The evening times., 1900-03-27
NOTES OF THE DAY
More s1o,0G0Oo0 PEI annum is expended
flowers in the city OF London.

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An aeetylene town lighting plant has been in
stalled at Hawes, Yorkshire England. 10 wa
built on capital Of $500.
In TIE Chicester. England. workhouse there are
twelve men whose united ages make Oi2 years
an average OF nearly eighty-seyen years each
The freehold Of the Nice Observatory has been
turned over. By its founder M Raphael Bischof.
Snelh- toSethe with half million dollars to be
devoted TO the maintenance Of the establishment
one Of the most successful evargelists now
preaching in London is Gypsy Smith. He wss
born in 4 Gypsy tent, reared in the lanes and
heids Of rural England and knew nothing OF books
when converted.
Maine's state flower is the pine cone Vermont 3
the red clover. and Rhode Islands the violet The
mlyhcwer is proposed for Massachusetts, but il il
on the coinage and the fag % Nova Scotia with
the motto: We Bloom Amid the SHOWS"
In York county, Pa. day or two ago a little
girl playing with her pet pug dog. was bitten on
the cheek. Although the dog was not affected
with hydrephobia. the child died from the effects
OF the bite, within a week from the occurrence
Joseph Cowen. the English journalist. Who did
only short time ago. always dressed like a
workman. He began life a- a brio kma.ser and was
proud OF his original business. Among his ntmsr-
| Gus friends were Garibaldi Mazznl and k0ss1ith.
| Kentucky negro has invented z machine for
breaking hemp which. it is said. viii more th1n
/ do the work Of ten hands. Il is said 70 be
I practical. fully perfected piece Of mechanism.
and viii no doubt make the negro in the near
future rich man
An example Of patient industry Is the sorting %
/ hogs bristles a. il is carried on at Tientsiu,
China. Each one Of the hairs Of the 10000 kiio-
grams exported from that place in ISIS lad Co be
picked out. measured and placed IN the bund
OF hairs OF corresponding length; and the differ
mt lengths by which the hairs are sorted are
numerous.
The latest style Of letter paper used BY Eri-
PorCr William shows on the upper left hand
corner the imperial eagle surnounted by a crown
resting upon the Hohenzollern helmet from each
| side ol which fiy streaIners bearing the German
e0l0rs. In cBe Of bis claws the eagle bears a..
| yellow imperial standard and in the other the
purple flag Of the King Of Prussia.
There is great difference Of opinion regarding
the growth Of the human hair The most usually
accepted calculation gives six and cnl-ba,f inches
per annun- mans hair. allowed to grow 90 i,s
extreme length. rarely exceeds twelve inches or
fourteen inches. while that # a -vss-.u vii grow
in instance, ts seventy inches or seventy -G.c
inches. though the average doe- rot exceed JNel-
tF-ttve inches 10 thirty inches
1t is the habit in several ciJie, that household
ers, who have the misfortune to lose a relative
BY death to hang crepe Oh their doors a mark
u respect. The custom has often distressed
ffleNCS ana DelTHtor- because OF tfs JCHrf tlIl
some one Of the occupants of the house upon
which the crepe j. displayed has passed away
This is particularly 80 when any one ia the house.
showing this badge Of mourning is ill.,
The highest dial on any clock in the world is
th5' On the timepiece on the Philadelphia Ci,y
Hall d the disi~ were removed there would De-
space for too trains TO pass each other ruuriec
through. The glass in tine four faces Is fastened
hy a ton Of cement. Tae glass if laid on the
ground vy1lI{g make long and
ten tetJ wide. Tire minute hand finished IT. wears
iolUney on New Years day by completing = 10
mile trip.
Florida agricuIiusj-ts are devoting much atteu-
tiOn 20 the cultivation OF espinosa, otherwise
known as the Florida coffee weed. owing to its
seed which resembles the coffee bean. lt, rriu-
cipal value seems to te thar Of an sdulteran5 The
plant 3 native IN Mexico. and heretofore no a.
Ieinpts have been made to raise it iu TINS csuu-
try Satisfactory results have. however. obtained
in Florida and a rapid growth IF the industry Ia
that state is predicted.
American thieves expect Co. reap a BIZ hl-yes.
the Paris Exposition, and. according 20 letters
which being received in Chicago. says the
Inter Ocean, goodly sized army OF CROOKS 3
aready gathered the other side Of the water.
IL Is reported by no less authority than dice
Box NctiUire. IL Chioagn fame. that every liner
which crosses the ocean carries no less than three
or four American thieves who hope 10 make q
Ii4uia.Hif -td-tn AZ tiit tAiiN~itAiil
In the forests Of the Pacific slope in Ecu4d5r
SAYS the "New York Pres abounds ,hc species
Of palm which bears the nuts known as "Tege-
table ivory" The nuts are exceedingly hard and
white Germany takes tuo- thirds of the product.
and the rest -ueS % the United states Franz
and England Tne harvest Is IN the rai-v season.
and great RATS loaded with the nuts are seHt
down the swollen rivers. Those engaged in the
industry are Indians ard mixed Races
Daniel Webster. and which has always been A
prohibition town. voted afhlmluyciy on the IL
eense question last week member If the Do
feated prohibition faction thereupoa introduced
in the town meeting a resolution % make -ir
hceuse fee 81 900 s0 and the measure was adopt
ed None but a millionaire therefore. can al
ford 10 go into the liquor business in Mlrsfeid.
and most Of the milionaiscS oi that town 4
1000 inhabitants are otherwise engaged.
The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Com
pary has just let a contract for $50 clocks of the
navy lever type for the street cars a Nil
waukee, says the street Railway Journal" Con-
ductors viii be expected 70 lock after the clocks
seeing that they are properly set. It j. Thought
hat their Will result in the saving cf possible
regarding the hours when co-um.t4-
-iOn tickets available. A. the clccks have been
in successful Use on battleSbpS. il r. believed .dIt
they viii Withstand tie vibrations of the ears.
wear Tue N'utfLr AA tritNisl~r IN Ntitlt
IS one Of the deepest wells in the state. \ few
years ago it was believed that thtre was oil in
that vicinity and tie owners Of the lands at much
expense began investigations. After they had
bored to the Distance Of eco feet water began ta
shoot az jhe top in large quantities. poyer-
rl being the vein that the stream of water WIS
hurled q leo feet in the air. The volume was 50
great that the aperture was hastily plugged. &c
would have soon iHunGated the surrounding com
try.
The Little Church Around the C0rner'' IS IN
danger Of lo-ins its prestige. flSEiauIb-e
church in Fifth Avenue. in New York. also aroanI
the corner makes an announcement that marriages
sill be performed ifte If desired. THe plsJ1r
u the fa>hinoable church saws: III clerk comes
here 70 be married ard insists on having an organ
wedding march. il means So; il he wants the
choir, il means more; II he wants flowers, IiAholS $
and special usheIs. it means great dsJi more.
But II he comes here and SAYS. ] want O. Get mar
ried and dispeuses with All these things 10 SIS
him nothing
Northern Minnesota Iumbt rmcn have bean tur1-
ing night into day during the past winter THe
weather has not been cold enough to keep the
ice roads in condition for hauling legs when the
sun was shining, and there was some aPPrehen-
sion that the logs could not be got to the rivcr-
,ide in time for the spring thsw. Then thc eS-
oedient was adopted Of having the men Sieep Dur
ng the day and w0rS during the night. The
Melting snow covered the roads with water dur
he dag. After sunset the water iroze, and soon
hereafter the work OF hauling would begin, TO
continue until about 10 O'Clock the next mO. mig
when the roads would again be too so;r fer the
lsds.
Metallic hose Is now being largely used in min
ng operations account Of greater Resistance.
i IS made in the form Of a metal band solIed up
ike a screw thread. the edges being so r6,d
hat a continuous joint is formed. To make ale
nint PERFECTLY tight a cord Of asbe.Las or In.-.l