The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-18
NOTES OF THE DAY.

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T9.~t0y'- books have been Translated into CHI
Uese and Hebrew Or Germany there are us
,l'ls.atiogs Of books Of his. in France $50. iu
England VS.
Among recent discoveries in Australia is a s-1l-
-rTIinlln lake which lies al "a depth Gt 51o trr-
water IS pure and sweet
India 3, rapidly becoming an important factor
/ in the coal market The output last year was
nearly I'D per cent in excess Of thst Of the wear
before. and stlL further increase viii be- se~n
this year.
A curious custom exists in the Pr-1zian royaI
'1miiy % selecting every July a h1If-dozen young
couples TOO poor % marry and having hem
welded ln The garrison church az P1tsiara on
-le anniversary ui the dCaLh af Qu--a I.iuf1- rl
f7il>- a. After the ceremony each bride receives
-'t 90 a s1-u equivalent % about S1z5 and a
handsome family Bible.
There B, a remarkable wheat stack on a Iara
near ,tradhraEe- England. 70 was built in
ls12- and the ooner made VOW that be us1uII
never fh-e@h Do uuut it realized Is ~.
price Ulluh has never been offered. Tss NErk
stands On an iron support. two fett from. the
ground. and IN excellent state of rres=r-
raiion- Dc Is estimated that the -,zeS contains
80 bushels
Tie supposed audience chamber Of Nebuehad-
IH|.eaE alaeEe- % nave been IEEr1l Hr
German exploring commission that IS n1a en-
gagged IN delving among the ruias OF Babylon.
SAYS a Berlin correspondent The building meas
ues $50 feet long hy = feet wide. The Fall
paintings and 1ru4mEl-s yell preserved. and
several clay tablets have been unesr-aed with
Ass1rlan Inscriptions. said 90 De psalms and
contracts The excavations ar being vigorously
prosecuted
The sales Of Hudson Bay ComQany's frs
have realized az this years sales In London
only $1,000. OF nearly SOP 90 less than ia
1000 on account Of .0w prices and decreased
qlantlty-siiver fox having fallen - Der cent
blue foxes 3 red foxes 10 cross and Ehirc
foxes. %. and SD on The comranv's tIrs are
all exported from Victoria Vancouver hudson
Bay Ninnlpe--rEe principal distributing and
collecting ceuter-1nd M1urraeI % London uhere
they are sold by the great house Of c. NJ
sampson & Co
There are twenty tobacco factories in France-
three in Paris and the others in the large cities
In 1899 ;hcy employed I--Isf hands. I5--2s Of
Whom were women and girls Besides these
there are "a persons employed directors. over
seers. toremeu- etc Next wear che factory iu
Lyons VIII make - 50l pounds Of nne-cur chew
ing tobacco. I56.G95 pounds Of common smoking
tobacco. 1900 pounds % pure Maryland 81 90
hentucky- Maryland. and the best domestlcl
and 2.55e9o0 pounds of common. called --SczfeF-
lari.' cheap smoking tobacco
A traveller in south America where the coca
tree Is largely cultivated speaks OF the great
care with which the young plants have % De
protected from the sun. which If very strong
s fatal o. them To secure this u-1reCrfrr -.
planters shield them BY banana trees and plan
tain trees the broad leaves o. which give them
the needed shade. And even when they are
fully grown they need protection, which is
gwen hy trees known --lmLortaLS-" or
the planter, call them. the mother Of the
cocua-- Thus TIE whole eocoa plantation has
sort of canopy
on some Of the foreign steamship lines the
captains are naval officers. and IN case % war
would retain their commands On the German
steamers the officers must first serve year-5r Sd
m che Naval Reserve On the French line each
member Of the crew must serve for a time on
vessel % var On the majority Of ships how
ever the officers are Een ~ the sea v1-o have
fought their way up step BY step. entirely by
merit and not az al D. favor. On the AMER
can liEe. even after man has reached the RANK
OF captain. De must pass a rigid examination
every tive years
The Swiss girl is taught TO be humble and
praetiesl from the moment when. AZ four. she
enters the infants school. until AZ e=eh-e.a a.
when she returns finished from pension There
Is absolutely no difference between the treat
ment Of the masses and the classes They Sit
together AZ school. taught the same sub
jeCrS ty the same masters receive the same
punls.-meurs and the sane praise Little cares
the daughter % the millionaire If her bosom
friend Is the daughter Of her 5vn fathers coach
man. they have been brought up together. and
remain together without let OF hIndrauCC The
SWISS EIri j. never ashamed o. beng seen at
her work. De that work Of the most durable de-
scription-
Consul John C. Covert. Of Lyons. writes that
the tobacco business in France Is q monopoly
Of the Government; no individual having the
right 20 make OF sell q cigar OF TO sell to-
haec0 in any form without a permit he re-
tai shops are generally kept by women. thp
widows af soldiers officers often by old
soldiers themselves IN ali the large cities
81 France there are also Establishments called
and tobacco are sold and imported. They are
owned by The Government are In charge of
men appointed By the same and are not per
united % retail a. the state Is not c-s7 sell
90 compete with the individuals whom ia has
su- horned 20 open cigar stores
Twenty years ago hardly % per cent q our
were native born. and not 81
per cent even natrraIzcd citizens Today fully
% per cent are American citizens. and nezriv
I'd per cent l-a American bora The enCruou-
humber no -e1s iu the old ravy was the -llree
10 MANY -iue. and tie multiplicity % foreign
ll-r-a-.s and strange accents heard In che fore
castles of our ships was the cause af frequent
--a-r5-in-rl0- -n Oh. American officers and rlair
rEIl5lu visitors These have steadily given u.1r
before The lalrsN of h-i-lt vourE Americans Uha
Fl-r1.rst hv Tie growing popularity u gle uev
navy and solicited ty th- wise efforts 7f rhr
later recruiting officers. have been entering the
service for some years past
The fac-simile 81 a curved bar Of gold f5uud bg
Prof Perrie az the royal t0subs Of AHyd1z. In
-e-iaed with the name Of Aha. identified as zz-
other name for Nera. the first dyuaS,ie king Of
Esypt, has been received by the Rev Dr. VIII
liam C1rI-y Wius.ov. % Boston chief ofaeiaI oi
line Egyptian Exploration Fuad for jne Juitrd
states. and placed uE HIM tu- The society ln the
Museum ot Fine Arts. i1 Boston. where i- IS
mounted upon black marble through the director
General LrTUg- 20 IS unique. and the purpose OF
t is entirely uu-ue>set as Fer. Near the TOP Is
hole Iaa- Ode bar Az 1ruameutl, at the lower
.uI 81 close cross Matching. and The same
IS on thr under side near tie upper end Tle
3 e-u-. PIN. NOra OF about the Eear 400 B. G.
Is quite clear 90 the naked eve The weight
~ Tho bar il DO grains and IL IS a5lu- i've
inches feuE- & most Interesting Circumstance
.uuuarte5 with this venerable. relic certainly o.
1siea-.aH-. Is the fact ttat che committee -.
London i-, voted 90 present tle original bar Oh
Le museum IN their city
The consumption OF beer I'm the United King
Dom last year amounted Io 81 gallons per
head of the population In Germany and the
Ui-eI States tle consumption lu ISlI1 was
20 and 1S5 gallons respectively Ia France
r. was only % gallons Nevertheless Great
Britain does not. according 90 G0yeramaur
paper on alcoholic beverage Just issued. hult
be- premier position hrar-triu65u. roIl-
try. In lS1l tn Blvar.lus drank 81 gallons
per head and the B-.gisus g. gallons In
Fr.rsa the consumption 1r wine ue- head IS
the United states o. .. and IN Germany I4J
gallons No Tess than 25 per cent Of the rev
uua uf rIr- country l- raised ly duties Oh al
.nlulic beverages. lu the United States the peg
.UtaEe Isl ~ Tu France 10. and in Germany Is
The JDiteJ States. however draws a larger SUN