The evening times., 1900-03-08
NOTES OF THE DAY.

The 3-cent piece is not entirely out o. circula-
tion. according to q Pennsylvania baker lie TOOK
| in 900 Of them last year.
The olive crop Of the past year Of Southern
California. including picked olives ard olive oil,
was estimated 100000
ladysmiths death list from all causes during
the siege was COO. or al the rate 0f ?. f20 year
I IN a population Of 5000
IL Is computed that there i $500 COO 900 worth
of gold and jewels at the bottom Of the sea on the
, route between England and India
The civil code in Alaska is that Of Oregon.
which was taken bodily and dumped on the Ter
rit0ry without regard to application.
Many physicians have left Dawson for want Of
practice. and no less than five private sanitariums
have closed on account Of lack Of patronage
The superintendent Of a ehildren's home in
CINCINNATI refuses 20 send any Children to Ken
the State.
A new shirt takes just about twice as much
time to be laundered that has been through
the process before. This is particularly true Of
colored shirt.
st. Louis judge has ruled that if a husband
be locked cut By his wife he may chop down the
door II necessary, 20 gain entrance-b but ne has
70 pay ior the door.
The latest plan 70 rid Chicago Of ''hold-up5'' il
to 6t out the city arc lamps with PROTECTOR
which will fash the rays like searchlisht in the
NihA-y Ai4otObB"iditS
American exports TO Africa have decreased
slightly IN the seven months ending with Jan
uary. showing that the war has lost more
than it has DrOfted
The population Of Hungary has increased fron
s,OOO.0O0 % lS.0OO.0O0 this century. The capital
OF the country counts $1,000 inhabitants agaiust
5000 IN the year 1890
Herat. 20 the NosIems. leaving the steppes Of
Turkestan presents the effect that Palestine pro-
dEced on the Hebrews when they approached
from the Arabian desert
In 1570 the United States mined 36 500 $50 tons
Of coal and Great Britain I23 6sz go The figure.
IN 1899 were: United States, 2ii.OOO,OgO tons,
Great Britain, "a, 800
The coal famine in Russia is ~ serious that the
minister Of finance has persuaded the En- -r5r %
permit foreign coal TO be imported free OF duty
for the use OF the railroads.
Twelve pounds only Is the weight Of the new
automatic machine gun under experiment in the
United states Army Il fires ijJ shots a rninu.e
and can be fired By one man.
German military experts are just now making.
elaborate experiments in order u test the value
" the sugar diet. in cases where troops are cali
cd upon for exceptional exerti0ns in a brisf per-
iOd.
Last Christmas in Jerusalem was bitter coId.
the thermometer showing y to 40 q gre-s every
day. There Is no provision for heating the hotels
and all tourists IN winter suffer much from the
sold.
Damascus IS ssid TO De the oldest city ia tie
world, dating back iO00 years. Il present popu-
lation is 2o0.09J tenth being Christians. The
mosques are numerous, there being more than
fifty
New inventions and modern improvements are
charging the spanish vocabulary. rich in coi.o-
Guial and literary words richer than English N
this respect, but poor and inadequate in technical
terms.
There are some queer experiences out in he
Alaskan country" says returning miner. Il
saw bring in lob gallons Of whisky He
sold out his cargo in les than three hours Il
500 per gallon"
The Houston and Texas Central Railway has
created the Office 0i chief gardener. This Official
viii have charge Of making and caring for the
station grounds and flower gardens at all points
along the line from Cr.seheck 70 Dallas. T-y
In the free textbook system. in operation in
ktOu. : D. the children rent the books. the
yearly charge ranging from 90 cents in the first
grade % - cents in The eighth grade The ice
antilles the pupil 90 1ii the books available for
ais grade.
The rsg-piekers of Paris. 70 tho number Of some
hing like 5000, who maze their living by pick
ug over rubbish put out from houses. are greatly
git4ted over new boxes which are 70 be used to
-Xcept b. the Cirtmen, who carry il away.
\ folding hat has been patented BY Scotch
woman. single sheet Of stiff paper or other
crisl being folded into transverse plaits, with a
tease through the centre at right angles with ths
'laits. which allows portion to bend out and
CTm the 0rlm after the sheet Is bent into
ube.
Teut,R.c peasants were the providers Of blond
lir for rich Roman prncesses, who loved the
n
They even Lad morning Wigs. small and tightly
uTled, % any color, and kept the beautiful. fair
mes 10 wear when receiving their admirers IN the
yening.
There IS no trouble experienced in making
ugar from Kaasas cane" says I Kansas paper.
The grief CORES when it IS put on the market
nd sells for less than cost 20 produce. because
{ the sorghum tang Laboratory experiments
md research 10 improve the quality Is what is
santed.'
One result Of the M9Iineuv trial IS tire Jvoved
ieci>iOn Of one Of the jurymsH undertaken.
" the w4y-never 10 serve Is juryman again II
nall simply 60 ard pay ny hne OF 500 or 500
: the case may be- b. says, and let 10 60 at
hat / woUldu't q through another s1e1 case As
hat again for good farm
novel use has been found for an electrical
toye by the water board Of Marquette. Mich
he stove has been put in the intake pipe which
upples the water to the city works from Lake
superior. ard its purpose j. TO keep anchor or
eedlc ice from forming on the sides Of the pipe
nd finally stopping tne flow.
Among the thirteen countries which add largely
o the supply Of new books the United States oc-
upies the fourth place Germany provides nearly
vice as many new publications the United
tItes and England combined. The circulation
gures OF successful books are however. much
irger il these countries thJn in Germany
Recently a curious accident occurred ar Quebec.
.hich resulted in the fatal injury Of a man. lie
As pressing ashes into a cylinder. holding in his
and a long iron rod; the rod in some way met
18th an obstruction. causing Aim TO raise il mp
uiCAy, thus breaking globe Of an are light
-biCh was over his head. aEd so forming a eil-
uit by which the current passed into body. re-
ulting in his death.
Gen. ". A. O.mstead. who has just been or
aimed a priest Of the Roman Catholic Church
L Notre Dame, Ind, entered the army during the
iyil war a captain IN the second New YORK
Infantry and rose TO the colonel Of the Fifty
jnth New York Volunteers. lie was mustered
ut a breyet brigldier. lie entered Notre Dame
University a. a student six ye1rs ago, having
revicusiy been an army surgeon
The indifference Of the Indian to death was
1rcibly illustrated in Milwaukee the other day.
ne Of the name Of Seymour WauketCh was on
rial in the United States District Court for
iuIder and though the evidence was strong
,ainst him. he had so little interest in the pro-
sedinss that he went 10 sleep and sIumbered
eacefully until taken back 10 his cell al ad-
urnment Of court half hour later
People who are long-iived ali have certIia
iysicll traits that not noticeable. In the
1T place they have straight backs The majority
folk have curvature Of the spine in some de-
rec, unnOticeabe II may be. but il Is there.
he man who viii live to be old has a Straight
ick holds his head up, and has a broad, deep
nest. This means that the vital organs not
owded and perform their functions unimpeded.
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