The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-05-09
NOTES OF THE DAY.


., = pees Of Queens chocolate, no larger 'a
- y penny BAT. has been sold al Great arrow
he cemeteries around London cover 400 res.
- ~ Isnd they occupy represents capital o.
Inc Scotch Presbyterian Church which has heer
IN existence for Ia years. admitted 10 member-
ship last year l26 persons
There are more beautiful and costly illustrated
trade catalogues issued IN this -ouurrv Than in
any other section Of the globe
The zeventeen-year Iocusts are lhout due slyr
fads Of them may be expected early next month
They VIII keep the air alive With their singing
The ClInard Steamship Company accounts for
the past year show profit 81 e294. s55, and A
dividend Of ; per cent on the ordinary shares -
proposed.
The late Mr.. John Duckworth, Montreal. help-d
the Prince Of Wales 20 drive the golden spike in
the old Victoria Bridge when he attended the
opening in ls6o-
Tie Old British irOn-cIad wa.sior, having rer-
formed her part in battle his been retired from
active service at the age Of nearly forty yeaTs-
She was launched IN 1850
A new use recently discovered for FuIler-s earth
is that the wool manufacturers wash cid Vseol sith
H. az IL Is great Ihs0TieT Of ali oils ard refuse
matter found IN raw wool.
Marching Through Pretoria is a song whose
character is conveyed in the title Il has beer
sung nightly az the Empire Theatre, London Wlth
great success by MF- Scott Russell
Slxty-tllree years have pas ed since the Queen
shortly after her accession. first took up her r5S
deuce a Rockingham Palace a mansion Whict
was bsiIt in Is25 a cost OF over million.
The Nova Scotia Southern Railway. now bsiHs
built. VIII be III miles long, including New Ger
many 20 Shelburnc - miles; Indian Gardens "a
Liverpool. % miles; sable River 70 LecSep9r-
% miles
Electric medical treatment IS given patients b.
49, n
Induction coil contained in the lower portion.
with head and feet plates 70 be paced IN contact
with the patient.
Immigrants from Europe eontinae 10 crowd into
the northwest sections Of this great continent
In the present year Thousands Of Europeans have
taken up public lands or acquired homes by pur-
chase in Jhsse regions
Several new I0-inch guns mounted disappear
ing carriages have been placed IN the fortifca-
tons guarding san Francisco harb0r. Experts
say the hsrboT Is BOW proof against nythlng thai
may ny 70 steam into II
The Medswskant0n tribe Of sioux indians at
Met.dota- Minh-- were 100 busy preparing 10 put
in their crops when the Indian agent came around
10 pay tkem their annuities and sent Their squav=
10 the agency 70 receive the money
American tourists Who usually take their pet
dogs with them cannot bring them into Britain
this year The Board Of Agriculture has put into
enforcement an old order forbidding the temporary
entrance into England OF fUreign dogs
This country last year exported more meat
products. leaving out sheep and mutton. than all
the rest Of the world combined The amount vr.s
nearly S200 Oh 90 and the great crops Of Indian
corn are the foundation Of the trade
In Ireland many believe that 10 rub A sore viii
4 golden wedding ring viii cause il to speedily
heal Tie wedding ring Is supposed never 70
tsrrish. and If II does become dim It's sad % Be-
e warning that love also Is tarnished and DIM
An oklahoHa nan has patented pair Of shears
which provided with double cltting-edges. e
the blades being scmicircuI4r IN cross section ard
attached 10 the handles in such z manner that
either PAIR Of eGgcs be brought into P0siti5a.
Trades unions hitherto have been bat little
knoSn il Paris Il Is ROW announced that the
5000 assistants employed in the three great shops
the Bon N4rche. Louvre. and >1ullrlI1IDC.
melit1tIng the organization Of an association q
this kind
There are over Co acres Of PhTadeIphia land
under cultivation south OF Porter Street. IN the
district known as the Neck. and there Is now Iiv-
ing IN Germantown u4a who has lnlssed
fortune Of $4,000 IN raising early vegetables in
tL4L locality
Building operations undertaken during the first
three months OF this year in New YORK amounted
20 Sl6gO0000. against -. 90 000 for the COR
responding period last year. The priugipaI Gauss
Of tins large falling o1 l. 70 b. found the high
prlce OF materials.
Imports Of coal into Spain in the tx5 months.
ending February . were s7I.So5 tons. and Of coke
$500 tons The exports Of iron ore in Isl9 were
t.257,s51 tons, an increase Of js.255 tons The
exports Of copper ore were 1875 tons, IN
crease Of Ig,40S tors
M0rm0niSm Is making rapid progress in al d.
recti0us- The leaders cain that the seed thst
they have sovH IN all parts Of the CIVILIZED world
Is bringing forth grand results There i q great
VI 50
fed al present than ever before
Al Dewey, thirty miles south Of C0feyviIie.
Kan, a walnut log has been cut for shipment 10
the PARIS Exposition The tree from which tLe
tree vas taken Is supposed 20 be so years old
The trunk IS sixteen feet IN circumference and
the first limb was fJrty-tiye feet from the ground
Southerner has patented ventilatiug appa-
ratus which viii draw currents Of arr from the
top Of q buildisy to the rooms below. having a
vertical pipe provided with a ri2riug- m0uthei
hood. pivstec Al the top. the hood swinging to
ward the wind and receiving the ar for the pipes
below
Readers Of poetry Arc beginning 70 become
little tired over the Barbara Friegchie contro-
versy. Whether the old lady a mythical
character Or otherwise i Of little value IN com
paris0n with the fact that the i the subject
Of a patriotic and substantial little series u
verses
Motor carriages and motor bicycles have already
attracted the attention OF European TX lcNleTN-
and IN Antwerp these vehicles doubly taxed.
first by the province the extent Of . francs GA
motor carriages and - francs motor hlcycles.
and second BY municipal tax OF 100 francs On
the former and 50 francs the latter
The plans Of a rev acrcstst. designed by Capt
Dubureau. have been submitted for examination
TO the French Academy OF Sciences- C4Ptaia
Dabureau CLAIMS that a very long journey can b
accomplished ~ means Of tins aerOstAJ and pro
poses TO attempt TO cross Africa with II when the
machine Is completed. The plans were referred .
a committee for consideration
A new reel for fishing purposes has been invent
cd which will assureily meet zith the approval
Of evOtees 10 fsaSk WaItoE's special variety The
reel Is attached to a ferrule sitting the end u
the pole with a spring controlled drum inside
which the line Is wouRd- q lever being pIyoted
inside the grip TO De pressed By the Thumb AID
wind up the slack line automatically
The Paul Coke works OF Conneisviile. Pa, are
now installing an electric charging and dIschaTs-
ing system OF their coke ovens. which is attract
ing considerable attention By reason Of its nov
eltv A trolley line viii be constructed along a
ruly Of 30 coke ovens. and instead Of mules 10
haul the cars, A. present. electric motor ClES
vii be used II Is expected that the electrical
system viii effect a considerable saving in time
and prove more economical TO operate
West Point Military Academy IS loo years old
It was opened as a United States training school
for army officers on May I. 800. There were
but two cadets-Joseph C. Swift Of Massl 1huseyts
aud simon " Levy Of South Carolina The third
cadet and the first Virgiuiau 10 enter West Point
was Walter Keith ATmistead Of Jppervllle. who
wss graduated IN lS0A He became a famous