The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-04
NOTES OF THE DAY.


I cred with green r1l- hes
| Inc grand army OF pocketpicssrs throughout
/ the vor'd Is said to foot up somewhere near an
/ aggregate Of about s.GG0
| Prof. SvigE OF Chicago. saws that there are
more good poets in the United Statesman in any
/ other country IN the world
SkiE,med milk has got iayo the industries. AMI
| il IS now found 81 be worth more to PAPER
/ makers than cents quart
| Elijah Rowe. Of SpringyaIe Ne has made a
| quilt Of silk that has about 3.093 pieces in it,
eacn piece the size OF q silver Decent piece.
The Bible underwent % many trsn-iatious dur
ing the last century that i IS estimated that
7iRe-tenths Of The human family rgsd It.
The lake Hae- Of this country numbers several
thousand steel steamers s hundred years ago
rhe only floating vehicle ON these waters Uas the
| indian canoe.
It viii be interestin. 20 lovers q fruit-that Is
/ fo- .hoe~ Hho are not already po-ted-to know
/ that the meaning Of Grange Is golden apple and
/ date means finger.
/ Old santa Claus passes ~ spain IN his usual
Christmas travels, hut he has representative in
| the thvce Nagi, WHO are supposed TO be the
! ehildTea's Sift briEsers-
Sing Sings name Is derived from ''sint siez,"
1 the title Of former branch II the NohegaB IN
dian=- The inhabitants II the town want 10 call
If 0ssiniug, which l. the name Of the township
More fruit from Florida and California is COM
/ iDs into the Cincinnati market than can be dis
/
i Is cleared out under the aUCti0neer's hammer.
: gardener living in a French country district.
has just received intelligence that an uncle who
eIrigrated 10 this country many years ago bad
died and left him the snug fortune Of about
| q 0C0-0O0
The Northwestern Elevated road OF Chicago,
which has been in operation FOR six months, re-
/ ports an average daily traffic az 46.ea6 PasseR-
gers Tor that period and IN the last three months
I an average Of 30, %
In the zhipyards on tie Delaware River seventy
one vessels are being built The cost OF these
ships VIII be about S39.00. and the work is Civ
ing eraDlorueat 10 - co men and distributing
$4,000 IN wages each week
A. illustrating the cumulative force OF the 3
cent piece 1t i shown that tie total income Of
the niuetr-sou- street railway companies operat-
ins in Pennsylvania during the fiscal year ended
June 30. 1900, was 81. t4T,lsI.
It VIII be no surprise to physicians or TO a.,y
one probably If the Pope Of Rome should live to
be al least 100 wears old He possesses most re
Eaarkabie Tiraiitv, and has outiived group q
many rulers and statesmen Of the past century,
all OF whom died At ,sn advanced age
IN Tertiary onions are valued on account Of their
perfume It Is considered perfectly an fait in
ciaI circles for d Young women TO posses about
her the aroma Of This vegetable escUlent 1t the
same time Ts-Jsry. IS vel As IN ether CoIn-
tries the taste OF the aromatic vegetable IS not
despised-
Bioustjerue Bioruzon. the famous Norwegian
novelist, who nas Just made urgent plea for
she separation O: NORWAY and Sweden IN their
commercial consular ~srvice. Is ardent patriot
The motive Of most OF his literary pro auctions has
been search for & vehicle 20 g1Fe expression 70
The Norwegian spirit.
The Green Historical society proposes com
uer,orstive eel5hration AZ Portland IN 1908 OF the
centenary % the Lewis and Clark expedition Il
the Pacific Coast. Invitations vii be extended 20
the Governors Of Oregon Washington, Idaho,
Montana and Wyoming 70 share IN the interest
ing historical festival
A schooner captain recently reported sighting
whale IN Chesap, axe BAY. a5our six miles OF
shore between Point no Point and Point Lookout.
When seen the great ieviathian OF the deep vas
making rapid transit 70 the opeI sea apparently
IN fun knowledge 81 the fact tlat il vas out Of
lis legitimate bailiWicE
Much good we are told coluesI, out OF evil. and
diversity. ever teaches wisdom Spain after her
centuries Of incidence l. awakening TO this TACT
she Is ROW going INTO the beet sugar business
feeling since the loss OF her co-onie7 the neces-
sity Of enterprise number OF factories have
alre4s,tr- been erected in that country
For generations It has been tine practice Of
Cau.bridseshire England dairy fox 70 rob- their
butter into lengths. each length measuring
yard and weighing pound Deity wrapped N
strips OF clean white paper the cylindrical rolls
are packed IN long narrow baskets made Tor the
purpose. and thus conveyed % market
Missouri editor SAYS IN his paper that IN these
days when you are introduced 90 4 doctor you
don't knew whether he is dentist horse doe
Tor presiding elder- spectacle doctor, or 5ust a
common doctor who saws bones and Kills people
Titles are cheap until Jhe 7yearers q VheTn are
caT3sd on TO give practical illustration OF their
right 20 them.
Seventeen fishing beats, one OF ubieh Is said to
have been built between $40 and 100. form the
odd little fishing village Of CGrracr0ss. on the
West coast OF Ireland. The only building IN the
place which j. not constructed OF IA old boat Is
the priests house AID ms Is buIlt almost en-
rIreIy of the Grtwo5d which me gulf stream piles
upon the rocky coast
The total value of the worlds output of TOYS
has grown 20 tremendous proportions Accurate
figures are not attsirsble, but experts estimate
that the American people buy between Sl5-tU5.uJ1
and 81. Geo 600 worth 0f this SUN about one
, shird goes 70 foreign na-ulac tJlrers- To offset
( Lhis importation the domestic manufacturers oil
toys have begun 20 invade European markets
According to the latest census tue inhabitants
Of the Russian Empire number I55.o19.05e This Is
gain OF 81 per cent. since 1850. taxing into ac-
count the people acquired by annexation as well
as those added through the excess ot births over
deaths n the ssrne period however, The intel
states has gained. EXCESSIVE OF aunex1tiouS, 40
ser Gently far The largest gain Of any power
. the world
The largest >sgG II the NcrlG p peiHE erected
on the factories Of sewing machine company at
Elizabeth. y g. II j. 70 De 6S3 feet long ani .
+ feet high IS of The wire screen order anal upon
cha screen are 70 he wooden letters feet hl-h
and 3 1eet wide TIE trademark 81 the COMPANY,
q shuttle or Lobbin- vii be the size % an or'it-
nary rowboat- TlIe sign VIII weigh about - tons
The wooden letters Mi al have been carved by
hand
Plans Tor the new b9-ariesl school which Is TO
be erected IN ScaeIley Park, PiJr-burg. ~ the
expense % Henry PIipP~. have been completed.
Work On the institution VIII begin As s-aa a.
the weather shall be favorable for eScayar5ns for
the foundations. This school VIII he the only
one In the United Sra-es devoted exclusively 10
yHc stu- ci botany. and Is 10 be - located with
reference tu the park conservatory Ju4t the pants
1herJ can be made sse OF for purposes OF in-truc-
ton
German papers relate that CarJaia Baron Hol-
zius recently ocyetse3 "a distance OF fifteen ki.a-
metres lufue and q quarter plil-sl horseback
IN TWENTY-FIVE Iniuutcs. he vas racing with
railway tram from GraEeu TO the na--haorlood
1f CaTj-ru.e. and beat If by eight minutes HIS
horse had been especially tE5iTet tpr Jsie ride.
hayiu. been tet prepared food instead ef
oats fer weeks 1h ride was accom- piisiei With
our extraordinary eyertton, and the horse ElS
! III Tor Iaarc work at the finish.
According To the .-EIcctlieal Word W 5.
Burnett and " Il. Go7Iaal. OF 3Ijl-arzee. Wis.
are the i..veutor5 of Gevicc which permits The
lire vithcgJ disturbing me other -ufiscEiief
pick t-iesg- It l. said To Ire possible r. The
d u.y- 4ryg- maintain ON ..E- l5rs-fit