The evening times., 1900-03-15
NOTES OF THE DAY.

Compared 10 the waters Of the Dead Sea. those
Of The salt Lake are comparatively fresh
A single journal in Paris causes the destruction
OF 10000 trees year as material for paper
Trolley lines IN Connecticut last year carried
@9.ooi1o2 passengers. and the steam lines 5Oz65.-
Just now there is considerable taik on drilling
geep "@'s Tor water III the famine districts Of
In the years Isa01sas the number Of families
who LETT Alsace-Lorrsine for France was over
Lcndon mas d. l0s physicianz: the English prov
'nees. l5.4: Walls. LIZ: Scotland. 1902. Ir1-
land 2-55a-
Russia IN Europe has forest AREA Of abou,
509.vJ.o0O acres. One-third oi the country, ir-
deed, is forest
= Vermont FOX. close pressed BY two hounds.
dashed acrCss railroad trask IN front Of an ad-
NaHcing train. which killed the dogs.
/ A line Of steamers 70 ply between Philadelphia
! and ne ports Of the River Loire-namrly Nantes
/ anu ST. Nazaire-is now bling seriously consid-
compilation Of dates from the year 4l6 10
/ lsGl indicates that Japan must expect destrut-
/ tive earthquake about in two and a half
yeaH.
1 Everybody in Paris has iust had influenza OF is
/ going 10 have IT, or, az the very least has bad
I cold; the prevailing U.aladies due a long spell
/ Of damp. cold weather.
! Judge Woodward, Of Wilkesbarre. Pa. dischlrg-
: ed a prisoner the other day because he was un-
3 abe 70 dccipher the commitment papers made
our by justice Of the peace.
I Herds Of BuHlloes roam about the vast northern
plains OF Australia. but bl00d-thirsty blacks are
also numerous in that region. and buffalo hunters
/ carry their lives in their hands.
! This Is BIZ Of advice old B0er field cornet
i gave 70 one II the Irausya4l recruits outside
Kimberley: Don't De ashamed 90 hide:
won't laugh at YOU Il is your duty i"
I -fa rr.fsr,sr4r, t.s
l between the municipality Of Venice and a
/ pany q Italian capitalists for the erection Of
I shipbuiidiug works on the island Of sauti Elens.
Motor vehicle road racing not being permitted
, in England. the Automobile Club OF Great Brit
ain proposes 20 run 0f its annual contest over
l the roads IN the north VI France. finishing IA
/ Paris.
The early history Of appendicitis cauuot De
traced, but Dr. George II EIebohls believes the
FIRST reference % it 20 have been in 1882 Tie
first recorded operation ou the lppcudiE W-s per-
! formed August q, lsss.
The French Government navy bin a, introduced
asks for fs6000.000 francs for the feet, and pro-
yid=s for frst-c.ass hatteslips. srmored cruis-
ers - torpedo boat Destroyer llZ torpedo boats.
and 26 submarine boats.
With a largely increased army 10 maintain
and a prospect that the navy must be increasde
70 keep pace With Germany aud Frauce, Great
Brit-m faces an increase oi S5cOC9.J0J a year
IN taxes as probability.
TIE immigration of lIboreIs 90 the Hawaiian
Islands during tEe year lsa9 vss zI.51 mru.
50.s women AID 793 children. making total Of
Z1.fs2- OF these 2l.5h1 were under Co-trlot aud
I t.-ei were not under clEtr-et-
! Al that vas required of civilians wishing 20
G enter the British Imperial Yeosnlury was 10
satisfy the colond Of the applicants ability To
shoot straight and ride horse WELL The age
2 limits were twenty and thirty-dve-
Roman noe were the possession Of William Of
, Orange. the Duke OF Wellington, AID Ramlses H.
/ Byr1u's nose was Greek. Keats had a Roman nos.
. Tenuyson a nose tnat high, but well shaped,
while Thackerly Was unhappy about the nose
Almost an the towns in siberia are having
are lights for street use ard iuglHde~seut lights
, for houses ard the larger proportion of tre
peoD'e Of Siberia have never seen gls, which
, Jhey regard illuminaut ot past age
steel ties on the Mexican Southern Railway
y h-vc given great satisfaction, and they viii De
b. adopted by the entire line, 22s miles long AZ
cCrCiUg Co the Railway herieE these ties have
heen used for eight year, on lil miles ot the Haze
Tie houses in Guam are built on posts four TO
six iee- abtye tho srOand to keep them from camp
mess ia the rainy season. bCt entirely comfort
Io-- and furnished iu the most primitive manner.
Z Their utensils are simple and homemade. bot ali
: the clothing CONES from japln-
The population of China If estimated a. 803.
r 0J0,00o, and OF these 5000 are direct descend
= ants oi CoaiCciUs, who lived 900 years before
Z Christ They are seventy generations remove
T from the founder ot the C0uiuciln religion. AID
- constitute The aristocTacy Of China
e Casslva and fsh form the chief articles q
food Of the Czribs. Of Guatemala. and the form
( or is cultivated only in sufficient quantities for
their fish. 10 make their strange bread. and %
I make the clssareeP. which forms their only
! [ SWEET.
! Ir 1850 Hsriet Nsrtinelu visited the United
! status and reported seven occupations only open
( 10 .omen-telching. needleEOTk. keeping board
+, ers. working in the factories. type-etJiuS book
keer 'Hg and household service. Now there are
abou- 400 occupations IN which women axe en-
10 picsed.
Havsua's bread carts are usually tvo-leESed;
that IS bread carried about the streets IN large
; shallow baskets. borne top Of mems heads Il
4 is served in sticks as long baseball bat. "a
j in small loaves or pones. one ot which D. cup
o posed 10 serve for the morning meal ot az
c ordinary citizen.
b The paper famine in England is getting 10
- De- serious. Il is caused by the difficulty IN st-
ting wood pulp. by the rise in the price % coal.
y and by the er1rm0Us increase IN demand and
stoppagc Of supplies from America The south
4 African war has naturally increased tas circu-
!. latiou OF newspapers
~ Spinach Is now in high favor as an article O
% d.et. Chemists affirm that it contains more iroi
I 20 the square inch ethan most Of the rCuovue,
% fer-JIaiRo,s remedies" Spinach not only contain
salts OF iron and potassium. but other s1its
Z which are good for the liver and the blood; %
. therefore, improves thc complexion
y New York daisyman who Tstaiis milk az.
y cream in bottles says that his customers stca
thousands oi the vessels every year as dsposi,c
= ries Tor lam and similar LclicJcics and Obs
! petty thefts cost him in The aggregate man,
lL hundreds oi dollars. lie has offered $500 90 b
D. distributed among the ten drivers who sha.
D. succeed in collecting the greatest number Cd
,a bottles in proportion to the number which gae
shah distriGsCe during this year
ad Bald heads are healthy, according &c the stat,
or mert OF q Spruce Street physician, who hl
,n gained a reputation in the study Of bacJcrialol
e. say the s'Philadeiphia Record" "A smoo-
r. ( suavcn face" he said. during the course
. Z CONVERSATION Yesterday. sis mark % -le-ui
- I ness fo- all hirsute ad0rumeuts are apt
y breed haciii Of TIE most dangerous clsrletc
u Down in the foreign quarters 0i the Gag
where long boards are worn and The iaclit.,
- Tor keeping clean are not the bcst even
fo the people show any dispasiucn m tlat way
/ am firmly convinced that much disease
caused by Whiskers- Evcn the Ealr pi lA- ieA,
Cy although OF different character is apt % b-t
in disease germs Il is a theory of mine thl
baldhcaded and smooth-iaced men are less l
| able 70 sickness than Others and expect
collect some statistics 20 hear me ont.
The oversssrs OF nine forestry stations in th
.iusedom Of Lippe have made an examination
Of trees struck by lightning throughout an are
cd OF 5000 acres, IN order to ascertain for il
German Government the susceptibility Of -.
rious trees to lightning, and its effects and 70.