The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-03
NOTES OF THE DAY.

'-t'4S7 ~ tstt sslH OF the salmon.
IT x very r9re occurrence ever to hear Of
Nii'''@ish D~ing buried in paliper's grave
Lancashire is the next richest county to Lon
GsS.519,G09.
Although DE-, hansen Is perfectly at ease when
leetur.'g, be i sf;y and difident IN general 50
ciety and tails little
twentieth Of scotlsnd's area IS forest land.
seyen-tentls IS mountain. heath and lake. and
oDiy ohe-qusrter cultivated land
Miss Clara Barton head of the Red Cross So
eiety, mas placed with firm IN KittreIl. y c.
III ofder iof i-9JJ,eJo strawberry plants
The London Daily Mall recently made the
report that the yearly consumption Of ice in
England Is about 5000 tons. and in London
10000 tons.
Italian Hscaron IS now made BY machinery in
stead OF by hand. This Is innovation that viii
be pleasant 20 those who Ike to indulge in the
palatable esculent-
The biggest match factory in the world Is
I y uisan match factory. at Tidsialnn, Sweden
carly 90o9G9 boxes OF matches
IN the organization Of the police department at
S SonahheS''iTS the system Of Identification BY
hnser marks Is being introduced. and IN this
way every native Is 70 be registered.
= Prisoners IN Morocco are compelled to paw the
Gl I'm. lof theF trouble in arresting and escort
Ihg mem 10 Jsi!- This plan makes the police
"Alchiul- ana arrays alert for business
Noah Raaby. an innate Of the poorlouse at
plainheid y J. Is rs years old and probably
the most AGED nzan IN The rid For thirtv
years he has been charge o. the county
There Is great demand for hands bv the
planters in Hawaii No less than thirty thousand
men are needed there in the cultivation Of sugar
+. ard efforts are making 70 secure them in this
country.
double funeral vas held in the Methodist
! Church at Carrolton last week Two women
workers IN the church were married the sane
DAY and both died the same DAY, and one funeral
sermon sIf5ced FOR both
Ice racing on the Hudson Is to receive unusual
attention during the coming season One craft
that has been turned out VIII carry eI2 square
feet Of canvas and viii vet be 50 light that four
men can easily lift and handle 1t.
A statue Of Peter Henlein, who Is said to have
invented The watch toward the close Of the fl
teenth century. Is 20 be erected IN Nuremberg
Henleln'S pocket timepieces were oval IN shape.
and hence we're known as Nuremberg eggs
An enormous mushroom was found in the neigh
bOrhood Of Riezmansworth. England. It WIS
perfectly round in shape aud measured nine
inches across and t~enty-seren inches IL circJrn-
ference. and weighed. without the stem ten
ounces
4 large English constructor has recently fur
uished to the British Government an armored au-
toulobile train. consisting Of a number q cars
toEed by road locomotive This Is the first Of 4
series which IS to be constructed upon the same
principle
BrattIeboro. Vt, woman. while ruu-nagins
about the house recently. found T5incglshior
upon which we're 80 needles The cushion was
bought At auction fifteen years age ani has
been laid away unnOtieed- The neeiles we're
all well preserved
The envied Of All At an old folks concert IN
Wabash, Ind. Mrs James Woodruff who on
Che occasion wore a gown which was once the
property q Queen Victoria The garment was
given to an aunt If Mrs Woodruff BY one Of the
GGeea's maids OF honor.
The Paris National Library, which has today
over two million volumes was opened IN 1875
with 800 volumes It includes today. among
other things. about 10000 volumes relating to
French historr and 6IlS00 volumes relating TO
the history OF Other countries
Caleb Baldwin. OF Newark. y J.. who has Just
celebrated the one hundred and first anniversary
Of his birth. viii probably be able to boast OF
having lived three centuries he was bern on
November IS 1923. at Orange and lie Is one
Of the Eost interesting characters in New Jersey
One Of the close calls that 50 frequently come
90 SoranaIEbuIists vas experienced by a Bath.
Ne, boy recently. who walked about tie I;oJIzc
IN a sound steep. and wound up By jumping out
OF upper window to the ground. distance Of
fourteen feet Strange 10 say, vas IN ygLse
injured BY The eScsp1de-
John and Rachel Scott, OF Randolph county.
" Va ana their children have been weighed re-
Gently The fathez and mother are still living N
the house where ticiT eight >9rS. whose con-
biued weight Is u1ore than q ton. were horn AMI
raised The combined weight OF the family :
2..at pounds, average weight OF 30 p f9lal
Io7abarty once unri.sIeI in Europe for Il.
textile fabrics in silk and linen, has Jgsy mad
the Pope unique present the gift Ci the
province for the Holy Year il Is altar cloth
FOR the private altar Of His Holiness and its de-
sign and texture are elaborate 70 a degree which,
1t j coEtcnded has no parallel even n The long
records OF Italian ART weaving
The best collection OF Chinese coins to be found
outside OF China has been given to the Arch
geological Museum OF tire Uufrersitv Of Penas7I-
F1nia BIZ the Rev Z ". living. Hono,ul,i ms
sionarv. The collection goes hack 10 4 time
over 800 years ago. and includes th7=e odd
carly Chinese CONS which yTcrc made m the iorTn
OF s.ades. Tazcrs- KEYS. shirts. and tools
--Peggotty's Hut Great Yarmouth. fzanor-
taIized by Charles Dickens in David Copper
field. i to be sold by public auction ThiS his
toric house which stands on the site q the
Old Boat Is great attraction 10 visitors during
the sumner months Original portions OF tIe
wood. also the windows Of che boat, are
Stiil n possession OF the present cccupaoT-
short time ago IN Old visinc snip was dis
covered in the valley Of the Lea at To,teai.sF',
where the East LcnGion Water Company = Tslsi5-
new reservoirs still more ancient beat has
been found about eight feet below the surface.
IN the Fo-nt OF '-duEoUt canoe about Il feet
long. representing. according 10 autTqrEsriaHs.
the second stage in The history Of saiPhudiRg-"
! There was TING in the fourteenth century
7 when gold mines in spain we're worked at
rrost L IS Row rlmored that several fresh dis
CovericS OF gold have been made Some Of the
sands OF the river NcTy TTl1Tcs arc said 90 con
tain enough gold - repay the cost % washing
and a vefI-known 1.iiuer has lust asked Tor the
concession Of claims close 20 Madrid which. Ike
Pretoria. Is said 10 be founded gold he'd.
To be nat,1r.,Iized IN Great Britain an alien
Iu,lzt have lived there Tor n least five years or
haYe served the Grown for q Ike period: and he
must continue to reside in the British jl-iS5fe-
ton unless lie continue n the Government -crv-
( ice in 4 foTeiaa country natUTalizc5 citizen
has all the political and other rights powers,
and privileges to which native born Rrif"7 IS
entitled and IS subject to the same obligations
! as Is tire latter.
No traveller down the Ohio River falls to notice
the strikine difference presented Ly lie ard IN
/ dustTy on the north and south side-the evidence
Of growth and progress aud careful husbaIl,r on
I the ena side contrasting with those cf sta=na-
ton and thTftieSsness too often to he observed
! The ether And this Is little less true Of the
urpscrt than Of slavery time Nevertheless. Ken
I tuckv appears by the census TO have grown n
/ population at 4 higher rate during the last de-
/ Cade than Ohio.
! The first deed converting property 70 The pro-
Trietor Of Penrisy Iya1a William Penn, IS written
10 old Ctcii and ) preserved II the city hail
| in Philadelphia. The property l. now what IS
known As Lemon Hill. including THE mansion
| and the Schuylkiu River 'front.' where tbs Old
| FairTyant water works were located There Penn