The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-24
NOTES OF The DAY

are twisted from the same material and limitations
I OF e'fao'a leather are cOntrived from it.
There is said 20 be tombstone in Tennessee
/ Upon. upon which Is engraved this strange epifaph:
some have children. Others have none bsrs H.
/ the mother Of twenty-oue.-
! The automobile is pacing ahead a, ,,.id r.t,
y ne ALREADY secured place on the shelves. so &c
7 .yeek' 0t the department sore firm In ~,
! York Is Offering the horscless vehicle for ale
! new ordnance in Philadelphia that receives
the sanction Of many househ0ldsrs is one pro-
hlDting the placing Of loose circulars under door
9ro,.i l1-i on doorstePs, front p0Tches. or
Ihe vomeH's department at Cornell University
3 VII DC rendered more democratic next year. An
/ shoft viii be made 10 get two women in 80
o'IhntoTy room by increasing the price az !. r-r,,
occupied only by one
south American journals declare that eruisssrie-
Of the United states buying up large tracts OF
lsnd m Brazil Peru. and Chile for the purr,ose
- 49, Z name IN local political questious.
[ vain me ultimate view q annexation
Bret Harte is said to be at work on new series
7 Of condensed novels The first series appeared
IN ls6f 8nd were very successful In This new on.
4 % is supposed that be viii parody modern novel;
/ 'HSt haVe had greater OF los vogue
I Military men declare that the harbor Of san
Francisco is thoroughly proof against hostile :a-
I Iasion- Several new lO-irch guns m6snted on
/ disappearing carriages have been placed on the
ciae coast.
/ Red hair Is a great blessing though nrobsllv
/ teT peFsoHs acknowledge it. A German 9hvsici4n
! explains why peEsons 50 adorned seldom get so
bald a. Others Red hair IS So thick that - 600
I cover head. a. well as 10000 blonde o. I05 90
/ block hairs-
: While the British Army colors. standards. AID
suidons are relisiously made By hand jacks aags
: are made b. sewing machine. 10 enormous ma
/ ehiles being driven throughout the course of
. long day by gas engines, and tended by nearly
I forty women
mothers gallery Is ieaturc Of the Lincoln
PARK Baptist Church, Cincinnati. Ohio. A urr-
seTy with cots easy chairs and other convenience,
! opens On from the galley. Women attendants are
present 60 care for the children when thev Mn
| be content With strangers.
( OF two aud 0ne-half miles OF pavement laid in
I New York within the last three months, 81 SOS
sgHsre wards Of asphalt, ~ Ia z1us-. yards Il
{ "ioek asphalt. 1855 square yards Of macadam
ana oHiy l.G2l square yards q stone Granite
block, IN Gotham are out Of fashion.
/ The recent death Of Richard ". Thompson com
pleted the ending o. a journey all must 70 OF
quartette Of picturesque characters in the Hoosier
( state The other three. Whose names and flrga
I hnger iu the minds Of their faTI1yr-r0Brrryr,e-
I are b1niel " Noorhees. George vs. Julian, and
I NiiHam T. Holman
! wate--poDer company of Hayoke, Mass. has
/ just completed new stone dam across the Con
Hectieut River. 81 a cost Of nearly 81 .o000o0.
which gives by Ear the largest water power in Na-
England, IT'S average total bead being sixty frrt.
! and draws water from a drainage area above
/ H0-yoke Of 5000 square mile.
LamzrJine's barber a certain NJ Isorv. Is ss-.
I the London Chronicle" stIll alive He IS rerg-
. ing on the century mark 90 i-fe having passed
uinety-two years Of age and bis greatest deIigl,,
= 90 talk o. his hero Iscpy treaSres un a Eadeg
I caguvrrcotype oi the sentimental politician who
/ having become domiHaut Gsu-e IN France, dicd
I ia obscurity.
/ Moles and bats axe not blind. though they are
/ usually regarded So Nature made the MOLE ewes
minute to cave pain when huroEing under the
4 earth A. Tor bats no ole who has watched them
I chase moths on a summer evening would accuse
{ them Of being blind. though they could possibly
/ with their marvellous sense 90 touch dnd the i1-
z -ects ln absolute dsrkuesS-
/ Tie largest amount Of lie insurance ever placed
\ on one has just been taken out on the life q
( Contractor John r. NcDousld Tie II is who Is 20
I bGi!d New Yorks subway, and who has been in
/ aIred ior 100000 for Eve years at a cost Of
] $4,000. Mr.. Wsnulmsker who held the record
/ before. Is insured for SI.52j p01 Gen Samuel C.
I Lawrence - Boston is insured for s510.O0Q
I As proof Of the care taken Of children eutr1st-
Cd Jo the protection Of train meI in this country
there Ii Illustration I'm the case % little girl
named Helen A. Francis three years and eight
months OF age. who has arrived safely a. stroud.
Okla. after h4viu. Travelled irum New York CITY
( without other escort than the men on the rail-
road. 90 whose guardianship she had been COM
miy,ed.
Very few cities ia this, country have vHat are
entitled % De called drsI-c'ss, botanic gardens.
. Tho Arnold Aboretum at Boston il generally re-
glr.ed Tire most progressive 10 tle short llst.
viva che Washington garden possibly next In the
~ tEou@h - Louis makes magnificent show In
l- botanical tNHIhItlO1s- tn r.. are other ire gard
cu- st Buffalo. y y. philadelphia. New York
.isy- Northampton. Mas, and san Francisco.
Women who sweep the streets wiki long skirts
fc 80 az some peril A PhiIlde'pEia bacterioiogi
WHO made microscopic examination oi the train
OF tie walking skirt Of woman Of that city
found IL contained 1870 OGl germs many bearing
diPhtheris, pneumonia. and tOuSiitiz-aLSo c0Ilcc-
Z rio-s OF typhoid and consumption germs And
| this, TOO. despite the fact that the skirt was
| comparatively new and Lad been brushed daily By
I IFS oUuCT
Il appears from the investigation Of au inquisi-
tive German gentleman that the Beautiful Blue
| Danube is LOT So blue a. il has the reputation
| Of being The gentleman who devoted a long
period OF time watching the waters Of the Danube.
SAYS that dudLs eleven days ne found tlem brown.
during fifteen Of a dirty green hue during forty
/ lNN Nll-ul green Nuil-= SHY -u-lc ua4A green
during SiNty-forr OF sre5 lsh yellow, and on some
dggs OF no distinct color.
Tie North Pole is said 90 have been discovered
uy French Canadian trapper who rcioices in the
name Of Joseph Zolique Ia JUie, who. according
Co. his oUu statement ran up sgsiu-t the pole while
drifting on an ice Zoe. On his unwilling journey
Ia Jojc ate several Of his dogs SO IL is related.
and an the FISH he could ind. De struck land after
q cold journey Of long duration and was taken in
charge by a Polar race Of Indians. who took hini
upon 2 mountain that gave forth volcanic light.
This fountain Ia Joie firmly believes is the North
. Pole Strange 20 say the uapFeTs report OF hs
! experiences finds a degree OF Credence among 2
I number of Arctic pathhnders Il is not related
/ that he found any signs Of Audree while m Tie
I Polar regions.
Great use Is being made at present in boundaries
! qnG other rnciaIlureical establishments OF steel
! scrsos. which is the material left after making
various articles OF steel II treated by means Of
A process which converts the scrap into STEEL not
only Of its original value per pound. but also in
/ any desired shape. thus saving cost Of machinery
or drop-forging The scrap is melted in cruciblcs,
"a urocess that destroys most Of the valushle
steel properties. but at 4 fixed point In the melt
ing certain ingredients are dropped into the mol
ten mas that restore the valuable properties The
/ resulting product has every quality Of the best
steel, being homogeneous, Welding perfectly, can
be made hard OF soft 70 order, and Las tensile
strength Of 5000 pounds.
Peter Van Schaack, Of the Chicago Holland -.
cicty, will leave Chicago next month Tor Holland
10 present the youthful Queen q that nation with
a gift OF 8 copy Of Chief Simon Pokagon's book,
''The Queen Of the Woods" This was presented