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

Sstlaftu 10 De i cure IOT Inc UedQAEle.
The largest orchard in South Dakota is in Turn
er county 1t covers of 80 acres
The death list of the British peerage last year
included three dukes, marquis, five earls,
three YIsconnts, and ten baTons-
Seventy dollars per square inch was the pr'ee
paid to the Duke Of Marlborough for RafaeI=s Ma
donna Ansidei in the National Gallery at London.
Like the bonito, the kingfsher's colors dull after
death No who has only the stuffed
bird can form any idea Of the bTiiE4ncy OF Us
Piumage WHEN alive.
1t IS said that owing TO the introduction Of
electricity fcr the manufacture Of eigsTs, cigar
cites, and tobacco several thousands OF hands
viii soon be thrown out OF work
new spelling book viii he used in Cincinnati
in which there changes in the spelling
| OF words Among them are thru for through,
''aitho" for although, and "catalog'' for e4t2-
logue.
Plants. like animals. continually wandering
to fresh fields and pastures new. Professor Rel
leirnan iEss that CT the present flora OF Ohio
les than 40 are immigrants Almost all are
from Europe
An example Of patient industry Is the sorting OF
hogs bristles as it Is carried at TientSiu,
China. Each ore of the bnsties has TO be Pickei
out, measured and placed IN 4 bundle Of hairs
! Of corresponding length
From the root Of the pretty flower known az
white bryoIy be made decoetion, which
acts with magical elect IN curing bruises OF all
descriptions II is said 10 be peculiarly ctitcacouS
in healing blackened eye
Historical Erasmus Hall. in its day famous
school of Brooklyn, which erected in I7ss.
is 10 be torn down Alexander Hamilton ana
Aaron Burr contributed SO each toward the
construction of the building
The fotation OF brewery companies in England
at present has almost ceased. Only Clos. 800 Of
new securities were issued by the various com
panies. and OF this amount Gl,022 800 was du-
thorzed by concern alone
No comet 20 far as known, has ever come IN
! contact with the earth mingled It's surface
with atmosphere The nearest approach ever
observed the comet Of 100, which approach
ed 10 within 10000 miles OF our planet
According to a medical authority there is
in the United States one physician to every 90
! people-proportionately twice many as in
Great Britain, four times many as France has
! five times many DIS Germany has, and SIX times
I as many as Italy has.
| All things that grow ont of the ground, such
as peas, corn, and the like, must be planted IL
! the increase OF the moon, from new to full; al
things that mature IN the ground ike potatoes
I must be planted in the decrease or waste Of the
/ moon, from tnll 10 new
! The soil Of Peru contains large number Of
mineral species. Al the present time the num-
! her Of mines in exploitation i :. 500, employing
! by than so per cent within the last Two
/ years over that IN 1855
It has been planned to establish a service Of
traction engines and wagons across the desert OF
: China to compete with the carrying business
done by means OF camcls. Fifty engines and 5000
wagons would have been at work within year
but for the present troubles
/ Bunches of fragrant red clover hung in hall,
! bedroom, dining room, OF anywhere, viii have
better effect in driving fits away than all the
other nostrnms in the shape Of fly paper. insect
powder, and other things designed to scatter an
sects that were ever Invented
i 4 substantial evidence Of the fact that Greece
/ possesses a navy will be given when a warship
OF that h:tle kingdom her way 10 this
/ country, drops her anchor anywhere on the
coast between Portland Ne, and New Orleans.
/ Her destination, however. Is Boston
( Missouri paper received a subscription
mittance the other day consisting OF Sl.Jo in gold
. dust 1t forwarded by J. 8 Patee Of Eagle
Station. Alaska Mr.. patec explained IN his lei
Ter that il vas the only currency Circulation
! IN his locality. where the yellow dust Is valued
! al SO per ounce.
There Is beggar's league in Petersburg who
1 cripple and nutilate children for the purpose Of
exciting public sympathy The little unfortunates
s:e sent into the public thoToughfaTes 20 beg for
pennies, 70 per cent Of which goes 10 the chief
] officer Of the league, who has amassed small
/ amount OF wealth from his wickedness-
I Thieves with religious scruples of kind have
been operating in Muncie. Ind. While Rev l. J.
Naftzgcr was away from home the maraud-
( ers entered by a back window and stole some
$50 worth Of goods. Some money IN an envelope
marked missionary fund was left as vas
. also silver communion service worth about 500
Tie kia lie. or the household fox, Is 4 fdvorite
! pet OF the Chinese women, who are also extronc-
" 1ond If a variety OF the A.;oVa cat The ordl-
nary cat Of Southern China IS Ike the MlnN-
TALES Il is occasionally used for food. bus i
net so popular horse and dog flesh When
raised for me table II Is led on Tice and YeSs-
tables.
John Tasel, the human cstrich,' who ate
pounded glass Tor exhibition purposes although
he preferred a sirloin steak and bottle Of beer
in private died recently II Chicago from stomach
trouble. X seems that diet Of powdered glass.
even though taken merely for exhibition puT-
poses, would give almost any man fatal pam
in the stomach
In order to increase the comfort of wet weather
travelling IN summer the Hartford Street Railway
Company has equipped all is open cars vita
caves troughs- The trougns run from end TO end
of each car lust beneath the edges Of the ROOT
and the water which might otherwise dip on
the conductor and passengers Is carried TO the
street through iron pipes
The late Mr.. \ W Tuer's collection OF chill
dren-s books printed in the seventeenth and eisn-
tecnth centuries was sold in London recently Tor
$500. Among the NEST valuable Of the books
were Charles Lambs Beauty and the Beast
. / first edition. which sold for S2l5: Charles and
Mary Lambs Mrs LeicesteT'S School,. $40, and
their Poetry for Children, first edltloh, S+o'-
Dublin has been described as the most car
/ drfyingest city in the world " says the St
James Gazette but the popularity OF the jaunt-
ing car seems 10 be on the wane- In a single
year the number of cars has been reduced by
( sixty-two. the total number licensed last year
being I,2I4, as against l,216 the previous year
No reason Is assigned for this, Is there any IN
crease in any other style OF conveyance
, The Japanese have faculty for designing nov
elites that are beautiful, says the 'NieIr
News They are not satisfied with simply plae
ing flowers in finger bowls. but have cunning5
prepared bits OF wood which. when placed IL
water, expand into oddly formed and queeFis
coloTed flowers. When the bowls are before The
! guests the bits of wood put in them. anl
the diners are entertained by seeing them eX
t pand into buds and blossoms The chTysanthe
I num- the japanese national flower. Is the IA
Forite.
farmer in New jersey Of 4 strenuous religious
turn OF mind after careful perusals OF the Bible
became i:......: with the idea that the Scripture
required that he Should whip his wife whenever
r in his view she needed correction The agrl
= clIlturist spouse was not disposed to entirely
disagree with him on the general idea, but wa
d unable 10 see when he gave her a severe horst
I whipping that she deserved such punishment
Accordingly she had him arrested and now tn
q farmer languishes in Gurance vile, and vii untI
II the wounds OF his loving wife healed and Tor
e giveness takes the place OF resentment.
The Grand Bootjack to the Sovereign of Scot
land is about TO pay a visit TO America Tn
title, which is of ancestral date, is not enc t
be despised Al present it is held by Ior