The evening times., 1901-05-07
NOTES OF THE DAY.

tors say is almost soIid copper
II Is believed that the figures Of the recent
English census VIII prove more reliable than any
similar returns prevlouS5 made
4 reEimentsI surgeon fnds that soldiers can
march better WITH rubber than with hard heels,
As they obv'ate the jar to the system
No equal area OF the earths surface has pro-
duced proftsbly variety of the fruits Of tree,
vine and chT5ib, equal 90 that of California.
Electric viRdlaSses to replace steam winches
about TO be installed by the Y Ehjte star
line for hosting cargo On the compaHy's piers
Italy and spain have fewer houses IN proper
tion to their population than any other coun-
tries IN the world, the Argentine Republic and
Uruguay have most.
Tie largest block Of granite ever quarried is
being used in the construction Of the Blelchy
Head lighthouse England It comes from Corn
vail. and weighs i-foG tons
a Yonkers q y physician writes to the
factory results N many C.SsS Of diphthCra by 2d-
minlsteTing antitOxin by the mouth
During the past twenty years the number Of
public libraries IN the United States has mora
than doubled There are now almost il not
quite $500, and they possess about 40O)9.ooS
volumes
The numerous restrictions recently placed
upon the manufacture Of matches In Ireland have
led to the closing Of two factories IN Belfast
About 800 operatives have been thrown out oi
employment
Engineers have taken hint from the beaver
IN building dam with an arch facing the cur
rent It IS said that they are indebted TO the
clam for the idea Of using a weter Jet IN
sinking piles in sand
The gold dug from Australia and California
since their mines we're discovered world I'LL 4
room 30 feet long and % feet wide and 20 feet
high. and IT Is a problem to tell what its
wealth counted IN dollars, woald be-
The View York Cooperative Industrial So
ciety, composed Of members Of trades unions.
has been organized to start cooperative bakeries.
working people can have share OF the profits
N the same way IN Britain
certain Paris millinery firm was established
in a small way ten years ago The first year its
profits were s2,IG0- The next year they had
leaped TO $4,000, and IN three years had reached
S234-OCO The last years balance showed S4i3.900
on the right side Of the ledger
In Adams county. Ind there lives several thou
sand members OF the Amish Church, who are re-
fusing to pay their taxes on religious grounds.
They absolutely refuse to make oath to any
statement. and so lar have declined to swear TO
the tax lists after making them out
In dealing with the famine n south Rus
sid the authorities have adopted a novel method
Of testing the needs Of the hungry They tap
the DDGleS OF tue hungry fD4E- and II anyone
IF found well fed he Is denied the assistance
OF the famine funds and sent To prison TO ex-
plate his crime
Tobocco raising has been prohibited by l5v
in Egypt since 1899. but the fact Is. there =
nothing Egyptian about Egyptian cigarettes
except that they are made in Egypt. The to
bacco ali comes frOm Turkey the paper from
AUSTRIA Germany. or Italy and most OF the
labor empIoyedsi5 Greek
The historic Burt mansion. in AbbeviIie. 6 C..
which has been offered for sale. was once the
scene Of a Confederate Cabinet meeting. which
was called by Jefferson Davis while guest Of
Mr. Burt At the meeting the career Of the
C9nfedsTacy was virtually ended. and there The
great seal OF the Confederate Government was
seen for the last time
! seed firm Of Cork Ireland. shortly before
St Patrick's day, sent TO each Of the twelve
Irish regiments Dou serving in Africa large
package Of shamrock seed some Of the regi-
Others have been too busy To do 50. but before
they leave South Africa they intend 70 specSle
the Teidt with shamrock
Dr. Tanner. who aztonislIei the world several
years ago. BY fastjng foT forty days- recommends
hiberua1iou ss a solution Of the problem Of
poverty. he thinks people should sleep during
the winter months aS some animals do, and
during the few months that they are awake to
partake OF a crust OF bread and cup water,
and then 20 TO sleep again
The dressing Of the hair Is the most iIrpor-
tart part of a Chinese womsn's toilet. The
district she comes from may always be known
from the manner IN which she does her hair
It also indicates her station in life Young
girls, whether married OF single. wear Gueues.
coiIing up their hair, their Western sisters
do on attaining a certain age
The janitors OF New York have organized
league. the chief purpose OF which is TO re-
move from the minds OF tenants the erroneous
i5ae4s hat
implanted The organizers say that the average
janitoT Is not bullying. teTTOT-inSpiTIHg tyTant.
but respectful, Eood-natured, uiid-manuered
guardian Of his employers interests
There has been discovered IN China curl
Gus picture. evidently Of great antiquity. vhich
Is supposed to represent Nolh-s ARK resting
tue top OF Mount Ararat As Is vel known.
the religious literature Of almost every nation
and race contains account of deluEe, but q
Chinese manuscript recently Unearthed follows
very closely the story as recorded IN the Bible.
From Bombay comes the intelligence that rec
ords dating back 10 the first century Of the
Christian era have been discovered by Dr. Stein
in the course Of his explorations IN Chinese
TUEkeStan- The famous traveller and antigua
ran came upon q store OF some 800 documents
together with q quantity OF clay seals and many
incrihed wooden tablets bearing dates \ D. IS
to A D. -
It Is the custom in the university Of Rochcs-
ter for the professors 10 give various com
pounds To the students TO anaIyzc without telling
them what they are George Van HrOoman re-
CeTTed j bottle containing n dark substance He
heated q platinum wire red hot and plunged It
IN the bottle In instant, when an explosion
occurred ne found that the shattered bottle had
contained sunpowdeT.
Astronomers tell Us that refractory elements
Ike iron, silicon, and carbon perhaps iisso-
GATED into simpler substances are present as
yapars in the atmosphere OF the sun and that
many others of our weIl-known elements. in
Guiding hydrogen are also preset IN this glow
IuE atmosphere while the heat OF the suns
surface and that OF the hotter stars IS vastly
higher than that Of the electric furnace.
It Is stated that the Wild boars in Windsor
Great Park are to be shot by order Of King
Edward The herd was presented to Queen Vic
tOria by the King some years ago during a tour
IN India The animals have largely increased IN
number. aad have had 10 be killed off periodi-
CalIy- They have been a considerable source Of
attraction 10 visitors but they dangerous,
and several people have narrowly escaped injury
Among the peasants OF Southern Italy. Sicily.
and Sardinia curious maIady has been noticed
by physicians. which Is caused by eating beans.
One of the most remarkable effects OF the
mzIady Is species OF int0yiCItion resembling
that produced bv alcoholic drink II some cases
persons preiisposed TO the malady are seized with
the symptoms OF iHtOxICatI0n # they PASS field
where the bean plant i in flower the odoE
alone zafiising to affect them
The latest tad of critics. the New York Press
SAYS. Is TO rebel against the names Of the months
They point out that 1t Is absurd for Europeans
and Americans of today 10 dcdiczte one-SiIth
Of the year TO memory OF Julius Caesar and
Augustus TO name third after heatheu gods
.sv,7 .-.sfTr tn have Or