The evening times., 1900-02-28
NOTES OF THE DAY.

until it is three months old
Twenty-Five million dollars have been invested
IN Missouri mines since last January.
The value Of the imports Of potatoes into Eng
lAnd yearly Is estimated al about S3,OOO,O0J
So far this season about sO.0O0 boxes Of oranges
nave been shipped from Manatee county, Fla-
1t is a curious fact that a negro has never been
A'i'Nh 70 tame an elephant or any Wild animal
r Russia in Europe has forest area Of about 5O9..
is forest. '-
large cotton mill Is being erected in Mexico
az Atotonileo on the line Of the Inter Oceanic
Tbe 1903 production Of beet sugar in Minnesota
bounty Of $1,000.
1t is estimated that 100000 tons Of coal s-e
imported into London every year. of which amount
f,zss,JO tors come oy sea.
The Gar is an accomplished whistler. and some
tunes performs variations on national airs for the
entertainment OF his intimate friends
A grea, man does not aiuavs attain rip4 o,5
age IN fact hardly half OF the greatest men q
modern and ancient times have reached thst limit
! Of age set by the BibIe-seyeuty
Ii is possible that silk may become an article
entirely domestic in every step. Prof Carl Braun.
Of Bangor. Me. intends to experiment on six
{ worm farm. and has crdercd 10000 eggs from
japan. the worms to BE- fed on oak leaves
The Egyptian statistics Of this years pilgrimsge
! on its return from Mecca hays-now been pub
li-hed The fIithfBl arrived at the quarantine sta
ton Of II Tor on various dates between May
and August 81. and numbered 1890 pers2us.
/ The steamship LucaHia on a recent trip took cut
l.jO sacks q mail where the average is from 2oa
to 900 less. The Tiave took l. 500 pieces Of mail
for Germany. under the parcels post arrangement.
which weighed rom pounds to II pound eaCh-
Notwithstanding Russia's enormous expenditures
for the construction q the Trans Siberian Railway
and for increasing the strength OF her army and
navy. her revenues during the past twelve wears
have exceeded her disbursements BY 530,JJO.Oo0
rubes.
Some flstidious women have nightcaps made q
white wash lace with a circular slchet pad fas-
tened the crown. The caps sre eoquettish ard
pretty the lace mesh allows free access Of air and
the sschet imports faint but distinct fragrance
20 the hair.
In the provinces Of Cannes and Nice. France.
there Is a large industry in the cultivation of
esrnsticrs. The French papers report that d.
~tructiye m4l2dy has STACKED the carnations
there. and that whole fields have been destroyed
and the industry wrecked.
It is curious to notice that wood tar Is prepared
just it was in the fourth century. B. G.
bank is chosen and hole dug, into which tie
wood is placed, covered uith turf. 4 fire j. light
ed underneath ard the tar sl0wly drips into the
barrels placed 10 receive il.
In the German Empire blondes number q s per
cent and mixed types 5f.2 per cent. In some dis
triets the prepouderauce cf the blonde element x
much more Harked-Cspeci3iiv iu part of tas
Grand Duchy Of Oidenburg where there are only
4 per cent Of pure brJHette~.
From fsr-away Noumes. in Nsyv Caledonia Com
mer-:tl Agent Wolf writes of prosperity a rap
idlF growing commerce and increased trade with
v bts.ern America stone quay. the fines, in the
Pacific. j. under construction. and a piart for the
electric lighting Of the town is erected.
In Is95 the number Of savings banks in the
United states was I0l7. with deposit, amount
ing to l,sIlo00.cJo and surplus and other asszts
making their he dings S2gl3. .Jj0. .0OG In lsgg the
number Of such bznAs gG2. with deposits az
gregatlng szlp9.C55O00 and other assets making
a total Of s2.i1I,go0eoo
Small particles Of ciadsr and metal are CON
stantiy getting into the eyes Of engine drivers and
stokers. SAYS "Lo1dou Tit-Bij-" The, hz.r one
inysrisble way of getting them out. NJ sooner
Els the driver Of an engine got nasty bit 4
grit IN he eye than his companion. the ,toEer
opens the eyellcs quite vide and lick, Uur laa ur
seen frdSTnent-wnitH might pr0Cuc= tragic r.
suits sometlmes-with his tongue T1e public
knows hJt4e Of this heroic remedy. but on every
line IN The world It Is being aPpI-d every h8ur
IN the Gay Al surgeons recognize that this J., Oft
en-, with ali their besutifui instruments tHc only
way. And among the thousands OF women e. l.
n-cJed with cur fishing trade who have % cIrsn
herrlngs II is also pracJiced as the 0niy method
OF getting out Of tue human eye the very minute
herrIngsca.es thar lodge there ana soon proGace
serious mischief If 10, removed.
To plant biograph machine upon the actual
field Of battle ami to snap shot the asntiBs
until either The coveted views are obtained or the
operator Is paced har- Gu COMBAT by q stray
shell CT hu-i-t J. on undertaking fhat demands
no snail measure OF courage srG clolness. and
every one Viii nope that the prospective hero Of
this Ta=H but most interesting ehterurlS, vino
q 4 al aha .rlssr
AfriCd, Wal eStdNe sale ana SOUND, bringing his
sheaves Cf duly '-IoJaed' hus win nItu >h0uid
ne succeed It Will he possible o. Sce. fIr the
hr-t tame, living pictures Ji warfare fdi! prog
Ts-. and participate IN the emotions Of a ult-
tieneid % an eNJenJ JGat no mere Illustration Or
verbal description, however WIG. could render
possible. Should ,he aavsnJur.us bnight # Ihe
blaSrapE return safety tEe results oI enter
pri,c VIII be the more lFPregIJJsd on account Of
the perils incurred IN tnelE acquisition.
The botanical curiositiss oi the L.ani q C-y-
lon are rePiete with vsned interests Uue "a
them is ''tHe forbidden fruit or "Ev-'s ample
tree It. native name i DiWi K1dusu Kldur1
sIgRIfyIns ''IoluIC0eH auu DlaI -tIgers.' Inc
flower q this eXJraascjnary production Is sdrd TO
emit a rne scent The criJs Jf the fruI- wairu
hangs from tEe hraucHe> In very peculiar and
stuaing msnBer, very ba8ulIIui, rrIug orange
on Jnr out-Ide ana deep crimson within. Tne
fruIt Itself pres,Hts the appearance oI having mad
a piece bitten out OF %. filS Circumstance. To-
: Inor Win the iscJ uI It's being d-4div poison.
led the NohaHrns Ciaus JheIr fist discovery 1f
Ceylon, wnlcH they assigned d tEe site % Para
else % represent d JEe forbidden iIuut 0f the
Garden % Eden, Tor. although the finest and most
tempting IN appearance gi any ir lId been i'm
pressed. such JHelr idea. with the mark Jf
Ewes having bitten %. TO warn men from med
ding with q substance possessing such ugNious
PrUzertICs.
It looks easy enough 60 operate the handle Of
4 controller Of trolley car, Saws the -Pail4de,-
phia Record" ard except for the di~82reestie
o.tng one is sometimes gwen bya green band.
y most people one mOJorH,In dges it iu l.-t the
same manner a. another, ana few people would be-
ieye that there l. considerable opportunity for
exercising judgment in turning on and "a the
current ard speeding up the motors. Mr.. Charles
". Hewitt. cI JEr { riou Traction Company some
time agu. before the Engineer uh, LIye tie
suit of some praCJlgai tess ne had made U; the
efficiency gI VARIOUS UlturWen, the results u
which sI0.gI ta.t s.Wc men could 20 ever the
same rCrte gu tra SAME schedule tine, and with
the same number C rsS~e uelrs. ara set mot
UHI w9ild use q --i-- r-ure than hall the current
used by auothtr. 4 wsIJ-uet-r, which measured
out ,De kuoylsase 81 rae EUs oman. and the car
@as run O.tr different routes. by different Wsu,
anc n careful record mace q rha C4g-miie~ tr1v-
eied. the time ard EtDHeT of passengers cIgried
b. the E1y. II yas found shat the number oi pas
eEgl carried had almost iuIppieCiab!c erect
N consumption e energy. the variations in
he aulJHnt % energy GgpFnGinG almost rutiisly
N the Wctor--sau. th.sc f-ueS showed laat tie
SvuE. II an motoInrn were as good ds iia b.>t
ToUi1 an,aunt tp % per cent Of the uuWcI.
Tkat tho drainage oaraI can fow two wars at