The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-04-10
NOTES OF THE DAY.

10" employed on the sea coast anu Aeiu al tli-eiF
guns
New Zcalaud's FAX Industry has revived and
aourshed exceedingly. owing 70 the var in the
philippines having shortened the output Of the
Manila fibre
stalisticians have been engaged At figuring
out The proportion OF sickness In human life and
reach the cooclusiou that it Is aiout Hine days
in the year
feniee's famous doge palace is being cntlan-
sered h1 the weight oi 25J.G00 volumes which
nave netn IA II since lsl2- The Italian tsOvcrl-
ment has appropriated funds Tor thetr removal
There are eonPensations for being IN absolute
monarch The KaiseF's play. Der Eisenzahn''
though utter failure in Berlin. Is sin perform
ed al the Royal Theatre by an highest COM
maud."
Mormors are interested in missionary work to
greater extent than is generally known. One
rule Of tne church is that the young folks Of the
mock must serve three years in advancing the
doctrine.
The statement that the record price uas paid
Ia New York for Days first folio Of Shakespeare
IS denied by the London Telegraph which
IN London.
New periodicals to the number OF gTs wer,
started in the United Kingdom last year and Is
publications were discontinued. Lcudon's news
papers, magazine. and miscellaneous periodicals
e present number 2,2i9.
by 6ii couple in Prussia in lssa. and she state
Distributed jubilee medals o. each husband and
wife. In Berlin and the provinces Of Blandca-
burg the number % these couples Uas rs.
Mississippi has 10000 p ~ farm. u IS
located fifteen miles from Bay 81. Louis There
500 laying hens. 100 industrious ducks.
ai@ hundreds o; turkeys. Eggs ore garncfed Ia
vheeibsT-oN@. and thiTty-isrge Iucuhziors -re IN
constant USE
Il is stated That asbestos j. to be used ia lin
ing the Russian Lattleships now building al the
CraInp shipyuGs. and that the of5cers Of the
United states Navy are considering the 4dyisa-
biuty Of Csng lEr -amC precautions On tho vessels
that are being built for the American ssrvi1c-
i IS feared that the Preach railways which
Ken in ordinary times have Insufficient accom-
modltions for travellers. vii be unable % handle
the Exposition business. One line alone mas been
ordered by the Government 90 add ll5 su-ilCs.
~ passenger and las8 freight cars b is rolling
stock.
Oherzmmergau Is relesrsing Cor TIE eecsuuill
performance OF tie Passion PLAY this sgmusr.
josef Mayr viii bc unable % take tle part 70
7. CEristrs owing o. the effect, 90 an accident IN
the woods four years aEo. and Anton Lang.
ycurg ilau whom De has trained has b1eu sub
stitutCd.
Ar Oregon worisu has Patented a neat folding
wardrobe. having pair OF wooden sides hinged 20
the back with shelves hinged 90 one Of the s.des.
20 drop down when THE sides are -trazu apart. a.
lowing the whole 90 De folded against III hack.
The front being formed q a curtain 60 Keep OUT
the dr~t.
The rlpidity with which thc population OF this
country IS beng increased by immigration IS
shown by the fact JLa, il the new arrivals con-
taue 90 make their aple-rlHce ~ the s4ae rate
a, they have been doing during the 1sst two
three months the total for the year wiz reach
nearly half million.
Pineapple orchaids IN Florida are u.der cover.
Ten or fifteen acres are planted and 4 covering
about seven feet above lie ground is spread over
the orchard This covering, uf courss. Is arranged
SD that there are openings AZ certain distances.
giving plenty Of light lnd ak Tor the better
cultivation Of the trees.
The fcress collectively termed malariaI, which
range from what WAS NOT uncommon Iu certain
parts Of England htty years ago under the name
Of "aguc" % the malignant and rapidly fatal
forms met with IN the uop.es, haze constituted,
perhaps, the chef impeachment o. the cJ-J---1Ii %
uy Europeans Of many countries
After South Africa is conquered Great Britain
s. going &C. offer o. each OF her z1lliers ulo-c
time has expired sfG acres 70 land there. pro-
vidrd they wiz occupy IL for ten years. IS an
i1ir-cmeu, to settle iu the country AT tEe
Officials and ID the Eii-ir- and other companies
. concerned are favorable 10 the plan.
Residents 81 Evanston. IL. are in terror q
MeNjcau nose bug. which las escaped Il Is
equipped Uitl strong pi1cL,rs and b1lE l.
mode O. prouedure Is t1 listen Itself % tll nose
o.; she victim 7ud then insert it, blak Tor a CO.
piolL dsauslr Of blood Il CsuEot be de-aCtld
without tclrus out piece q the hesh.
Prof Dean C. Worcester, who has just re-
signed his chair in the University Of Michigan,
Las lad an oGer Of a salary OF $1,000 a wear rs
manager % certain mining Interests in tile Phil
IFpine Islands. and when his duties Comm is-
sianer are fuldilgd De may accept TIE oder. HIS
salary 50 the University OF Michigan was Sl.G1l.
It is curious 20 note that the last three the
aires burned in PaTis have al been state Or -
( they are called in France. "subsidizcd' houses
Ihe Opera 0s7S). the Opera CCmiqUe Gss7l and
now the Francois But whereas twelve yra7s
elapsed between the burning OF the Opera ClI-uge
and the rebuilding, The Francois VIII. & i, said.
[ be reoPeucd by the middle Of July
Ccyion is the home OF the largest species e
spider than has yet been made the subject o. en-
Genealogical Investigation. This web-spiHuiE-
/ monster lives Ia the most mountainous districts
1 of that rugged island and places his traq--or a
/ gossamrr snare Of airy iiehtUess but huge net
uf yellow SIX from five 10 ten feet in d-IuCter-
I across the Cl2sns and assures In ROCKS
/ Mrs Lille D,vereux Blake. II New York want.
| some % the cenz-s onurne9at0rs TO De women.
/ Understanding that the objection 90 U5ratu for
such work is That the euumerat5rs are frequently
/ received with hostility l-d abuse from tae euu-
mcr-tDl IN certain sections. she -l-,l-r- rIH- te
women employed b. assigned To- the sections
| who're where the residents arc i-tc.iEea. sud Pc
/ lite
/ It is stated that ulJlr tbs American plan tic
/ school Attendance in Cuba hss been r.i,,i from
! 4.o01 90 So 900 pupils, with 2g33 teachers. Al
| though English Is taught, tlr teachers eup-5yCd
/ are Cullus. 10 local school taxes are missed.
[ The school cyptr-c~. which 20 - expected VIII
this year reach ioar million dollars. paid from
/ the island Treasury lae teachers ,l.ayies are
| higher thaa those paid iu -h- United States
/ There is u-s Fight comins-tae Kggel light
| which Is smps -a- furnished under pressure.
! b. applying D 90 l-l1 s,mo-rh,-e gas pressure il
! Is claimed better than We,sbs,h light is pro-
duccJ. The improvement IS due % the high prs
/ -lrg arG velocity of the towing gas 10 clu-ss
! tle greatest intensity OF Oh" fame 90 be trans
! fcrr,d 90 q higher position. Tae sight Is agree
/ able y,-'o~i-h Ugh, ana -ivcs very high Lluml.
! L1tiEE .1ciClCy-
Popa,at.oa O. TIE four greatest cities Of tie
Russian Empire IS eivcn as follows in the figures
Of tlg recent census. -, Petersburg, l. l52, 655;
Mts.ogr. win its tvo suburbs. ass, 6I4; Odessa,
sa5.ou "a -r,at iuCrea-a since Iss2). and Warsaw
/ GsFu1s Contrary 80 What Is observed almast
I universally throughout Europe, the men oItnlm-
! her lire women ID abe iirte frst-uamei coLunJui-
OF women Is hut Slightly Superior g. ,hat OF mcn.
/ saws "Aiu.lcs's Magazine ''Ihs cost 81 con-
structirg cable system Is aboat s.. 20 p, mile
and the tool amount invested n submarine iih s
: 81 rr,sgrr j. srvlrd C S101OJ3.O1O The vaIcc Of
I thr land Inc i> al course nGeh greater ID me
ag.ltgata. The Target ceuPsHy IN America
Lr- d capital ci Sl2zuJnJUI. pays oat y.i.'v
between Ss.ui1.pl1. and SIu.E1t-J sJ.1ri,.. nd
Inst wear carried over 90 600. 90 mt--s.r~. These