The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-20
NOTES OF THE DAY.


OF drunkards which record permanent cures in
one-half the cases treated
The police department at Astoria. ORE. has
been seif-sustaining for three years The cost cf
maintenance is 5000 annually.
St Paul is having difaculty in securing mate
nai Tor an Ice palace during the winter carnival,
owing 70 the unreasonable weather.
Cleveland authorities expect to complete during
the year tunnel bringing water to the city from
point nye miles out In Lake Erie
Five hundred and fifty thousand dollar- was the
price paid Tor the great Tsvernier pearl. Il was
originally owned at Catifa. in Arabia.
Smoking is almost unknown in Abyssinis. and
- punished as a crime when practiced French
explorers have to smoke their cigars in secret.
woman has sued a Chicago hospital for SlD0.-
900 for the loss OF her sense Of taste due il il
stated 10 mistake in administering medicine.
The depopulatlon Of Peru is illustrated by the
fact that the Valley Of santa which in the DAYS
OF the lncas had a population Of 10000. now has
only 1000.
When the result Of the census Of 1900 is de-
clared it viii be found that the United States
has taken long leap upward toward the l00.-
10000 mark
Last years prosperity in Canada was due large
ly 70 the opening up Of western mining territory.
and 10 good crops In Manitoba, the Northwest.
and in Ontario
London magistrate recently decided that a
girl WAS not obliged 10 return a bicycle she had
received as a present from man whom She SUD
sequently Tilted
The ages Of the four generations Of the ROYAL
family in the direct line OF succession are; The
Queen -: Prince % Wales s.; Duke % YORK So
Prince Edward 81 York, s.
The ancient frigate Franklin, a =.lic Of the old
wooden navy, which has been used for many years
as receiving ship al the Norfolk navy yard, Is
soon 70 be deserted hulk
Several deposits Of copper and tin have been
located in Northern Queensland. and prospecting
is going actively. Il is said that tin mining
Is all the rage in that colony.
Probably the top is the Oldest toy in the world
Il has been used for thousands Of yeaB IN all
parts o. the globe and some savage tribes use it
IN the performance Of religious rites.
A London postman has been sentenced % twelve
months imprisonment for stealing letters He
loses q pension for nineteen years service. and
eco contributed 20 the Postofice Benefit Society.
Tie tug Three Friends which became notorious
during our difficulties with Spain is again going
into Cuban waters She is towing large new
SEQ IS built at jacksonville for a concern at Hs-
y2ha-
One Of the specifications Of the contracts made
by Greater New York for its charitable iustitI-
tions is that all the meat shall be killed and
dressed in New York State. This year 2,&j3,gi1
pounds VIII be used.
Los 81 life on the Great Lakes during the last
season has been about 100. Fifty-six persons were
Lost By the laundering Of ships and thirry-two
were Lost overheard No passengers were lost on
any Of the regular lines
One million five hundred and thirty eight thou-
sand seven hundred and thirry-eigHt is the pre-
else number q birds estimated by the British Con
sui in Yenezuela TO have been killed TO provide
aIgrCttes for ladies hats.
II Colombia the snow line IL about "a 900 feet;
IN Ecuador, near the Equator, about 1000 feet;
IL Peru and Bolivia. about 1900 feet sud in
Chile from 1900 feet In the neighborhood Of
Santiago 5000 feet at the Straits q Magellan
If Adam lad worked 500 days each year from
the dag he was created % the present time az
salary Of so q day. be would not have earned By
Teller OF Vanderbilt" said Dr. Wright. Of De-
troll
It Is estimated that az any given time. in Ger
many alone. 10000 persons are afflicted with
consumption and D. 90. 900 To- America have 60 It
III timcs- Prof UirSJr p-ou0Unces ir cupLalIcll-
.v a disease Of al times, all countries. ard all
aces
All the flags Tor British ships q war except tie
-lyal standards, are made In the government
9ockvardS. and the enormous number required
may De Judged from the fact that in the color
oft lr Chatham alone about 1900 flags are made
IN q year.
The Bocr women are accustomed to tilling the
oil and joining with the men iu domestic Labor
Of all kinds When the men are called away to
ight with the army. the women 20 night along
With the work OF the farms, and thus insure an
lbuudInCe Of supplies
Like the Australian contingent. the CluldlIus
nave been put - staff work since their =rrivai ia
south Africa building sidin-s and erecting plat
orm-. besides the usual routine work at soldiers
They shape well and are very zea.ous ga t.-
performance Of their JGty-
r.-...r. r.-. G...- F...rF
he O.auge River banks II is colrSer Than The
canadian product. but is more valuable on ace
.ouut 90 its length. The Gnoualanl West Copper
Company and the Cape Asbestos Company are
mining the hbre at a profit
Misunderstanding the great mineral resources Il
Nova Scotia. the forest wealth Of both Nova
scotia and New Brunswick. and the great value Of
he coast fisheries Of all three Of the maritime
provinces. agriculture must bc regarded AS the
eading industry % the Provinces by che s-l'
An Australian swami has declared that the hl-
man brain contains name centre" He saws
that IL is the ofhcc Of this cell 90 retain names
A striking case which would seem 70 c0uf-u
this theory recently occurred al Cieveiand
bra sefaau was Shot hy a conductor. and The
former could not remember the names Of per
sons OF things. although he could perfectly vel
describe the functions cf all articles exhibited 70
him. The surgeon pr0bed for tHe bullet and
found il IN the exact spot Necessary - adgct
the remembrance Of names, according 10 me
Au-tIiau's theory When the pressure on the
brain had beeu relieved the patient remembered
names as well As he had done before ms injury,
and told the name of his assailInt-
A New York despatch says Tom Moorc's hap
has come TO America. 1t passed the custom
house this afternoon, and is now in among the
treasures Of Mrs. Marie Glover Miller Of l57
West One Hundred and Nineteenth Street The
harp is about three feet high and weighs about
ten pounds It's compass comprises thirty notes.
tuned diatauically in the key Of @. u has no
medals Mrs Nario Glover Miller /, the grand
daughter Of Prot Glover, editor OF a1u.ar edl-
lions OF the Irish poets melodies ara the harp
passes TO her by inheritance. 70 was given to
the professor by the MessTs. Power. who hr>t
published Ma0re's melodies Moore gave the half
to the McsSrs Power when be left Dublin IN
lstO Mrs Miller. who inhcrits the harp, Is
wcll-knovn concert singer
The important point is made by intelligent 1dvo-
cafes of cremation that 10 must De regarded
q y4stcfuI and expensive process unless proiS-
means be taken TO utilize the great heat which
has Of necessity TO De employed if the operation IS
10 De conducted in the thoroughly effective manner
required. Something more is essential Of course,
log the cremation Of animal substances without
Inc production Of q positive nuisluCc-th1E mere
burning; that Is, such a temperature as viii uot
merely burn up the body into gases but ais,
consumes such iclrfully GLORIOUS gases into HARM
css compounds To heat furnace So 90 pro
luce such temperatures for each single cremation.
however. and then to throw away their heat u1-
sued Is necessarily very v4steful. Bot. 30 IS
argued where the destruction OF animal sub
stances has 20 be carried out continuously. as iu
modern refuse Instructors, such waste is obylateds
Tor not only Is the heat which is used made TO