The evening times., 1900-09-11
NOTES OF THE DAY.

The distance from New York to San Francisco
by wstef around Cape Horn is 1860 miles.
4 man who is sentenced to death in Greece
Nai:s TWO years before the execution Of the sen
tence.
In Cannes, which is said 10 be the cIeancst
town in the world. The streets are swept by
wcme-.
Neither frogs nor snakes inhabit Alaska but
toads hop about in considerable numbers IN thst
icy resien.
Lake City, namely, the First, the Westminster,
and the Third.
Mcat has been preserved in frozen state for
thirty years, and found perfectly eatable at the
end of that time
In tie British Museum is carved box made
from a mulberry tree that Shakespeare planted
with his own hands
with the ponpano, from the Gulf OF Mexico, as
TIE Inest delicious fish in the world.
Most counterfeit documents are detected
through individual pccuIaTity of the coun-
teTieiter, 81 which he himself Is not
1t is estimated that the population Of Berlin
VIII complete the twO-milion figure by The end
OF 1902 The present population Is about 1,si3,000
Iceland viii probably soon be connected by
cable with the outside world. The proposition
IS 10 extend line from Copenhagen to that
country.
A late scheme for adding to the comfort OF
prisoners in American penitentiaFies is to provide
a n,lmber of bicycles for the purpose OF exercise
in the prison yard.
Vermouth is made of white wine, favored with
red Peruvian bark. rhubarb, orange peel. iris
root veronica, centaury, cinnamon, eldeT-a0wers,
geImander, and sugar.
\ recent invention Is a cork Tor poison bottles,
1t las sort Of anchor attached to it so that the
cork cannot be entirely separated from the vial
or hottie IT IS connected with.
Tic Chinese have no word that can be regarded
for .rr5lr tDcE1 ElfH
in the Celestial language that conveys intiInd-
ton OF what is known as public opinion
From 1882 10 January l. 1899. there arrived
pean Russia overland. and SO sos by sea. From
1888 to 1889, 552 persons returned TO Russia.
The revenue of Ceylon for the six months end
ing June 30 shows an increase Of more than
G73,G09 over the returns for the similar period
last year. In years the revenue has increased
100 per cent
The Rev Charles Knippenberg, American
citizen, agent Of the Missouri Synod Of the Lu-
thesan Church at Hamburg has been notified that
he must s-rve a year IN the Imperial Army or he
expelled from Germany.
The cash Is the most popular circulating coIa
OF China 1t i copper and zine piece about TIE
size oil American quarter Of a dollar, with
square hole III the centre for convenience II
stTinsing many Of them together.
Some idea OF the extent of walnut culture IN
California may be formed from the fact that
single large association in Southern California
advertised Tor bids for 2O.GGJ sacks to bc used IN
the shipping Of the coming crop
The parish clerk Of Suigraye, England, has
again successfully sued the church wardens for the
payment of his salary OF IS year. He said that
he had on several occasions provided the Commune
ion wine out OF lis private salary.
At 4 recent sale in Dublin potato IIng
fetched the extraordinary price Of IS s. per
ounce. The fact Is potato rings scarce and
can generally he traced. Lord ATdilauH has = fine
collection Of them, ard CT old ITish silver
Ar the English railways have now agreed %
carry 80 pounds OF luggage fer each frst-c,ass
passenger free OF charge. 100 pounds second c.1ss,
and 100 pounds third class, instead of I2D pounds,
100 pounds, and 60 pounds, respectively, as pre-
yiously.
The great demand for horses IL South Africa
has had a considerable effect on the omnibus
service in London. No less than I.627 horses have
been taken from the London Road Car Company,
and consequently many buses have lately made
only four instead of i've Journeys 4 day.
Never before h.s such food OF campaign lit
erature been poured out that with which the
country is Eow bsing deluged by the Republican
National Committee Something over u5,0SJ,059
pamphlets viii be distributed By various organi-
cations under direction OF she committee named
French families have TO pay what i called
personal furniture tax, which, however, Is
misnoIner. for man may have Sl,Go) or $4,000
worth OF furniture II his house, but the tax VIII
bc the same. Il = regulated by the amount OF
rent paid, families paving but 50 tor rent beng
exempt
Women are now qualified to enter students
at the Faculty OF Arts at the Vienna University
on the same terms as men, and the professors in
the Faculty Of Law il Vienna have Pe,itened the
Ministry OF Education 20 allow women 10 enroll
themselves regular students In that branch .;
learning also.
An ingenious German has devised 4 mataod Of
pIucling fowls The dead bird IS placed in a
receptacle and subjected 10 several severe cross
currents of ar from electric fans turning at the
rate Cf $3.50 revolutions minute The bird has
every feather ana qaIil blown on IN an incredibly
short space OF time
Union Castle Line officer has invented in
geniou= addition TO our liie-ssviug appliances at
SEA. II takes the simple shape OF beats canvas
cover which i made water repeilant. JoTks
attached. and the whole cover, being thrown
overheard, spreads out and Is capable OF sup
porting many persons
Experiments have for some time been MADE in
England with snokelssS coal. This peculiar fuel
may he burned either IL ordinary gTata CT in
! basin III tie middle of h with Ut develop
| ia. any pe-ceptible oder CT smoke any time.
| The Irc looks like the finest coal IRE, and the
! flame is white ard blue.
| : company il New Haven, Conn, undertakes to
bet mCJl> 10 all within , r3dlHs OF seventy
miles from its headquarters. These meals are sent
! out in wagons with compartments fer each arti-
Gle; the meals aFeplIced IN the different com
/ partmeHts smoking hot and are Kept at 4 hISh
temperature until placed on the purchasers table
\ Freuclman has discovered remedy instan-
taneous in its effects for the horrible burns
caused by the use OF oil OF yitrol. Il is 4 soft
paste cf caIcincd ragncsia and wa.er with which
the parts burned are covered to the thickness OF
an inch. 1t aileyiatos the pain almost immcd-
| lately and when the paste Is removed no scar
remains
Sensational papers do not enjoy the immunity
from Tetribution in Russia which they do IN this
country Two Gailies of St Petersburg, which
published the currert false and exaggerated &C
counts OF affairs in China during the siege OF
PeAin, have been severely repTimanded by the
ccISor and their numerous extra editions con-
| sldeiably Curtai!ed.
| Money i measured by troy weight, in which
| twenty four grains make pennyweight twenty
| pennyw, lights oTe ounce. and twelve ounces enc
| pound The silver dollar weighs 5I2 u grams
and 81 600, as near as il BE- expressed intel
li.-ently In PRINT weighs zI6lI pounds -F1'
ton over seVcntv-oug and one halt pounds tGs
ayoirdupuis the would weigh JS-9-S,
nearly fity-nine pounds
The concertina IS 10 the TransTaaI farmer What
the bagpipc is TO the Scotcbman. The Beer agri-
culturiSt c,ings to his musical instrument Gay and
night Il inspires men In the fields 10 ardent
work and its TO, over melodious strains axe con-
slant in the household, while the housewife is
preparing dinner and the hungry men waiting
to tackle the frugal but generous load OF sdi5ies
set forth for their maintenance.