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

reveal the fact that the city has been getting
along with 800 policemen
Thirty Thousand copies of the fIogia' have al
ready been printed by the Egyptian exploration
fund and the demand is still continuing
There is school for teaat.;Ilg the art OF aerial
navigation at Decatur. Several young men are
already enrolled upon the list OF students
Telephone operators in Egypt are entirely Of
the male sex. They are required to speak
eral languages including English, French, and
Italian
Irrigation in Nebraska, at : cost of 81 acre,
linked with conditions preeasious as that of
the seaS5ns rainfall
Gen. Porfrio Diaz who was recently selected
President of Mexico by acciamation, is seventy
years old. and has been forty-three years IN the
service OF his country.
The word compound so frequently noticed in
Dispatches from China means an inelosure, Walls
built for the protection Of houses, banks, fac
tories, etc, are compounds.
About half the cases appealed to the Colorado
supreme Court reversed, the majority of them
On teehnieaities due largely to the fact that the
lawyers.
Snakes of all sizes abound in the sa1rnatra
jungies. Monster lizards are there, measuring
six ard seven feet. The house lizard is about
twelve inches long and makes noise Ike the
bark OF toy terrier.
Doors in Rome always open outward, and per-
sons passing out OF house are always in danger
of collision with some one passing by. To
avoid such calamity it is usual 10 knock on the
door before opening it.
The decision just rendered by the United States
appraisers declaring that American women who
married to foreigners are aliens IS regarded
by LAWYERS 10 be perfectly legal, II Is based
recognized international law.
An enormous quantity of old iron, in the shape
of cid anchors and chains is annually rescued from
the sea During one period of twelve months as
much as 30 tons weight was dredged up on
the east coast OF England alone.
There are several places in England where it is
said there are seldom if ever. any thunderstorTns
swanage has had only one storm in thirty years
ard Portland only in nineteen years. In the
Isle Of Man also electrical disturbances seldom
occur.
By d,ssolvng eelluleid in aeetene or aeetie ether
transparent varnish is made which will take a
high pish and resist hot water 1t is particularly
adapted 10 metal objects, such as bicycles, and
can be made vehicle for any desired coIoring
matter.
There are now thirteen cable lines across
the Atlantic in successful operation, yet the charge
for sending messages remains what il has been
tor twenty years moTe-25 cents a word for
commercial messages and 10 cents word fer press
dispatches,
There IS area OF ground Fort DUquesne,
Utah, which is said to contain vast beds of
asphalt, which may be drawn upon should the
supply at Trinidad become exhausted The U-ah
beds are land which Is part Of an Indian
reservation
Recent heavy rains over the Adirondack have
thoroughly saturated the soil besides filing lakes
and streams to- greater degree than for years
back As consequence there is little likelihood
that such fires rayaged the region last August
VII be Witnessed there this season
The rage for geographical knowledge keeps on
at great pace. 1t began with the outbreak Of
the Spanish war and there is no sign Of its end
ing. In London particularly map makers are
at their wits end TO give correct Topographic
/. representations Of the Celestial Empire.
The growth of Belfast, Ireland during the last
/ few years is probably unprecedented. On the out
skirts OF the city in all directions building
operations are being actively pursued and in tie
LiSburH road direction II Is especially noticeable.
where scores OF neat houses have been erected
Paris possesses about 600 tres in the streets
and public places in the city. 1t Is ca!eulated
that there are about 3Go49 plane trees, l. 500
/. chestnuIs, and LOCO eIILs The renainedr con-
sistine Of syc2nores, NAPLES, Echens, etc Ap-
paFenLy there Is only one oak and enc ash tree
Every German cavalry regiment is now supplied
with two boats made of water proof canvas which,
when not in use can be folded up. Each boat viii
carry from six to eight men, and two boats
bound together form raft capable of bearing
from twenty-five 10 twenty-seven hundred weight
Our country's industries, says the Indianapolis
News are about as cosmopolitan as it, popula-
ton Maine IS producing French sardnes: Penn
sylvania, Russian caviar; California IS raising
Smyrna figs; New York makes all kinds Of for
eisn cheese, and Florida is growing Cuban tobac-
CO.
| Swedes are among the best swimmers in the
world They are certainly ahead OF any other
nation in the world in the graceful arr of diving.
The boys and girls, who have been taught 10 swim
| almost from their infancy viii plunge into water
/ from immense heights without the least fear or
/ hesitation.
! It is the law in Maine that the bounty Tor
! bears shall be paid when the animals nose Is
shown: In New Hampshire the ears must be ex-
hibited Some enterprising spoTtsmen living near
the borders of the two States get 4 double bounty
! by collecting on the noses In one State and on
! the In another
| The peppermint oil crop was the leading feae-
ure in some neighborhoods OF Central New Yolk
| 4 few years ago and brought more money into the
/ hands Of the farmers than did the apple crop.
/ The beet sugar crop has, however, driven the
! mint crop westward. Tor the farmers find it more
profitable to raise sugar beets.
/ When the Chinese Emperor receives either h;
own high officials or occasional European visit
| or the Dowager Empress is present behind d
SCREEN and, if only Chinese present, she break
| in on the conversation with advice, or, rather
orders The only nan to whom she ever lsJeni
with Difference is Ii Hung Chang,
a London newspaper correspondent in Odessa
says that an enormous grain trade is certain 70
be developed before long between Siberia and
Mongolia The population of the vast Monaghan
= steppes concerns itself almost wholly with the
breeding Of cattle and horses and Is Likely TO draw
all its foodstufIs III the future from Siberia
There is ret the great demand for sugars fer
family consumption in this country that there
was quarter of century ago. This IS due To
j the great increase in the trade OF canned goods
and grocers' spccialties The old-flshoued style
OF the housewife putting up her o9n preserved
fruits jeliies. etc. is becoming TO great extent
/ among the things that were
| While out walking at ThippenSburg, Pa, day
or two ago Mr. Hayes Clair stepped on the tai
OF a snake and the reptile ran up the leg OF hi
trousers. He retained his hold on the snake vi ]
his foot and companion grasped its heae
through his clothing, preventing ii from doing
any HARM Mr.. Clair compelled 10 disrob,
before the unweIeornc intruder could be dislodged
Wei diggers are subject to many ailments be
sides rheumatism. The sudden and frequent
changes they make from hot to cold atmospber
often bring on diseases of the nervous system
One man 50 employed recently had fifty eonyGl
: sions IN a single day. The trouble puzzled Til
| physicians until they discovered that the man
: nerve centre shocked by coming out of tn
! cool earth to the hot
\ citizen of Lexington, No, claims some degra
OF fame by reason of the fact thai on a posta
card 3x51s inches IN extent he has written Il IS
| words. consisting Of this mixture: DeCtafatinn
| Independence 1905 Constitution Of the nzts4
/ States, with preamble and amendments. $3.50
| the articles OF confederation OF the Crigina
States, ., 463; the Lords Prayer So the On
Hl,u.I r1ff and NirAf aa=ff Psalm Izrla