The evening times., 1900-10-02
NOTES OF THE DAY.

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expense; a colonel. lieutenant colonel, major eT
captain 10 twe only.
The production of iron IN the United States
ia the past year, according TO announcement
made recently by the United States Geological
Survey. was 24.Gs3 l3 tons. an increase or = per
cent over 1893.
Tie average depth of Russian petroleum wells
is a little ever so feet. The chief obstacle
countered is salt water, similar 10 the water OF
the Caspian Sea, which comes ii through the
loose and sandy SOIL
4 piece OF ordinary gingerbread makes a eapi-
tai barometer. II the atmosphere IS in that con-
dition which threatens rain the gingerbread be-
comes moist and plant, while the approach oi
dry weather restores it to its normal condition
Girton is the oldest woman's college in England
It was started in 1869 by five students who deter
mined to try the Cambridge University exami-
nations. At Girton the girls have two rooms
each The fee for the college year including tut
ton, board and rent. is about 500.
The cat is called kat in Danish and Dutch, katt
in Swedish. chat in French katti or katie in
German, eatus in Latin, gstto in Itahsn, cato
in Portuguese and Spanish. kot in Polish, kots
IN Russian, cath IN Welsh. kath in Cornish, catus
in BaEsae, and gaz OF katz in Armenian.
A Quincy QII} trolley line sells special ticket
for the accommodation Of pleasure riders and
tourists which enables a complete round trip to
be made for 10 cents. That is. the passenger can
get on at any point and make complete circuit
OF the line. leaving the ear at the same point
Both the Prince OF Wales and King Victor En-
manuel OF Italy have a nervous affection of the
muscles of the face which makes the left eye
blink constantly To those acquainted with the
infirmity it s hardly noticeable but 10 strangers
who have occasion TO converse with either OF the
men It Is somewhat disconceTting.
Smoking is so common in Japan that all
and most ladies smoke, the girls beginning when
tIaoro far, cF J.Sfo taxla
pipes with longer stems than the men, and il one
OF them wishes to show gentleman a special
mark of favor, she lights her pipe, takes whin,
hands II 70 him, and lets him smoke
The North German Lloyd transatlantic steam
ers are nearing completion il GerTnany-the kai-
Ser Wilhelm II and the Rron-Prinz Wilhelm. The
former viii be the longest ship ahost Two yearz
ago the Lucania and Campania were masterpiece
Th=u came the Oceanic, marvel in size and the
Deutschland, marvel in speed
The British Admiralty is introducing
weapon into the British Navy Il is a modification
OF the Hotehkis. but instead or being quick
firing the breech mechanism is selffeedtng and au-
toEgatic- The gun throws 3pounG shell at the
rate of 100 per minute. 1t viii probably be
officially designated the S-pound automatic
gun.
Captain Bernier has proposed that the Canadian
Government build vessel suitable for his intend
ed North Pole expedition out OF the grant that
has been promised he claims TO have offers OF
assistance, exclusive Of the Government grant,
aggregatiEg $500 and says that the merchants
of Quebec VIII donate supplies worth $500 or
S7,9o2
Henry Solomon, 4 prominent merchant in Cape
Town who died last month in his eighty fifth
year was born in St Helena IN 1915 and
present as child at the funeral Of Napoleon in
~. Helena IL May. 1921. G. H Bennett Of Cape
Town, who IS in his eighty-fourth year, IS one OF
the few survivors of those vino were present at
Napeleon's funeral
The Siberian express running from Moscow TO
IrkutsE, is electrically lighted throughout, even
unto the rear danger signals. The current IS sup
piled from 4 generRting plant carried on a com"
posite coupled directly back Of the engine.
The forward part Of this car contains the bag
gage room. the middle section the electric light
plant. and the rear section the kitchen for the
buffet
NM. Desgrez and BaIthazard state that they
have discovered a method Of Fesenersting air IN
confined spaces. They have submitted 80 the
Academy OF Sciences aluminium diving dresses
weighing twenty-five pounds They state that
the diver can move in this suit for hours under
water without drawing air from the surface. The
principal regeneratIng agent seems TO be sodium
dioxide.
There are many simple tests for fictitious bank
netes. The most difficult feature TO initiate in our
somewhat cumbersome paper money is the water
mark. but this can only De initiated properly bY
placing the forged banknote under heavy die.
! the note with sponge. II the note Is a genuine
one the water mark viii stand out cleArs II
''daffer" ii will almost disappear
In the production Of common watch glasses the
glass is blown into d sphere about meter in
diameter, sufficient material being taken to give
the desired thickness, as the case may be D.scs
then cut out from this sphere with the ald OF
pair OF cou7passes having a diamond at the
extremity of one leg. There is knack in de
taching the disc after it has been cut good
e 4fF'gE IN
! day
| An Audrain county, No, man found that he
could not live happily with his wife, and rather
| than sue for a divorce they signed a deed of
/ separation which was flied with the county re
| corder 1t is said 10 be the first instrument OF
| the kind ever put on record in Missouri. 1t di-
! vides the property, and is more binding than a
decree of divorce in that 1t forever separates the
contracting parties and provides against any rec
| Oscillation IN the future
Some specimens of the blind fish from the
| Mammoth Cave OF Kentucky have recently been
| placed in the London Geological gardens, These
| fsh have never before reached England alive,
and il is supposed that only on one previous oc-
| casion have living specimens been exhibited In
| Europe, rameiy, IN 1870 In that year five fishes
were placed in tank in the geo at Dublin. Ire
land but they did not live long, succunhing tc
| a fuEgoid growth their bodies
| 4 physician attached to a British hospital n
South Africa is impressed with the fact that pre-
ventfve Iaeculation for typhoid fever is valuable
! treatment Among the inoculated the death rate
| was lower by % per cent than among the ur!;i-
ocr1lated The average temperature also was low
| er As many as 800 came under notice. and
| in most instances they were very severe The
| treatment was with doses OF carboIic acid three
| times day. Brandy was the most useful stimu-
| liant facilitating sleep. Transmission with salt
| saved many lives.
! returned traveller from Porto Rico notes that
| he shoukeepers of San Juan are taking kindly
to the English. placaEd in a leading cafe
! notified patrons that they Esay obtain Soda
that he has Constant stock of groceries and
makes a great specially OF French and Spanish
| preserves" and real estate broker has an ause
! 10 LET" Many stores. hotels, and casinos have
| taken names connected with the American oc-
| cupation Of the island such as 'Twenty-ffth oi
| July" Uncle SANS House etc
The truant officer CT West Newton. Mass. whose
duty it is to apprehend children of school age
| who absent themselves from their class room:
| without reasonable excuse. is rejoicing because
| tfc golf season has opened at the well-known aht
much -pstronized BraeBurn course 1t seems th3i
about 800 players congregate there daily and al
| most as many school boys gather about the cfut
| house in search of employment as eaddies. iG
ssead of gong from house To house in pursuit o.
| tr1ants tne truant officer is enabled to
scoop n nearly all the delinquents at one fell
sNoop b. daily visit to the golf links
A mummy cat is curious thing. Tons OF these
| enlbaIrned creatures were brought to England
| few years ago to be ground into fertilizer. What
an unromantic ending for 1000 years mumifca
| ton, Some of the cats were bound with the ear
| standing erect Others laid fat. The cloths wer'
still adhering to the mummes though in ON