The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-14
NOTES OF THE DAY.

stercllarise exports from France in October in
sesssd s'Se's oser 1917. and imports increased
tn. Ihe killed aud wounded IN London's streess
5s1 s ne year 1880 numbered $751; Of Rhom
sork Only At The three state prisons-siue sing.
auburn, and Danneiaors.
Minnesota msa recently became his own z,tep-
son py ;sarrying the daughter Of widow Who
.l@a 5een iiis vito, but from whom h obtained
:, Plans are On loot to DO away with tie danger
Beaufort Inlet
Nearly s19eoo.eee worth OF fruit is sent rom
t1ls country 70 England every year vet we btIv
s aa Quantities Of Jam aud preserves from Lon
don Manufacturers
vernon county, Wis. offers bouHt7 Of fifty
cents for every dead raitiesnake brought 70 sDy
teNa chairman Frequent injury To persons md
stock induced this action
The exports Of coal continue to grow monthly.
@iia ~ Ten months this year this country has
shipped abroad coal and coke to the vaiue al a.
moot tgenty million dollars
Composer Henry Lowell, wI,o has Just died in
London a. the age OF eishfy-seyen years Trrots
! no songs One Of the most famous o. them vas
a Life on the Ocean Wave"
There is great demand for cent pieces al
fourteen coming presses constantly At work, IS
eiideayorIn' 70 meet the cry for them
An industry in which France constantly main
tains supremacy is the production Of ocEre. as
the French material is peculiarly rich in ths
OXIDES Of iron. and considerable care Is exercised
IN its preparation.
The Weather Bureau station al Eagle. 4lsska.
has now been in operation for somewhat over
year The lowest temperature observed durina
that period was 6s degrees beIow zero in January
OF the present year
immigration to the United States was larger
in the last fiscal year than it has been in any
year since 1892. and the worst Of It IS that many
OF the immigrants the most debased who
ever set foot the shores
There are about 100000 pupils in the schools
Of the United States-as many as Germany,
France, and Italy combined and three tines ths
enrolment Of Great Britain and Ireland and fzs
100, 0oo, 0eO. - '9s--''-'''
Dairying is to be taught in the Missouri state
Agricultural College A course viii be arranged
50 that the short winter term students NAV have
an opportunity q attending. Dean Waters thinks
that general renewal q interest IN slairvins>
throughout the state VIII mean a large increase
IN farm incomes
About a mile south of the Michigan State line
and near Cedar Lake. Ind, Is snail spot Of
land upon which vegetation absolutely refuses TO
grow The spet IS less than twenty feet in tliz-
meter and Is located IN grove which tradition
declares 70 have been the torture ground Of the
Bawbeese Indians.
Automobf1ism and the increasing necessity for
some form OF traction for goods and passengers
better suited 10 cities than that furnished BIZ the
horse have given another impetus TO the search
for storage battery that combines hghtness
With high output and enough mechanical and
electrical strength to insure long life.
The venerable Prof W. D. Marks has Just eeIe-
brated his ninetieth birthday. He Is the senior
minister OF the West London Synagogue Of Brit
ISL Hebrews, usually known as the Reform Syna-
gogue- From lis foundation in I541 in Burton
Street Prof Marks has been minister Of the con
gregztion, and he IS the Oldest Hebrew minister
IN the United Kingdom.
An old porter at the City Hotel in jefferson
City, No. stepped into that hostelrF sster the
close OF the war 70 refresh himself with DRINK
He placed his rife IN a corner, took his drink,
engaged in conversation with the prcprl>9 O. the
hotel and was given employment IrIaIEesIlLely
BE has been efficient servant OF the establish.
Tnent ever since that event
Frederick Sxinhart, wealthy citizen Of New
ton. Iowa, has concluded to disburse his wealth
among his relatives while he IS living HIS meth
Cd Is to give to each one the amount he thinks
is his due, Tor which he takes a rccei2-. which
he turns over to his lawyer who Viii administer
on has affairs when he is dead So far seyentS-Sye
relatives have put IN q claim
Although it IS sone ten years since the city
Of East Saginaw ceased to exist the United States
Government has persisted IN calling the custom
station there the port OF East Saginaw the
notwithstanding At last. however, Official
order has been issued changing the name Of the
port 10 correspond with that OF the city
A big python in Al Australian geological gar
den. after enduring tHo months fast. started
cut recently in search Of provender. II vas sue
Ff1n -urf -Truru
outang cage was N neighborly proximity % its
quarters The python broke into this apartment
swallowed two OF the occupants. and at last &C
counts was sleeping quietly after the feast
Experiments are being made IN Russia with I
rev fuel '.petroiized peat Ordinary pert is
impregnated BY special methods with crude Pc
troleuu or with petroleum residue The product
Is said TO be impermeable 10 moisture and does
not absorb IL even after being LETT IN water; Z
does not dry TO powder ike common peat. and
It's heat-gTving value IS almost equal to that Of
coal
The ''sydney Herald considers 1t a matter Tor
regret that Australia has never been honored by a
visit from the heir 10 the throne but adds: This
Is out of The question now in view Of the Queens
advanced years. His Royal HighnesS has done the
next best thing by conclTing. jointly with the
Princess OF Wales IN the suggestion that the
Duke and Duchess OF York should visit AUSTRALIA
next year"
Aalarial fever is the greatest scourge along the
west coast Of Africa, says she New York sun
but the country has usually, though not always.
been spared visitation5 OF yellow fever which IS
Far more prevalent along the tropical western
coasts of the Atlantic than the eastern side OF
that ocean In she past summer. however vel
low fever has scourged West Africa from the deS-
ert of Sahara southwark through Senegal
In the vicinity of Odessa are what arc called
''Kmans," vast sheets OF water which were origi-
naliy connected with the sea, but through gradual
sitting UP Of sand have been isolated and are now
extensive salt water lakes. By means of eyapora-
ton the waters in these lakes have become con-
and have been proved TO be of 50 much
therapeutic value that the @-iiazn CURE as it
is called. is rapidly growing into popular
In 1884 house was built at EickaPoo, KAN, by
the Catholics Who established mission there.
After its mission days it was used for tine by
Governor Reeder the first Territorial Governor OF
as the first land Office in Kansas Since then e
has been used as store, postoface. and dwelling
Il is still standing and The a'AtchiSon Globe
thinks it is unquestonaby the Oldest house in the
State.
An interesting collection OF relics OF Count Be-
ruwlaski the famous Polish dwarf. whose reccp-
tier at DeTonshire House and presentation 10 King
George III and the courE WIS one Of the great
fashionable functions in the carly years Of the
present century, Is about to be dispersed Il Lon
don. This little dwarf was less than three feet
In height was able lTnguist and witty con-
veTsa1ionafist and d;ed IN the year 1885, az Ire
great age OF ninety-cight.
The question of employing swallows instead Ct
pigeons 70 carry Dispatches IS being considered IN
France The aptit1E., of the sTsllov for the work