The evening times., 1900-06-09
NOTES OF THE DAY.

alienation Of shipping fro41 that great mart to
other ports.
Massachusetts, man has invented tyPeErit-
ing instrument 70 Do FOR music what an ordinary
typewriter does for manuscript
! The number OF bicycles that have been made in
Q the world since the bicycle craze reached IL
height l. estimated az Z.00)O00.0O0
Il VIII surprise great many people 70 know
/ th2t the hasiirs Of South africa, savage tribe,
publish 4 nesspaper- Ii l. called the ''Imvo" Il
I has two edtors-
} OF the sls,Ooo0Oo0O0 worth Of commerce done
By all nations England's share Is Is8 per cent,
Gern2nys los per cent, and 81 per cent falls %
the United States.
The municipal Democracy Of Reading. Pa.
didate who Is found guilty Of treating to secure his
4 election shall be removed
The dangerous work Of coal mining Is spproxi-
mateiy q third fatal the battlefield. for o.
( every 1000 miners 2Ss are killed every year in
/ the performance Of their work.
An ocean 6epth Of about six miles has been
4 found by the United Sta-es steamer Nero. which
has lately been engaged in making s0undings for
submarine cable between Guam and Manila.
/ Prot. Martin Hartmann. Of Berlin has written
! book in which he points cut a noticeable intel
/ leetuai renaissance in the Mohammedan world. as
indicated in the ncreas x number and circulation
( Of Arabic newspapers
An Ohio man wants 10 sell the Treasury Depart
ment mouse nest for 500 He says he had that
amount in bills in a bureau drawer, and that the
I mice appropriated IL in bits 70 build home N
which to rear their family
The Royal Dare Devils" q uane given By the
soldeTs in South Africa 70 the Canadians proba-
/ bly, an echo Of the American designation Of RouEa
/ Riders- No deny the fact that the Cana
1 cian troops fought Iobly-"
An improved electric lamp has a pencil cf re-
I frsctOry material suspended inside the bulb and
surrounding the wires the passage Of the current
| through the later heating the pencil and causing
Z II 70 glow with white light
Rear Admiral Kempf who Landed the United
States marines at Pekin. under The orders OF MIN
is.er Conger. Is Of Illinois birth He appoint
ed % the Naval Academy September q. Is57. and
Z snce that time has passed through many varied
/ experiences-
Secretary Hays eolleetic8 Of literary eUriozities
has teen added to by a chapter from the original
manuscript of ''Quo Vadis," and his collection os
Official trOui,.ss has been added 70 BY chapter
from the original dialect Of Dom Paul's media
tion petition
Missouri hound that was being shipped to
ranch in Kansas. made its escape from the car in
which il was being conveyed % il nsw destina-
tion and Travelled 90 miles back 70 It's old home
IN Missouri. although II was eEtirely una-aquaint
ed with the road.
In new apparatus for handling goods. arrlnE-
Cd On shelves the upper halt Of the shelving IS
UP ard down in movable Euidegays. with clutches
| for securing the pVlleys T. revolving shafts 20
rIlse or lower the shelves
General Scott. contrary 70 the impression of
many people. was not graduate OF the West
/ Point Military Acad-m nv. ffr received his ap-
psiutmsut Army officer frlm civil life. He
died al West Point. and according 70 his wishes
vzs buried al that military post
The life insurance companies are beginning %
make iEroads upon the Russian business centres
Heretofore they have not been REGARDED with any
rlr-icriTar degree OF favor h1r late rer.lrts s1r
that the people OF the Cars Empire are awaken
ing to the advantages 9f these corporations.
Floating variety theatres are becoming tad IN
England The idea Is - tow the marine tEespiaa
establishments around from one watering p-ace 10
another during the sumner season The idea VII
probably take root IN this country II tie English
actors reap any benefit from the euttgpsl-e-
4 Chicago mn has des.gaased Gis-sayiag agt
for use at GIes which IS easy for the flemea 70
support, having outer grip rope Io-ped A. in
[ telyzls % the rCDs UhicL supports thG net. the
loops bcing curyed sufficiently % allow the meD
70 griP the rope without b-adl1g the hands
Prot MaIafy. IN a letter TO the London Adm
cum points ont that among the yet unpublished
clrdsities OF the Pe;Tie papyri Is a list 0i names
connected uiih the manufacture q beer. Ihes-
I names are oltly unlike either Greek or EGyptI-l
names. and are suspected to be ablreviatious-
The SEA serpent L. appearing again on the Ney=
Eugllud coast. This fascinating reptile always
does appear upon the advent Of the summer eT-
Z ct-r~ionist. Scientists have sizec hlm down 20
Z nothing more OF les than common giant eel.
/ which L on, OF his bsIiwick II this part OF the
world
A COW entered = chemists shop in England r.
Gently gard upon It's features IN a mirror. and
feeling thoroughly satisfied with its appearance
! gave wLSk Of lis tsil that knocked Into smith
ereeIs the eEtre contents ot the chemists counter
Then sukey calmly and couteuteily chewing her
! cud took % the read again
Passengers on ocean steamers, are not now de-
p.ived ct the luxuTy Of reading the daily uews-
papers- Oh many Of the great trarsa-lautic lines
q paper is issued every day containing trl1 and
p Z graphic reports Cf the proceedings u the cay
before iu Ihtir floating world Many ~ these
journals are printed and c.eyerly illustrated
We TIng-fsrE. the Chinese Minister. Is rapidly
becoming Amcricarized- He Is far ahead Of his
| predecessors IN this respect He car hold MS
I 0wn with almost any amateur H. the gat neld aud
Il necessary. his admirers say could mike As good
I q frs- baseuan OF shCrtst0p any PLAYER Wlo
E ever goI q reputation On .he BASEBALL diamond
The courteous habit OF gentlemen removing their
I2ts ghen slluting lsdes originated IL the midtle
ages In that era. when knight entered coz
pany Of iacies be removed hls helmet % indicate
rhIJ he considered himself among friends, ana
I that there vas 10 need % protect himself Ihs
I practice has survived in the custom OF raislns
the hat when SalCting LADY
4 Submarine cable in actual use will form one
Of the exhibits OF the Paris Exposition II VII
! run from the electricity building the Vim
cenncs annex several miles distant along the
seine. A complete cable station val be operated
al each end % show the pubic hoS tEans-oceanic
; messages are transmitted and received souvenir
messages may be sent by the public
Engineers on several Of the bag Western lines
: ! are preparing TO lead campaign against the Use
| [ os more than Jne engine II the drawing Oi =
train The main objection % ''douhir-HesderS
+ that they increase liability 10 accidents. IN
which the eDgIUeers OF tnc second eaglHes are
always killed. ard that the dust and eindrrs are
especially irituious 20 the eyes Il the crews Of
the second engines
L Is ofEciaIIy announced that the Worlds Con
vensiou Of Christian Endesvorors TO take place II
I London in july Is to De held in the Alexandra
/ Palace and Park-sn ideal location Tor such a
I gathering From 80 900 20 5000 delegates are eN
| pected arc some 5000 Of these viii encamp IN
the park while others VIII be lodged in the palace
? itself and the Semainder in various boaraine;
: houses and private homes
The ingenuity OF the FiIpiRos. the Army and
, / NAVY Journal SAYS makes up foE their want Of
- signal service material. report from Bansued
] savs that a valley made into an ambush by
2 ne natives by Of outpost sl1cks al around
thescucircling h!Sides these shacks being kept IN
Jse Of bdIuboo ropes with bells attached, making
! sort Of jiugling necklace around the valley
The shah Of Persia, who is making a tour Of Eu
rope, win pay his respects to Queen Victoria early
| in Jelly. This l. the gentleman, who on for
| mer visit to England. expressed desire 90 wit
| ness an execution IT Newg2te prison No subject
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