The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-17
NOTES OF THE DAY.

pigeon neAAFtA rA-et
els and ports u departure
Willie the ordinary commercial s3lcylic acid is
q slow poison and forbidden a food urcseTvative
IN foreign countries. IL is claimed that s5hcyic
acid made from the oil OF wiHtergreeu is harmless.
Dogs in Connecticut are generally affected with
influenza. which has appeared as a sort Of canine
epidemic. The animals affected are generally %
lugu degree, the ours being usual thing
immune.
Aluminium which had no commercial existence
few years ago, produced in the United
States last year 20 the extent Of 5-2ooooo pounds
valued 90 SI.sJ0.000, which is one-teuth Of the
cot Ten years ago.
Dr. d. F. Annett, Of the Liverpool School OF
Tropical Diseases has. been conducting iEvestiel-
tiol- into the prevalence Of .pink-eye' IN Liver
pool horses. and has found. he believe. in every
case the same bacillus
Al Blackpool England. the municipal au5h1tl-
ties operate the street railways, carrying pls7eu-
gers az Is cents per fare. On this basis
sinking fund has been laid by, interest and taxes
paid. and a profit left
The prisoner printers on the ''star Of Hope"
published in sing sing prison, objected strongly
CO. having prisoner for foreman Of the Office THAI
De- has been removed and another man, NOT
prisoner put IN his place
Ladies o. high class in China use the daiutest
.afu.IIc- imaginable. some Of them being carved
from enormous pearls. ornlmeEted with band, Of
I fine gold. which all manner OF quaint ana
I fantastic designs are engraved
Another blue grotto. like that on tire Island Ct
Capri. has been discovered on thc shore Of the
promortory Of Skiu5ri on the I0nisn Island ZIHta
The entrance s from the sea, and Is larger than IA
/ the Capri gr0tto, but the interior is smaller
In the south Of Italy the first artistic wigs Wese
made for the Capinieus. who lived in Apulia. and
vsre known Cor the Injuries of their toilet Thee
people were, they say. the fr-t who painted teir
faces TINS they did with tie juice Of straberre--
/ Nioobes Of typhoid. choIera, diphtheria. ard
other disease of similar nature survive the tenn
pCature q liquid -ir and CONG out lively and
clipper after twenty hours trftziug, according
TO q paper reeeHtls read before the Royal Society
IN London.
Los Angeles las the reputation q being almost
tropical, bot il is rot a warm city either I'm sum
mer OF winter The temperature f. seldom above
- 81 any season. and that d about equal f'
Cs iu New York. May and June seem t1 h. Che
coolest months iu the year
IN the laundry Of An insane asylum a. Pontiac,
Mich, electric irons instead of gas irons have
proved 90 DE peculiarly adapted for insane as ilrf
service where most Of tEl work is done Dig rlE
ulJirIJs There is chance Ut their setting any
, thing on FIRE with tHe irons
one Of the tasks Of the Hamburg Hyz-euic n
stitrte f. 90 make frequent examination Of tlC
water os tae river FIIc % see If il contains alc
germs OF CHOLERA. aiI-'i-7'a or eiiSf infectious
i disease Another Is 90 examine sue Aatcr % tI-
wells, gi which there still are ZOO IN The city
Tie .cea Of NcAIeeter. ia the Indian Tefri,grg.
ns- a. population Of more than seven thousand. ali
Of them sG1urifr-. who hope that eventually tie
I Federal Government viii r4tiiy their title 60 tH-
, property. Of which they have taken possession
Z Trev have Us MAYOR 10 town marshal no ale
2 Germea. Lo police.
Iac demand far Missouri mules Cor the British
: army ir South Africa c0utiEuss uuab41ed accord
I ing to the ''Rar-a- City Journal" IL the small
d sHa-H FU.H H.-
- have avenged nearly Loo day, and a siIuilar
& + activity iu the market is reported lrom ever
% quarter of The state
singular and interesting discovery las been
r. made al Bsrb1lya. iu Hungary. where Ire remains
l. of AN unusually large auteiiluyiau auifasl A4ye
y uouuce- -o be larger thai anything ~ tae hlLl
e pfeyfsJi-Iv found iH Europe According go TINS
r. Authority the animal Is a whale
o In tle recent discussion As 20 the merits Tee
-rest.yeiv aud relatively, Of white and brown
- broad rrt-r appear, GO .be vcigaJs leaning, eH
q They ale hrm i. their belief. after having 1Haae
a elaborate Investigations, that white bread Is more
c nutritious lt-l tie brown F-EeJl-
it Tae-e rs or Zoe. project favored by he Kaiser
& Tor giving Berlin a sEuer theatre, N which nc
3D. work., Of this master and other serious operas Wi
81 . ru-,-euttd the old opera house being reserved
JF I for lighter pieces on The model Of the Pans
10 Opera CLmique. II Tire project Is earned thIou2i
.- Berlin viii be -u possession oil i'aF SuD7-l----
theatres
There Is an old church In WauLegan. Wis
which has 10 steepIe. because of = court mandst,
f.rb-GElu.e such a construction In lod- sever
la storm swept over tire town, hurting the enigma
srfrr against Che house next d'of- 1ho NLe.A----
Ill Tie owner vf the house Eot out an luluie',,t
l. -.r.frfug tac trustees Of lhe church from build
10 lrE another Spise-
.- TIL. merchant llllars OF Denver IN the belle
81 t--- their profession dae- not occupy The posi-
.far ir public estimation 70 which IT Is entitled
-- have t.-luel an clSauizaJiou 60 raise n 90 ina
H. Position Tive formal statement oi the purpose
M ?. o. .-r.-fz5tfou j, as follow. To elevate ana En-
Mobile our profession ard 20 raise . % t-4J u,
7e r.srscsI. moral and irrccctull position m on
Ian glea. CHS which its importance Or an au,-s
lev md lo1ars'le art entities it 70 occupy
an TIE Waterbury American" notes a new Pu
SIS f-5a- Tor women that Of professional scolo
ne ..llsr.5r-' il saws. ''yyLo too Umld 20 70,
Oe the trsIcsuan WHO charge eNOrbitant prices, VI
I furnish interior goods, who do poor WofA' OF =
de- landlords who vii not attend 10 making need'
md rgr4frS OF servants who are tu5peTtineuL OF q
,eu.r,cteut. can have their ScoldinG done IoT me
bot fa~ = consideration aud ii the professional eco
- know. how 10 Jalh 90 these deiiEgoeiilS >le q
.oN accomplish Whist amy amount OF reasoning al
ion mild remembrance have failed TO do.
1 The annual meeting of the New YORK Bo5ari,
,.,rl-r has been held The annual report sho
- that Us rsu members have been added 10 6
rel I .oH and thar the progress % the garden una
frra direction Of Dr. hIltinu lt~ Oxen i''r- sH'
r.rs.rs- The number OF species ard va1leiifs
lh fl.Tf- under cultivation and those native 70
tch Grounds aggregate collectively cser -,pfE ]
I'm museum building Is now essentially completed G
haa needs only a final clearing out. when sI'cclI-'
ono can be Installed the number OF new -pec'r'
Tba received through gifts and purchase ln the %
ror aggregated l5,sS.-
the There has icpu appointed a special oourn'-~
ards 40 report on the ruins OF the Cliff twcliers IN
,iciaitv og IIlucas and COr,e-. Cos. and ai-e n
Nztrc. Mexico with the idea of r,seIying tlc 'a
a- a national park This action bd. becn '-'Ae..
result on au agitation IN teirf1do i-I Inc 7
reCffon Uf these ruins against N4'u-- lSlie
- some of tae best preserved ruins have :"
.-5,rcssi,- entered by curio hunters who d.
-l.s1 -, +.r..b walls and root and carried 'f
~. 'raii.. n would be wise Co have tHsSe I'd
r,.s-,le5 bv gbe Government 90 tI-l l"e-
heel g.. Investigated by experts Fortunately 7''
HE best gf them have not uedu iauipereH "
- a. ytt.
Tie nutch Reformed Church OF the Trans'
Is divided into three denominations. the Dor
KerLc, tie ErforlEde KerAe- and the Cen.
.dTcl ,pcar5c Kcrkc The government Of all %
'.li'' rIrrtBes closely resembles the Presbyte
U'l' form President Kruger belongs 70 the DOT
me KerL,. the adiogents % which 1nciude many
'4-7 tine oldest and most influential families a
,Ifr The Characteristic Of this sect lS
I o..a--tye conservatism. The services are
rlsfr in FORM There is no music save tne +
nc of tla Psalms. and sunday IS observed
. A. ,.r- ,-r.ar strictaeSs The Ertofmde hcrke
l- 5--..- contrast Co the Dapper kerke and holes
an hi l.C [ Iaji-GCinJTilu doctrine 70 Pc 10