The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-14
NOTES OF THE DAY.

ly auction
This is The first time in the history Of Kansas
t1at the Oldest timers can recall lat a b1l-heI
Of p't2ioeS vas worth more than buzhel o.
peaches or apples
In the Irish counties there are advertised s5-.-
o. acres ~ sho1tin=s. anl The rental sss-i i,
Lis-,2, or a trite over z4.d per acre In ns-t
cases. too there are mansions attached
During the whole Of 1000 M case o. rabies
va found m England o. Scotland and il Is as
n1a been present Tor centuries has been en-
tirely eradicatcd-
A JaTanese f=-1 has leased en- old br.uerr in
West Berkeley, Cal. and proposes 20 manu-
hctlre liquors .o- the JspaEese residents Of this
county Sala1e-e beverages made here can be
sold ~ price much lower than the cost o.
The imported liquors 20 San Francisco.
A building IN Georgia settlement displays
tins unique sgu, school q learning L.ss,ns
gwen in poetry writing and aove-try- Also VIII
5cacn music to you and dramaties- Hides and
wool taken tl- cash Also. as tire winter szason
Is coming on. oak wood and kiud-inz''
WeSt5rook, Ne, woman was a good deal an
noyed the other evening by her door bell riu--
ing every few minute. an iHvestization showing
That no one Nas there FunahF when her pa
tteuce and nerves had about given out ana sha
been invented it vas discovered that a pet cat
was upstairs playing with the wire.
On private railroad used chiefly to carry
coal 90 and hucks from a b-ickyard IN P-l1s-
sia. locomotive uSing alcohol as fuel i used
r. was built for society FOR the promotion Of
@orld are largely produced IN distie-ics Of large
-Ah1h'l1-rs 10 utilize sgrup produced IN making
beet sugar unlnarketabie potatoes. etc
Every year in the dry season camps are e.
tao-lshed in parks and open spaces about BON
bay 20 aeeanHodate an excess OF population
which Hnds life under canvas, with is many
lraPfaacks. preferable % life in houses which are
badly arranged and often unuhoIesoue The tents
are stored Tor seven months IN order TO BE- used
Tor nTe. and this annual camp is annual proof
oi insufficient house lCc0mUOdations-
John Vslagn, farmer in Lacrosse. Wis. found
IN a bag oi wheat sack Of gold. notes. and Sc
cu-ties placed there by his father who died over
1ther hr- Nalaum has been looking for money
which he was convinced his father concealed
-lmeWhere on the farm Vale measuring wheat.
preparatory % taking II 90 market. the
found the sack Of money and securities. the
value Of which runs over 5000
The famous French savant. n Be-thelot. has
discovered platinum in Egypt Examining met
ri box, once the property o. an Egyptian Queen
ln the seventh century b. c.. he found a plate
supposed o. De silver Closer examination showed
che plate D. made % an alloy o. platinum and
gold The box itself is otherwise Interesting its
sides being covered with Inscriptions and designs
10 gold and silver 10 halls from Thebes. Tsc
pLlLIuuu probably came from the alluviaI de-
poslts on the valley Of the Upper Me
A larEe-minded corporation in London is ven
turing upon the gigantic task Of providing z.Oo8-
90 0f tw0-penny meals daily f0r the ruasszs
~ the hungry who need substantial food al low
figures This is a brave undertaking. ia which
the margin q profit seems 70 uayer close 70
the edge q she invisible. II il achieves a last
ing success It's projectors ought 20 have medals.
10 u fails the promoters may End touch u
consolation in the thought Of weII-meant en-
deav0r-
Within less than a dozen miles Of the City
Han. in the borough Of Manhattan. a quiet
suburban community has justice Of the peace
Who continues % practice his calling a bar
Der, and holds court in room adjoining bis
shop From char 90 chair he fits, in one
moment plying his razor or scissors and chat
tering like a true Figaro. in another announce
Ing his Judicial decisions with the solcmnirv OF
a Lord High Chancellor The larbar-ulruistrlt
shaving soap in one hand and the scales Of
Justice ln the other, is truly imposing Es-
Oliver Wendell Holmes. formula for the ade-
quats training Of a rnan-to begin with hts
grandfather and grandmother-has been fol-
lowed IN the case OF Theodore Roosevelt In
ann there Is a mIngliug % the Dutch. the
scotch, the Irish. and the French Huguenots-
Prom the hrst-named race he has gained
-olllltE and stability; from the second acute
ness frlu the third lLzgrcsslveness and gen
trlsitEf from the fourth. vivacIty. imagination
and acdacity- The resultant Of this blending o.
-he blood Of many races is viriity. originality.
cancor, intelligence. integrity daring. hzlauce-
A pathetic message was received by DR.. Gould.
q Roekland, Me-, recently frcm that lonely plarc
called Natinicus- Dr. Gould has a system o.
pigeons which convey messages from there Co the
mainland. and on saturday there cane pigeon
o. the E1mIug loit az Tenants Harbor convey
,1S news OF the serious illness Of Mrs- T. A.
} Dung The silent messCnEer that Few across
twenty miles az seas % Tenants Harhor was
found 90 have seven No I shot imbeddeu in her
body and wings With this injury. by a thought
-s sportsman, the bird had flown across with her
message. and true % instinct. the bird had de-
--Eerei hlr message shortly after the home
ming the bird died
one o. the industries OF southern California
which have been making great strides upward
during the last few yean Is that Of bo-ax
mining The boraz deposits in san Be-nardiro
and Iuy9 counties are almost without -5uit
while certain amount Of borax IS al-5 found
n Ventura and other counties 0i the state
-.are than $500 tons oi horax was produced
Iu California during 1900. with a value % more
Ian million dollars The expense attached
3" the mining % ooraN Is very small. as Ir II
suud IN immense beds on the surface Of the
round. and the refining Is an Inexpensive pro
-css
The plan 10 stock the woods OF Maine with
FIX from Wyoming OF some Of the Western States.
s Ailh outlined IN Maine papers short time
since. has caused no little amount Of interest
rlang Maine guides and hunters and among
7portsEuen generally Although nothing has been
said officially IN connection with The matter as
yet. Il Is probable THAI the plain viii eliminate
-u 1ll which VII be brought before the next
session OF the Legislature Uutil that time Moth
-lg can be done There is little doubt as Co the
feasibility Of the pan. and many 0f the most ex-
1eFllneed guides IN the States have come cut IN
favor Of IT,
In the Guf OF Mexico there Is an island
where the beaches change color taicc daily with
The tides When uncovered the sands are purple
1Ut the Iuf0Wing tide speedily transforms theul
.o gold The name Of the island Is '-SnaiI's
Isie.' and this Is the key 60 the peculiar rhe-
noueDon- abe sands Of the island are % 4
golden color and when the rising tide spreads
over the side beach the giIden hits Of earth
< listen u the sunlight bur when the tide ebhs
He golden sands become purple, because % the
wake Of the ebliug tide As the tide recedes
DE purple hCcones deeper, Is millions % these
lI-ie sull-s come from the vet sand IN search
" food, moving with remarkable rapidity.
FOR It's railroads Chile purchases only the
best and most expensive rolling stock The To-
.lTotives have the best crucible steel boilers
with copper fStings. such as would De considered
200 expensive Tor general use be- the United S-ateS
re wheels are ot cast iron with steel tires
md are handsomely finished iu mahogany. The
aSlu .Ir -IlS fact b explained bv Mr. - >u-1-
nag er. rrrre-tute-Iye nj the Chilean Govern
lcur -- Europe with headquarters AZ Brussels
llalu.i---l-lHa countries and freight charges are
ID excessive f.-y only those equipments which
riil endure the greatest amount 0i week and
lear are The most economical for use in thar
.9uutry-
Every now and then another giant keeps