The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-07
NOTES OF THE DAY.

James N Smith, Athens, Ga, sold his
cotton crop, 600 bales, for S1O5O0o
The musical instruments Of the Greeks closely
resemble those of Turkey and Syria.
The London Press was first printed by stem
power on the morning Of November y. 1874
Newport. by. has passed an -rdnance requiring
sufficient fire ESCAPES On ali houses over two sta-
ries high
An Austrian suggestion. which the Yiennese are
said to favor. Is to approach the North Pole in
submarine boats
The Boston postmaster thinks all the big post
offices in the country should be supplied with A
| Government physician
There is greater quantity Of citrie acid in
the lemons raised in California than those grown
IN the Mediterranean region
The Bolivian tin mines are located at an aIti-
tude Ct 1900 feet above level. in the depart
ments OF oruro, Potosi, La Paz. and Cochahanba.
Two large sea-going steamers $50 feet long and
with s3-fOot beam. are to be built upon the
Great Lakes by the American 6hipbuilding Com
pany-
Rio de Janeiro has municipal debt of almost
Go. 800 go milreis about s12,000O0o. The annual
deficit IS nearly one and hall times the entire
income
There is probably no pupil OF teacher in the
country who could of-hand, locate all the rivers
and harbOrs mentioned in the pending River and
| Harbor bill
Washington that embraces nearly all the manu-
! facturers IN that region. and prices have gone
Up about 80 per cent.
An elephant in good health does rot live very
many Years longer than in frst-cIaSs
physical condition The average life OF the giant
| beast Is only about 100 years.
Some one who is interested IN statistics has dis
covered that the American people use in fasten-
ing their clothing together about 20 10000 pins
per day No one Il inclined 60 dispute the as
sertioR
iuperstitious persons see in the death Of Queen
Victoria confirmation Of the old notion that lie
goes ont with the tide. The Queen died at 6:3O
last about the minute OF Iosz water st Coaes on
January -.
Tho new King Of England IS some months older
than the American President Mr. Mckinley has
Just started in on his fsty-ninth year hing
Edward VII Is now in the fourth month OF has
siXtieth year
One of the suggestions for the Yale bicenfennial
is the removal from Wrexhar. North Wales, Of
Elhu Yale. his tomb aud the fence around It.
70 the Yale campus The Welshnen are aversc
20 the enterprise,
The eostliest theatre ticket VAS the FIRST one
sold for the Jenny Lind concert in New York ii
1850 Il brought $3.50 and vas bought as an
advertisement Il IS interesting 10 note that tina
-1d vas I paying one.
There Is great objection among the guides IA
the Adirondack Mountains TO the use of small
rifles They say that the weapon sends bullets
Ear beyond necessary hunting range and should
be barred on that account
some Dcwieites at Benton Harbor. Mich. have
uIthdrlUn their children from public schools be
cause physiology is taught there The faith
curists claim that no medical surgical treat
uEsnt is needed. prayer being sufficient
Edward WIS Queen has decided. It is said. 20
n
ors' family fund by William Waldorf Astor. al
though her Cn.uity TO the giyer since the Capt.
Sir Berkeley Milne affair has Bo= lcssenei-
When finished the Arkansas State capitol viii
be permanent exhibit Of tic States resources II
the suggestions % The architect and building com
mission are followed The basement OF first foo-
seiI be Of Arkansas granite. upper stories of ar
kansas marble, and woodwork OF arkansas timber.
While Mrs. P. 7. Balger. @: Portland. Greg,
travelling train toward Spokane. WASH.
she gaze birth 70 twins The elder ii boy was
born In Oregon. and the other ! girl in the
STATE OF Washington an hour later This Is the
first CaSe record where twins were born in
different States
The Russian people are not favorable TO the old 2
zdage carly to bed and early TO rise. etc Even
ia the country districts the Cars subjects ike
60 sit up late o'nishts H. the great capitals the
principal streets arc generally crowded often to
the small hours Of the morning. Many Of the
the2ters do not open till midnight