The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-14
NOTES OF THE DAY.

Newspaper advertisements made their earliest
appearance Ia IE52-
IN the past sixteen years over 900 people were
| lyached in this country
Aeetylene gas furnishes light for quite a
number of towns in Germany.
The first practical steamboat was built in 1902
and the first railway locomotive in 1901
Craig-y-Nos. the name Of Nine kdelfna PATHS
| castle in Wales. means rock OF the night
The world contains abort 100000 persons
by the name of Snitfi The Christian name of the
majority OF the male Smiths IS John.
Chicago. which claims to have the best teIe-
phone system in the world. has 20 coo miles Of
wire, connected with these instruments
Two hundred Chinese are now employed in the
mines Of Zatatecas Mexico, and are giving such
| satisfaction that more VIII be sent for.
The fee system for arrests in Jackson county
Missouri abolished year ago. The number
Of arrests since that time have considerably de-
creased
teen mines on the iron range II Minnesota. result
ing in deaths averaging one to every ninety-three
employed
shelbina. town Of 1000 inhabitants in Ms
souri,. has no butcher shops The people probably
get their meats from some suburban district or
else are TegetariaRs-
The Empress Eugene. who Is now at Farm
borough. i said TO be IN most excellent health
better and more inclined 10 be gay and happy
than for very many years
The annual report on the Michigan State
Penitenfiary at jackson shows total popala-
ton Of 20. the lowest IN twenty-five years Tae
tailors shop had but one man at work.
One Of the odd sights IN Portland. Ne. is
man who attends to the street lights. He goes
about in his shirt sleeves. but his horse Is COM
fortably blanketed, and even provided with
hood.
A farmer near Queen City. No. has enjoyed
himself immensely the last few weeks After
killing Squirrel and stufsng it he nailed It TO
limb Of tree where every holiday sportsman
took shot at it.
All the princes Of Caucasus claim direct descent
from King David. according TO the vienna Neue
Freie Presse' and some of them base their de-
scent from Noah. or the landing Of the ark on
Ararat, which IS nearby
In Is years-1ss5 TO I90G-Italy spent on her
feet 100000. and vet the Italian navy does
not come up to half the strength aud efficiency
Of the German feet, on which during the same
period Of years Sz9s, 0o9O00 vas expended.
Several members of a church in KutztoWn, Pa
having fallen far behind with their fair dues
the heard Of trustees has decided that in future
the bell shall not be tolIed fo- a funeral IN any
family which has not paid up lis Indebtedness.
General Sir Evelyn Wood Of the British army
rode giraffe for fun when a Young man
He fell Of was kicked and rendered uncon-
sei0us- He remarked that for years afterward the
sight Of a giraffe gave him pain in the head
Recent explorations Of the Uluguru Mountains
in German East Africa have revealed the pres
ence Of deposits OF mica These beds are situated
vest OF Dar-es-Salaam. and contain mica sheets
particularly Wei adapted for electrical purposes
The Dead Sea IS about to he navigated again
after It's peaceful solitude o: Thousands 81 years
It Is proposed TO cross Its lugubrious waters BY
line Of motor boats \ shorter route viii thus be
found between Jerusalem and Eerak, the ancient
capital Of Moab
Boston newspapers declare that the conductors
on their local traffic lines are the most cultured
ticket collectors TO be found anywhere. They
insist that many of these Yankee sages speak
several languages, and carry college diplomas IN
their inside pockets.
The deepening Of the ST Lawrence Canal syz-
TEN has had other results than to allow the pas
sage OF oeean-golns freightage- Following in the
wake OF the vessels sea he=rinss have made their
appearance IN Lake Ontario and are being eagerly
captured by the fishermen
An interesting and ANCIENT house in Vienna is
being demolished. It stood 1t the corner Of the
koFluarkt, and was occupied for the past century
b the music firm OF Artaria. and within irs
walls. Haydn. Mozart. Beethoven. Paganiai aTrd
Fiegxternps passed many hours
two eoast-defence vessels four cruisers Of the
first class. FIVE OF the second. and four of the
third with auxiliary feet of sixty gunboats
and twentv-seven torpedo-boats. Several uarships
however. are in the course OF construction
southeast Missouri young man advertised Tor
q wife under assumed name few months ago
His sister, seeing the advertisement. answered It
under aa assumed name, and desperate case
was soon ripe enough for an exchange Of pho
tographs. TIE romance then ended IN short
order.
An undertaken IN Butte. who contracted to bury
destitute dead for one cent per body does not
expect 10 lose money by his bargain He expects
few people are entirely without friends. who.
rlthe- than let them be inferred IN Z paUpcr's
grave viii willingly pay tie price of Christian
burial for them
Servants in Germany have their Character
books duly stamped BY the police. and in these
are written null particulars Of their conduct when
IN service The employer keeps the book until
the servant leaves when It Is handed over. after
account of the servants behavior and the
reason for leaving have been entered
Charles H Accord, iorty-oue years cid. and
John J, Lynch. aged forty-fve. have fled papers
in indianapolis for ra-enlistraent IN the regular
army They enlisted together in ISS2 we're
'-bankies'' for eighteen years. shared the periis
Of eleven battles ami engagements at home and
abroad. and now wish to re-enter the service
together.
Custom and not law prescribe foot binding in
China and the same may be said concerning wear
ing the queue No gentleman IN China would GO
without queue any more than gentleman would
wear one II this country IT Is not true THAI
Chinese who cut of their queue are executed
They are not punished IN any way except by com
mon contempt
Not 50 very long ago If was the custom in
Western New York to make the Christmas tr1r-
key drunk before he was slaughtered to take his
face Of prince OF yiands on the holiday table
Th= brandy with which the strutting eobbler was
made tins- gave his flesh I favor uneqGaIed BY
TtaIian cheStnuts In addition TO that It nav be
that the bird died happy
By the operation of new law nearly 1000
Ereergrocers. butchers. and poultry sellers in
New Orleans are forced to close there pIsres Of
business permanently The law IN question PRO
hihiTS The establishment Of q private uarset
within $500 feet Of public market and was
enacted IN the interest of the public market
le~Sees IN order to increase The revenue OF the
city
The largest tree in Switzerland Is TO be found
in the Me,chChal perchej on the mountain side
at height Of 40 feet. At its base 1t measures
IN circumference so feet The circumference OF it.
trunk six feet IRON the ground Is Is feet. ami one
OF its branches Is four feet in thickness Thu
diameter at the top Is 81 feet This mighty giant
of The forest shows greet signs Of age. hut Is IN
a perfectly healthy condition
English society Is claIrorous FOR tenor 10
take the place of Sims Reeves. TenorS are easily
obtained They san he found al over the United
Kingdom hut what the fashionable iik in Lon
don desire Is one who. with voice ti3t can
throw the irlI'ing notes of a lark DieLt5aca}a