The evening times., 1900-09-19
NOTES OF THE DAY.


Tic manufacture of glass, ii i noted. is one Of
the youngest industries in Germany, but 1t al
ready employees foo factories and 3d. ooo workmen-
An Australian papef1aaker. after long period
OF experimenting fntLs that from cleaned ard
bleached turf hbers very strong and durable ru-
per can be made.
Rosewood and mahogany are ~ plentiful in
Mexico that Of the copper mines there are
timbered with rosewood while mahogany j. used
as fuel for the engines,
stranger in saIina. Kan. had tRe local police
hunt all one day to recover SO bill he claimed
TO have lost. When the guilty located
the officers learned that there are no 80 bills
printed.
All over the world the American typewriter
clicks Within the last twelve months over
1000 coo worth of these valuable machines have
been shipped to business men in various parts OF
the universe
Chinese horses are almost strangers TO oats
The grain is not raised in that country, but is
imported. Horses who are training for racing.
however, have always sufficient supply OF that
sort of food
Potato bread is now extensively used n Thu
riRgia. Germany, 10 feed horses, especially when
they worked hard in very cold weather The
animals thrive it, and their health and strength
are excellent.
cycIist in Cheshire, England, found a church
the other day which. had above the door the in
EcFlTatioh- iflIs l. the Sale OF 1e+4Fth ana
just below: This door viii be closed during the
winter months
Left Erickson who led 4 band of Norssmen
the expedition which resulted in what is supposed
to he the earliest discovery OF America, Is TO be
EonoFed by the Chicago society that bears his
name statue is TO be erected soon-
the board OF health Of Woodstock. Ont, has
decided 10 compel bakers TO give up the present
system of giving small tickets to their customers
Is=Fi i.T4gIa gFt
TO different houses IS liable to spread disease.
Ii the happy purrng house cat should be allow
ed TO wild in the country and get its living
as best it could il would soon become as spiteful
ard terocious the regular wildcat and live like
one Of those unpleasant denizeus Of the forests
The bandits Of Guatemala have Il way when thcy
become short OF bullets of stealing seals from the
railroad tracks The seals are discs of lead about
the size Of quarter and when beaten into hulletE
make pT3iectiies that diabJIiC3i III their
effects than any dum-duIn bullet in the universe.
According to a Belgian officer who has inst
turned from the Congo Free State, the River
Uelle there is fB Of species Of octopus. called
By me EatiFes niga ms creature j. IN t'i'
habit it is said, of attacking native eanoe~, cap
sizirss them, dragging its victims its anJ
making meal OF them
Joliet viii have in operation within two weeks
the finest and llTgest Wster-power plant in tie
United States. The plant is equipped TO deliver
TO nGazHtIct0FieS- electric street railways ana
municipal are lamps 5000 horse-power every
twenty-fonr hours. The vater power i obtained
tIom the Chicago drainage canal
Insurance for batsle4= i . new enterprise at
English sea swimming resorts. Cne puts a penny
in the slot and If while towing with the wave he
is caught by TIE cTaulP OF otherwise loses has
wind and becomes 4 prey 10 Old Neptune MS
heirs are left without means to recover his
body and plant II deconrIy dry land
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Ducat, wealthy residents of
Irouviile, near Bowling Green, Ohio have been
celebrating their golden Wedding anniversary
They have large family every member OF which
was present. No death has occurred in the fam
there been a death among the grandchildren
\ New Jersey woman las invented a rapid
clothes sprinkler. consisting Of two sections of
tin. which fit tightly together and the surfaces
Of which are perforated with small holes This
is left resting IN 4 bowl OF water while ironing
is going on. When it Is desired to sprinkle the
clothes the sprinkler Is seized anu sf,tken- over
them
The peasant possessOr OF piece Of land in the
district CT Itzehoc. Denmark. pays what Is be
Iicred To be the smallest rent paid by anybody
in the world single penny The land has been
IL his family for generations and CsraPeo higher
rent through the of OF his ancestors in
saving the life Of Count Rantzau. OF BTitenbeFg
Castle.
The latest convenience added to modern life
found III Eilgt4IU- III several ll4Ls iStSsltlA d
professional coifcur III the dressing to
rearrauGe Niited locks. tie had his whole bat
tere de toilette big tongs, little tcfiss, and
crimpin irons OF every description, and nos few
ardent dancers were glad 70 avail themselves OF
his services
in 1883 there were Ip3 incunIeits OF church liv-
/ ings in England who had occupied the same
living for fifty years or more and OF these
twelve had held their places f9r sixty years Their
average income amounted TO $3.50 year. and
III .g4ar
! tinuous service was between the limits Of $3.50
and $7io year.
In Switzerland many Of the waiter gir3s in the
numerous hotels and boarding houses Of that
: country are members of weIl-to-Go families It
L way considered humiiiating for Young wo-
men TO act in sUCh capacities in that country,
Many Of them marry well and bring some little
fortune to their husbands IL addition this
/ they are most excellent EoLsekeepeTs.
The oyster IS as fixed and sedent2ry as the po-
tato and its cultivation IS just as easy. In Eu-
rope its propagation has been reduced tn
! scientific basis but in this country only be
! ginning has been mada- An oyster Is ready Tor
market in about five years. The biyaiyeS have
80 much to contend with that perhaps only one IN
900 lives to grow up and be eaten BY human
t beings
s.NeryeIcssnezs'' Is. according 10 a German pro-
| lessor, the peculiar Characteristic in virtue Of
| which the Chinese may ultimately beat Europe
in the struggle for existence The Chlnaman, h.
SAYS write all day, stand in one position all
| day weaye beat gold. ivory, dc infinitely
tedious jobs forever and ever and discover 10
more weariness irritation than if ne were 4
! machine
! What promises to be the best spple crop in the
history OF Canada-not merely in quantity, but
ouality-is now fast approaching the harvest sea
! son. according TO the United States commercial
/ agent at Staabgidge. In thee weeks the fruit
will begin to come to Montreal preparatory tn
/ shipment 10 Europe. Last year Montreal shipped
( 2s6 600 barrels. From present appearances this
years shipment viii be al least twice large
as last years,
/ Most of the British regiments have their own
newspapers published once a month. The news
consists chiefly of matters pertaining to the
officers and men Of the regiment and their fam
lilies but the papers also devote regular columns
to sporting news humer, poetry, other depart
the regiment. These papers much in favor
among officers and soldiers, and many OF them are
| very well edited.
Albert Ambrose, ard Alfred Aidfoh, Of Stock
ton CAL celebrated their birthday last week. Th5y
are triplets who were born in Berkshire county d.
Mass. in ls47 and for the first fourteen years of
their lives were never separated Tor 4 night.
/ Then in 1861 Albert ard Ambrose went West 10
| nake their fortunes. and settled in California,
| while Alfred remained behind ia Massachusetts,
The tirce brothers all strong and healthy, and
| have been almost equally prosperous. Each of
them is said to tc worth $4,000
The island of Guam is shaped like the sole OF
shoe. and has presumably total area Of about
$50 square miles, although it has never been st-'
vsyed The parrowest part has a diameter 0t
seven miles and it Is about fifteen miles. II
length. There are few lepers in the island, hui
p9ys auE paTtICuiaF attention them