The evening times., 1900-04-02
NOTES OF THE DAY.

I hNituihfs dft tbfNiIE INTO ia-tliDA d-ttN EDt =
! long time their use has been comparatively Dis
regarded. ID is not considered in good form. how
ever for men to indulge in their use
Policemen the streets in Hamburg are in
strueted to watch the ears sharply. ard IL they
I End car which carries single passenger nor.
/ than the number allowed by law, the conductor
! L. fined y cents.
botanical garden has been established al Go
quilhatviile. Congo Free state. BY the Belgian
Government. IL will be called the Rev Gardens.
ard it viii probably be important to the rubber
and other tropical industries.
A novel remedy for insomnia. says a Pills
dephia doctor, is to try to picture TO yourself
another per-OH asleep. The more clearly a sleep
les sufferer do this the stronger becomes tEc
subjective feeling Of drowsiness."
The English starting has been brought to New
| York and is domestcating itself rapidly. A.
| though introduced only year OF two ago, "a hsf
increased considerably in numbers. ard in many o..
The uptown streets its musical piping can be heaI!
\ this spring
! Colonel Ward discouages the hope Of Caliiorn-
ans that they may find a market for their light
wines in the Philippines. The Philippines. ne
says, welded to vino concoctioH oi ani-e
and f'isel oil No light wine viii appeal 20
vino appetite.
French undenorIinltiousI schools for Arab girls
are being established IN T1nis Hitherto the wo-
men Of the state have been to a great extent uH-
educated, except among the higher clas.es. whore
English and French govcrue,se- have been engaged
to teach them in the harcms.
Paper bsgs e1H be readily .and securely closed
by a now fastening device. which is formsd-of a
loop Of soft, pIiable wire Of sufficient length to
extend beyond the folded and hltfcHod mouth ~
the sack. being slipped over jhc folded mouth and
twisted to wind up the loose portion
Intense heat has visited the southern hemi--
pheTe. Recently the thermometer registered lz0
degrees Fahrenheit in the shade nearly al. day 5t
BuenOs Ayres There wdS l02 ease, of sur-troke
of which ~ were fatal, and tine next d4y there
we're 2l9 ca-es, OF which l3i were fatal.
4 series Of not les than twenty experiments in
the growth Of sugar beet in different parts oi
Great Britain and Ireland sin b. made during the
coming s5sou. The value Oi The beet for the
feeding Gf the stock viii be kept in view. inde-
/ peHdsntiy Of is value fJr the manufacture of
sugar.
At FsaHkior-. Germany, the street-car system
is now electrical for The most part. and work
* in progress ior changing most II the other lines.
Great precautions are taken to prevent accidents.
and should an overhead wirc break an ingenious
dcvice renders 1t harmless. When Necessary re-
pairs have TO BE- made, or when the IRE depart
meut j. 20 wOrb L Is arranged SO that the oncrl-
tioH Of tie line esL De Interrupted fOE d certain
distauc@-
\ ,isit5- al q Columbia JVg) school the other
day asked one OF the loweg grade classes this qIcs-
tiou: "Nia, is the axis Of the earth '.Au
Imaginary lire passing from one pole to the other.
on UHiel r'a earth revolye-," proudly answered a
pupil "is-.' said the examiner. weI pleased.
"lud could you hang bonnet on i--'' Yes SIR
''lufeed' md shat hind Of bonnet An
imaginary bonnet. sir" The visitor asked 10
more questions.
The Line bishops OF The Anglican Church IN
india have Issued a Ehesal-mird,a pastoral Ice-
ter iH which rhsy Acknowledge with gratitude
the mary instances ai sympathy and -rPU1rt t5ry
h1y" received iTaU U1I-t r-i. tiaUs and IHav rr.s
clErrHm--. while -feldt8,t iu their 0ar fsi,u
and striving f.s unity JJ d=,'aiu. Cor themselves
ana o. p,,I''s I, o.A-1s J4e intention er Jue rSHs
% say any word tina, nay cause i-.-- aFerss ~
HiHdoc- NoalHmrdsn- OF BuddHi-.s
One Of he med.ea! journals pleads .lld fog mr..
sleep for everyone. ard especially ior uc5i.iI men,
Uiso are eut short Of natures soft u-rr,..'' How
dootoss are o. Get t.s.l extra hours is Not ,u--
ecstcd, bot the aveIa-c person is rceammCudsd
% eIuui.tc tHe CooIwa1s. and learn 90 drop off,
az srHtrr times and r divers r.sses Bdoub.-
ed! 10 II ;-re that v'i'. ve ore particular now
adals db.1, oar food eGr sanitation. our eyerc So
and general hygiene we seem q. fancy that we
CaH DO UI,H - an les sleep.
Social bon, uilI De- plentiful this season fr Lon.
don The rsU >rah. -.l aEr. vir De entertained
q. Backing am Palace iH July and Nuszaalr-cd-
Din viii have to be entertained. q course. On tls
same scale Cf HdErit'er,e IL BIS pred Ces-or the
smlab.f NdZr-fG din. whose last visit hIpuiiv CO.
IH,ided with the announcer. cut Of The engagement
Of Ihe late Duse Of Clarence aad Princes. Nav OF
Tech Nt,zafII-e Din l. aC.f.j led with mag
niH', EJ JfWtLs and pleasant manners both Of
which viii serve him in good stead as iaa.
Sometimes the girls here and there have organ
lied societies for the Purpose Of mutually deciin-
ing TO receive the attentions Of young men who
should refuse to sign total abstinence pledges. u
II BOW for the boys. advises the "PhiIldeIphia
Record, 70 neatly turn the tables by declining
10 pSy attention 10 any Sifi wearing the wings
or feathers CT one OF -cu= birds lu her hat
The vice OF iEtempcTaHce j. not >o very much
worse than the hideou> vanity which IN i-s
thoughtlcsress or cruelty sacrifices tie ghoristzrJ
Of the forest Iof its gra5 ihc8ti0u
Howard r. Little. N .KuovIedrs.' discusses
cases of trees shattered by lightning and cites sa
extraordinary case 4 tree was enclrelsd bv
rope some twenty-five feet from the ground. and
IL 50 chauced hat an end OF the rene stood o1s
from bark cf the tree that during the early
part 0f the FaInstOrm the tree wJ- damp from the
top To the rope, while the lower portion Of the
trunk was Kept cOmpaia ialIye.y dry. The tree was
struck m tins condition. and the lower part only
was damaged. The damage followed downward a
path which the twist IN the fibre Of the wood
made easiest
The winnings OF the American horses abroad for
the year 1880 are rot yet known exactly. bur
there Il no doubt they were larger even than for
Jhc previous season. when a very cfcditJbie show
ing wss made In IS9S ninetv-nine American thor.
0ughbrfdS started in England. winning eighty
seven races being second fifty i've times. and six
times nuiShed-thiTd The total amount WoR m
pu.-es WAS Sl26.O20 The most money won by
one horse was Sf5.p10 which amount was cap
tured Gy Pierre LOriiiard's two-year old Cai.ulE.
bv LoCohatch hcr- Happy Day, Golden Bridge Bat
ter known To- Americans by his iormrr nIuif Of
Bridegroom II. wen >it.G5j. while Nr1ksa ha-t
season.
\ pretty weI,-knovH Pt,iiJdelphiJD, says ttc
.PhiladelpLia Record. who Is now D. Atlantic
City. likewise strives to attract tine oye by a.
pelring in the hotels and cafes ard on the Bos5I-
walk every night with a god chain around h.,
neck, to which two bag gJsy rats are 4jtJ"lty'-
The rats pain ordinary rodents. but tanned. Nt5r
gold collars, and the young mans gold claiH O.
fastened 10 these p and do"u hl- hiFk ANA
v,iSteoat the rats patter. b5f usually they ste
seated on his shoulder. whispering IN his es'.
Sometimes he iondies theUi or gives theiu bitS 90
cheese and cracker ihtE ecu ~ ~ 4',,. t f.;
but the peculiar smell. somewhat AHe m'sN. .'-
ritatcs the no-irii, II Cue comes too near the
young mans pets.
A despatch from Mar-ciles says the rains I'd an
ancient Roman settlement were recently brought
to light al Cape Natifou the North African
coast. near the City Of As.ers, the property ci
Count de IA yiIlegortier. This uoblcran tock
keen interest in those discoveries. and placed
siderable funds al the disposal ot French artil
lery lieutenant experienced in archaeological r.
SeSrche- This military aIChJt o.02lt was thus en-
abisd to carry on extensive excavations. which re-
suited in the discovery OF a Roman bIsilic3 I2J
feet in leught and - feet vide. forming part q
the ancient city Of RHS-uiUiJ. founded by the
Romans in A. ID Ssh IN this basilica we're tOund
the tomb ard coffin Of the provincial governor,
with inscriptions still perfectly legible. Lieut.
CEardon has applied % the French Government t0r
an appropriation 70 carry Cn the excavations.
c.. - or,,,st ,,sird : the ceremonial