The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-06-20
NOTES OF TIE DAY.


Antwerp newspapers charge that the Belgian au-
tonties are prscticng the greatest crueities upon
me NATIVES % the Congo region Stories Of EEOie-
sale Hassacres are circulated
Miss Elizabeth smith OF Derby. Conn., a mil
noi5re m her SwH night. has become steno-
gf@Pher 81 snail salary. believing that Il Is the
cuty Of every woman 70 work.
Mark Baldwin. who cnce pitched for the Chicar5
League CUB. has been graduated in medicine AMI
has applied 10 the Ohio State board OF ueCiral
examination and registration for certificate.
4 fad among women in certain parts Of Eng
Land Is 70 have their photographs taken q Ia Paul
Kruger. The oPerstor makes them up with 4
false nose flowing beard. tall hat and gives them
pipe and a Bible 20 hold
The writings Of TolStoy have offended the Greek
Church in Russia and unless ne repents Of certain
cEi1iciSrs that hsTe appeared in his latest novels
ne All be declared hers tic and no priest viii
gave HIN the sacrament or perform religious rites
az his tlneral
The Memories at one Of their settlements in
Pennsylvania recently elected pastor BIZ lottery
There were ten candidates and ten Bibles were
placed on q table before them One contained Il
slip Of paper and the preacher who selected this
one vas duly chosen.
The Uunkah cOolie IN India l. 70 have season Of
reDose- The Indian Government has issued orders
for the installation Of electric fms in various bar
racks and military stations. dispensing with the
u
duty II has been 70 pull the string OF the punkah
OF ceiling fan
Many japanese clerks are being employed in
LondOn stores They are cleanIy and courteous
and give satisfaction Many are also employed by
manufacturers hut these not 50 satisfactory 70
TIER employers, who say they waste material and
gave more time % studying Engllsh than they Do
70 learning their trades
Among the japanese the rikisha men. with mus
cles like steel bands viii wbirI their seated pas
sengers over the ground at the speed Of a a07se's
trot. forty niles day, for days together Their
ciet consists q nee. Vegetable and occasionally
little fish The Lascars. on a similar diet make
the best sea-nen an the world
In Geneva glass refuse IS pressed in paving
blocks under new invention that has recently
been put into operation Several streets have al
ready been paved with TINS new contrivancs AID
give great sstisfsction. not only IN appearance
/ but also in durability. Several other cities In
Europe have adopted the invention.
Prof. S,oysa Rrstoh Vatralsky. native Of Bull
garia. a graduate Of Harvard and writer and
lecturcT has finished his studies in this country
but before going home he Is furthering a move
HcHt for the erection Of q monument over tl.c
grave IN New lexington. Ohio. Of J. 4 Mo
Calm, the noted var correspondent
By the conditions Of a new fellowship in 5000
logy established al Harvard the holder viii have
70 make MS residence in the tenement district Of
Boston IN reztIngroOn and general rls5rt
maintained b one q the students charitable or
ganizaJi0rs- The fellowship Is called the south
Ind House Feliowship. after the name Of the in
stitutilE-
According 10 Al English consular report oil En-
gins rapidly advancing in favor in Palestine
! for the purpose o. drawing water from the dep
wells 20 irTigate the orange gardens Hitherto
the water was pumped by animal power There
VAS large water wheel. and from four q eight
mules were required 20 revolye IL according 10
the size Of the wheel
Repeated detcEatiors arc~yery injurious % the
ear A German scientist recently examined rhe
ears Of nEeJy-sT sJltilrs before and after bat
lie n south At-icz and found marked changes IN
fcrty-fCur, nearly 50 Per cent. In seven taSrs
he found small hemOrrhlgcs in the cars ard the
hriuE caused the edge OF the ear drum 20 b-CJme
I'D N thlrty-seTen Gases
The popular notion that fsh Is 4 brain food Is
entitled % very little consideration TIE con-
sumption OF fsh is 10 more important % the brain
% mzu than Ihzt II beef OF pork and not 50
Strengthening 90 the body All E.trOgenCus Eyo1s
such As hsa. meat. eggs. and 50 OF, repair the
waste tissues Of the body. but fsh Is Of no more
importance than the Others
The suns rays % no, penetrate the ocean TO 4
very great depth Scientists assert that 20 feet
beneath the surface Of the sca the darkness Is
complete even ~ noon On the sguniest day- NJ
one has ever descended 20 that depth. but could a
professional diver CO 50 De would find himself
were Immersed Il = sea OF ink-
The Boston Transcript tells q an Episcopal
church that Is being sued bccause II is not SUI
fciCntly high church Il seems that a certain
person left money 90 the church. with the pro-
VISION that the services should come UP 20
certain standard Of Guardianship. The minister
has failed. II Is claimed TO get IS much ritu4I~n
into the service and the responses Of his f1ck
as The money calls for
In the new Hebridcs human life has been u1=de
safer by the Introduction OF pigs into the island
/ The c1Uuib1ls are said 10 prefer roast pork u
roast man. and as the porcine tribe increases
/ among the natives they may give Up their tea-ts
on human flesh altogether excepting whoa
something unusual happens, such Is entertaining,
a king q some other cIunihai island Or state O.
/ csSiCus Of rare Ceremony.
/ Livery stablekeepers look With 10 kiatly eye
upon the cratic and clumsy appearing automobile.
I Their introduction j. a menace. they say % the
livery business, but after 4 while the novelty
VIII vear out and spick and span teams % hOrS5s
1 pulling handsome carriages vii Dust them from
( the road. and automobiles viii have T. perform
/ only drudEery and menial work Tie horse, they
say, Is not 20 be bIEishCd
7 Spanish oficcrs SAY if they had a. good horses
and mules. the horses for cavalry service and the
mules for bearing burdens. IS the Americans have
II the Philippines they would have captured
I A-uIraldo long before Dewey captured Manila.
But the Spanish horses like the spanish soldiers.
j
journeys. ard thereby forfeited every claim 70 the
slightest atom Of equine glory.
/ In some parts Of Texas farmers are being aided
! by A WORN Of a certain sort in cultvating their
( lands. The WORN is described as about an inch
10 an inch and a half long. something Ike a small
caterpillar and its color Is black without mark
Tags Of any kind. He seems 70 have strong pre-.
/ dilection for the army WORMS that have been
working IN the cotton in that part Of the country
I and Whenever the black worm strikes the army
/ worm he kills most Of the r2vSsers and the Tt-
Z uiainder leave
u. Lctorcy, q Frclch architect. has applied tle
captive balloon TO the cloaning OF decorating d
/ cupolas. high roots. towers and monuments. The
4 balloon can be raised or lowered nom wagon by
| a windlass. and II be ste1died by STAYS from
/ the side OF the envelope. Il has two platforms
! OF ''uacelleS.' one On the top, the other under
| meath. and these communicate By q ladder I'd
| central tube The balloon scufTold-' as il !:
called. might be useful and safe in many opers-
I ti0ns such a now require s-ceple Jacks. for in
stance the wreathing Of Nelson's Column, and ais
N wireless telegTaPhy as an aerial station
There is being constructed at the Waterville
I Arsenal ! l6-inch gun. which. according 20 th5
engineers calculations. viii throw a pr0iecti.e,
weighing 1870 pounds a distance Of 900 miles
| This enormous piece Of ordnance will weigh ~
/ tons without the carriage. and viii be 40 feet
1 inches in length and feet inches in diameter al
the breech. Its proiectile Is O. inches in length
\ and viii require a charge OK 1000 pounds u
/, powder. This. however, would give II an initis
/ velocity Of 2-G00 feet per second. and a muzzl'
calculated pressure at the breech at the maxiulua
range and elevation Is given as 5000 pounds {.
the square inch
A despatch from Greencastle Ind. says 'Ont
Of the attractions al the Paris Exposition will b,
| an immense wine c-lsk which will be os Spec.a