The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-10
NOTES OF THE DAY.

French pbysieis5 has announced that not
only Is yawnine heaIthfllf bat il should be re-
sorted to artiiciaily in case Of sore throat
The cheapest laborcrs work FOX .0Oa cash equal
to SIS Mexican, or S1sTJz gold per month,
which amounts 70 I23e cents per day in gold.
The Buffalo Bird Protective Society defends ths
English spz:rog. ascribing TO The birds the dis
appearance, in that vicinity. % the eanker worm.
There were over I.ooo.ooo,oe0 grains Of quininS
imported INTO this country during the year 1893.
Inc cost Of me drug Aggregated about sl,5909)o.
Last year tIirty-nine millions sterling OF de.
posters money vas paid into the English Post,
Office Savings Bank and thirty-fIve raiIiions paid
The growth Of grass that comes IN long, mild,
moderately IaiBy autumn is said to be far more
richer
A statistician has made the calculation that in
programme Of twenty waitzes. four polkas and
Two q'iaGrilies. dancer would cover close upon
twelve miles.
The British bark Inve-urie arrived At Saa
lt1 l ron swansea recently with her flag
ing the voyage.
Ten years immigration, according 10 the cen
sus returns, counts up nearly four millions almost
q million more than tie entire population Of the
nation Al is birth
The Emperor of Japan devotes most Of his iei=-
uTe 10 literature. He IS ore Of the most widely
pend very little upon Transitions
An Indian may rot vote 50 long As be rersaias
member OF trIbe. but If he gives up his tribal
relationship and becomes a citizen he may ycts
eEcer the same conditions any other cItIzen-
Portable sefoolhouses are being used IN the
congested districts Of Boston In tine the cor
gestion xii be relieved and the authorities viii
nave no costly buildings on valuable sites thrown
on their haEds.
An enterprising wine and spirit tn has en-
gagged an aeFonaut to give series of balloon
sseensions in CeyIon. and while ascending TO
drop small sample bottles Of whisky attached Ia
immature paraehutes.
The death Of TIKI ate VI. L. Wilson zyas almost
the exact ra-aIei Of that OF R. E lee Tie
two men died holding the same ofice. and even il
the same house, rOOIn and bed and were buried
IRON the same church.
Among the black hunters OF tanezroos IN West
ern Australia are tweuty-seven women. 1t Is
professional business and there are about 70 per
sons ~iio make It their regular business 70 hEGt
and capture the animals.
Lord Ross telescope. which Nas the pride OF
the astronomical world generation ago. : no
longer looked upon Is unique. Other enc nous
instruments have been made AID one gill hv seen
II working order at oxford
The German railway in si.autur- Province. IN
China. Is weil under way. Over forty mills ara
ances in the Celestial Empire, work on the li1e il
oarTsed OF az feyerish speed
The North Pole IS the mathematical point AZ
the northern termination Of the eaFth's axis.
V neither land water be there the phenomena
o. the sun curing the polar day or Of the stars
during the night would indicate It's position
Chinese belle on special occasions viii en-
sirsiy bedaub her face with white paint adding
rouge to the lips and cheeks N such profusioa
that she looks more Ike 4 painted mask thaa
anything human Her eyebrows are bIlckened
with charred sticks and arcfsG or narrowed in ac-
coldaace with her idea Of beauty
Col. John n Brooke. who designed the ram
NeFTimac and thus revoIutionized marine warfare,
is stu living at Lexington. Va. and Is profess
cor emeritus q physics IN the Virginia Military
institute he Il now ssventy-sine years @ d. but
Is SUD vigorous. and walks from his residence on
the outskirts Of the city to the p stotfice eve.y
morning
manufacturer OF paste ievelTy at the Paris
Exposition says that the best customer he ever
had Vas sie Shah. That Sireygd gnezzreh bo--ht
quantities OF genuine Jewels for the princess
his d2ughte-s. and their motherS: br. he Thought
limitation !eSeiry good enough for see lesser Ihtz
OF his haEen- Tie quantity he tcOE 70 Persia Esz
eHoTmOus-
Frederick s7inhsFt, wealthy citizen OF New
ton Iowa has concluded to disbuTse his wealth
among his relatives while lie i living His
10 give 10 fGCH enc the amount
thinks Is their due fer which he takes receipt
which he turns his lawyer. who yyiu ad-
minister on lis affairs when ne Is Sead- 81 lar
seventy-aye relatives nave put IN cain
1t has been calculated that. assuming the heart
to beat 80 tim~s minute At ordinary heart pres
sure, the blood gees at the rate OF % yards in
the minute. : miles per hour, les miles per
day. and q SO miles per wear If 4 man of
eishty-f0uT years Of age could have one sinzle
blood eerrylsele floating n his blood all his iife
II would have Travelled ID that same time 5-I59Ss0
miles
In England II one calls man by any obnoxious
name such as thief scoundrel, perjuTer. etc.
and cannot prove what he says he commits libel
H. howeve-, one erabeliishes his assertion hy some
objectieBa adjective such As are usually unft for
publication. any libel action VIII fall through,
for the law says your profanity proves that you
have lost your temper. and therefore you are not
accountable for our words.
restaurant ior concentrated food Is to be
started in Paris by enterprising French chef
The happy diner VIII enjoy menu of tsbloids-
From the hoTs 'oe,vres 70 dessert his entire meal
viii be presented T. him in few sq,s1re inches
In this way busy MAJ VIII be able &c eat his
dinner II . lev minutes, and cary Il about with
him IN kTs vaIStcoat pocket 10 swallow n spare
moments The fad is not likely TO become pOpu-
lar
A perfume ts4at has 4 trirsnE liant vogue among
the Russians in high life Is called Esprit Unis-
The Czariua herself uses It, and sends TO London
for it The Russians very good and lucrative
TO tiIe makers Of peTfuTeTy for Il flows
like water As spray in Jheir apartments. and
in the little ornamental fountains that decorate
their drawing rooms and state apartments. among
the utmost luxury that prevails IN rare 3ov=-s
and plants especially in St. Petersburg during the
long winter season.
The schooner J. u. Weatherwax. which arrived
1t Port Towusgud + Or Honolulu recently had an
unusual experience a few days before reaching
port when 80 miles OF Cape F1a5tery the
schooner rsB into an immense fcCk Of birC-z
senbTgg TIE Tlid canary. Thousands .; which
settled IN tie rigging and other parts Of the
sell The sailors furnished the feathered visitors
with food and drink and hundreds, IL not ji.ouS-
ands 81 the birds remained on board til the
schooner reached port.
The following excerpt Is from the e.Ta!mud,''
now being published in london. and IS supposed
10 contain both wisdom and wit= '-Four dispo-
sitions found among these who sit for in
stTdction before the wise, and they NAV be re-
speetiveiy compared to sponge. 4 funnel, 4
SfTsiaer, and sieve; the sponge inFhibes sill:
the funnel receives one end and discharges at
the other; the stF8iaer suffers the vine 10 pass
through but retains the lees; and the sieve re-
moves the bran but retains the fine four"
1t Is part of the NahoRetan creed to smash the
noses OF all idols they may come across. When
they invaded India, they deflced IN this way every
Hfndoo god. \ figure of vishnu cut in green JADE
was buried in the bed Of the Gauges during this
Bensres- 1t IS the only perfect Image LETT Of all
the old idols and its ssRcity Is sJFeh that TIE
priests at Alah2bad have offered for it its weight
IN gold together with two magnificent rrbcs,
formerly the e. Is OF Buddha. Bot they cannot
buy it