The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-13
NOTES or THE Day.

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=, The explosive force Of guneOston is more than
twice that Of guHPowdeE.
Female compoeitors In Paris are not legally per
mitted to set typt at night.
Hisbsngle FIRE Is that fred from guns al an
elevation exceeding fifteen degrees
More thzn twenty Tnillie9s Of gold has been
assayed at Seattle from the Arctic regions
There Is a mule at Torsia. No. fortv-zeven
years old, and be Is still able 10 do = good days
work.
Only one colored soldier wears the Victoria
oross-i@hoe Sergeant Gordon of the West Indian
sociaiistie experiment Of building free-or prse-
iiesiiy fTee-sgoTkshops for artisans
James Beers. Of Alexandra, Nc, claims to have
the best forty acres Of corn grown IN the United
States Ii yielded le71z bushels TO the sere.
some of the leading hOrsemen and stock raisers
ot Cedar Rapids Iowa. have organized movement
for the purpose OF giving great stock and rTzng-
featuring exposition each year.
Chinese mandarins carry their own ehopSticks
20 least, wipe them carefully At the ciOse Of
the feast. and carry them home again. They are
OF ivory sad usually siiser-;ipped
The Filipino juhta in Hongkong aas had
prominent firm CT architects IN that city nrs-
pare plans for the public buildings Of the Filipino
repGhflc. 10 be erected al Manila
Fifty-fve carloads Of coal are shipped nom
Lehlgh- T, daily. The town has also bought
5000 bales Of cotton this season and expects TO
have electric Fights in thirty days
One Of the greatest difficulties found By medf-
cal missionaries in China Is that patients. after
receiving gratis bottle Of medicine. a-e apt TO
sell it to someone else for trife-
The largest chicken ranch in the world i about
70 be established at hsnasqusn, \. J. A tract Of
35e acres has been secured and Il viii be en-
TREY devoted TO the hen industry.
one OF each Of these lovely specimens Of nature
have a Lively enterprise IN front Of them There
are 2o.ooo different kinds Of butterflies.
The Prince Of Wales Is said to have the most
curious paper weight IN existence It Is the
naumnied band Of the daughter Of one Of the
constant use.
French statistieian has calculated that the
human eye travels over 1909 yards IN reading an
ordiDaTy-size6 novel The average human being 4
calculated to get through $500 mics Of reading
IN lifetime.
sanitary Testament for use in the admins
tratioa e oatis has been put on the market Il
IS be1.a with white celluIoid instead Of leather.
aud Il can therefore be washed and disiafeetei
FROM time 10 time.
\ weIIkaoEn Ef-,iish physician SAYS that he
has found that warts may be cured by reTaeei-
nation He revaccinated girl Of fifteen who had
ninsty-four warts hand and seven weeks
after the operation the warts had disappeared.
The Czarina Of Russia dispenses 50 much II
charity TO require her 70 employ special lady
secretary, hearing the title Of diTectress Of the
imperial charities. whose Office Is TO disbUTse
aRd oversee the employment Of her uajesty's
gifts
Mushroom farms IN city cellars Is not new
idea. nor has it been generally favored, but
practical experience shows there Is profit in It
Il IS an excellent enterprise Tor women who are
able 10 detect the mushroom from the poisonous
toadsf0ol-
Tie daily population OF the Equitable building
in New York IS 300. and the mai averages
about 1900 pieces a dar Every fortv FIVE min
utes mai wagons ruE over from the POstof1ce and
carry back with them seveHty-fYe pounds OF out
going mail
The shell which killed General yilleBois De
Mareuii Boshof has been mounted on an
ebony base. ad it is to be presented TO Lord
Galway and the officers OF the Sherwood Rangers
Imperial YeomaHTy to commemorate their first
engagement
i Connecticut manufacturer has recently fnishzd
ne~ stase carriage for the Government Of
Ecuador at 4 cost OF sIG0.oO9 It Is modelled after
the carriage OF tic Pope and the Kbedise but
izcks the solid gold ornaments Of tie former aud
the gems 81 ( = latter
French navy estimates for 1891 are so Isl, $50
francs, increase Of SO SCI francs The larger
o. GlLlEt VIII [1eFOkEG 10 naval
construction 10 the defences OF the ports ard 70
the personnel The constitution OF the sguadsons
wiz not differ greatly from the present organi-
zation-
Though in appearance the aerograph savers #
the mechanical there IS notsirg IN tse least
mechanical about its working. The softIy-t:ated
pictures. the exquisite Backgrounds and shadin=s
that can I've drawn with It are pcsible oaiy 10
the artist, and then only after considerable
amount Of practice.
The photographers of this country and Europe
would be in sore straits were it not for the IN
vention OF aluminium, for the Bavarian stone,
which was used exclusively until q few years ago
for Photographic purposes, has lately shown that
deterioration IN quality which Is the suTest iRGIca
ton OF an exhaustion Of the supply.
Astronomers report that the uearest approach OF
a comet 10 the earth WIS observed in ITO. when
one approached to within l. LEGO miles Of our
planet There IS no necessity for people being
alarmed when they ere advised BY professional
star gszeTs that comet Is coming. from some
where in the vast universe. IN this direction.
Ness comes from Danish West Indies that a
species OF gTasshePPeT, hitherto unknown in the
island, has made its appearance II ST CToix and
the planters complain OF the damage done to the
canes. II Is feared II Is similar to that vaich
made its appearance sometime ago in Cuba and
was supposed to have been brought over IN hay
imported from the United States
New Zealand seems 10 be prosperous. The reve-
nue. for the year shows a record surplus equal to
more than 100000 over expenditure The public
debt OF the colony stands at &47 ,O00,eC0 and the
financial statement proposes that Parliament
should authorize another 100000 lean be
expended chiefly in the extension of railways
The lOsn viii no doubt be authorized.
The African Methodist Church of Syracuse has
pastor. the Rev. Dr. J. 4. D. Bloke, who has
had remarkable career fer negro Born II the
Vest Indies. he has Travelled Esuch and IN Nan
man. lie fsS lad 4 complete university edUca-
ton. and holds 1hyee degrees. being profeient
teacher in Latin, HeJTeW. and French
In case OF war lines carefully maintained would
be switched into use. and the tTamway system
would be II communication with the enormous
goods depots Of the Paris teruini Not rolling
Every horse over years old Is registered. to-
gether with his type owner. and probable utility
The general staff could choose from some I-0.0)O
horses.
4 new federation is in prospect. It Is rumoFed
that following upon the formation OF The Aus
tralian Commonwealth the ioag-taIked-of fedora
ton OF the British. Vest Indies Is TO become IN
accomplished fact. The Tmpc-isi Government Is
credited with the intention OF welding the whole
OF the LeeEsTd and WindUard Islands into one
confederation, with Barbados the seat OF Gov
eminent
Cars on one Of the suburban lines in 81 Louis
are being equipped with telephones The instra-
ment Is placed in the rear Of each car, the mega
tive wire being connected through the wheels 10
the rail and the positive wire being fitted with
simple device resembling 2 IoInted fishing poIc
by which connection IS secured with a private