The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-09
NOTES on THE De-.


There are many degrees Of quality N tine wine
Manufactured IN that delightful land
An oak tree OF average size, with 600 leaves,
lifts from the earth into the air about I23 tons
OF water during the five months It s in leaf.
woman has built house with her own hands
near Fountain Ferry park. Ind. It IS a oue-story
wooden structure Of four rooms with stone foun-
It Is a strange fact that the right hand, which
IS more sensitive to the touch than the left, Is
less sensitive than the latter 10 the effect Of
heat CT cold.
It IS the law in Maine that the bounty for beaz
must De paid when the animals nose IS shown,
and in New Hampshire tie money IS payable
on exhibition Of the ears
The Prince OF Wales makes a point Of having
every letter he receives answered with little
delay possible For this purpose two secre-
taries are kept busy nearly ali the time.
There IS q 'skick" among the old soldiers at
their home near Leavenworth, Eaa. Tie cause Of
the groBI Is because as they aIlege Of IN IN,
sufiieieney Of salt and pepper in their food
In many German villages sanitary depots have
recently been established. at which private faIni
iles can for tIifie borrow various things needed
IN sickroeui, which they cannot afford 20 buy.
So much war material is now being 1aanufac-
tufed at Woolwich, England. that the arsenal Is
really not large enough for the puTpose and the
ateslranliity Of charging it Is under coBsdera-
Many Of the Italian railroads are TO be shortly
Transformed 70 the electric system. one Of the
most recent projects is that Of the NaplesCasteI-
iaHlare line, operated b. the Mediterranean Rail
road Company.
The oldest d7essnakers bill was found in the
ruins Of temple Of the City Of Nipur, and can
not be les than 300 years old It contains the
NAMES Of y vestmeEts given to the temple By the
hing OF BabyloRia-
Sir James Jeicey. tie British coal king, has an
income CT about s5090oo0 year and Is one Of the
Eeaithiest men in Parliament he began his
Veek at that time.
It iz the intention Of the new Central London
Railway Company 70 erect over It's stations hand
some mansions. which viii be let out in residen-
tai fats, while in some cases where space permits
attractive business premises VII also be added
horse fell in a wen at Memphis. No, the
other morning and for time It vas feared that It
would drown At the suggestion of some genius
ihe vel was filed with water. causing the horse
saved
Queen Victoria holds the title Of Duke Of Ian
caster Most people i14sgine t:lat her title ct
Duke Of Lancaster merg,s IN her superior title Of
queen, but that Is nes 50, she would remain
Duke OF Lancaster even If she ceased to De
Queen.
One Of the most important industries Of the
--~i-9 A73+-eS - ak gathering OF PINK pearls
! 1t Is the only place in the world where these
pearls are found These pearls. when perfect
2rI1g very high prices, It IS said, ranging from
so to $500
Eight steamships cleared at the New Orleans
Custom House recently for Liverpool Barcelona,
Genoa, ard Hamburg. with 76.76T square bales of
cotton, and : 81 round bales Il : aid 10 be
the largest amount Of cotton ever cleared rom
any port On one day
4 celebrated Chinese da1,cipc master. Hs7g-Fos
Choo, announces IN Chinese paper that he Is to
hold q religious service to which he invites
: everybody, IN honor Of the 1e0th anniversary Of
the death OF his ancestor, who was the first Of
the family TO take up the profession.
The retired list Of the zacflilsetts Volunteer
Militia is increasing rapidly. There are on the list
AT present one major general four brigadier
generals. eleven colonies, eight lieutenant col
oaeis, twenty majors. twenty-four captains. two
first ieutenants, and two lieutenant command
The largest and finest collection Of rBeteorites
On this side Of the Atlantic s TIE enc in the
Harvard Neurological museum In Cambridge
Reckoning European collections il ranks about
nfth sixth IN the world The British Museum
has the best collection and the cabinets IN Wen
IA and Paris rank next
according to ''Psris Figaro one OF the most
frequent uses 70 wi.ich the telephone Is put By
French country subscribers Is that 81 an alarm
to be aroused at given hour have only 10 sd-
wise the telephone administration the night be-
fore OF tie hour al which t.ey wish 10 be r1ng m
In the course Of : crozs-eountry drag hunt on
Long Island Mrs J. L. Kernochzn. Of New York.
thrown from her saddle after taking z double
jump. Her foot caught In the stirrup ard she
vas dragged = short distance. but she stopped the
horse, mounted and reEsined two miles or the
leaders, having 70 take ten jumps over rail fences
on the way.
training ship MonongaheIa lying at Old Poin=,
has just been honored with the degree Of doctor
OF divinity from u axe College North Carolina
The degree conferred him because he was
chaplain Of the only Southern named ship which
/ took part in the Santiago engagement the bat
tieship Texas.
Slatin Pasha, who was believed to have hidden
final adieu to Egypt. is on his way back TO the
Sudan. where he VIII be Governor of KhartuTH
under Sir Reginald Yingate, the new Sirdar He
had. rs be thought, settled down for coed IN
Vienna. but bears out the ancient Egyptian
belief that he who once drinks OF the Nile viii
long 70 repeat the draught-
In Berlin sign painting is added to the list Of
trades p-acticed by women Women sign. painters
/ undergo regular apprenticeship. which includes
| gyTnnsstic training. that they may not lose
| their nerve when standing on ladder or scat
| folding They wear the gray linen fFock and
| cap which are the house painters badge as well
/ as his defence against paint
| large Dublin manufacture has 4 room en-
/ sirely furnished with Irish peat The carpets OF
the floors. the curtains at the Windows and paper
on the wall made from this substance For
! years he has experimental with the material
] which Is now very largely exported as fuel and
he has discovered that from Il II Is possible to
I procure almost any kind Of fabric
| If anyone is lucky enough to fad one of the
shooting stars which viii fall IN the meteori
! showers due the 18th and 18th of this month h
may congratulate himself on having captured
| prize worth its weight in gold The number Of
( collectors of mPteoritss Is increasing and the
competition between the different cabinets public
and private has caused q great advance IN the
/ price OF rare specimens
The belle OF the Tsrratine tribe q Indians q
| Indian Island. 0idtown vrit=s m oIdtowH, Ne,
| correspondent. bears the proGa distinction Of
| having her portrait on the ci;seks OF the City
| National Ba.sk Of k28k3kee. II SIZE Is seventeen
years old only but as phySi lily well developed
! as white girls three years he senior. She Is
| pupil Of the high school II tfis town. and her
beauty is recognized by her tribe AID by the
white people as vel.
a beautiful plat of golden hair, measuring 2
TaeteEs and 30 ceutimeters, has been ve-y -auch
admired at tiae Paris Exhibition This wonderful
| hair belonged 20 young Normandy girl wno.
I to paw a family debt and sac her fathers good
name sold 1t 70 4 hairdresser for 800 francs lie
I in turn sold it to a Partisan eoiffeur TO- LOO
desires the str;ctest incogHito TO be kept aad
who paid 5000 francs for it
F. II Is estimated that 10 less tb1n 1900 are
| carried nightly GA American railway trains and
that 1oaoe more are waiting Is steal a ride at