The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-20
NOTES OF THE DAY.

Farmers between Topeka and Kansas valley
harvesting from 30 to 275 bushels Of potatoes to
the
One blow from the tail of an Alligator, il the
saurian has good standpoint. would break the
leg OF 4 strong man.
TIE famous farm Of the late ward NcAilistcF At
Aiddletown Il. l.. Is about 10 lie converted INTO
a Roman Catholic cemetery
Fritz N:tze, miner brought his seven weeks
old daughter ia rIcthes basket all the way from
| Dawson City to New York. 1888 miles in all
4 canal connecting the Mediterranean WIKI The
Red 0td existed as carly as GO FedTS before the
Christian era Its length niaety two mites.
There are OYER y coo dentists in the German
Empire and 2I125 physicians. American dentists
are most in .Syor there and command the high
est prices
Up 10 short time ago the patterns On lino-
leufn were printed. BY means Of d neE ma IA ne
/ the various eolors are iniaid, s. that ta> pa
| terEs c&nEot wear of.
/ The estimate Is made that the aggregate Of ee-
pendItures by American tourists to Europe this
| year, including the prices charged for ocean
tavei. Is not far from Si00.000009.
| The banyan trees in India spread al immense
area OF shade. 1t is said that a small army OF
/ men could be readily sheltered from tho suns
rays by the wide-sprcading foliage OF I SINCE
Tree
! 4 bill IS to be presented TO the Indiana Lcgs-
atuse requir ng that eIectrci be deceased before
they can become eligible to work at the business.
This is to guard against improper wiring Of build
/ iHss-
The southern entrance of the Red Sea Is com
manded By the fortress Of Alden and the foTt
the little island Of Perrin, IN the Straits q Bab
el-Aanceb the guns OF the latter completely GOV
eTln9 the MARROW channel and the fortress dOnI-
mating the entrance TO the sea.
| Exports from the United States during the E,asr
| fiscal year increased to every section Of the
! globe. Next 10 the European exports the Iarg-
eGrIr .y4-ac cfi
! il; the third largest increase IN exports
| 10 other parts of North America.
The japanese are fine sailors. The nation has
possessed navy for about thirty years, and in
| all that time, it is said, has not lost a single
! chip owing 10 faulty seamanship One. a cruiser.
! butt il france Tor Japan, was lost while under
| French command on her way out from Europe.
Tie eruption in 1883 Of Krakatua volcano on
! the island OF that name. in the Strait Of sunda,
/ which connects the Java Sea with the Indian
! Ocean, between Java and Sumatra. East IndIes.
Was the worst and most destructive eruption ever
/ known, including Jhat OF Ne~Iyius, in 4. D. -.
/ The worst fanines of modern times were Tie
famine in Ireland in 1867. in which 1900 90
people pcrished the Indian famine in 1866 which
! claimed 1880 victims: the Indian famine in
( 1871, in which 10000 people perished. and the
great famine in China III ISIS, IN which $50 30
! died
John Alexander Dowie who calls himself The
Church, sailed Yesterday for Europe. accompanied
. by his wife. son. and daughter and EiEe '-ap
Jcs.' pUVie Is w0Eshiped by bis followers a. tue
( Messiah he and his party wii. journey .
/ Jerusalem
Children playing with matches caused 81 fires
last year. Cigars and cigarettes caused eI2;
/ electric wires and lights, go; boilers and
gInes, Ssl; incenGi4rISn, U.l44: lightning 2,IdJ;
( Spontaneous combustion. l,-S5; were due 10
suns rays The CAUSES OF 1872 aFes were not
discovered
One Of the worst effects Of sunztrokes. when
they Go not result fatally. Il that fully tirird
/ or 4 half OF the persons Frustrated never fuIly
1 recover. Many become insane from The shock
aud fsw, II any regain The nervous and
+ physical fierce tEey possessed previous 10 Jh=Ir
pTostTatlon.
New Jersey Is resping harves5 CT bugs alto
gether separate IN species from those Ct the NOS
/ quito family Among them is a bug which dasles
suddenly into ones face and raises dig wells: then
there is new species OF kissing bag, the harvest
bug, kind OF potato bug, and several otu-
/ ers not yet supplied with names
The effect Of The Chinese crisis on trade shows
itself already The needlemaEers in tie district
OF the chambers OF commerce in Aiz-lz- ChspsI!e
and IseTiohn- who cid large export trade 10
iekin first 70 suffer; some have closed sheiF
. workshops Trade in small iron manufactures
Gools}. unfavoTabic for some time Is also de-
Pleted-
! notable feature Of the American celebrations.
! and OF the United States at the Paris Exposition
itself. and in general q the American tourists
in Europe during these recent years, / the H1rG5-
nat use OF our flag Young women dfts>ei
in il. Young il around their nCcAs Ter
. > cTavst, it ) tvined around the head OF yuE
colored cock a. the corn kitchen.
As civilization reaches the outer limits of she
American continent names Of great cities, cont
paratigely speaking, undergo prompt changes
An instance OF this IS shown IN The fact that she
town Of HoII-Cpav has by UNANIMOUS vote q
the ity council been changed 20 the euphonLo1s
tie q EIt6pia. TIE old iH.:abj ANTS, however
suck to tie original nomenclature
Il is certain that ants intentionally sanction
the residence of certain insects in their nests
This IS the case. for instance with the curious
blind beetle. elayiser- which Is absolutely de
pendent upon auts Il seems to have even LIST
TIE power Of feeding jtsclf. al ans J. & II i
h2biluaily i'd by the auts, who supply Il with
n5urisilnens as they 90 one another.
Among, the many attractions at North Beach.
near Nav York. there Is 4 wild man. who &C
cordiRg 70 the owner Of The show was captured
AZ great expense in tEe wilds OF B-rzea.'' TIE
Wild mans name on the bills Is -&D-uShk-U-arl-
end it i declared that he eats cats, dog, b'z-s
and mice The name spelled backward He--s !
close resemblance 10 that Of a noted Chic E1H-
Asia still claims the highest mountain and
deepest valley. the basin OF the Dead Sea being
several hundred feet below The level Of the
Mediterranean. and Africa maintains her unenyia-
bic prestige in the matter Of deserts but Amfr5cl
can boast the longest mountain range, the grand
est caverns. and the greatest WATERFALL the long
est river. three broadest rivers, and the largest
sweetwater LAKES
Mr. and Mrs. c. R. Andrews Of NoTthfeId Vt,
have i remarkable collection OF old bills aud
coins Among the lot Is a Continental dollar
oil II is about one laIf the size OF the present
Gay bill. and on the front OF it printed the
words: The bearer IS entitled to receive enc
Spanish dollar Q. an equal amount in gold or
silver. according to resolution Of Congress OF
: slle l4th Of Jan, 1889
One cannot always believe in the genuinenoss OF
relics shown to you in Europe. Literary Paris
fer instance. Is greatly agitated over the diff
Guilty OF deciding whi,l Is The genuine copy Of
Il Ami Gu Peuplc," which was stained with the
/ blood OF Marat when the revolutionist met hs
death at the hands OF Charlotte Corday. So ial
seven copies have turned up. all Solenlniy az
credited and all bearing the blood stain.
: While repairing a music box years agC
t Ernest WaiIae=, of Indianapolis, broke sprins
cutting his hand and scattering The machner,
! all about him He recovered every piece exesp
: a small coeys ieel The wound II his hand heaIe,
mp, but began 10 pain few days ago. III
, TO DOCTOR who. on investigating, f1GE'
, that the little cog had imbedded Itself IN tn
mans hand, where it had remained ever since
There is an old man. eighty years OF age, il
the village Of LymngtoH. who has kept ia!
detailed history of every event in his life siae
= he was nine years old. This modern and pains
taking Pepy5 has found village life suficioH,l
entertaining aid sufficiently exciting to furui-
material fer several large volumes, and IL
stated that be Is TO lie persuaded to publish il