The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-05
NOTES OF THE DAY.


tastes. hut tin swords are wanted all over the
world
in the last ten years the manufacturing estab-
iishmeEts in this country have increased 900
in number.
Arrangements have been made for the settle
ment OF $50 Russian families near the town
OF Ladysmith, Chippewa county, Wis.
The theosephic movement is growing In Ger
many. There are ar least 1900 Theos0phists in
the COUNT with many more eRquiTers
Goldfinches are getting very scarce The price
OF them has nearly doubled in England whes e
they are considered thoroughly British institu-
ton.
There are many Indications of a growing popu-
lar belief the Pacific Stop. that the petroleum.
producing industry in that section is to assume
much larger proportions
In the high school at Carthage, No, the BOYS
and girls own bicycles worth in the aggregate
5000 Two years ago there were emily three
bicycles going TO school"
The people of swarthmore, Pa. have decided
10 erect a suitable monument TO the memory OF
Benjamin West, the celebrated painter, who Was
born IN the town 1852 years ago
A curious incident OF the recent foods in Cal
cutta was the stopping Of a tram in Dalhousie
Square, the very heart of the city, by a large
fish. which was swimming in the street and got
caught IN the wheel
Victoria. Australia, has bIilt seven local rail-
ways on the cooperative principle The railways
were estimated for by contract at EST ,90s, but
by working the cooperative principle they were
completed for e251 I'll
Seven miles is said to be the greatest height
ever reached by balloon. As a general rule
aeronauts want to get back to this dull earth
when they have reached about one-third of that
distance above its surface.
Ainnezota's binding Irvine plant established in
the penitentiary, is as much of success as the
like institution in Kansas. By this means the
problem OF convict labor has been solved in
these two States 10 the satisfaction Of about
every one concerned.
a novel way OF choosing u pastor was recently
adopted by the NennoRites at Grofsdale, Pa.
There were ten candidates and ten BibIss were
placed on a table before them. In one was q
slip of paper, and the candidate who chose this
Bible became the pastor.
The wall about the loss of timber in this coun-
try ought not to scare anyone because of a fear
that trees may become extinct within a score or
so Of centuries. In the State of Washington
along thirty-sx per cent Of the area is covered
with meTchantabie timber
Prince TiIoka, the ffteen-year-old son Of the
King Of Siam, who has been studying 1T the
Charterhouse School, in London, has been re-
called to Siam 1t is said that he viii regret TO
return to his native country. a. he has grown 70
be very fond of England and the English people.
the earliest British stToyer She has recently
ton extra funnel put up forward Of the
original pair. The funnel Is close against the
mast, and during the trials st the mast oE fire
A notice which attracts tie attention Of nla7y
soiourners in New Hampshire town is posted on
the wall Of the little railway station. The paper
on which it Is printed bears evidence q !oHs
and honorable service: "NotIee-Loafne either
in or about this room is strictly forbidden and
must be observed"
The towers of silence are two tall towers n
Persia. 80 called by the Parstes They never bury
TIE dead, but leave the body exposed on the top
OF one Of these towers until the and she rain
and the fowls Of the air have cleaned the bones
Of al flesh Then the boui.s are collected and
placed in the other towers.
The wife of Bresci, the assassin Of King Ham
bert has received letter from him complaining
that his guards treat him cruelty Mrs Brezci re-
sides in Hoboken, y. J.. and the letter from her
husband was snuggled out of the Italian prison
by feliow-coDvict. BTeSci wants money for
undertaking and Use in bsibing his guard for
favors.
Neodesha, Kan, has population OF about
1850. which includes more Thin people than any
place twice It's size in America. Many of the men
weigh less than LOG pounds. though in good
health Physicians say that the petroleum and
natural gas wells there are responsible for max
in: the people look like whitened refugees from
famine district in India.
Each guest in Turkish household helps himself
to food from the main dish with the aid of 4 big
spoon. For the host to fish out a wing or leg
from dish of stewed fowl and present it to a
guest is considered great compliment and for
i Turk of high degree 10 roll morsel between
his fingers and put it in the mouth of visitor
Is looked upon as good manners
basket modeler, a contrivance for assisting
blind people in constructing their baskets, has
been invented by Thomas TAYLOR the superin-
tendent OF the Liverpool School for INDECENT
Blind. The device consists OF wooden base
board drilled with holes into which are fitted
steel pins arranged to the required shape The
wicker Is then worked over these pins with the
utmost care and rapidlty-
large lnan-eating shark was caught At PEN
sacola, Fla the other day. His actual measure
ment was 10 feet , inches. and weighed over
!, 001 pounds The stomach VAS found 10 c0a1G n
mass of i've and dead crabs, beef bones,
small barrel stayes, stones. pieces OF pipe wood
and numerous other iRdigestibe articles. E's
head measured 10 feet across. and his mouth ~
throat were large enough TO swallow man WIKI
ease.
In the maps of Europe which were used in the
Filipino schools under the Spanish regime, d large
place in the centre of that continent. usually
occupying more than one-lalf the page vas
marked Spain; all the rest Of the countries were
scattered about the edge. Thus the young Fiji
pino came TO have very distorted ided OF the
magnitude of that country Even A2uina.do
surprised TO learn that America covers 4
greater area than Spain.
Iilacs and Syringas came first from China. he
Flowery Kingdom, though India and Persia also
claim them Carnations were cultivated from the
old fashioned Glove pink, beloved of out grand
mothers. Wisteria vines, those beautiful climb
err, white and purple, are also Chimes blossom
The peUunia is a fayorite, but though it has been
in
the century, it remained for American florists TO
develop it to its present stale of exquisite mark
ings and perfumes.
Gen. Sir Anthony BIaxland strauzham who
died in England recently at the age If ninety
four was one of the most distinguished soldiers
OF the British Empire He gained his first
perienee in warfare seyenty-rhFee years ago,
having been present at the destruction OF the
TuTko Fey tian fleets in NaYariRo Bay, IN DC
tober 1877. He took an active part in the Chi
nese campaign of Is4o-41, and in the Grim "a
war. General Stransham was made K. c. B.
in 1867, and retired in 1S75.
The Beau Richmond, To,eeo boat went dom
In Lake Erie ten years ago Before sinking enc 81
the passengers wrote letter, put it in bo5f,e,
coried it, and gave it to the waters. The bottle
has just been picked up OF shore. The letter
ran a. follows: Lake Eric q can't remember
what day OF the week wat north il is. for
am IN such a hurry)-i am in the Beau Rich
mond and she is going to sink. My IS
Henry Ward, and about twenty miles
above DunkirIz Goodbye. Tell my brother gho
lives in Niagara Falls
Here is quartet of Queens that deserve for
their domestic virtues alone outside of any
ether consideration, the high regard Of the
worlds society queens: The Queen Of the
Belgians feeds her own horses and rather iducies
herself in the role of a milkrnaid: Nihelmina Of
Holland is a fairish cook, and the national dishes
j