The evening times., 1901-09-06
NOTES OF THE DAY.

One hundred and twenty hremeu are rerui-aI
20 iced tae furnaces oi a fsr-cilss American
In Zsu-c. one of the I5nian Islands. there d, d,
petroleum spring winch has been known Cor
'r'Fiy 500 years 10 IS meatioaed By Hrrod5tus
a pa eetisihios s.fI clias Of tie sutr.l
century Gf French and spanish origin and valued
at ta.7'o has been g'5tod up AZ Husu.ueIsuz
ln Germany
The public schools in Che Muuich-GIsdbash dis
tri1t % Austria have been closed because 8f the
alz-Eins prevalence % a scalp dis-a-c y.tirh /.
making uaay children tdid.
Animal collectors vorsinz in south Af-s-a f--
European and American Geological concerns con-
rlnd high salaries Their white assistants even.
are pald at the rate oi sS,001 per anaum-
The total value % al farm animals and live
,leaH IN the United states is more than s1.0oO.-
ooa']o More than half that value 81 zoo 90 ol5l
ls IN COWS, oxen, and other cattle.
The number o. eraiersnts who left Italy In
i.rf vas l53,-09- % these only - El5 came ~
a1Cricl- Austria sot H.9l6 of them German
i..s5. France. 3f.s0o, Switzerland. Z1.l2l. ctr.
a curious effect Of lightning was observed az
i-o-envIle. Eng lately A ar tree BY the road
thence 90 lzeI was struck az tl. ton and q
ribbon Of bark stripped from the trunk IN a
spiral line of almost mathematical regularity.
az is almost invineibie. Il VIII survive long
immersion in water. viii sustain the odo-s aI
sulphur and ether disintectauts without apparent
INJURY ouly tu-peuriuc. CllOrofCm. and ammo
ma aud washing can get rhe better OF a ay.
In the western part Of British Columbia is a
novel railway, two miles in length. The rails
are made Of trees, from which the bark has been
stripped, and these are bolted together Upon
wide
One q the richest sulphur dsDasftz in Oh.
world has lately been discovered in Trars-CasDia
Russia The geological formation is very similar
20 that IA which the Sicilian deposits occur L
Is only M recent years that sulphur has been
found IN Russia
The hot weather plays havoc with gentlcmcn's
collars 4 natty dry goods clerk in Philadelphia.
going 20 a dance at a suburban inn carried q
Hls legs like gaTycT5- When the one on his neck
Nlitec he sought obscure retreat and hastily
made the desired change
Consul General Osborn reports FROM Apis.
samoa. that on July I the German Government
began the issue o. German money As the IevaI
tender a. the colony Heretofore American
money had been used The rate OF exchange for
gold as fixed by Government procIarati0n is
% O. marks for A and 30s5 for s.
new rife is uow undergoing exhaustive triaIs
II several French army corps It is the in
veHt'oa q an Italian WarcbmaEpr named La-
lL-4-e---1- htinS near Ioul71f who has spent over
zen years III per1eeting IT, The rife Is on the
ries nineteen rounds in the magazine.
Nine SchuahI, of Paris. proposed uoto--csr
kitchens. her idea being Kind OF aubuIaat
restaurant whence food can be served
ready for the table She points out that some
plan % this kind IS actually ia working order
concerns itself only with the preparation o. food
Tor the alck and ailinG-
Irkutsk, Siberia. IS a city Of padiocks There
are more padlocks on the shutters and doors of an
lrsut-k shop 5han can be found IN an EngIish
CITY OF -op,vH. There are many as three pad
laeAs On some shop doors, and every lower
s-crF shutter bears from one r1 Eve The pad
locks weigh from one pound 10 hfteen rounds
The popular size is i've pounds. and two and one
Laf inches thick.
The hostility % the teaching Of vertical writ
irC ia the pubic schools seems 20 De lainiag
he1dEay both in rle East and the West SehooI
boards and citizens generally appear TO I-1n
l'1ard the sisatlHg style rather than % stand
'-lilt ID PEI Ipenlleu-ar support cf upright pen
rldnslIp- The smooth. forward. flowing method
q forming letters carries along Ri-h i- the favor
Of the masses
Philadeiphia owns uD 70 a regular business in
hat-Hsaius during the excursion se1son- Every
evening suuhurned men and BOYS come up from
the water front Of the city laden with straw
hats felt hats six hats caps. and bonnet,-
si1y- of these articles % helJsear are In con
clifton % bc readily sold 10 secondhand dealers.
having been rescued soon after being blown
overheard from the excursion boats.
A South Polar chart has been published bv I'd
ward stanford, of London. It viii be a great
aid in following the progress OF the expeditions
about 70 start. Il indicates by contours and eight
shades Of blue the ocean depths down 70 I've
fathOms and less contains lines sh5gsias n.
-reezlug point in air In January and FebrIarv.
and the northern limits Of iceberEs u also
shows the tracks Of the Challenger, VlIdivia. and
Belglca expeditions
NJ Slntos-Dumont. the Young Brazilian aero
naut. whose fyinS machine is creating such a
sensation in Paris. was born At Rio de Jzneiro
IN 1873 He is the youngest Of a family Of ten
sons. and his father is a cofe planter IN san
Fauio- Tie Is nov probably The lITEest coffee
iirIner IN the world He owns f0.l.s10 coffee
plants employs G.oJJ Iaborers. and has forty
miles al light railway on LIS Own estate He Is
known ls the Coffee King.
The new state law os Connecticut regarding
automobile traffic went into effect August l. It's
provisions include a speed limit Of twelve
miles within cities and fifteen miles elsewhere,
compulsory speed reduction ar crossings and
complete stops when horses EirChci 90 vehicles
show signs Of fright Il dgprivss cities. towns.
and bor1uEhs OF all rights 10 regulate auto
mobile traffic. going much farther in this re-
spect than the New York law.
Another hig slice OF trade in Great Britain
has Just been captured D. America In the~shlpe
Of contract by an American company % sup
ply 10 fewer than 100000 Of their lcw-grad-
watches Sold az about shillings each. the
watches are expected 70 become very popular.
and further supply Of 2.Olo00D Is being ar
ranged The output % the American factory is
5v'9 day The contract VIII affect the Ger
man. French, and Swiss Us-Chuakers rather than
British UorsueH-
"A complete skeleton Of the h19-11h1neus. OF
sabro-too-hei tiger avs the '-Pi,-sburg Con-
nerriaI Gazette has been unelrthcd by the
-aue- Institute field party IN the fossil beds
1t Nebraska. and viii De mounted in the Ca-uc-
gle Museum It Viii De- the only specimen OF the
ever placed on exhibition. and VIII
be- invaluable addition 20 the local plIeJl-
.oIa-ieaI collection. The hguIophruerIs VA, 4
prehistoric animal that inhabited the territory
Mountain system il Was about the size Of the
Bengal tiger and somewhat reSeubled the eL-
.stlnS representatives Of the family"
liver since sportS-aen began 20 shoot Wild
ducks dscoys o. some kind have been used t1r
the purpose os eutieiug tbcsc shy birds within
the range OF the gun. and those who have
-rird them know. they often DO good service in
This WAY Az objection 20 the ordinary dec5vs
however IS that they are too riEii and too uu-
attractive An improved device has U0W been
made by . Maryland inventor 70 consists %
rods which are connected together by a i1irreI
brace and on which tecoF ducks are supported
The rods are SD arranged that they can al any
moment ae moved and adjusted. and. Us the
ieg'yS thus rest on Euoyaut support they have
D really Eis-liEe appearance
Cattle breeders In England. Scotland. and Ire
land ani che London agents 0i those breeders on,
in6ius fault because they say that Americans are
getting the control oi the mrart in the great
British capital, and they are demanding tulr Jhr