The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-29
NOTES OF THE DAY.

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q, The rose was an emblem Of inmor. atty among
/ tHe syriaus and the Chinese planted it over
| graves.
All enn-bearirs trees. or eonifers. are especial
y healthfui, since they give out great quantities
Twelve hundred bottles OF eau DE- cologne VIII
Te sent 10 the sick and wounded soldiers in the
transvaal.
The Minnesota Federation Of Women's Clubs
about Leech Lake
/ Los Angeles is thoroughly modern American
cg eilY o. churches, schools, Libraries. clubs.
and beautiful homes.
The olive crop Of the past year Of southern Cali
foTnIa including picsI-d olives and Olive IN -.
estimated az sloo.o0g.
The ncr German postage stsraps represent the
'alues Of . ., 10, % -. -. 80. So - pteau.as.
I and !. ., ., and mlrSs
Ia many parts Of Europe IL IS At the present
uas considered an omen q i-luck for q hare 10
cross the road u traveller
our our foreign trade-eEpOrts and imports together
LAST yeas Tor tie fret time touched and ca
| cceded two billions Il dollars.
In Holland and Belgium IL is believed that i'll
luck Is sure 60 follow an through life anyone that
Z leeidents.iy or otherwise. kills stork.
Scotch aud English uilkmaids believe their
cows VIII Ego dry II they forget % wash their
harGs when they are through milking.
n patent mas nfeu taken Cuf Tor stocking. fatn
The top ct which threads OF india rubber arc
woven, th- stocking tha= being s-lfsuppo1ting.
Tie American hospital ship Milne now 81 Cap.
Town, has on board two Los=leldS of me cd
Aadeira vine. presented by some Ladies Of spain
Nearly 5000 cats were received last year a. the
London Institution for Lost and Starving Clts-
Tie number O. unhappy teliues increase annually
The tramWays. orn1ijrsl,e- aud usderzro1nI' rail-
ways m and around London. within radius Of
hye miles cary each year, il Is calculated. abcuJ
4's.OJo.pJ0 pt-saugers.
In the pest ieu years the production Of wheat
has increased 81 per. cent in the South and the
number Of hogs raised there has duria, that
period nearly doubled.
Too much forest growth has as dalrterio.ls an
effect on climate too littlr. Careful training.
and trained care are needed o. keep the balance
really beneficial u mankind
The statistical maniac calcu'stes there is one
piano Cor every seven hotsts In The United King
dom, and, as each instrument costs on an average
= -, the enoTmous aggregation is E2oC9p.J9J.
The warden Of The Jail az Chicago l. sboLt 20
st the female prisoners to work clltira;ing roses
lie believes that cTcltu-i-g their CIiJIyst0u gIi
raise the moral standard oi those who tend them
Among many Of TIE celered people o. the south
The superstition prevails that It. Is good luck"
Co meet frog; they believe tie one thus favored
place
Women are now street car conductors IN SIr-
taeo, Clil- Taer wear neat uniform for their
duties. ard vhcu any trouble with ot-tr=p5rals
men IlsSeueels cllnls up. theg J-oT o whistle for
tAe IiJIgl-
Tt is commonly believed among the pel-s-try
IN the Ja.I Mountains that for wolf 20 see a
man before yrs man sees the WOLF Is an amca
that Dee VIII le STRUCK dumb and 30 remain As
long as the wolf lives.
Chicago aou LAS lu automobile fire ua-uu.
Chemical tanks. hose. e,l. are eaulcd In The uer
wagon, -ad there arc seats along die I'D. Tor tac
nrcUcE. The vehicle is wa by electricity and
make tcu miles Cd hour
TIE fact tlst most Of the artillery prao-ice in
Tho Tr1Hsvaa' war BIAS Appeared so Ineffective o.
both sides need surprise Do one 10 is we'll
known fact rhFI on an average only one bullet
cu- ct 800 hrel u battle strikes home
Two decades ago thc South r-cduced auuu1Uy
lat 100000 tons oi bi,umiu0ls cold: Rat prod
1,t has u1r reached the 81005.GGa mlrk. and o.
the 4..0o9 squire miles OF coal fields u the South
only about 100 are uud'r Development
Investigation has convinced the Commissioner OF
Labor Statistic ia Connecticut that electric light
ing IS furnished by private companies 90 muuici-
palitit- no cHcrpir ROSY that municipal owner
ship would bring % saving worth considering
Through the influence or ,-e women who TOOK
up the matter OF planting and cuidvating trees on
College HiI. Cincinnati. dilapfd4ted locality
las become attractive ard property in that s-c-
zion has advanced - Ue- cent DOB value iu Two c.
three years.
The London C.selieIc- says ,hai.- Willie Coz
OneI Bldeu-Pov5ll-s book on scouting has To- be-
purchased by English soldiers az It's published
price. within a week ot its appefrsnce 10 Was
Translated. Published. and distributed without
Cgst 90 every soldier iu the German army
The London society papers are coup.imcntlu=
-ae appearance tal- season OF tie Du,hess II
MsrborouSh- According 60 slaEi '--he has grown
exceedingly smart AID pretty and az recent
function i, described as extremely pretty wrap
ped i'm a sapphire velvet cloak with 51hles and
turquoise ubb9n listed IN Der A-ir-'
An American furniture Manufacturing compauy
Is uov shipping ir.m ITS factories American tI--
uitGIc in the rough. Being iu parts and Tightly
packed. it occupies little space and cor-eI leIt-
the freight is low It is pnt toee,u.- in London
all Cl-s-oU workshops. aai THE sale=IrsH place
rlt furniture iu tHe hands Of dealers iu England
1II -.at'. nd.
During Recent holiday ia NeU York the price
OF AEcricau beauty Roses sen, zap @. The usual
figure Of $50 dszeu and remained taery PfuIs
sold iu some places for - o. dozen. Bot Dc was tine
aziiga- thsL brought tHc highest pric,s- 8 basAss
o. them was made up hr certain hor-sr ior ,
IIi'iioraire. THE uuilliru4is. Was resrI'l. Gus
TONER. bot bis basket clz- SI-J-
TIE a.msred trains which have figured so proui-
uent'y In che hghtiuS around Lldysmi;l wore pgl
together az tne railway workshops az Durham. The
.la.u h composed 90 O. powerful Cs,-irc. tender.
and three twenty -ruu tracks. tle sides 90 which
have been raised tn over -lN feet high. with one
half inch boiler p'ate-, Iluplo.ed V5la vertical
slots iar tig men 90 fire through
A. W--,4li rear the TOO, Of Mount Eyrl. is TO
be- seen tas large. tree u ,ac world I.~ trlrz
j. a0l l-.r i1 oi-aumisrglc1- The largest tree ia
.ue UrigF States is sid o. D. tlc gigantic tra.
.-u Bear tr,s- OBJ the I,rtH SIDE 90 tHc Tlir
River u Cliiiawia- 20 measure, Il1 feet iu
C.rruWirrguc-. The famous slant redwood -T-c
ia Nevada D., no feet ia circum.lItuer.
Another prehistoric foSsH-ihis time o. huge
lizard nearly tii-ty feet long ard looking much
libc su 5lHgatog-la- been discovered i'm p-i-i-
fed condition. Cu the coast of Chile Irs head
IS nine feet long. The sail Is df5eeu feet long.
lacking enc icot. Measured across tIc back tie
creature was nine feet ird nine inches broad. D.,
estimated weight was six tons. THa fossil hls
bcJn scrt GO Valparaiso, -
A German authority on leather and leather
goods notes the increase 10 the Alleric-u shoe
export trade during the ten years, with tEe wish
U1t Germany lad more 5f the same eltg5pr5-e-
The American shoe exports ln l>~g were JI>7-l
pairs valued O.. S5~5.HI, while Ilr l~HE-r-sai
yesr-tEey amounted Co i~5j.->. plirs. VALUES 70
S2.1ll.SSj. The German lu-rusl cha Eg~ much 20
thi- increase t0 che activity Oi American sou-U-
The making 90 fuel hrjqUetjes IRON r--- ana
petroleum IS destined. IL is believed rc b5crm.
q more and more important commercial indu-t-..
The fact has been ahund1ntly established 81 s.
claimed, that, Or properly draining peat moses
before cutting. TIRE density OF the turf blocks can
be increased fully - per cent. without causing