The evening times., 1900-04-17
NOTES OF THE DAY.

Il Is said that there are more divorces in Copeu-
hagen than in any other European city.
The Farmers international Union hl, dssidsd
to sell mik IN syracuse for cents d quart J.e
year round
\ kind Of paper l. made from, se5~,cd vhf,u
!, 81 transparent that 1t may De r-ed instead o.
sla,S for windows
New York city and msay ether big cities To- tht.
country srg furnished vitI lay bulbs fom the
florists in Bermuda
The three little Danish ISLANDS m the West In
die, contain aggregate OF only 25J square miles
and population OF 5000.
Switzerland, greatest industry. the entertain
mert ct tourist. nas been officially computed 10
bring in ll5,H1,Gt0 francs a year.
\ growing Vermont Industry is the canning Of
corn. this seasons output in the southeastern part
ot the state being $o1J.C00 cans.
IN an Official building i'm Chicago a 5Ia-pourI
jIHitor j. called "Cherub. and an elevator bay
who weight is l9j 5 known a, Or"
During ISIS tb.rc wa- an excess Of deaths over
births in torty-cighJ departments cf France
and excess Of births in only thirty nine.
For 80 wears Nsvico has produced onc-thfrd
OF all the silver that was mined The p.oiulIi0u
at present i, mogc than so $50 annually
Twelve year ago one sailor out Of every Ioj.
On an average. lost his life by accident Now
tie proportion has been reduced 10 one IN 20.
From Cuba loeoo.oaJ pineapple~ viii be ship
ped into the States this wear The fruit nov.
reaches New York from Havana in three dI,S.
Tire Social Democrats in Germany now boast Of
seventy y-thrCe newspaper organs Tie largest
~ OrVIri>. has circulation Of $500 copies.
The total value of farm animal, in the UuireI
states at preseHt i about s7zI80ii.90a This,
represents increase Of over S229 O00.UO0 within
a year.
\ scarcity of labor Is reported in Northern
Alabama. where new industries are >rr.ugiuE III,
being rapidly. Wages are higher chan ever hl-
fore IN that locality.
The western part Of Persia j., inhabited bg q
species Of camel which Is the pi-mv OF its Kind.
II Is snow white, and that account almost
worshiped by the people.
Durham is a winter resort and contains some II
the hHest residences in the world Theg afford
a good ocean view and surrounded by tropical
trees, towors- and fruits.
Cape Town enjoys a certain distinction in rc-
spect to the height Of its coustablcs. The taIlest
Is six feet eight and halt inches while ;hcrc are
thirty-cigat others over six feet in height
Mississippi expects its new capitol so long de
sired. to be ready for occupancy when the State
Legislature meets in January 1902 One million
dollars has been appropriated for its erection
y dog belonging to the Royal English Engineers
found its way up 10 MOGder River from Cape
Town. distance OF G23 miles, and appeared most
unexpectedly among the men OF his company
1t is claimed that the Wesleyan Female Collegc.
at Macon. Ca. was the first woHaH's college in
the world Ii was established by The Methodist
Episcopal Church. South, of that town, in 1886.
Postoficc servants in London required to re-
port to their superior officer any case Ofsscariet
fever. smallpox. typhus fever. cholera. diphtheFs.
measles, or typhoid fever occurring in their homes
The choir boys of ST. George Chapel, Windsor
have the right to claim 81 as ''spur money from
any military man wearing his spurs in church dur
ing service.
The Emperor of Germany, ever on the alert for
weapons OF warfare, wants motor car
to be used on the field OF battle. He has offered
S2o0OO as prize for the best invention OF ve-
hicle for that purpose.