The evening times., 1901-01-10
NOTES OF THE DAY.

number OF men employed WAS S.20s.
Much indignation Is expressed IN 4fsnich papers
because the state did not interfere with the sale
to lumberman OF the largest linden tree in Bs-
tavis.
When the big c4.uera pictured 1000 men at
work at Chicago in the Swift packing house
twenty pounds OF powder were used n the fash
light.
An Ohio man died recently from the effects Of
playing a brass harp The brass IN constant
touch with his fingers, il Is claimed. poisoned his
system
1t is wise tor those who Ike oysters on the
half shell to watch the Wand. A man lunching
in Chicago recently found a valuable pearl on his
plate He refused $50 for it.
There are now thirty-three cities in Germany
with over 100000 inhabitants each Five-Mann-
helm. Essen. Posen. Kiel. and KasS>i-have 0een
added TO the list since Isa5-
Mrs John T Nilbank, @ iIIioothe. No, eIub
woman. has received an autograph letter from
Han Caine, complimentins American women upon
tIeir high standing in the world.
The oft-uuoted line. Though lost 10 sight. 70
memory dear originated With Ruthyen Jerkyns.
and was first published IN the Greenwich Maya
zine for Mariners in I7ol or I792.
Even old residents getIost !; they stray too far
rom home It IS reported from Arizona that y
ma. Is lost N the surrounding desert
The fruit. vegetable and flower exhibit at HotIs-
as TO the people living in the State II
not expected 50 fine a display could be made IN
these Iines
Since the loan Of $500 O00 and The sale Of guns
to the Persian Government BY Russia the Persian
army is being reorganized under Russian iustruc-
tors whO are now urging G considerable increase
10 its numbers.
The first savings bauk established in the United
States was in Philadelphia. which opened Decen-
ber ,. 1916 It Is said that the first deposit mads
in this hank was The sum of IS handed over the
counter by boy.
The pen manufacturing business is on The de
cline. Typewriting machines are forcing them tc
the wall Some persons predict that IN less thar
. hundred years from now handwriting VIII be
among the lost arts.
Boston has an automobile omnibus line which
runs N the Back Bay region Of the city It IS
lad among the residents OF that section Of the
successful enterprise.
The handkerchiefs used by Queen Victoria are
as fine as cobwebs, and Her Majesty usually car
ries them in her hand Her decollete bodices ars
always cut low and exhibit very beautiful neck
shoulders, and arms
The question of new field gun for the Austrian
army Is stiII under discussion. There are advo-
cafes Of nickel-steel and Of bronze gun; mean
while the Austrian artillery remains armed with
There Is a movement il DeIauare-not new
one by the way-that favors the abolition OF the
whipping post It's efficacy however in certain
offences. has been 50 perfect that the sentiment
does not seem 10 gain any substantial strength
There Is much complaint in Italy regarding a
mex railway arrangement by which stationmasterz
receive & certain sum with which TO engage as
many station employees a. they deem advisable
TIE result Is insufficient help, overTork. and sc-
cidentS-
Contrary to anything known before, nan and
wife IN Cincinnati have decided to rear their
offspring as agnostics How far their theories
viii work when the children come into contact
with other people may be assumed 70 be zt least
debatable-
Scotchmen like revelry, as everyone Rho has
ever read the literature Of the country well
knows but il reIrains for the ''Dundee. Adver-
tiser' to say IN the matter OF sheer, besotted
oveTHIlstefing drunkenness. stand without RI
yas in shameful isolation
How many VIII 20 to Cape Nome n the spring
70 search FOR gold IS the question troubling Sc
attIe Wash outftters The first Wild rush e
over bu+ it Is expected that IN spite OF this be-
tween 6.G10 and 6 G0G viii be their way 20 the
gold hesds when tae season begins
The descendants OF Capt John Underhili the
famous Indian fighter, who killed so many OF the
3istiEnecoek braves over two hundred years ago.
are 20 commemorate the deeds OF their ancestor
by monument AZ Matinaecock Point, which can
be seen from the land approach and from Long
Island Sound.
The Savannah News publishes this short but
eloquent history of the Georgia Legislature Of
1891. Gone member blew out the gas. another
member stuck knife into Z felI0E-me and
the dog law repealed Many more pretan-
tious bodies have not shown activity 50 en-
gaging and various
Among the sixty-one officers Of the Pr1lssian
there were four OF prircely ranking Huubert
cf Italy who was commander of the Thirteenth
Regiment OF Hussars- Duke Alfred Of Saxe-Co-
burg. Prince Henry of Hessen. and Count Fried
rich Zu Solms-LaUhach-
A correspondent writes from Bucharest that
Russia has offered Rounania a loan of eI6.e09oG0
to tide over her financial crisis The offer vas
refused bv Rorraania because the loan vas co1l-
pied with conditions which would have under
mined her Independence The affair mas caused
great sensation IN diplomatic quaTterz
4 Vienna paper relates an anecdote of the
painter Aakart. who was sometimes as taciturn as
Voa Noltke One evening at dinner he sat for
never without volunteering word Finally She
lost patience and exclaimed well. dear master,
suppose ue change the subject
-Ae Duke OF Abruzzi on his recent Arctic eSpe-
dition carried with him a small balloon, similar
IN construction To these employed in the Italian
when the vessel became blocked by the ice. It
proved Useless. however and the Duke Is now en-
gagged IN the construction Of new hallooR-
When great speeches are made by- great men
there Is much study expended before the ordeal
Of oTation comes Not TO mention names. it Is
safe 20 SAY that days. even weeks. are expended
in study before men prominent in national coun-
ctlS the world over are ready 70 launch their
ideas Lord Brougfam commonly spent three or
Sour weeks IN study before writing great speech
An Interesting exploration of Lake Tangan-
vika szd the country north of II finished recent
Iy revealed 5he fact hat while certain sea mol
lusks found in this lake II i the cnIv one
nonIeua are Observed This lake Is only short
distance. eighty miles. from the great Congo
Basin much Of which. without doubt was oace
covered by the sea
The late Philip Armour had among his trials Il
great many men in his employ who would drink
to excess habityaI drunkartis In fact-and many
''drunkErds' cure establishment When they
came hack absolutely sober and in proper mind
they reiIistlted in the places they had before
their departure The class OF men ranged from
butchers 10 cashiers
The annual day Of humiliation and prayer has
Just been observed IN Prussia according 10 long
established custom. and great many OF the Ber-
lin newspapers toOk occasion To print articles
upon the receaJ deterioration IN public mora ity
They asserted the the rapid industrial develop
ment of the country and Its corresponding I'M
prove-nsnt IN its financial condition had resulted
il alarming growth of social evils and abuses
In the matter Of handwriting 1t s interestir.
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