The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-28
NOTES OF THE DAY

cents t1r unssiIIed men and DO q or S cents fo-
N.',. upon whose ssiI the Whole responsibility
1t che rlisiu crop rests
Electricity IS invading every domain There IS.
NiHE-tor-en-Thames according % the .-Enri-
| ncer-' laundry wholly worked hv electricity.
fglcal-T driven fans '-c even the irons are heat
| 90 by an electric cls=reut.
The urodaetiaa ~ alcohol IN Germany in the
| year 1907 vas a55s3. 300 gallons tyr5--hir5s Of
/ which was derived from potatoes Of domestic
| 'rEin- lf was produced in country disril'e-is5
| Hh-rh number about 1Z.511. of vh.eh 5.Z25 pro-
! luce only from 2si t1 2533 gallons
The fruit Of the umganu tree OF south Africa
4 Yields a strong Intoxicating drink FOR the nl-
| riyes- Elephants are fond 1f &C.. becoming quite
ripSy staggering about. playing antics. -e-f.a.-
/ fuE 80 as Oh De heard tar miles and having t-e-
wen1ouS fights When Dbl tLi, state the natives
! leave them alone
Roughly, Great Britain exports about sfrv mill
/ ion tons Of coal peg lnuum On foreign countries
I among her chief customers being France. Russia.
3 olaln, America. sweden. India. and rle East
The export trade Is exclusive ~ .-bunkrr-' coal
4 taken hr steamers engaged iu the foreign trade.
/ winch aFer4ges about eleven million tons per
/ runuu.
/ The Canadian Fisheries Department. has recent
/ - sent consignment Of salmon % be- placed in
/ some OF the Ta-maailu streams 70 &, hoped that
/ pertinent as Was experienced with the C-zs 90
/ Canadian trout which have been sent 90 tasmania
I .nl from which FISH sailing over ten pounds have
/ frequently been caught
! Old Stepney Church, which vas burned recent
/ iy. was picturesque landmark OF the East End
/ at London u was once the centre % an English
/ village outside % LONDON, and .he beautiful old
I church yard Is sril fansed By rows os red brick
I mansions built b. wealthy merchants o. the
Z reign Of Queen Anne and the Georges TIE qgaint
r#r HH. J. .HH -Hrrr.a
/ and "lI not need Co be- rebuilt.
/ The C0vthorpe oak Is the largest IN England
7 It is reFu-ed % De over l.G11 year, olL and It's
{ branches cover half an acre. Al the close % the
I -7Fe1r1e1fh century, according 90 Evelgu-
I sylvia. % was seveutv-ei-ht feet in cir-Irfer-
| eaee az the base 90 the trunk Since then
/ quantity o. earth has been placed round it as
support Dc Is estimated t1 contain nc the pres
/ rlt time ses-ary-tErcl tons % timber.
It is said that the worlds almond crop. ex-
| elusive O. California and Arizona VIII amount
/ this year 90 about iorty-one Thousand tons They
Z come from italy. sicily. Nai1rca spain. France,
Z Portugal. Morocco. and A-l--s- The highly
u.lzed Jordan ALMONDS come from Malaga. Spain
AID not from tLe Jordan River as many people
suppose The common almond b the most in
ais,-tlAle ot all the nuts and contains very lttls
I uolr5slugut-
/ The rapid development and increasing prosperity
/ OF the south Is no- shown in many Uays. but
perhaps IN none more clearly than .n its lumber
! trade In lss0 Dust tUeuty-oue years ago. ID,
output II the southern mills was only valued a.
>2--ll6o41- BY $50 ir had advanced 90 Sl05.-
e.1>l9 since then o. has steadily increased and
this year the production. including material used
for crossties. iueI and fencing Is estimated be-
tween rSz5ooo.0oo and sS5a.oJ0,00o-
The appropriations for the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition are as follows United States Gov
e-umCHt, Sjoooo907 city Of ST. Louis, $500 00oi
corporations. companies and individuals 500
I a.. ~ #HIr.. 90
grcss for Government bui ding. $1,000; Kansas,
Z $1,000 Colorado. 5000, Arkau-zs, $4,000
Wisconsin, $500; Pennsylvania. $500; Ar
kansas (c0udI-ionzl), .19o- New Mexico, SO,
90; Hawaii, $500. Total. Sl6.l9J03o-
The oldest Catholic church in New England Il
81 Patrick'S in the section q The town Of No
bIg5oro. Me- known zs Damarisc0tta Nils This
church was built during the jurisdiction Of Right
Rev John Cheverus. afterward Bishop of Boston
and Was completed in l-3. Bishop Cleverls con-
trihuting literally toward IFS c1--. although the
principal expense was borne hF Matthew tottril
and james kavanaah. the lat--- .ltler OF Ed
ward klvanlEh, who was acting Governor Of
Maine in ISIS
On the Amazon River several Indian tribes use
sauf. called plreca- which Is made Of Jhe seeds
OF a species Of plant When a bout Of snuff TAX
ing is determined on the people become hirhly
intoxicated and then use the snuff The eject
of parec4 is violent that che rasCr drops
If shot and lies inseusible Tor some time. thoS
more accustomed % Ir are highly excited dane
. IIC and singing as % mad The effect soon sub
sides Other tribes use It 70 repel ague during
the Vet season
An Ottawa correspondent writes that inteIIi-
/ gence has been received from the Yukon Of Z
strange discovery that the language 0i the Nulatc
Indians who live within the A-e-ic circle and
that Of the AVaehes of New Mexico and ArIz1n1
. are the same. The facts have come 20 light
. through the return 90 Dawson CITY of Father
John Rene. Project Apostolic Of the Roman Cath-
fathers working among the aboriginal tribes Of
the Lowe Yukon
All mills in Japan run DAY and night and
change hands at noon and midnight The vast
majority Of millvorkers are children. who w1-s
eleven hours At low wages In one mill at O5aSs
zoo workers are under fifteen wears - age anc
operate only 1o0 spindle IT. this country 81
persons operate the same number Take q Lowell
mill % 4.J5l looms, and 1900 spiud.cs, which
are operated by 900 males and ljo females Il
Japan 10 would take 1000 persons 20 DO t1E
worE-
In the village of Hirzhlch. near Ashhach. Ger
many. there - a peculiar garden gate In rL'
year $50 Ludwig N4renbagh. a farmer. pIantec
% the entrance OF hi, garden two beech trees
which De united I'm one arch. over tins arch The
curivlt1r made several more small arches VIII
an kinds % figures with some small branches
TODAY the whole m It's booming green dies
seems like living triuuqhIl arch The MANY
years 10 has existed makes IT look more Ike .
work q nature than the WORK OF a human hand
The talk about sympathetic strikes remind
Chief Arthur Of the Brotherhood Of Locomotive
Engineers Of one that ne conducted when only
bog working on a farm He relates The f1-cs
OF hands had dwIud ed 70 two. a fellow EIrle-
Joe and me. The farmer decided Co discharge
. the other fellow. vherrupon Joe suggested that
. should stop work also. leaving the farmer in
FIX THIS I did 7 went ont q ~yEgr-cae-lC
strike: hut the result was that the farmer hi-ec
Joe back l-aIn, and | was LEFT out m the cold
There are a lot Of picturesque old castles aal
TO- treS-ss on the coast oi sweden in Uhlei gar
r.sous are s1iu maintained but they wo.si no,
last an hour If attacked hy modern guns -ud pro-
lgcti.5S. They are re-ru-rreai. Erwe-r.- ay
garthE0rss. with the very best oi ARTILLERY
Swedish guns rank among the highest. and szg-
e nj swedish patents In ordnance have been al
I rsadr adopted bv tine fertilization board 81 tire
Juitgd States All the EIrror- are protected hy
tor7 does and S-aeas lm IS la-aIure-. im-ra-u--
DIE frute che sea. being situated upol ilrrL I-
hlE that cannot De entered except through r-s-
/ s4Ess that are narrow and easily teis-dsi
When TrctericE Temple. now Archbishop Of
I Caute.l ssry. was Bishop af London. Do UaS one
dav examining class of tae5I1-ieal talents on
the subject Of parish calls As an o-s-et lesson
Dr.. said that he would go into Oh. next ruu-r and
receive one Of rlgir number visiting minister.
I As the students drew lots for cine ordeal tHe
choice iri upon Eag1- li-l-G1a- who entered
4 pie prone upon r-e sofa and Ike HaE--ilh- his
face -n tire uGlt- but the S-u5tr. -.r El- Irish
zap. approached r1e re.Iul.,a-r- laid his hand
upon h1, shoulder and said, 'AE. Frederick
/ Ftsderi.s the drink I-aiu-"
/ a druggist gi Memphis WAS holding forth
rgycurIy ON tae a.sfaulries which bszet a
srla- man 5u his first struggle with the world