The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-05-24
NOTES OF THE DAY.

ne population Of Nevada Is not quite 5000.
5o1Gt one-fourth Of the average Congressional
Hsnry james the novelist. has turned mountain
the Swiss Alps
Cigarettes are smoked almost exclusively in Ger.
through Europe
Sheets. blankets. pillows and coveriets or co,Ip-
tefpanes were frequent subjects q bequest in
the middle 2zcs-
The cay Of Cleveland is the frst TO create de-
partment whose sole object Is the abatsment Il
the smoke nuisance
Boston has an ordnance restricting tAe height
Of buildings. which has -scentiy been put % the
Test and sustained by the eoUrtG
The city Of Rochester. with estimated popu-
alton Of 10000, pays $3.50 PIT month for the
collection and disposal Of IT'S garbage
rs; Superintendent Qlisley Of the Indianapolis po-
nee lcIee has given orders TO enforce the anti
spituns ordnance By srresting all offenders
Most Eads Of clay contain considerable pro-
portion q iron; the red color q bricks for ex-
ample IS due TO the presence o: oxides OF iron.
The Prince Of wales possesses a par Of opera
gases valued al $1,000 They are made Of piati-
Hnri' set with rusles. saPphires, and turquoises-
The latest and one q the best cartoons made BY
Artist r C. Atwood appeared IN the sane issue
Of the hunor0ss paper which announced his dez-h-
Electric trains VIII be IT ming underground in
London before New ICrS Is much more thaa
made beginning on her proposed rapid Transit
tunnel
4 dock capable % accommodating steamers %
I per cent longer and broader than the Gce1uic .
% be built al Liverpool II VIII cost nearly 81
OOOOo0.
Good chairs are the most difacult pieces Of cd
furniture 10 find They receive harder Use than
other pieces Of furniture. and consequently wear
cut quicker.
IT, G.. -.-..~s .:.,-- a. II -
q silver dollars and coined the first Bland dollars
IN ISIS The Old style dollars are Rot available
fer public use
Fishing for catfish is not without its dangers
giTl az Marion. Kan recently received "a
tai wound. made by a barb on the back Of these
members Of the fnuy tribe
Charles J. Spruce, a native Of Kenashs, Wis,
Vas one q the first 70 Win the Victoria Cos n
the present South African war. He won the honor
by fsse1--ng wounded courade-
The combined catch Of cod by all tie fisheries
Of the world IS estirnated at 5elOlQO80 pounds
annually. most q which is exported 20 tropical
countries, after having been hard dried.
By orders OF the Street Committee Of Paynes-
vile, Ohi0, Council tin and cardboard signs al
vtrtislEg plug tobacco. ytast soap. etc. are be-
lEg torn down from telephone poles about town
Lord Roberts is the only living MAJ who has
n addition 10 his that q his son HIS own n
the left breast and the other the opposite SIDE
Livcrymen and undcrtakers in Indianapolis are
engaged ia a movement intended to discourage
fsnora,s on sunday They have decided % IL
crease the price for their labor performed that
DIV
The ordinary zprinkiing carts are 20 be dis
pensed VITA in the mzcadlm section Of Geneva,
\. y, and crude oil VIII he substituted for
water Only two or three sprinklingS are required
sgasCn. and the expen8e Is les than the old
way.
People are being warned against bogus census
takers No one has right 10 call 70 houses and
question the inmates As 70 their age. sex. color.
etc. Until the lst OF Juns. Then the fun VII
begin
HaIf century ago Belgium was scarcely known
To-day its p1Oducts and mlnuiactuTrs Are in the
markets. Of every known coTHcT u the globe. AMI
Il ranks the seventh Industrial country Of the
world
The Gar has sanctioned . project for the cree
ton at Moscow Of church in ocmmemoratiOn OF
she Liberation q the serts forty years ago. OnIy
half the mo-ey for the memorial has thus lar been
collected
John W CiIl0r, who died the other day az
Weymouth, MS, IN his ninety-eighth year. WIS
a veteran Of the battle Of Waterloo. Il IS BE-
heved that he vas the only survivor q that "a
NOUS fight IN this country
Patrons Of barber shops in Boston have some
indulgirs IN a shave or hair cut The sanitary
authorities in that city demand the sterilization
% mugs. AFlShCS. and rlz1rs and clean tOUel for
every customer
At Dewey. thirty miles south Of C0feyviIle.
Kan. walnut log has been cut for shipment 70
the Paris Exposition The tree from which the
leg wzs taken Is supposed 70 be 400 years old
me trunk Is sixteen feet IN circumference and
the first limb was forty Ave feet froin the ground
Soule appr-he-siors have beea felt that recent
rains n kansas City might have the effect Of de-
laying the completi,icn OF Convention Hall The
directors. however. give out the Issuance th2s
there Is 10 danger % ssch = result The cootrac-
Tors are eight OF nine dlys ahead u schedule
time
An increase Of at least SO 60 year 10 Chi
clg0's income from corporations Is projected II
az ordinances which AZ alderman has drawn up
The ordnance provides that all telephone and teIe-
graph c1npaEies not ROW taxed On their grOss IN
cone for the city's benefit shall paw 70 the uu-
Eicipalicy = a year for each pole used BY them
In an English contemporary Is the following sd-
vertisc1reut q a shooting school Forty acres
in extent. Gun fitting specially Instructions in
the art of shooting Patent try guns and targets
Most RIA i,5ic cuyerts. Practice at 6riven birds.
high pheasants. etc. Any number Of sportsnen
can be accoznuodatei- Experienced gun filters
and instructors always in Attendance"
Zach infant robin. it is estimated. requires for
its propar uaiutcnancc about fourteen inches Of
tcnder angle worm every day. As a robin family
averages four the mother is obliged to provide
sfty-six inches o. worm daily CONSIDERING the
difhcuItias and Dangers Of getting WORMS, these
statistics throw an interesting light on the in
duStry and courage Of the mother TObiH-
Death Valley in California Is the most unique
feature n that state. II was discovered in $50
By party Of ernigrauts. many Of whom lost their
lives in an attempt 10 cross il. Its name has
chung 70 IT, for it has been the scene Of iuuu-
merable Tragedies Early IN its history trati-
tcus Of the rieh deposits Of gold and silver there
led many persons to risk and lose their lives
The seven DAYS bcsinffug with August G Elve
been selected for the celebration o; odd Home
Week in Maine and during that time the peO-
pie Of the Pine Tree State viii welcome with
great cGrdfaIirv and many festivities all the alb
sent sons who may ind II convenient 70 return to
their native towns New Hampshire. where the
''Oid Home Week originated VIII celebrate from
August II TO August Is.
4 machine has been invented for automatically
cleaning boots The foot is inserted into a prop
crly arranged opening and the railing of the
machine Is firmly Eraspsd- A small motor ac-
t,4atez rotary brushes that remove the mud The
foot Is next placed IN the blScking arrangement
proper. which acts the dauhcr, and the third
set OF brushes Is devoted % polishing. \ needle
on a machine indicates the various stages in the
operation
Russia's Academy Of Sciences has prize Il
10000 rubles to bostow. In 1855 General Arak-
czeiiew beqleaJhed to it 5000 rubles which were
10 accumulate until 1925, when three-f0urths ot
the sum should be given TO the best history IN
Russian Of Alexander rs reign The other quarter