The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-04
NOTES OF HE DAY.

] 80 ias eteh Nplli'4tLte
For an army Of 5000 men and 1900 horsgs io-
three months il il estimated that 1000 tons Of
food and forage are Recessary-
The little Island OF sant Elena. al the extreme
eastern end Of the city q Venice. i 70 b con-
Verted into a huge shipbuilting yard
Women have been elected to ofHcial positions
I in the vestry Of the French Protestant Episcopal
l Church Of St Sauveur in Philadelphia
During the year Isos 52.Ga vessels Of Si.2Ss.5so
! tons entered zad cleared Chinese ports Of these
vessels siS. Of go. lS2 tons were American
/ Nearly hall Of the lightning strokes reported
occur cut in the open. - per cent in houses, IL
I Pc cent under tees and 3er cent in barns
/ During the last few years oC0 artificial birds
L have been manufactured in Vienna al o. which
were fashioned from the feathers Of domestic fowl
/ Chicago physician Is Of the opinion that.
under proper and hitting climatic conditions, 80
Per cert Of all CASES Of consumption can BE- CIR
southern California Is famous for its Indian
eenrenariars, most Of whom are able 70 establish
ne Gate Of their birth in Franciscan mssien rec
Z "Cycliste' and ''cyclisue'' have been accspted
as dictionary words by the French Academy alter
4 a hard struggle. according 20 the London Daily
TelegTaph-"
/ Dr. Murray IF the new English dictionary vans
early instances Of the use Of intentions in the
3 sense Of wishing 20 marry lie has beer unable
1 u trace the word farther hack than IsSi
, 4 project receztly st on foot IL Hungary 70
supply electric power IN small quantities 20 home
! workshops IN the vicinity Of Budapest has re-
/ ceived the sanction Of the Hungarian Diet
I The telegraph was first established IN Japan in
b lSl9, when iLe Japanese Government engaged
/ some engineers 90 build line between T0kohama
Z and Tokyo. winch are only few miles apart.
! correspondent al Palmyra writes that II Is
still cJlztotnzry 10 arrange mocl attacks On cara
/ vans and tAra rescue the Eu ooeaH travellers
he -Hf-a Of
In = telephone box attacked to q pole in Brook
| lyn swarm At bees have taken up their abode
( and have caused employees Of the telephone COM
fany and Il-s residents Of the Heighborhood much
I annoyance
/ The Standard Oh Company does not insure
[ against fire. finding 1t cheaper 10 stand it, 0~H
Losses than pay the high rates which are assessed
against extra hazardous risks. in which class Gil
rehnerles are placed
/ The opium var which vas declared against
. China by Great Britain in $50, WIS resp5nsible
. for the opeEiag o. that nation to the worlds
commerce by means O; the treaty ports which
T were 1fterwzrd cstlbiished-
/ St. Louis. it IS said manufactures more s.reet
7 cars than any other city in the universe. Tee
I city als0 claims 20 have the largest drug horse,
the largest WCc-tUUlre store, and the greatest
/ hardware house IL the world
/ Ia Jless hot days il Is best not 10 tax about
. the weather The man uHo Is working out in the
sun Is not half much distressed D. tile Aeat
as the u1n who lo4f- IN the shade and erunbIgs
about the slsp-rlbuld4Dee % caloric-
All Gets being in use ~ a Phii16eI phia hotel an
Iiaho delegate 20 the RepuhHean Convention WAS
permitted % sleep q billiard table. His bill
W=s rCrc red in this form Use of billiard table
seven hours, 80 GEMS per hour, $50"
In Chicago the Salvation Army IS par11-1ui-..
work Of practical Christianity By selling ice
in penny lulHEs- This proves great boon ID
Z tie Door IN The suuls and crowded -rne7u.lts z
that city and Is eagerly taken =cg4utaSe O.
London is luxurilt5ng IN q new street phrase.
Theirs air. which excitss mir,h Whenever and
wherever employed The newspapers are trying
hard % hud oct wha- il means and where u Was
FIST used, but have been unsuccessful So ia--
IN Jtca. y Y. a block Of new apartment
boase, has Just been furnished with complete IL
ssaatiou q electric cooking utensils IN each fat.
Tie electrical Kitchen furElrure consists of three
round p-4ttcrS OF -'st1vCs.' oven and bE0iler-
THe au-holiues OF san Francisco have decided
that a.ie- July l next year no fence or billboard
shall be allowed TO exceed ten feet in height
IlIs extension % time vas given On IcrcuEJ q
contracts already entered into between bi. post
ers and advertisers
IN the manutacture % tobacco s. Louis has
long led az 60 u the world From the Ms
>0uri district. chiefly in It's principal city. the
Government draws far more revenue from TO-
bacco manuflcture than II does from any other
quarter ~ the country.
Cork l. about the mot buoyaut substance there
s, but eosk sunk 90 feet deep in The ocean vii
Uot Tl-e again 10 the surface owing 20 the grea-
pressure % tEe water At any les distance from
the surface. however. IL VIII gradually work is
way back 10 light once more
Lad poisoning may be more common than is
supposed - thinks 4 French physician Who Vas
puzzled By the 1llne~s - hoy q twelve years.
UHti. the father appeared with the sane trouble,
when II vas discovered thai the family had beea
using wood from white lad factory.
The farmers q Ness county. Kansas. have club
bed together ard bought 1000 pounds q 5iSulpa--
ide O. carbon 10 be used in driving the prairie
dogs out There IS NJ doubt about IFS driving
the prairie dogs out The trouble is tnzt the
population may have 70 20 vita them
The Telegraph poles along the Savannah and
Ssatesboro Railway. IN Georgia. are growing.
Thcy are made Of cyFszrss. AMI mus have bern
planted Wi1h the r5sts. Thee are Sproutiu-, Il
the top. and serve a double purpose They are
shade tres a. vel SIS a support for the wins
The authorities oi Sydney. NeE south Wales.
have been conducting vigorous fight against Jhs
plague with encouraging results The starting
point Of tire disease in SIDNEY was in the water
side premises IN Darling Harbo-. where nearly all
imported produce is UalOaded, and where rats
znoUnd-
Several Vomeen were killed BY lightning last
year while taking in clothes from wire lines when
storm was approaching. To prevent too many
reoccuueaCcs Of such caLamities IL Is Suggested
that Il Is better 10 let the garments get ar adj
a-tiouGl soaking rather than 20 risk life IN gath
erinS them n
A copy q Thomas New England ii7n7-ack.
or the Massachusetts, Calendar for the Year Of
our Lori Christ I775," has been presented 10
NaJhauiel Wells. Of OgdcnsbuTg by Lott Han. q
GouverneUr- !, Rad been in the possession Of the
Hai fanny ever since the year 0: issue, and + IN
good condition.
Augustine. chief Of the S1quoia tribe Of Indians.
died in California recently at the age Of IsS
years. lie had ruled his tribe for more than
oeatury bet it IS not on rccord thar he had ever
met General Washington or performed any pa
trieste deed that entitled him 10 a statue in ths
National Capitol or anywhere else.
There IS a bp. 4rrnand for soft crabs in the
! Northern and Eastern cities this season and the
Chesapeake Bay tributaries are furnishing heavy
consignments Of these edibies vvcry day to fish
merchants in New York Boston. and other points
where. particularly az the summer resorts the
call for them Is greater than ever Naturally
the prices very high
Petroleum fields OF some Importance are he
J ing opened in Japan The district where the
operations are being conducted IS known Is
Echigo and the companies engaged are capitalized
at more than s5Ooo-oO0. The industry has reached
such proportions that two Tokyo banks have
arranged 90 open branches in the region and
plans are on foot for building 4 pipe line to
Tokyo