The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-04
NOTES OF THE DAY.

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The new Russian battleships now in course Of
: construction VIII be lined with asbestos
The deserts OF arabia are specially remarkable
whirlwinds-
It is estimated that there are more than a
million OF acres Of land employed in raising corn
IN America this year than was the case last sea-
In certain class of Russian schools the highest
reward given is the inisial letter of the Empress
name II consists Of the initial IN solid gold an
| men ana quarter IN height, on blue bow.
Two Austrians going to attempt to roll an
empty barrel weighing 40 pounds from Vienna
to Paris, distance OF s37 miles in fifty DAYS
The route will be through Munich and Strasburg
One of the novel exhibits at the Paris exhibiiiof
| is the complete set of bed hangings from MAZDA.
gascar manufactured from the silk of the halabe.
spider.
4 rhiaOeeros bird. about the size of turkey.
which was shot the Island OF Java. had in lis
| eraw rim from small telescope and three
| soldier.
| The largest balloon ever constructed, capable OF
!; lifting over six tons, viii ascend from Berlin
shortly to make meteorological observations 1t
viii be supplied with provisions for several weeks
and two beds
Liquids placed in vessels of unglazed earthen,
porous eartbeEware quickly becomes saturated and
The evaporation from It's surface causes IL be,
come quite cold.
Wisconsin produced 1o9.e00,G90 pounds OF but
Ter and OF 600 900 pounds Of cheese last year Tie
butter valued average OF 20 cents
pound, or S20,5eJ,CG0, and the cheese ever y
cents. or Sls5Ol0,oo0
In Massachusetts where the salaries Of Com
Gregational ministers said to average highest,
! they range from $500 20 s. OG0 a year The pest
common amount is $500 and more than half Of ali
the clergymen receive less than $500 a year.
| Some people believe that the sting of bee Is
| good to rheumatism, while that of a wasp
viii entirely eradicate the disease from the sys-
! ten. The cniy trouble Is that the remedy in
! the MAJORITY Of cases : teDf0id worse than the
! disease.
4 serious charge confronts the engineers in
charge Of the erection Of the great New York
peace memorial. on the summit Of lookout Noun
tain. in getting the material for the monument
10 the top Of tie mountain. 2,o9J feet above the
surrounding country
4 Portugal paper gives details CT an invention
foE facilitating fox and badger hunting 1t con
zsts OF a small electric lamp fixed to the collar
of the dog which Is TO enter a burr6R- The
effect q this light Is 70 friehten the animal an1
cause him 10 come out Of his burrog.
The celebration 81 the semi-centennial OF Cali.
foFnia's admission into the Union viii be one Of
INK htitct pdEtdtiE tNt1 -tth Al sftliNa7Hy-
Tie big parade Of vsfieusSofders Of Native sons,
which wifi take place on September 10, viii be
the main event Of the foUr days celebration
The congress for Christian archaeology, which
Gently held lis session Rome, Has peftieued the
Pope to open the crypts@Sf the Vatican
scientific researches. Below the basilca Of 81.
Peter there are long rows Of galleries and 4 sub
terTaneln church, all containing valuable treas
uYes.
There viii he grand gypsy meet at ATdsnore.
in the Indian Territory. during the presdSt month.
Many Of the stlaggIers are already on tie ground.
The camps VIII be principally filed from noirads
from the Terri5aTy and nom Texas. Few rom
the Eastern section Of the country viii put IN
aH appearance
Divorce records Tor the court year Just cioseI
at Cleveland indicate that one of every five
riages there is 80 complete failure a. Lad 10
the extreme resort The number Of InairiaZ e IL
ceuscs issued II IGet CITY during the year cIdcj
June so last 80 and HE number 81 divorce
petitions tiled III the same tinle was Gi6-
Tie largest elI9cIie2l display az Paris Is made
by SiemeHs Bros. oi a 2.iG1 horsepower engine,
which. with direct current DYNAMO. sill give
of 2,7aG anPsre7 at 200 volts The a=gsc=ate
output Of English oyn4fEos Is 1890 E.owatts-
; The French machines are capable OF gSE,TatIE=
: go kilowaJJs, yhe German machines about hat
The London Of the Romans lies buried abou;
cfghtccn feet below The level Of CaeaT9ide. ard
c4si5 deeper Aiai4 hll-t'l taillfE lF4iI'i-
. Il The BTit0ns IN nearly all parts cI The cisy
there have beer discovered te~~-lated psvcsEe4ts,-
Roman haJhs- toHbs lamps, VASES. sandals. Ar2s,
ornaments. weapons, Coins. and statues Il In
+ ancient Roman gods.
The Government q Ontario. Canada, las issued
a card OF instructions To campers, telling no.,
ard wherc to build fires and how to eztirsui-l
them The main points urged are care IN The
selection OF = Fdce 10 huilq FIRE, taking p :e
Of the risks OF communication 10y leaves, gas
OF brush aad ! Waning 20 campers not to
leave camp, eysE for d Gay without putting oat
the IRE.
Governor Roosevelt. IN stopping over between
trains in CIjcleo tvs o,5r day iauad ti.as Ia
slip out 10 j Boak store and buy large IstgAa-e
Of boots He always takes several with hira
when t-aEeiiug. ard reads constantly wle cE iae
train. Most every one else who eau afford 80
rsayeI in q Pullman car aui has Tte requisite
care in addition 10 tondue~s oi reading, does iae
same hing.
Tie f.r-lizfl cyUic's remark that '.the sign Of
civilization il d savage country Is of;ou to he
Son over 4 whisky shop door, l. recalled hy Ehc
announcement thar New York architect IS PR
pairing plans for a SBu.ut3 bTrwe5y which J. &c
luit uv British capital somewhere IN the Trans
wal. American beer j. l. be manufactured and
Jhe capacity oi tie brewery : 10 be 2c15J9 bar
res Ptr year
Falcon Island in the Pacific Ocean, which or-i-
nally emerged from the sea after the eruption OF
a Submarine volcano near Trlga. and remained
above the surface precisely thirteen ye4rs be-
fore vanishing two wears ago, IS reported by the
British cruiser PGsppiSe TO be reaPpsarnS and
to be seriotas menace 10 navigation. 1t Hiae
feet out OF water at+Ihe end Of May and may he
i mountain now. for ali nyboty knoas
The Irish track foreman, says the New York
Sun, actually accounts for a greater proportion
OF the railroads expenditures than any other en-
ploye because thc greatest cost Of TairoadiD@ !
IN the rCadhcd. aud lis equivalent and the cz-
pense Of maintaining IL The track foreman Is
IN iact important enpioyc, lat about tire only
tifae a passenger sees his SunbuFned face j.
EhiIe lie i being whIsEed by between stations az
sixty miles an hour
The ehi.G:en Of Maine lawyer were never al
lowed to speak to iIa when entering his office
until he s,oppcd his work ard looked ,p 1T
them. Gne day little girl rushed into
tion for about five minutess when he then looked
up and the little girl said: Papa the house IS
on fire. The house was FIRE, she had said
and ever since then the children allowed 10 =
speak to papa anywhere or at any time.
The frogs Of the upper Mississippi are o: two
kinds-the green and the brown. They grow 10
he OF equal size, averaging twelve inches from
the head to the end Of their long hind legs.
There is no difference in Inc favor of them and
fish take them with equal readiness, though
anglers in general prefer the green frog possibly
because il Is of q handSOmeT color. In habits
both varieties identical. sticking 10 shallow
water for the most part, because OF predatory
Bsh; sleeping away their Gays upon the tops OF
in diameter, and making night resonant with
their voices.
There is pretty custom in vogue in Denmark.