The evening times., 1900-02-09
NOTES OF TIE DAY.

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/ come 10 an end in Ireland.
| The United States sent to the Hawaiian Islands
| in 1850 s2, ,77s,Oo0 gold and SIS, go silver.
There we're 1000 penniless persons lodged in
Chicago police stations one saturday evening re-
| Gently.
Dairying Is developing rapidly in Georgia. and
state Dairymen's Association recently Or
i ganized.
The S.eo2 national banks Of the United states
nolo sl,OiS,l22 niekels and cents in their cash
AT Harlem. Holland. there are 1e5 acre, devoted
to the growth of hyaeinths, which bring in
revenue Of $4,000.
| Within the last two years about a hundred post.
| offices have been established in China The
registry fee for letters is only 21z cents.
Late London papers say that ansl steps have been
taken in forming a hat trust to control the trade
/ IN England The capital Of the combine IS
81, 100000
The population OF Hungary has increased from
100000 TO 100000 this century The capital
OF the country counts SO 600 inhabitants against
5000 in the year 1900.
| The electric feeders for Glasgow's street rail-
way arc to be furnished by New York conduit
/ cable company. whose bid nearly 5000
/ under the lowest British Offer
The University Of Santiago. the head Of the
| educational System Of Chile. has from 1.200 to
/ l.JCO students. and the professional schools are
well Kept up and well attended.
The library Of law books in all languages
| founded in Paris in 1876, at the instigstion %
M Dufaure and the ministry Of Justice, COM
prises at present g, 900 volumes.
Tie largest cargo Of breadstufs ever put aAoas
for the Orient vas cleared at Portland. Greg. in
the Arab. which held the equivalent Of 23l ,771
bushels Of wheat. valued at $4,000
A horse on board ship eats ten pounds Of hay.
five pounds Of oats. five pounds Of bran, and one
half ounce Of nitre. His drinking allowance is
half gill Of vinegar and eight gallons Of water.
The North Carolina Supreme Court has sustained
decision rendered in Burke county, imposing
81 900 fine the Southern railway for giving .
1897.
Chicago il 10000 tors Of coal short this winter,
which it expects to make up during the winter by
all-rsil shipment. Hard coal is plenty enough
along the northern lake ports, but bituminous is
very scarce.
The scarcity@ Of coal in England is becoming
serious English railways are required by law to
give precedence to passengers and perishabls
freight 70 such an extent that coal is being re-
tsrded in transit.
There is a movement on foot among tie inau-
entidI colored people Of Louisville % establish
savings bank. possibly with an insurance feature
in connection with it, for the benefit Of the
gTOes Of the STATE
Consul Swain, Of Monteyideo. declares that as
soon American exporters place their goods ia
Uruguay quickly and in good condition 4s
tbore Of European competitors American can
mor0polize the trade
TLere is brisk demand for sailing vessels to
handle Atlantic and gulf coast traffic. Within the
last few years the tonnage has fallen of 80 per
cent, owing 10 numerous wrecks. while the busI-
nees increased fully 30 per cent last year.
One Of the reasons why Paris is 50 pleasant
city 10 live in is that there are 50 many .n0ndes'
there. Whether you are literary. or musical. or
artistic, or, indeed any thing whatsoever else.
y0u are sire to find little congeniaI world and
society devoted your fsyorite form Of art.
\ wonderful reserve fund for the human aDpe-
tite IS to BE- found in the vegetable diet Of the
Klamath indians novel variety OF food form
ing a menu unknown to the civilized if offered
in the pulp OF the great yellow water lily. which
= converted into a faTiuaceOus food; in the food
known As goosefOot which beaTs a black seed that
is ground up for loaves and cakes. and in the
srrowhead. which in the fall develops A staIeay
white tubcr at the end Of the roots.
Il is the custom in Cincinnati to ring out the
old year and ring in the new year by tapping
the numerals Of the years on the FIRE bells. Oz
the evening Of December 81 all preparations had
been made to carry out the custom and the fire
men waiting for midnight. Then some curl
ous person asked how the men would ring 1909.
Everybody was stuck. After a good deal VI
puzzl ng over an apparent impGssibility the des-
peratc ringers decided 20 ring one. then nine.
and then ring the bells too vigorously for any
very particular person to count the strokes.
The Normandy fishermen are at present the
victims q an extraordinary invasion Of cutie
fsh. nothing similar to which has been seen On
th9t part Of the coast since 1862. To such an ex-
tent Is the sea infested with the cuttIehsh that
the fishermen often bring up as many as 80
sr 100 of them in a single haul Of the net Not
Jntv can uoth hing be done with the cutrIeish 5ut
their weight. attaining in the case Of the bigger
specimens TO as much twelve TO fifteen pounds.
breaks the nets The presence of the cuttIefsA.
too. makes it very difficult to haul the nets
board. Tie hsh cling 50 tightly % the side Of
.he boats with their tentlcies that % make them
loose their hold the has 10 be used. or boiling
" steT has TO be poured over them Even when
on board they still give much trouble, the
only way 20 kill them is 10 cut on their heads
The fishermen car give no explanation gf the cause
Of this uaws leone visitation, and they are equally
in the dark as to how long it is likely 20 last.
Miss \. q. Singer says that swimming IS
neglected exercise. the physical
benefits Of which are irc1lcGIlble. The aHCienI
Roman way OF saving that a man deu-ely
ignorant was. ''He can neither swim nor write"
The Romans regarded swimming as the best ey-
ercise 20 develop strength, courage and beauty
Of body. ID Is all this, and more. There 8
a chrome
nos benefit. 10 is an absolutely symmetrical
arcise, employing the entire muscular system
and both sides OF the body IN equal proportion.
Il l. the safest Of exercises as there IS no danger
Of strairing anyone muscle faom eyeru-e, DE-
veIopirg one side or limb more thsu another or
Il niuring internal organs, 81 evils possible la
most other exercises. especially those prdcuCed
with weights Medical now pTtscrID-
ing swimming begun with extreme moderutian
and increased in distance very gradually, Tor the
cure Of many ailments. The deep. long breath
no stTpngt hens the IUUgS. The leg motions are
II sovereign value 60 those who have inactive
digestive organs, inducing a thorough yet not
-ioleut exercising % the aid, men. and undoubt-
4dIv assisting m the restoration Of prolapsrd
risCera to a proper POSITION swimming haS the
peStimahle advantage Of-Uore than many cN-
.rcisPs- making invalid~ forget their ailments.
i is so absorbing and Interesting that Perl-taitr
woes are for the time aforementioned and the
appetite and the digestion are stimulated IN a
gay which puts the invalid in good mood Witu
himself ard everyone else. The sooner in liis
,nc learns to swim the better. but It Is never
too late. Miss Singer LAYS special stress on ilie
importance Cf swimming for women, who can
beautifv their figures and put life into their
habhv muscles oy e daily practice OF :" m
ming She recommends them 20 stay IN ins
vitsr nptil the exercise has put them into
GLOW then drv rapidly take a short walk IN tat
sunshine ana then lie down for short time,
and add. DO this steadily few months and
YOU viii b. a new woman IN the ESH- Se'l@S
the word.
The ancient Office Of 'shcsdsman and executioner
% the Queen has Just become vacant through
he death at the Tower Of London Of old Stephen
sweeney. who. in addition to his other titles.
,ore that Of ''yeomaR gIoler to Her Majesty"
avs a London correspondent He was a very
figure IT his costume Of the sixteenth
entury.. consisting of long scarlet tunic. sashed
With black velvet, rel stockings with roSettes OF
eS white 4pd bluc ribbru AZ the knees and upon