
ard Jewels from church shIines are being sod for
the benefit Of the destitute.
Over 3.033O0o Of the American population are
said TO be in annual need and actually receive
soHe kind OF charitable assistance
\ British veteran Of seventy-eight. living At
Ashby-de-Ia Z0Gch is to receive Indian medal
and clasp for services which ended in 1851.
1t Is said that a fresh order. to be known
the Southern cross i 10 be established in egie-
braton of the federation of Austrian colonies
There has been enough moisture in Lyon county.
Kan this wear tc grow an eighty-fye pound
watermelon and to keep the Emporla water works
running.
An ANONYMOUS donor has given 930,0O0 for the
erection al ST Petersburg Of an asylum for old
Hebrew artists who are unable to follow their
profession.
Gout is rarely known among the working classes
Of Ireland. Their immunity from the complaint
Is thought to he due the fact that their food
consists largely Of potatoes.
The Trans-s!I:sria Railroad viii be completed
al the present rate of working in about two years,
the cost probably considerably exceeding the
original estimate Of S175,59J,0 900.
At Cherbourg. France, the other day 2i,s)d
cannon shots were fred on the evening Of Presi-
cent Loubet's arrival As each shot costs at
least $50, nearly $4,000 was spent in smoke
Here Is an illustration OF the progression Il
woRanbood. St Louis, No, negreas helps
her husband crack stone IN of the streets
She says she would rather do than wash
clothes
In the last quarter of a century America has
imported sls0.g90.oD0 worth OF precious stones
Of all descriptions. The sum Of money would
build navy nt to fight with the armada Of any
nation on the globe
Inc itffsoit tSit2tdE Iititt- tli&t t4seIt us
been of late notable decrease in the bands OF
negro Ministries who 20 about the streets Of Lon
don singing Tor coPpers. The public cares al pros
ent only fer var songs
Tie Russian cruiser A~kold presents a very
unique appearance. She Is arTnored cruiser,
aud Is exceedingly ong-il2 feet-snd sets vuy
low in tie water. She IS the only vessel In exist
ence that has i've tunnels
Unique properties are possessed by the River
and Il a stone fails IN the stream and alights
upon another IN a few months they unite and be
come one stone. Fisi: cannot live IN IT. waters-
While most aInuzeneHts III England have suf-
foTed from ;he war. the Covent Garden grand
opera season which h4s recently closed. has been
very successful. ard oHe result l. that 500 :
TO be spent Immediately upon the improvement OF
the stage
At thc time OF tHe Roman occupation of BTitaiu
FIVE distinct species OF dogs were there, most +
which can with certainty be identified with those
OF the present day. There were the hcysa G,=,.
the grey hound the bulldog, the terrier, and the
s'2whaUsd-
In China, If aIy writes immoral book
lie is punished by being Iashed with bamboo rods
and baniSlmeut il addition thereto Those xho
read such publications also subjects u pun
lsIIEcnt the principle probably thaJ the Ie-.
c<iveT i a. bad - the thief
Small spiders play havoc with the telegraph
wires in the Argentine Republic. The long cob
webs settle on the wires and as soon as dew
rain fails they are rendered To some extent
conductor, and the effect i 90 practically stop the
operation OF sOme Of the lines
The experts Of Prince Edward Island, whicn
are mainly agricultural produce. amount IN va.-
ue 70 about 81, $50 600 year. in addition 70 large
quantities Of produce that are sent 10 other
countries. The island Is well described as thc
Cen Of the Gulf Of s5 Lawrence
In his annuzl report for the fiscal year ended
June 30 Land Commissioner French Of Michigan,
says that the total amount OF land now held by
the state : .G45 acres During tie year 4'.2ll
acres land disposed OF. for which Silt,i95
VIII bee received, all bat SI4,23s having already
been paid
Tie British Government has suppressed the ds-
trict messenger companies and transferred tia
business done by them 10 the postotlse on tie
ground that the companies are elsTpaetlnE on
the pTerOCative> Ct JEe state which Claims
monopoly OF the convey sncc ef messages by Is--
ter and by wire
The moon rule for planting garden truck IS
that all things that grow ont OF the ground,
such as peas. corn. and the like. must be pilat-
ed in the increase u the moon. from ialI:
all things that nature in the ground. Ike pota-
toes must he planted in the decrease waste OF
The moon, from fulI 10 neSy.
Widows Row Is the name given to q block
/ in bloomfield. y. J. where widows to the
/ lucky number OF thirteen live. There also
more children there than IL any other block
in town and II i a fact thar street
quirld hy law to run at reduced speed there
/ IN order avoid running over the youEsste-s-
Constantine IoBides. Greek merchant, who
died recently at Brighton, has bequea tEed his
art collection to the British -n3tion Besides
valuable hrIc-a-brac there are several good paint
irGS by old masters and many 10y modern paint
ers. particularly George Frederick Watts Dante
Gabriel Rossetti, and the later French artists.
BeIgisHs in Brazil are seeking the repeal of the
10 per cent duty imposed by Belgium on
Brazilian coffee in return for stimulation to be
given by the Brazilian Government 10 Belgian
Imports which have recently been falling off.
The United States and Germany have been cut
ting into the iron import trade. oI which the
Bei5iaGs had strong control at enc time
One trade that viii never become extinct IS
thai Of manufacturing doll babies. They viii he
in demand as long as human babies make their ap-
pedI3nce upon the face OF the Casth- The mIrL-
facture and sale OF dolls in Europe. where tcy
principally made. exceed 26.uGG eco a wear.
GEe firm u Paris turns out 20aJ dolls day and
many Vfhcr houses turn out even larger
beTs.
NJ. V. Giltner Of Jackzon's Hole Wyo seeing
that elk were becoming scarce and having IN
mind the fate OF the buffalo has established a
preserve OF twenty acres. enclosed by 4 fence. IN
which he has a herd of elk. He started four years
ago with half dozen and, as these animals in
he hopes that N few years handsome return
will come from lis foresight.
No street music IS allowed in Paris after
z. in winter and p. N. in summer and
somegshat similar regulations in force through