The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-04
NOTES OF THE DAY.

panies. y N'-'-'1 CON
- New York keeps . fock Of sheep in Cea,ral
=, 80. a. ornaments, cuIiosites. and for the good
AZ stock raising country YenezueIa could
facilities utilized
tunnel is 90 De built in Chicago thirty feet
below the street, four feet wide and seven feet
high Tor telephone Wires-
The bread-eating world requires more than .
S0100o bushels Of wheat every twelve months
10 supply It's table with bread
Philadelphia claims q larger number Of Con-
eresstnen q extended periods e consecutive ser-
Ice than any other locality iE the country
press correspondent IN Rio Jsnefro tpIaer4Dbs
that ban has been presented = the senate of
b-4Eli authorizing women T. practice the learned
Professions
u is claimed that improved construction q
1e'E- ls CONG away with zeasicruess. Scientists
'lalh lAAt Tea generations hence seasieAness
VII become ana extinct malsdy ia ocean travel.
Telephone communication between s.. Peters
burg and Moscow is obtained by q line iI2 miles
long Il Is said 10 be the longest single line
IA Europe Nearly an Of she towns in Finland
are connected by telephone; the rates are very
The origin oi Che phrase 'to give the cold
shouider' j. said 60 have been a custom in France
n serving a cold shoulder instead Of a hot roast
lolnJ to guesis who had out~ts-ed their welcome.
Tn some districts Of Ireland seed cake WIS used
30 convey the same hint
Few people, probably are aware that there is a
variety o. passion flower which bears q luscious
fruit. about the size and color Of a purple plum
The botanical name Of the variety 4, Pa.sfHsrl
ecul-s, AID as Do does vel IN Wales and Scotland
Il sloulG do elsewhere
Tie sweet potato is usost commonly frop5sated
by mean OF the buds or shoots from the roots.
y4hicE are called sets Tho roots are planted IN
1tbecs. end the sets Silirh drvelop are removed
aud trzusI-isEted iu the field This crop i s5tne-
times grown lr0n vine cuttings
Toll is remarkable Gsr The immense coal fields
which lie unvoyked 10 the ueigbba4iood. It il
believed that with capital and enterprise Tuli
lll-ut pc made an important coal centre At
Present BE- Is known chiefly among hunters % big
game as a hual base ~ departure
From Mexico comes Information describing a
particular herb. -'yerbg de q Tib0ra.'' which i
tr7ed with success in snake5itC cases One Mexican
"a, 1s a iof-ieTner. bloodhound. and three hoses.
1h al which bInen by EatuesEsks-. have been
cured by the herb and are now we'll
The total number Of immigrants who came 20
tins country last year exceeds tie number the
year before by something morc than 5000 In
- % ie',lu' q tie aliErsnts we're meu and
30 WeEe uamcn- of last wears arrivals 49,
20 were teen and il6fS, were women.
American bottles ere preferred 10 all oilers for
tac export tz4de, and especially in wsrJz climates
where American and English goods come into
close 'gHIfelltion- American glass Is said 20
stand tropical climates better than the English
THE reason being talL il r. better luuraled.
Three electric fountains have been started at
the Crystal Palace. near London. and they are
drawing large crowds. Electric fountains have
o'el KNOWN Tor many TEars iu both France and
The tEired States. but according 90 report this
= the urst time they have been shown en- Lon
Moths dy against the candle came because thsir
eyes can bear only a small amount o. light.
NJ hen. therefore, they come within the ght o. a
candle their sight is overT0Vcred AID their vision
confused. and a. they cannot distinguish objects
tlCy pursue the light itself and d. agail~r the
fame.
Tie washing I'm Egypt is usually done Ly the
lcn. Tic Egyptian vlslerUgu stand on the banks
% t-e Niie and sap the vet clothes with a noise
Ike the shot q a pistol on the smooth stones 1t
same vag.
Il is interesting to observe that the disposition
1i the japanese is apparently % look almost cz-
luslT-ly io the United States 10 educational mat
ers. as the total number o. japanese students
residing abroad. as shown bg the CeEsus figures
ss =, fD-' and OF tins number ., I-s were iB the
uitCd States.
Speaking cf the Filipino women. a Manila
.rrrCypoudsHt slyS tlt. a, rule. they arc near
IS all as Straight IS tic wall Of q house. "A
plumb IiUC dropped from tnr usUc Of thr neck
.culL, Iu most Instances. fan wei behind the
ieels Bot the gait Is peculiar swing, which
s. quite noticeable
The United States PuJU=be-s' Building At the
Paris Exposition IS noy being constructed Il is
or she exclusive exhibition O. American printing
machinery and allied Interests and viH be the
.eadTusuers for the publishers o. the United
states A large number 81 the latter VIII ez-
l,1ir houHd volumes Ct their periodicals, and
Tlrreut numbers viii he kept On hIe fog the use
t visitors.
several uouths ago Llthcr WIS diving in
SHALLOW water aud fractured several Of the spinal
rertcbrlc. He Vas taken 20 Roosevelt Hospital
New York city and an operation was performed
IpoE him io- tle removal Of the fractured pieces
d bone. TIE result Of the operation has been
very saiiSiscte-y and ;l.c improvement from day
10 Gay Is marked. We Is now re-ainiuE the sense
4 touch and las some slight control % The mus
les.
All hopes entertained Few months ago Of the
recovery Of the enormously wealthy Earl o.
SETON who lost both bis mason and The use o.
most OF his limbs by a terrible fan while riding
stcepiecLasc. have been abandoned He is under
restraint sud iu the care of medical attendants
and 90 keepers IN has superb country seat at
'roE.eih uc1s Liverpool In fact, his physical
and mental condition is So hopeless that the
valuable ART treasures ard library, are
10 be sold by auction next week u may be re-
rembcrel IEat he mt with lis accident the
-eTv ere Of tae date appointed for his wedding,
ina that his former nafvtc stlu remains single
Il IL said cha. when Young King Alexandria Of
Sarvia was iu Vienna the other day. Emperor
francis Joseph declined 60 take any notice what
oever Of his presence or 70 receive him The
3ight was an the more marked AS the Sc-viln
uler was in the Austrian capital for a week and
Iad a number Of interviews with the various
Austrian ministers and Statesmen. Francis
Joseph IS 50 courteous 20 visitors 90 his capital
that his treatment Of the Young King has cy-
-itcd a great deal OF attention. the more a. the
political course adopted 10y the present Srrvau
breaking on diplomatic relations with Russia. has
been with the aTUUCf object % pTgPitatins
Austria.
an Interesting and valuable collection Of duel
inr weapons. owned by Louis Marshall Of Buck
pond" Near Versailles, Ky, includes the pistol
aith which, on July Il. 1904. Aaron Burr fred the
hot that put out the lie q Alexander Hamilton
Although uinety-fye years old. the pistol IS ia
EXCELLENT condition and shoots true Go the mark
{ is Of unusual size. with 4 clumsy wooden stock
md q barrel almost q foot long. The weapon
originally had q flint lock. but some years ago
vas altered for percussion caps Mr.. Marshall
'cived the Burr pistol legacy from ms
ather, the late Edwin Marshall. an ey-C0nEress-
nan aud former attorney general Of California,
% whom IL had been handed down by his elder
brother. Thomas 3 MARSHALL the Egu-uCky ora
or The present owner. il his boyhood used
he historic shooting iron 90 Kill rabbits in
bis fathers wocds He has its complete history
Ind SAYS there can lie doubt Of its being gen
liuc Judge William Van Ness. Burrs second.
Dr.. Carr Of the United States arsenal AZ Balti-
more Carr subsequently, the second %