The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-24
NOTES OF THE DAY.

| there from the mountain lakes Of Norway
Germany has several journals 5evceed to fosest-
r., one oi which = IN its seventyssixtE year
Horticultural statiztieisas say the Gpited states
produces 20 pounds Of grain for each iaaabi-
fant, England 800 pounds.
Hamburg Is one Of the weslthie=t cities in Ger
many. yet il has Only 500 persons wfs pay taxes
on an incline Of over sz5,o00 a year.
Buffalo points with pride to its cancer lsbOrs-
tory Is the first Of It's kind IN the world. It was
established and thoroughly equipped two years
When the high school courses for girls were
opened at Moscow few weeks ago the number
Of students WIS fixed al 300 There were how
/ ever, 80 applicants at the start.
The death of ex4soyernor Woicott. Of Massa-
ehosetts, reduces the roll Of ex-Go7ernors Of the
Bay state TO four men. These are Messrs Bout
well. Clshin, Long. and Bracket
Scottish exiies in LiverpooI are dissatisfied with
the brand Of Scotch Hlesie puryeyed by tie sas-
seBaciI yocsiis1s. and they sre noa busy arrang-
Ing foT the formation Of Scottish choir.
ssFarms Of locusss have entirely destroyed ths
crops in the Tokar region IN the Eastern Sudan
The devastation has been 50 complete gIlat tie
population Is reduced 70 the utmost destitd;ion-
The rivers Of the Emerald Isle have generally
dark color, owing to tire fsct that most o. them,
at some poffs IN their course. foz through peat
marshes or beds, which imparr dark hue u the
water.
A suit for $50 damages. which had been n
court at Portage. Wis. fer more than two years,
and the costs for WleIz had riiIs~Into the fhous-
ands. mas decided The other day by the sEaFd
OF SO
There has been sHch sHpersbundancs Of fruit
in Switzerland shis ausunln thar IN Bern. one day
in November, 70 coo school children received each
a oasketfui OF apples, presented by neigh0eTinS
farmers.
IN elk preserve has bsen established at Jaeksons
Hole, Wye, by II Y tsitner who fezrs that elk
viii share the fate OF TIE buffalo. He now has q
herd ot nineteen, having started fosF years ago
with kzif dozen.
When great ships engage in battle hereafter
. there viii be little danger from the crews being
torn 20 pieces BY saIiBters as was the case in
old navies inasmuch as very little wood Is used
u, constructing the big ocean fighters
In Zanzibar. cotton goods form the chief article
of commerce Gray cloth Is sold TO very large
extent under the name Of ..Americsni" Printed
cotton ke-clIie1s, worn by The native women and
called ''kaagaS,' always ind a ready sale.
There are about hall nilliou Italian-spealing
people in this country today. century ago there
we're only about 500 It cannot be said that tise
increase Is indicative OF a great desire On the
part OF the Italians 70 leave their beautiful sunny
country
In 1881 the total length Of the York Centra;
and Hudson River Railroad, the first OF the New
York Central lines to be constructed uas seven
teen miles On January l, 1900, the mileage IF
! the New York Central lines segregated ,459
! miles OF railway
Union League Tom Was 4 common, plebeian
stock cat. long The pet and privileged character
Of tie Philadelphia Union League Club. lie died,
and the club mourned- The old favorite's place
hiss been flied by blue blood, an ARgors, for
which $40 K2s paid
An old Spanish silver mine IN Utah worked BY
/ The Sp&niards $50 years ago. and which had been
lost ever since has been rediscoTcTed and opened
BY A. }. Strouse Of Colorado sho claims that he
vas led TO the spot By the spirit guidance Of
his dead ten-year-old daughter.
Children IN the big cities do not get very init
mate srowledge OF .'anir1atei nature The
| Chicago Journal says: .-seyenty-eight school
children were PoIled at the Fat Stock Show re
Gently. Only eight had seen COW before, four
had seen hog SIX had seen a sheep
The foreman Of the laboratory 81 a FIRM Of man
ufaeturing chemists n Detroit reports that when
he opened a essk OF white powder arsenic con
signed 70 his employers recently he found within
q number of worms which resembled eaterpiIlaTs,
and which seemed to Be thriving upon the deadly
poison
RoBer5 Williams, Of Dayton, Ohio claims that
ne has conquered consumption by lea6irg no.
uadic life Twenty years ago MS doctor told him
he coulG not live SIX months. Then he set out 70
rocarn Over TIE country. After ali these years Of
wandering Re claims 10 be cured and las returned
u his ZONE.
Nearly all articles formerly IN leather are now
made OF paper sGch as suit cases, travelling hass,
ETC. ard so successful S the imitation that
Whs had himself been IN the parer business for
niBe years bossgt article Of this kind II Lon
don recently under the fuH conviction that Z Ysss
| leather he was purchasing.
| Outside Of the farms and ranches there are
$40 horses IN the United States The largest
number Is found in New York state, SG2 27I IIii-
| nois being second with &, s)7- Pennsyis
i 2I5,e7T; Ohio, Is5,6Ss Iowa 1870; MassachIs-
etts 49, e15. Missouri. I24,952; Indiana, i2i,8f2i
Texas, 100. So and Michigan. 1910.
| The fzvorite amusement Of the Spanish soun-
tries, bull fgaiing. cannot be put dexu very cas-
| iiy The people ike II and the authorities gain
revenue rom It. The average number OF horses
killed in these sansGainaTy entertainments every
/ year Is about 500. while st least thousand
| bulls OF higher or lower degree are sacrificed
The rich copper deposits Of ALASKA are beginning
to be developed, TIE first shipment from the
White Horse belt isavisg been despatched to Ia
coma already This belt, traverzins tributary al
the Yuken = twenty-five miles long Snd foS;r
| miles wide The ore Is said TO range IRON , 10
| - per cent copper and carries s. 70 so per ton
Capt Bernier, Frencll-Canadian. who Is nos
In England is making plans 10 sail fFoEi fSroos-
yer next summer In search OF the North Pole
| The Canadian Government IS likely TO make a
substantial grant IN aid OF Captain BeTnieTS ex-
sediton his crew Is 30 consist OF four scientists,
| a doctor and SIX scamen-cieven in all-aBd his
vsssel is being designed by the Armstrong;
It il said that The Touring Club Of France IS
,loirg great deaI to help along the motor car.
rfag1 cause by compiling list Of charging sra
tioas; and they are ts;Eg thei= best endeavors "a
/ ascertain where the plants Ownsd by private
parties. whether they willing TO sell their cur
rent for rechaFging vsSctTle dccumuators or not,
| and during what hours they are willing TO % So
Finland produces nearly 4o.059.e0o bushels Of
cereals every year aud exports cats 70 other eoun-
horses 39s, IS cattle. i.1ST, 5S4 sheep. aud ISl
$50 hogs in Finland. ard the people pro5rce 4
surplus o4 2,5s9 goo pounds Of butter and 45105g
! pounds Of cheese annually The exports q dairy
products fr0m Finland amount 10 nearly s0}9,eS9
annually
| 4 quaint old hermit, known as English Jack
| has iiyed for many years in little house which
h. calls .sThe House That Jack Built IN tae
| White Hills near Portland, Ne. He has been n
turn hunter, guide. fisherman. and seller OF Indian
ciTioSities and holds sI0of from the toll and tur-
/ MOL OF life He loves most to Ieek az the hills
and SKY, and while silently smoking think q the
wonder and beauty OF nature
The mistietoe is 8 Druidieal contribution to
f,fr;sissas It was Aeld n great veneration by the
ier,1its in afscieat England ard The sgting q Il
,yse aftt.4efed bv sacrificing and feaStinE- Vita
weird inssnf atoms the priest climbed tho tree on
which the nistleIoe grew and cut it away With !
knife CT purest gold, no base nessl being allowed