The evening times., 1900-07-27
NOTES OF THE DAY.

Fifty million pounds worth Of gold has been
produced in New Zealand; the frst nugget was
found in 1872.
The coast region Of Georgia is to have sugar
refinery. the hrst one in the State. IL is 70 be
located in BaXley
The difference between the taTIest ard shortest
races in the world is i foot "a inches. and the
average height Is feet 51z inches.
Although the temperature in Florida reaches 10
degrees there are no eases Of aInstroke. because
OF the extreme moisture Of the temperature.
SSil was brought up from depth OF ssg feet
from coal mine in Belgium and from il sprouted
weeds Of 4 species entirdy unkncwn 70 b5tanisJs.
In New York city there is q maximum density
Of I,OC5 rosideEts to the acre. aHd this Is more
than double that of the most eonsestcd cities Of
Europe.
Twenty-seven years ago there were twice as
This year there are four times many medical
students
A Cleveland judge has decided that "Auy wo-
man is justified IN scoding her husband ii he
comes home drunk and iIitrelts her and the
children
II has been estimated that there are at least
couple Of hundred lovers walks in Great Britain.
all Of which arr more or less renowned in story,
song, and tradition
An Italian electrician has invented an electric
cartridge, which he offers a substitute for
dynamite and smokeless powder in mines, rock
btAsl'us anu tCf heavy vfQEaEce-
The pecan crop Of Texas promises to be the
largest known in many year. Last years crop
was small one. caused principally by the hoOls
IN IN. Brsz@s valley. but tAis year the grees are
loao'd with nuts
The "isossdSa Telegraph" notes that there has
been Of late d notable decrease in the bands Of
LOLLon singing f0r coppsrs. The public cares
at pleecnl oaiy Tor war songs.
Sadd,es, in some form, are Of the sreatc-t an
tiquity- Under TigIath- PIleser III the Assyziaa
cavalry NrHe provided with theru, and the early
kcu-aBs ussd q covering ~ clcth hide. skin,
which Was no doubt ycFy similar.
The thistle which heretofore has been only
patronizsd as q food prcduct by the philosophical
and uEcomPlain;ng donkey is beginning to hold
uP its head A. something beyond 4 nuisance %
ssriculturisis- bay made Ci IL Is found 10 ie
good food for cattle and sheep.
At Moscow there Is a CLOCK. made f9r the En-
pres Of Russia iR Iva sIson the reyefse of which
Is a representation Of the holy srpuirhrr. Al a
certain EOar Of the Gay auSe! appears roI
away the stone. al image q the SsTtsur steps
out and music box plays the EIstsr hymns II
the Russian church
No one !, too young OF too old to serve ss sol
tierS in China when soldiers are needed. Chii-
dren are f4ktn from their tow and old men who
for wears. have been s-ait.ng the Eie 1ssugeC of
dszth. arr lined mp n battle array vita equal
indir-cEence. EvoCbooy must hght when tine
dragon shows it, teeth.
Ii Hung Gangs W Sc Is reported net only one
Of the most beautiful yOomen IN China but also
one of the rlcy~r,st IN the English sens of the
word " bat vez-au exists ln TIE world Waa has
fo11 gowns and miiiiuL- q dollars worth Of
ci1TonCs. Ms IA lz-. could be otherwise
than beauiifsl ard clever.
Mrs Thomas swain, sgtd sizty-Gye. has 6icd az
ST Clair. Pa. Of starvation caused by conirsc-
tian OF the stomach. S-veral moath, ago tire
curioEs ualIdy developed aEG lrcs worse until iI
Eas impossible 10 force f,od into her Stomach
Previous 10 her death The sufferer had not Jlst-
81 morsel for tWcuJy-tl-ce csys.
The di-raue~ between Pskin and Tieu,-ia IS
Rot quite eigh.y mile. When the allied armies
successfully perform that march. Vaich would be
yrfe II a weeks Work L. = regiment Of Am--i-
can iui47tryHlen, civilization Uiu have entered
a wedge into the heart Of He1tler5.rl tH4f Nil
split the Cvie-tid Empire from cenrIe % circJEm
i,-eHce-
The following cruel remark Is been made. srsn-
ming Up exactly ths i.up-e~s.on made ty the
ma den sIesch % Count Bori de C-steIane in the
Catuher Of Deputie> Al PARIS the other DAY:
small j, bis per-5r. small is has vs.ce. snail is his
speech, and Uhta H. is 5Gi-hgd one conclude that
the amount q go5d scusr tlzt Le possess s
smaller still
In the past wear. according % agtho=ity. IIsr-
ward. Yale, Columbia Princeton Ps1H-s ig4aia,
and Cornell ua.r.-si-ies c1penGod SsJ+.2s5 o.
aIhistcS- f1 vicW q the superiority u Aneri
can athlete. demonstrated IN the iuternsri1naI
contests iu far-- perhaps the 4Bthoriti> II tha-r
universitle- nay De- inclined L. regard Jhe uoUsT
UeN spCnL
The skull aud crles bones Of the renowned
r.Izte B:ckS have again been rssurecged from b.
nlsth ths tu1 On Kills I>llud, y Y How many
skulls ard cross honss belonging Co tai-
hyylrs-hssdrd cd robber WAY De dsscovr7c5
before the CEd %. The incoming century l. qu-s-
GoH that no mathematician 'n eIrL 81 Jla
p-e>sut tine can correctly spive-
L. an thc wreck cf matter and -ul-a of Uorlds
tl.at Is in fun blast Al the present time it j.
comforting 10 think thst mankind Is rrt being
bothered with reports u revolutions ia tHr Kite
Latin re3ublios IN South America. If rhrr arc
happening usual 10 one SEoas anything ItCC-
them Cl-,idc of Tire limits q the oarbrJas~. anu
with al due Difference % she respective ieaGgT>,
10 one cans
Car1els caHLot swim They sre very haasa1r-
bat il-baiano5d aud JAsir heads 90 under yea,s-.
They can, however De Taught 90 sam riy,r~ yi.-
the aid Oi Guat-s Ms OF jars fastened under their
u5rk~ DUrin- the Beiuchisran expedition Iu !~.r
the camels Usre lowered iaIo tEe 81 f-om the
ships. and their a-IFerS, piungiug ossr.lTd. clam
ber,c oUto Ihe hacE= oI JheiT ch1fsss. o=-Sir-
tle animals heads to core up- AID thus assisted
they wgrc ~ugye->f1llv pl..ted ashore
Experiments ia France. says the Youth, Con-
pari,u.' have sloau tsat chima5y SCOT Is vl,ua-
bic. both - itriIizeI and a. Al insootieide I,-
fsrJi.izi..S IT-p,s-f,~ are particularly UaJcd
garden .EG meadow n i3asssrre a ys.u. grower
IN southern Fr5reC. avof> thar chimney Sp1t Kills
tine uiyiiaNcra With fle rgpiGity ,f a stroke Of
lightning. aU6 "a Ille szFae time enGovS the vines
with t1-szsrdius:y eulr=y ai SEcwI.i.'' Other ex-
per5meut>. however. have not tcu.G IL effective =.
the C-sc of phyileNeTa, SlthcCSG a. hillS many
kind OF larsae-
4 recent number % Literature contains some
interesting figures concerning the remarkable
popularity oS the writings Of Maurus Jokai the
Hungarian pnet ard novelist In his country
less than round two million OF his books
have been sold of tran>l2tions OF his works there
have appeared $50 in Germany, - IN Poland 20
Sweden, 10 IN SeTvi2. iH Italy. in France.
in Denmark and in Holland Another JrSnsls-
tion i just announced irOm England under the
tide of Debts OF Honor.
Il has frequently been asked what becOn,s Ct
many OF the carrier pigeons that do not reach
their destination nor are even heard OF. An
answer to this question has recently been found
bv a farmer Of Rhoend0rf. opposite Bonr-ou-the
Rhine. who had gone out birding. and. allowing
himself 20 be lowered by 4 rope from projecting
rock at the riverside discovered pigeon hawks
nest with thrre calllw birds in il and between
seventy and eighty carrier pigeon feet Uish foot
rings. besides number OF pigeon wings bearing
the stamp Of some homing society.
Tie artesln wells Of Eastern Algeria have
reuoHCiied tribes whom military terrorism failed
TO p1rsty. The first appearance II the rocS d-iu
srlii;icry merely provoked their bfnter. tsit
wh.u Cnlailing fountains Of cold burst forth
and filed tanks and refrigeration canals their
li5es turned 10 silence ard finally 10 gruniS Oi ap
prlylI. Now they are besiec.inpr far5rs rf ~