The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-09-06
NOTES OF THE DAY.


Yale professor claims to be able by means OF
hypnotisn &c cure drunksrds of their thirst
The yellow and red Spanish aag IS the oldest of
any used BY the European powers. as it vas fias
flown in 1885.
In Japan it would be thought as rude neg
lect to offer tea TO a visitor his arrival as not
TO speak to him.
The Bengal cavalry. which constitutes the body
guard of the Governor General Of India,
raised as lar back as I715
In Zante. one of the Ionan islands, there Is a
petroleum spring which mas been known for
nearly 5000 years 1t is mentioned by Herodotus.
There is blacksmith in Gardiner. Me- who
has not LOST days work from sickness since he
began his apprenticeship nearly third Of cen
tuIy ago.
More steel is used in the manufacture of pens
than in all the sword and gun factories in the
world A ton of steel produces about 1900
gross of pens.
Water works on scale adequate to guarantee
the whole OF India from drought not only exceed
the possibilities OF finance, but are beyond the
reach Of engineering skill
The seven h,indredth anniversary OF the foun-
dation Of the old Russian city OF Riga viii be
celebrated next year. The citizens are already
making preparations for the event
Rotary fight can be given to an arrow ike
that Of rifle b..ilet by using feathers Of ona
wing for the same set Of arrows the curve "
/ the wing giving the rotary motion.
Iceland exports sulphur, Iceland moss, wool;
baleen. eiderdown, bird skins and ponies. Its
manufactures are entirely domestic.
Three miles from stanberry, No, old couple
whose ages are respectively cighty-four and
eighty -hve years. have been living together a
lndH and wife Tor the last sIXty-eight years
Free lectures given under the auspices Of tEie
New York City Department of Education show
increase in ATTENDANCE Of Is 6.s during the last
winter and spring, compared with the same
| period OF year before
silver coin Is usually in currency for about
| twenty-zeven years There about 1873 600, COO
old fashioned copper cents somewhere, but no one
/ can locate them, except that occasionally soil
/ tarY specimen turns up In change
| In Sydney. New South Wales IL has been OBJ
/ served that people prefer 10 stand in The
/ trolley cars TO patronzing the old steam OF DUN
my cars. which over the route, and
which are Tow comparatively empty.
| In Northern China hot-vrater Peddlers ge about
with whistiing ketJle-the whistle announcing
that the water is at boiling point. When they
! hear the whistle the people With their tea
/ pots and buy enough NateT for then DAYS tea
The farmers living in the vicinity Of HarvieiI,
in Butler county, Mo-, have sued for the posses
/ sion Of a cemetery. The graveyard Is in the
ire OF farm, the Of which has been guard
ing it with shotgun 70 prevent any more burias
/ in it.
Tie old-fashioHcd candle IS stiIl popular IL
Illuminating agent in France, notwithstanding the
u, % -. ,,''+ ga, r. mot hen Jfs.-,l,,,t
/ ed through pines beyond the Offices and dining.
rooms
| Up "a the sixteenth century English beer WIS
! very poor only favored with broom, bay berries,
! or ivy berries hut in 1872 the cultivation Of the
mop pant WIS oe2li' % - an. -i lsiir II
! IN tecr ,r@r,T--@tI7re5
|
4 titizeN % iS"''''" w IL "','- 'A
MADE OF nine peach stones Each OF the stones
/ Is carved on each side III a different device SO
that there are eighteen different designs. Tie
stones are lo'"ea with bars OF gold the "Hote
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Japan Is the largest consumer 81 Ii'e II me
world, the average beng $50 pounds per person
year. TIE Americans Use but four pounds per
capita. Belgium uscs tobacco in proper
tioa thsn any other country, about no ounces per
/ capita yearly, winnie lt4iy uses only = ounces
There Is to be an exhibition Of ancient and
n0dsrn examples OF go!d~Enith- art al Florence IN
connection with the celebration Of the fourth
centenary OF beuycuUto 1eiiiHi oiFtn- NpFtm-
Der , The mrs congress OF Italian go-ds'LllAs
. VIII be he-4 IL t!at Gitl 'i. lie N'iHe 'SS@S0''-
Fysry old yer-r-.r Al the = .lis-s' Home at
T-.- r. ~. ~; ,-..7 L:g I, "a
/ nor IN human nst,,re ar =. least IN American
nature. TO enjoy the iberality Of The Government
without complaint HEe OLD chap declares mat
N'1-ii- ~St'.tf toNN 40 nv -
the o'i1et hIha-
! 4 yisnres- in Missouri named Miss Ella FV7In,
-.I - .+ - H. -
ieN~'-'i' e'" 80 n.y.
Church and was baptized IN creek, near irf
lIer,,a b,9 ar vi M. rho ~ ana IL
/ down in chair. Then he tucked her head
! under the water
II j. ,s,,sf .roo-sr rho Chinese 10 far~sir rffir
-, :. -
POSSESSIONS "a '"-Us' "- i-Ol ~ ~ a" paw
broker establishments Ire people also stoF3
there IN summer t-lelT winter c4ot-i'aS on W!iieA
money IS oIIeh tent 10 nave usa!iis7 win i
pASisop Is 1. 70 ~ eu o'''sS'"-3 -
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f,,i nerranions Of mar are The institutions adv.
Gated in Z pamphlet issued by Dr. H. H. Kane
vyeII-zrovr hersesnsn and a member Of the s.
Brooklyn.
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MaiiS IN Seh'iai ia axe N2"' q 4'l N
mus part uP'u '-ie '-'''-' -''u =
Po1'sn, i ,. ,ss - ~ ma
Fully 85 has Of mail are made M each r;antF a:
the different postofficts in the protactogaIe i0r
conveyance by these men. the total distance
travelled being close upon iooG) miles per month
IT, ,.r-rg,.,,- ~ old ,,-irts- n f.7Far- rbf.
IL. -. -, 80 I ,srfe.d ~, ma.
u!tFa-teillG suiELi.tI i'''A De Nel-l'1o % Ii'1'
net There have been no iF5ef-ely cold winters
II TINS region since me one following me IAN
- -, tt =e5 II,sr ntsr VA.
one OF the regular old-fasmoueI Kind, Wien the
Potomac was in the habit OF freezing over and
Hieis'is "s'e III use -'l-'7 '''-'''
Worknen employed IN the erection OF new
primary school at the corner Of Pearl. Bartlett,
and School streets, CbarIcstOwD, Mass struck a