The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-27
NOTES OF THE DAY.

The largest orchard in South Dakota is in Tuyn-
| er county 1t c0yerx an area of $50 acres
The death list of the British peerage last year
| included three dukes, marquis, FIVE earIs
! three yiseounts, aud ten barons.
Seventy dollars per square inch was the prise
paid to the Duke Of Marlborough for RaHaeI's Ma
| donna 8nsidei in the National Gallery at London.
| Like The bonito, the kingfslers coors dull after
dealh- No one who has seen only the STUFFED
| bird can form any idea OF the brillancy OF its
| plGiHage when alive.
II IS said that owing 10 the introduction Of
electricity fer the manufacture Of cigars, cigar
cites, and tobacco several Thousands of hands
| VII socH he thrown out Of WORK
new spelling book viii be used in Cincinnati
in which there are some changes in the spelling
Of words. Among them are thru for through,
.'aitho" ior although, and -'catalog'' tor cata-
! logue.
Plants. Ike animals. are continually wandering
TO fresh fields and pastures new. Professor KEEL
leFInan fEds that Of the present fora =: Ohio no
! less than 400 are immigrants Almsst ali are
/ from Europe.
An example Of patient industry is the sorting OF
hogs bristles as it IS carried at Tientsin,
| China Each one OF the bustes has to be picked
! out, measured and placed III 4 bEnG!e OF hairs
I Of corresponding length
From the root Of the pretty flower known as
! white bryony be made deeoction, which
acts with magical effect in curing bruises OF all
descriptions Ii IS said 20 be peculiarly CffcaCi0uS
| in healing blackened eye.
Historical Erasmus Hall, in its day a famous
! school of Brooklyn. which was erected in 1883.
+ Is TO be torn down Alexander hamilton
! Aaron Burr contributed SO each toward the
construction of the building.
| The fotation Of brewery companies in England
at present has almost ceased Only 9I,64s, 400 Of
aew securities were issued by the various com
! panies, and OF this amount gI,G22, 500 was
| thOTized by one concern alone
No comet 20 far as known, has ever come
! contact with the earth mingled its surface
with our atmosphere, The nearest approach ever
! observed was the comet Of NO. which approach
ed 10 within L. 10000 miles OF our planet.
According a medical authority there is now
| in the United States physician to every go
| people proportionateIy twice as many as in
! Great Britain, four times many France has.
/ five times many Germany has, and SIX times
/ aa many as Italy has.
| All things that grow cut of the ground such
| as peas, corn, and the like must be planted il
! the increase OF the moon from TO full; all
things that mature in the ground. like potatoes,
! must be planted in the decrease waste OF Inc
/ moon, from full TO new.
| The soil Of Peru contains 4 large number Of
mineral species. At the present time the NOM
! Der Of mines IN exploitation Is $500. employing
! 1000 WOFkDeH. The value Of ore hds increased
{ by mere thar 80 per cent within the last
/ years over that in 1895.
! Il has been planned TO establish a service OF
traction engines and wagons across the desert Of
I China 70 compete with the carrying business
done by means OF camels. Fifty engines and 3Gd9
wagons would have been at work within wear
but for the present troubles.
Bunches Of fragrant red clover hung in hall,
bedroom, dining-room, OF anywhere, viii have
better effect in driving hie5 away than all the
other nosrrums in the shape Of fly paper, insect
powder, and other things designed to scatter
sects that were ever invented
i substantial evidence of the fact that Greece
possesses a navy viii be given when warsbip
OF that little kingdom her way 10 this
country, drops her anchor anywhere On the
coast between Portland. Ne, and New Orleans.
Her destination, however, Is Boston.
+ A Missouri paper received subscription re-
mittance the other day consisting Of 81. 50 in gold
dust 1t forwarded by ] 5 Patee of Eagle
( Station, Alaska. Mr. Patee explained II his let
/ ter that il the only currency N circdiativn
/ in his locality, where the yellow dust Is valueo
! at Sic per ounce.
There Is beggar's league in Petersburg WHO
cripple and mutilate children for the purpose u
exciting public sympathy. The little unfortunates
sent into the public thorouGhfares 70 beg for
/ pennies % per cent % which goes TO the chief
! officer Of the league, who has amassed no small
amount OF wealth from his wichedness-
Thieves with religious scruples of kind have
! been operating in Nuncie, Ind. While Rev. L. J.
Naftzger was away from home The Inaraud-
ers entered by a back window and stole some
S2V worth OF goods Some money in envelope
marked missionary fund was left. WIS
also silver communion service worth about 500
Tie kid le, OF the household fox. Is fayorte
5sJ Of the Chinese women, who are also extrome-
ly fond Of a variety OF the Argora cat The oFdi-
nary cat Of Southern China Is, Ike the ManX-
tailieSS II Is occasionally used Tor food but :
net so popular as horse and dog flesh, Nhe't
raised for the table il Is fed on rice and ysge-
tables.
John Tasel. the '-human ostrieh.'' VINO ate
pounded glass for exhibition purposes, although
he preferred d sirloiu steak and bottle OF beer
in private. died recently il Chicago from stomach
trouble. II seems that a diet Of powdered glass;
even though taken merely for exhibition pur-
poses, would give almost any man fatal pain
IN the stomach.
In order TO increase the comfort of wet weather
travelling in summer the Hartford Street Railway
Company has equipped al lis open cars with
. caves trUuehs The tTUugnS from end TO end
OF each car Just beneath the edges Of the roof.
and the water which might otherwise drip on
the conductor and passengers Is carried 10 the
street through iron pipes
The late 3Lr y W Tuer's collection OF chill
dren's books printed in the seventeenth and eisi-
teenth centuries was sold in London recently for
s. 0I0 Among the most valuable Of the books
were Charles Lambs Beauty and the Beast.
first edition which sold for S2I5; ChRTies and
Mary Lambs Mrs. l. testers School, $40, and
their Poetry for Children first edition, 500
Dublin has been described as the most
drivingest city in the world, " says the St.
James Gazette 'but the popularity Of the jaunt-
/ ing car seems to be on the In i single
year the number of cars has been reduced by
siNty-two, the total number licensed last year
being PA, as against 1915 the previous year.
No reason i assigned for this, is there any in
! crease in any other style OF conveyance"
The japanese have a faculty for designing
| elites that are beautiful, says the ''Nileiri
! News They are not satisfied with simply plac-
| ing flowers in finger bowls but have cunningiy
| prepared bits OF wood, which, when placed in
water expand into oddly formed and queeriy
! coIored flowers. When the bowls are before tie
! guests the bits of wood put in them. and
| the diners are entertained by seeing them eN-
| mum. the japanese national flower. Is the IA
yorite
\ farmer in New Jersey of strenuous religious
turn OF mind after careful perusals OF the Bible,
| became imbued with the idea that the Scriptures
! required that he should whip his wife whenever,
J in his view she needed correction The agIi
! culturist spouse was net disposed TO entirely
disagree with him The general idea, but was
unable to see. when he gave her a severe horst
whipping that She deserved such punishment
Accordingly she had him arrested and now tHe
farmer l2nguishes in DURANGO vile, and VIII until
the wounds of his loving wife are healed and Tor
| givencSs takes the place Of resentment
! The Grand Bootiack to the Sovereign of Scot
land is about 10 pay visit 10 America. The
| title which is of ancestral date, is not one To