The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-04-23
NOTES OF THE DAY.

kealth-giving exercise and is greatly iDdalged n
/ by all degrees
At whakarewarewa. Nev Zealand. there are
/ md hot WateriaIs-
The number Of perz0ns in Berlin whose income
exceeds So year and who must therefore pay
| an income tax. IS $4,000
| The report OF the Ontario Department Of In
migration for 1879 shows that 4.Oi5 steerage pas
sengerS settled in Ontario
Antwerp city council has decided 20 send
/ formal invitation tine shah OF Persia 70 visit
/ the city as a municipal guest
A syndicate Ia Paris has made application 20 the
| minister q public works for permission 70 run
/ steam eaFTiages on the streets
Twelve years ago one sailor put Of IOa. on an
I portion has been reduced 70 I in 256.
Germany has thirty * fewer bicycle factories
( than u had last year, and only q few Of the
/ largest establishments are mixing money
Tie Hing Of Abyszinia when be walks ab-a1d
Is escorted By a band OF f0rty-fye musicians Of
his court all Of whom play upon trumpets-
! The dozen policemen in South Bethlehem. Pa,
are wearing total abstinence buttons. that being
one result Of q temperance revivafin the town
As history repeats itself iron swords way come
/ into vogue again Chinese scholars cain that
they in Use in that region Of the world
400 years ago
Coaehnen in Paris have very little regard Tor
Z police warnings and pay little attention when
the guardian DE- Ia paix lifts restraining finger
/ As warning against their driving
Statistic Of the Sassachusetts hospitals Of the
insane Tor twenty years show that permanent r.
/ coyeries cznuot be expected IN more than j. per
1 Get OF these committed for the fFst time.
I The Russian Government has consented 10 past
! poue for one year the operation Of new reguf1-
tions dcpriving japanese subjects Of fishing priv
leges in the waters Of Ssghalien, siberia
The tonnage OF the whole mercantile steam ma
rine o. Russia, Japan. Holland does not equal
| The tonnage Of the merchant vessels taken 0ve=
| By the English Government transports
1t requires three minutes in which TO bring to
halt one Of the big ocean steamers Ken she q
| travelling az high rate Of speed In IN mtaH
time she win tTsTerS@ distance Of halt mile
Under special d5zpensation from old Chief
| tseronias0 the Apache indians a. Pert SiH. Okla
have recently closed a tour daFs' dance IN order
! 20 ward OF a threatened epidemic Of smallpox
/ table prepared by The Indiana bureau Of sta
tistios shows that tine average annual earnings Of
( iourneymen in that State N 1883 were S57772. a
4 daily average. On basis Of 5lZ working DAYS. Of
| SI-s6.
\ special expedition for the study Of IePFosy Z
( 70 be made BY the Danish specialist Or. Ehlers-
He VIII, By invitation visit Crets on which there
I are several hundred lepers, As well as Bosnia
and other Eastern regions
There was shipped 10 the United states from the
. Dutch colonies coffee 20 the value d Ssz..0 in
Isg7. S5J.. 900 n ISIS ard $4,000 10 Isl3 and
I smaller. but still considerable item Of Dutch ex-
I poriation 4 to Be found in cocoa
The hard working laborers and coolies seen
i everywhere in Japan wear only narrow Ioin scarf
I and straw sandals. In cold and rainy weather
I they wear macintosh Of loose straw over their
I shoulders ana ma-lncth rude hat
I Golden and diamond weddings were celebrated
I 4
distributed jubilee Medals 10 each husband and
/ wife In Berlin and provinces Of Brandenburg
I the number Of these couples was rs.
/ The natural coral formation. together with good
! workmanship, has msde the roads Of Bermuda
/ famous IN the cycling world and enthusiasts Of
/ the wheel who have been fortunate 70
vlsit the island have called il the CycIeTs P4rl-
| disc
/ TIE English Khaki tunic has two large outside
breas; pockets. each with A Zap These are really
/ double pockets for they are sub-dIyidet 50 as %
bold store Of reserve ammunition II addition 70
I the handkerchief and any small personal belong
( iugs-
In Turkey amber Is supposed 10 be a specific
against the evil Effects Of nicotine, and the
people are great lovers Of tobacco they freely IN
duige in the use q IL. but take TO safeguard
/ Themselves By having amber uOuthpieces % theIT
/ pipes
| Next month over hundred Of the pick a
1 Philadelphia French walters VIII sail for Paris.
where they hope 20 make small fortunes during
1 the Exposition period Il ) said that there VIII
be a similar exodus Of foreign waters from Other
/ cities
The city council Of Cambridge, Mass. has de-
cided to held an all-day celebration on the Is5th
anniversary Of washington's taking command Of
! the Continental army. which event occurred IN
der the old Washington elm, Cambridge, on July
| 8. f755.
OF the books given oct from the Joliet GIl)
| prison library last year 81 per cent were works
Of hction y per eent were religious. and the
| departments OF science and art history, travels
| philosophy, and education each contributed 5
| per cent
Queen Marguerite, Of Italy, Is never idle She
draws, paints. studies dead languages, reads.
writes. and Translates living languages, keeps a
| vOluminOus diary ard tines her hand AZ every
new kind Of work she hears OF, and nearly always
| with siccess
An old Bible was bought for a trife at London
! bOokstal- The purchaser. an elderly lady, found
| pasted between the leaves four notes, with a
| written statement 70 the effect that the testator
! had 10 heirs. and left so 10 the person who
| found them an Bible
New York city has hitherto collected taxes upon
! S7o.9IS025 Of properly belonging 10 the corpora
tons whose business depends upon franchises %
| use the city's streets Under the Ford franchise
tax law the state board Of sssesSors has increased
| THIS assessment by Slss.654-Sol-
Waiter girls IN Munich in few cases receive
wages from the ITopTietors Of the establishments
in which they are employed There compensation
| comes mainly iroil the tips received from those
| thev serve az the tables. which amount al the
way from 50 cents 10 ; day
An insect census has Just been taken by a
| scientific EuSlishman on purely scientific lines.
with view to determine as far as it Is possible,
/ which insects are boon and blessing 70 man
I kind ard which the reverse. The results Of
the Investigation are 10 be published.
There are certain lucky creatures which never
feel the pangs OF thirst. fog they are 50 c01sti-
l never swallow 4 GTOp Of water IN their lives
| Among these animals are certain gazelles Of the
| Far East and the u1mas Of Patagonia-
A Filipino woman II the lower classes in her
out of doors attire very much resembles Cuban
uoraan of the same class. She Is daily seen on
the streets wearing lov-necked gown with hoUr-
I iru sleeves and a handsomely embroidered SRI
As general rule they all smoke cigars
Little or no progress was made in the con
structon Of el ctrc street railways in Russia IN
! I'll recently. but At the present tine the con-
| str1ction % lines IS going on IN all parts
/ OF the Empire. and concessions have been granted
! for many years The system most in use is the
overhead trolley.
The advertisements on the cars omnibuses and
tickets Of the London county council tramways
last year brought in nenarly $1,000 OF this tn
council netted about $4,000. the balance going
I in commission Fer the future an arrangement
has been made 10 pay the advertising agent only
70 per cent commission
Rhode Island Is the smallest State in the Union