The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-05-19
NOTES OF THE DAY

in the Portland jail, which IS tine largest prison
| IN England
:, In the treasury Of our Island Of Guam on
/ s2,IH in Mexican silver
reduction Of postage in Egypt from one
| piastre 70 quarter Of a pastre resulted in doub-
Ing the number Of letters posted.
Pew people have an idea Of the extent n the
! great Sahara Desert, the area Of which includes
| ZOO miles from east 70 west and 90 from north
| 10 south
In the gold sand Of the sra mining. eight miles
| rom Port Arthur, gold nugget weighing one
/ fourth Of a pound WAS found by three Chinese
| vvorkmen
About SG5 tons Of gold are estimated to be- in
actual circulation IS money in Eagla=1, that be
ing approximately the weight Of Eu0 10000
| sterling
The expenses Of Nex York LAST wear for local
puTposes. exclusive Of bond Issues, amounted
| 70 sl956 per capita OF an estimated population
Of SJ0o,OOo-
An agent acting on behalf Of the Queen. pur-
chased Tor the royal farm AZ incs0r a number o.
Hish-ored cattle exhibited AZ the ROYAL Dublin
/ soeiety's show.
Nutmegs are coming into vogue as nice sum
HeT stlmrisnt When administered in warm
water they make geutle nervous sedative and
fair st0n9chie.
The new survey Of the city Of Natehez shows
the city limits He has been paying city taxes
for twenty years
The French Government is rapidly manifesting
the idea Of a real republic. In TIE last fsur
years more than a million slaves have been lib
Grated in Madagascar.
British noblgmeu the only ones IN Europe
Who ever wear c0r0nets on thei- heads. and the
sole occasion when they do So is al the corona
ton Of the sovereign.
Winter is now nearing its severity in South
Africa II viii be cold weather in that region
when We are celebrating the Fourth Of July in
tAis pare q the world.
The German art Journal 'sKunstxerk'' Il wag-
ias war against the monot0uous appearance %
city houses II wants them painted in the d.
Ners eoiors Of old Villages
The weather aaice records in Chicago show
that April > has been clear in that city for
tV.enty-fye years past. not a drop Of rain having
tallen there on that day since 1876.
It has been estimated that the rod supply Of
I London would not last out q week II ii1 couuIuui
cations with the country were broken. and the
inflow o. provisions stopped by any cause.
one q the tests which candidates for the third
contingent Of the New Zealand Rough Riders
had 20 successfully pass through Wzs % ride AZ full
e4.l9p over hurdle AID aIher Obstacles with the
hands held night above the head.
The combined annual expenditures q the Ilry-
ct states IN the UHiJu are Iess THAI those Of the
city oi New forh. and the financial trznsacti5ns
Of The iatte- are equal IN amount . oHe-seveztA
Of those OF The National Government.
america is IN the vau in Issuing costly and
beautiful trade oataiogues- Merchants Of ilrlisu
countries are catching on 20 tie idea. but are
c-lnai9tiFeiy chl-y IN the expenditure q cash 10
MAKE 7iheir ll7c-ll-l-llars a-tral tive.
T. tae western par, OF British Columbia Is
novel railway. two miles In leEgJh- The rails
are made % trees. from which tie bark has been
stripped. AID these are h1'-cl together. JVsu
3 t--s- luls CAR Ult- gr1oFet wheels tea inches
viie.
Fr1@ yluiI4 90 Australia is ..Iize going down
days Tie voyage lasts twcuty-0ne days. hui
r the course Il t.r,agL tie south "a Is---Is
which accounts t.r - lcsel.l-a-ee 90 river Hlgi-
ss-isu-
There are 10000 miles q copper wire used IN
telephone service IN The United states and f.pJ-
Co calls are received daily d. tire telephone ey-
changes of the country Tie ws-e would cir
tae earth ~ the eqlato- i3T-y-eight time. ar
reach trora the earth 10 t4e moon Ave times.
Mss Ida Bennett Miller. tbs srst woman who
ever sat in territorial political ecnvrzfi5u, IS
the daughter Of q wealthy stock farmer. she has
tl1ctlW blood IN her VEINS and held place by
, proxy az tho recent Republican convention f1r
the election ~ national delegates IL Purcell l. T.
! Speaking generally. AL meat intended ior c1-
port UEders5es i've separate Inspectors, four Of
them being under direcI Government supervision.
and all meat intended for home consumption IN
. dCrgocs az least three inspections. The inspect
Hs begins - tae time =: the sale Of tLe swine or
I cattle
There are nearly Eve and 4 hale millions Of
square miles In Siberia awaiting development.
TrsyeeTs in that region SAY that its wealth cannot
De uudsTsztimaJed. Men nov living cannot form
ar idea Of what use this dgso.1te. but generous
part q the eaEth's doH.ins5Es may prove u be
for coming seIer1tioIs-
New YORK club men are establishing summer
quarters on the tops OF some OF the cloud kissing
buildings Of The CITY The delights Of a diaaer.
accompanied iy tiIu eys We" % CITY where
great t10reust-lreS iook Ike country paths ana
, I pedestrians resemble pigm'es ara yet awaiting
their proper app-cciarloa-
. patent VAS Issued last week f1r a motor
: driven car in warfare" Il Is nothing more than
| q battieship on wheels. or an armcced lutlm1bIIa
e ( mi OF guns and other terrifying weapons and
also adapted o De 50 charged with electricity
I that rash stOrming parties attempting 90 board L
? VIII instantly De ele,trocgtcd-
, This country Is likely 20 be visited next year
, | by the Khediye- His Egyptian Highuc=s thinks
| Of h0noring the New World with LIS presence
keeps his eyes oTen De VII see more after or So
{ Z ing the Atlantic Ocean then hs ever has besJTC
IN the course OF has existence
One OF the most curious Indications Of the mark
ed change in the spirii o. the times Is the cir
cum-t8nce tia, the statue OF William III in CD
70 I leee Green. Dublin, was left neglected in tire
decorations i-r the Queens visit while the statue
/ OF Henry Cuttan. within few PAGES u William 5
. statue, was proiusely iestooned-
\ There Is to be c5rlite factory built IN India
Electricity VIII De used Tor motive and lighting
- purposes The bulk Of the coril-e used in indii
/ has been heretofore imported. and the Government
- I factory II Wllth2m Abbey In England cannot
e supply IL in sufficient qaanti-ies that orders
, hive 20 he placed with private firms
q OF any south African town the most pictur
ezque spot Is the crowded market square. AZ
i such squares are alike % a traveller. with theii
low corrreatcd iron houses lining their sides
= | with the nostof5cc or Government building n Ib
s. upper crd-uith the square itself foot deel
4 with reddish dust villaInCuS mud, according q
the weather
4 Parisians eagerly look forward 20 the propose.
e visit from the Gar and CzariHa Of RussIa, an.
IS the hope that the three little daughters Of ia
n | imperial couple may be brought along Is ont
. I spoken. for the French love children. u IS san
= Queen Victoria considers that the young I'm
l. ] press more closely resembles the late Princes
n Alice Nctora's daughter, than any other relative
a Purchasers Of real estate IN Chicago should b,
d advised by the views Of one OF the great pro
fessors Of learning in that great city that thcu
Is only about 4 thousand years more OF exist
! euce for the spreading metropolis or the Nest
/ IL that time IL VIII be inundated by IT. grand
! Lake Michigan. the praises % which the Niniy
| CITY poets constantly sing The city Is sinkn.
! Al the rate Of nine inches every hundred years
:, The small. whitish insects which suck Che Ht
out Of rose leaves are r0sc-hoppers, which ar
{. frequently found the lower side Of thS leaves
Il is said that ii attended TO before shcy ar
! fr1fr favrlnuaS fhfv can hr cI~Ilg DESTROYED