The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-22
NOTES OF THE DAY.

NOTES OF THE DAY.
The City OF Downs. kan. has more than loo
inhabitants, among whom there is not single
iaTyer.
Miss Rena Eames- OF North Nevry. Ne. Essiss
OF twelve year. shot bear Monday that weighed
80 pounds She used = -52-czITbre rife
according 10 recent medical adviees ysrnfnz
IS healthful exercise Il = szid to be excellent
wien one IS afflicted with so.e throat
An osk tree OF average sir, with 10000 leaves,
lifts from tie earth into the air about ~ tons
OF water during the five months It is in IezE
Biornson. the famous Norwegian author. has
onlg recently recovered from severe Illness and
is now reoupcrsting n the TyroI. where he Is st
work giving the finishing touches 70 his drama,
-Laboremus'
In the new British Parliament ffty-tve mem
bers are directors Of British railways and eleven
are directors OF coloriaI or foreign railways.
while half dozen others are large contractors
for railway works
Queen Victoria intends to spend the greater
part Of next March and April on the Continent
She viii reside for between FIVE and SIX weeks
az BoFdlghera- on the Italian Riviera. and VII
then 60 70 COburg-
Belgian tradespeOpIe and hotelkeePers who are
Ianlenting serious loss Of trade owing TO the
late anti-British manifestations are nov antagO-
nizing any den0nstrative reception OF ex-Presi-
dent Kruger should he visit Antwerp.
The North Pole Is the HStheu4ticaI point at
the northern termination OF the earths axis
Whether land or water be there the phenomena
OF the sun during the polar day or Of the stars
during the night would indicate It's position
London has new dance called the C. I Y
The couples are arranged as in other quadEiIIes.
but the rus1sic rattles right through The dance
without pause embracing the most popular
movements used IN ordinary quadrilles and some
new -oRes- --=---=
Deep in the forests Of the UraI LES flourish
ing city the Inhabitants Of which speak curl
Gus language Of theis own, and seem to form 4
sort OF ideal commonwealth in which taxes AID
tax -gatheTers, among other troublesome things.
are unheard or
EnterpFising merchants in New York have
learned that 4 majority OF the residents Of the
Metropolis look DOM on the streets from above
and hence they are beginning to paint eiabora-e
signs the tops OF their delivery wagons As al
refreshments Of their stores.
A recent meeting IN the Methodist Episcopal
Church in Rome, Italy, was disbended By the
authorities at the dietatlon Of the Roman Catholic
leaders. The result is ! vigorous advertising Of
MethodisTn- Most Of the secular papers lave con-
demned the action OF the authorities
Hali-size pianos are being made IN Germany
FOR the Use Of children who learning 20 play
Doctors declare that much permanent injury Is
done to the muscles Of the fingers by eadeayor-
ing to stretch octave more, the new
pianos made with keys half the usual width
IN order to prevent sucl. injury
The castle in which Oswald d Aurmene Bel
gian artist. has offered Paul Kruger home was
built by monks 800 yeSTS ago convent Il
has had varied career former owner having
entertained ROYALTY in it and bought only
= few years ago BY NJ d AETT0e7e. who i wealthy,
and restored al tae old splendor. besides institu-
ting all modern convenience and comforts
Five Pennington. Ne boys. twelve TO fourteen
years OF age were out N the woods recently,
and they came across deer It tried to escape,
b..t they were toe quick for It. and ore q them
stunned L With I club and another quickly cut
its throat with 4 pocket knife Then they bore
home their veniSoa. and perhaps they dIdn't
enjoy telling the story 10 the other boys il the
village
Al interesting relic in the shape Of piece OF
a granite boWldsr, containing what appear to be
twc human footprints, has been loaned to the
museum at at St ,Johnsbury, Vt, by William
4 Chase of yorr:SviIle Tie rock from which
the piece was ofsrried has been = curiosity IN
Granny for 4 century Il Is granite bowlder
weighing several tors. situated one Sad Oae-hzH
miles from (safiup's mills.
The toEn of hos TIE cap:5sl OF the small Turk
ISL island of thzt name, lying OF the cart Of
Asia H:ncr, possesses the oldest trse II the world
ciples in MS methods and views concerning the
healing art 800 years ago. Tradition ca-rscs the
age ct the tree hack 70 the tine Of EscuapIIs
(of whom Hippocrates q hReal dcsceEdsnt)I
which wculd add some 800 years 90 Is age
Ming Christian of Denmark his been advised TO
go abroad for three weeks, It IS thought that
his health viii he benefited by short change
lie viii go to BaIIenstedt in the HaTz MoumtIias.
where he Is to spend few days with his sister,
the Princes u Anialt BeTubuTe, before pro-
ceeCiing 10 ;snlIsHden = visit to the Duke and
Duchess Of Cumberland at their estate the
Tram See
A new use for the bagpipes has been foulCi by
Scottish Highlander who owns sheep farm IN
mountainous district OF California and Is IN the
habit almost daily Of playing his EiTcS al
the ground The sSirling has had tae hapFg effect
of soaring eagles cut OF the lOc2iity. Il which
birds Of prey had formerly dore considerable
damage By carTyInt; of lambs, ana had eyea Il
tackled grown sheep
The cat family Is N danger In Germany there
Is demand Tor 1000 iur-lined grrateoats ard
as many each Of FIX gloves and gaitefs have been
ordered for the troops in China, and pussy %
shea her skin Tor Il all For every grC3fC0at IL
catSkIns arc used. two for each pair OF Saitess
and fer each pair CT gloves. If wars Iequir-
ing soldiers 70 fight in cold climates eougiau5s
TIN, cat viii be apt TO become very vaigaa.e
animal
Massachusetts death roll ioT 1859 includes the
names Of suenty-one persons who had lived to
the age OF IG0 years or more. Sixteen OF se nuIa-
Der were women end three of them lad never
been married. Eight OF the tEenty-oPe were
born in ireland. three in Canada, and three n
other foreign countries leaving scvca who we've
native born. SIX Of these S.veG were natives oi
Massachusetts, Tbs Oldest As 100 years and TIVE
months OF age
At the village Of Auhar, near ErpH, close TO
the ancient town OF Ecorium, a sarsophagus hos
been uncovered entirely composed O. marble. Oh
which flowers. aniacais and figures % vss=hip5
are sculptured The period 10 which the ie.Tc
belongs Is not set known, but the workmanship
Is exquisite. and Is said 70 he Superior 10 any
thing OF the kind in the Stamboul museum.
which contains the s1rcopiSegus OF Alexander the
Great The newly discovered monument weighs
thirty tons.
Analysis p7ssed Heurieh's NacrzeH. Senate. and
I,rcr ne..rs 70, I..1i III