The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-24
NOTES OF THE DAY.

/ Minnesota for each million Of population
It requires more than 10 gallons OF OIL year
10 keep the largest locomotive in smooth running
order
The Rev. Edward Scha9Eorst has becn pastor Of
London church for iorty-three years without
q salary.
There are said to be 10000 farms in this
country and there Is land enough IN the vast
domain for mauy millions more
General Forrest OF Confederate cavalry fame Is
| % have a monument in Memphis and the corner
stone VIII be laid Memorial Day
Dr. Walter J. Gregory. head OF the scientific
| staff OF the English National Antarctic exDedi-
ton IS but thirty-fye years old.
Lord Gggydyr. the oldest member Of the British
House Of Lords, completed his ninety-first year
on ApTll q lie is still a county alderman for
Suffolk.
Some folks IN Chicago are in favor Of muz-
zlins cats to prevent the slaughter Of song birds
The matter = under consideration By the Natural
History Society n that city.
4 sturgeon weighing $50 pounds was netted Of
lagoon Island, II the Hudson River three miles
above Albany, recently. Nothing ike this IN
weight has been seen in Albany for fifteen years
past.
Baron Kodama the new War Minister Of Japan,
! Is special PTotege Of the Marquis Ito. who has
always evineed high appreciation Of the Baroa's
services during the war between Japan and
China.
Denmark started last century as the poorest
country, per head Of population, in Europe; It
ended as one Of the richest And it has to thank
its land system and dairy system Tor the i'm
provemeRt
Captain Bernier, who IS to lead the Canadian
expedition IN search of the North Pole. has ilao
an ambition for such work from childhood one
OF his earliest TecOileCtiona. he says is that Of
planning Arctic expeditions.
4 very ancient and valuable bronze Chinese
vase, measuring fourteen feet IN height and
weighing about i've tons, has been brought to
Odessa from Tchi1djan-Foo- It IS to 90 to enc
OF the museums n St Petersburg.
Among the marine artic,1Iates life Is often pro-
longed for years Some OF the larger crabs and
Holsters probably endure fer decade or more;
few species may i've on to nearly two decades
before attaining their fullest growth
In the Spanish province OF Barcelona there are
over 100 soap factories, some of which are the
largest establishments OF their kind IN Europe
The soap Is manufactured almost exclusively for
export, Cuba being the best market
Nyriads Of butterflies are leaving Eastern Colo
RADIO and flying to the northwest Of TINT region.
As the immense body Of them sway about IN the
wind they resemble aerial flower garden If one
can imagine Such a Horticultural wonder
President y J Morrison, OF Fairmount College.
Wichita, Kan, visited Franklin Falls, y H, the
other day to secure sprouts from the ens planted
there by Daniel Webster. The sprouts wiz be
planted on the campus Of Paramount College
Thomas E Raleigh, city attorney of Canton.
No, IS but twenJv4hree years old and Is proba-
bly, the youngest man occupying such an in
portant position he IS well known throughout
northeastern Missouri q wit and orator.
Mrs. Lurany Soaring. of Georges township. Pa.
IS 103 years old She was married when Il years
old and raF
children. 81 decentralization $ great-zrsat-
grandchildren, making total Of I45 descendants.
Australian papers state that the experiment
Of the West Australian Government IN turning
domestic cats loose IN the southeastern districts
Of the colony, 70 check the invasion Of rabbits
from South Australia, has been d pronounced
s-cces-
The city Of Zurich must be the very paradise
Of clubs In proportion TO the number OF its
inhabitants 1t possesses more clubs than any other
city IN the verdi At the end OF 1893 Il al
ready had 81 clubs bur IN Ig1I they have in
creased to III
"UncIe SAM Gibbons. who is now on the
retired list carried mail IN Kentucky for sixty-one
years and never lost i sack He lives at Hodgen-
vile. three miles from LincoIn's birthplace He
insists that but for the railroad he wouId still
be II the service.
The library Of Heidelberg University has just
acquired tvventy-seven sheets OF a Septuagfnt
code, written n unciaIs Of the sixth and seventh
centuries, on papyrus, containing the Alexan-
driau translation Of chapters " TO XIV OF Zach
aTiah. and chapters to " OF Malachi.
The reason given for the substitution Of the
drum for the trumpet IN the Italian army Is that
in these days Of short service a young soldier
learns 10 march 70 the drum Tar sooner than to
the trumpet Again. It Is found ghat trumpet
ers are very subject TO pulmonary Affections
The rarest dog in the world IS szid to be the
magnificent Tibet H1sstif -DsImu, belonging 10 H.
C Brooke Of New York known lover OF
pets and eJzFios and unique reptiles At the last
great dog show IN the CrystaI Palace Dsamu took
the first and special prizes for the best dog Of any
variety
During his speech IN introducing the British
army proposals OF the Government Mr Brodrick
gave some curious facts about fighting families
He stated that the families with three sons
serving IN the army number no fewer than 800;
four sons 116; five sons, ~; SIX sons, y; seven
Sons, %; eight sons, ?; nine sons, I; ten sons L
The restorat:ons which are now being carried
out in the castle Of St. Angelo. Rome have re-
suited in the discovery OF some CURIOUS frescoes
OF the fifteenth century i i even hoped that
possibly thick ccatiugs OF Vghitewash Still cover
the frescOes BY PintWrichio representing the
whole OF the BoTgIa family That such fr5scOes
existed IN the time OF julius II IS proved
pair Of snow-white kid gloves reposed on
Judge Landry's desk at St. Andrews. y. B. on
Tuesday morning when the circuit court opened
They had been placed there By Sheriff Stuart =
indicate to his honor that there was no criminal
business to be disposed of In his address to the
grand jury, Judge Landry commented IN a very
pleasant vein upon this Old-time custom
James O'ConneII an innate OF the FranklI3
county infrmary at Columbus. Ohio, has recovered
his hearing IN 4 remarkable manner after fow
years Of total deafness The other night there
was i terrible electric STERN. and. after one %
the claps Of thunder O'Connell started ~ and an
noUnced that his sense OF hearing had returned
He has been able TO hear distinctly ever since
The TaresJ flower IN Europe the edeIweiss. Is
becoming scarCer every year. and unless meas
ures are taken to prevent iudiscriminate gather
ing II Is likely 20 disappear altogether The
edelweiss only grows $500 to 5000 yards above
the level OF the sea and under special climatic
conditions Unfortunately. the '-edelweiss'F has
become the fashionable flower IN Germany
since the Emperor commenced wearing it.
II man of average muscular strength. a
strong man and a very strong man were told
that they could ha re as much gold as they could
pounds OF gold 4 mile He would have over
$4,000 II he succeeded. The strong man could
perhaps get 10 the end OF his mile with 10
pounds Of gold He would have S59 go. The
very strong man could possibly struggle to the
end Of his mile with 300 pounds That would
give MIN about $4,000
Louis AIdrich the actor. who for several years
has been the president Of the actors fIud. Is i
very sick man. he : suffering from nervous
prostitution and Is constantly under the doctors
care and has attendant with him all the
time. His condition is not the result OF any
sudden collapse but j. Of long-StandiHg al
E.a rrg- - che T.