The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-16
NOTES OF THE DAY.

ron, France. which IS often mistaken for an active
volcano. because pillar Of cloud rises from t
1y day and pillar 0i IRE By uiEht. Is jim reality
q coal mine which has been burning i1- several
Some Of the solid. conservative old business
houses iu tie. City 90 Mexico cling 90 eighteenth
century vay, as 1HstiuataIy as Do a few such e.
iatl-sAusHrs IN Lrudan- several of them are ,til
-siGg ta.HW dips A hooi keeper nav be- seen
G-aking his entries IN a lrear Ia,I-er with the
light Oi a single candle. and the wealthy pro-
T--etu- may Do found bending over Dts biz M
H1Sans desk faukei by two tau and stately can
ielabra-
The foiIoysiay allegation IN a bill Tor divorce
against a wife was held Ply thc supreme Court IT
Washington not 90 state any legal ground i1r d.
yorec= she vas quarreis0me, vicious in disn1si-
tI1u- WUrdor1ls ln threats against the plain. z
and bis parents. hgsterlclI and unEoveruahla in
temper crazy IN her actions. and hy her Causgess
and uupr1vaked boisterousne,s. ~creIu-ug h1ii1o-
ing and other Wild conduct. by DAY and night. an
Noticeable nuisance 90 al her neighl0rs.'
The Bishop Of Londoa's salary is sl001o year.
and the rates. taxes insurance. and uzintenaucs
~ his two large residences can scarcely Pc less
than Is per cent on that sum 80 that his incoua
r. az once reduced to SO so. Few probably
realize the expense % Bishop oi London ln The
first year Fees. payments for the furniture 90 the
palace. and a variety Of other costs and charges
leave comparatively snail margin tor other eX-
peuses
The oldest Catholic Church in New England
is 81 Patrick's IN the section Of the town %
NobIeb5ro. Me- known as Damariscotta Mills
This church was built during the jurisdiction y
Right Rev John CheverJls. afterN4ri Bishop q
Boston. and was completed ln l-lo- Bishop theFe-
rus contributing lherally toward its cost, al
though the principal expense was borne by Nat
thew Cottril and Jane, Kavansgh. che latter
father Of Edward karauagh. who was acting Gov
ernor Of 4ne in ls43-
The unions composed OF men employed in tie
different branches o. maritime industry are So
riou-Iv considering the formation % new feder-
alton The Loue-horemeu-s Union with 10000
members, Is considered the natural base i1r the
operation OF this combine and already steps %
that end have been taken by the org1ulzation-
u the prejudice between the slippers and the
other classes Of labor can be overcome % is likely
that within a year all branches % the maritime
industry VIII De allied
ia load Of coal Is left out Of doors. exposed 70
the veather-say, for a MONTH"; loses one-third
Of is heating qualities II ton o. coal IS PLACED
on the ground and lefr there and another ton is
placed under a shed. the latter loses about =
per cent OF its heating fo-ce, the former about
= per cent Hence IL b a great saving OF coal
% have 10 IN dry place. covered over on al
sides. The softer the coal the more heating power
II loses. because the volatile and valuable cor
stitu-nts undergo a slow combustion
P.ss. - Wages the Director Of the National
Board o. Health IT B1enos Ayres. according -
German papers. has found remedy for mosquito
bites He states that be discovered II by acci-
dent during bis trip 90 Paraguay 70 study ing
pest He had been supplied with all sorts o!
remedies. among them Uapiit-elene, an article of
no value whatever against the pest. but on using
Il for mosquito bites De found it 81 surprising e.
feet II neurralizes the poison. even when the
spot bitten Is greatly inhamed- II fresh bites are
rubbed with uIphthalene no swelling io-l0Ns- J. ne
professor considers uapht h1-ene almost spe-Lnc
against mosquito poison
g. T-F9r
which unless the plans 60 awry VIII result N
the establishment Of a manufacturing Utopia
ideal industrial city IN which the lab0ring class
viii have every comfort that the rich euj0y. and
al a cost prop0rJi0ued 10 their earnings. The
scheme has been inaugurated By the purchase o.
50 acres Of land which lies little northeast and
within four miles Of Indianapolis and here man
ufsrruriug sites are % be laid out light, heat
and power plants established, and the ground
plotted for an ideal industrial city. sites o.
twenty-five acres or more, Il required are % -
offered 20 capitalists without cost, provided they
erect factory buildings
The south includes 0ne-fourth Of the c1Jal area
and one-third Of the population Of the United
states Its cotton and cottonseed alone gave 4
an income last year OF s545.oo9O5-the largest
value Of zny single crop IN the world its cora
and its humber product brought i The snug SUN
OF Ss00Gl1.OG0 Moreover. the south raises .
per cent Of all American tobacco mines % Per
cent Of al its coal produces i per cent or -
IA d. ~ the railroad fnLlel[e- Aila
a zteadil increasing percentage OF ~ uanlIar-
turing TIE growth Of its cotton mills has oeen
simply wonderful New England's old supremacy
I'm ms great industry Is gone. never probably "a
return
They have a very stringent law against the
SUNDAY sale Of liquor in Victoria. Australia Il
provides. among other things thar the door lead
ing into the bar Of every hotel must be kept
locked on Sundays curious point in this con
uscri1n was raised IN recent case. The police
rafdad a certain hotel Oh a sunday night They
found a number 0i men seated IN one % me
uariors but could discover no sign that llquot
had been served The bar door was locked but
a.. kew Ms In the lock That being So, was
the door locked within the meaning Of the actt
The Superintendent of Police answered TINS qlea-
tiuu iu the negative and ordered a proseculiQn-
The bench dismissed the case, holding that me
door WAS Undoubtedly locked. and thar the aeL
said nothing about the disposition Of the Key
The growth os parzius-aou trees in old fields
IN the south has been looked upon as curSe-
The rer,5mm1u Trees vii spring up almost Ike
corn. IL takes I1- of digging and gru7oius .
Keep them down But a valuable use has been
found tar pers5mmoa wood. which Is dense IN
fHa-. heavy. and capable oi polish This is for
shuttle blocks in the looms gf cotton mills \
iaN DAYS ago a solid train containing elEhtegti
carloads % Uar-IUUuu and lHgTuod shuttle D.1tAr
WAS shipped from Grimes shuttle block ileie5t
az tlattlusl-a direct 90 England, VIA NorIl-A-
This factory has Orgy been IN operation ten
months Hr1t Is erfavfug D big trade. The making
af these shuttle blocks VIII doubtless become an
important industry in the south
SpouEes are gathered by means Of a long pole
with q hook attached 90 the lower end with
which the sponge fisherman Is very expert he
lies mon his stomach 5u The stern Of boat
looking through an ordinary water bucket With
glass bottom. which does away vita the glare
from tG, water and allows him to survey thu
bottom Leis-raIv while JEe h1l-Uan rlEs or SOULS
trlr boat & schooner .-~ az anchor near by from
which a Lalf-lgE-l or more 90 these small boats
n-r. Ir returns 90 port when Dc - loaded ~ az
and share alike Of the cargo. the captain receiving
Tlrrar portion and rhe owner gt the vessel one
quarter af the ur0Et- The business is carried on
most ertirgIv Or negroes sponge gathering d
one uf the important industries along the coast
of Florida. more than loo vessels being engaged
solely in this trade
The Chamber of Commerce Of the city Of stock
ron. IN California. has undertaken 70 oHmerata
the r.1rrIats1n of that city and q the county m
which &c IS situated each year for period Of
ten wears. The plan adopted consists o. expand
frc the annual census Of school children 20 the
dimensions Of a census Of the whole people In
der the California law the authorities Of each
school district are required 10 select census
MARSHAL on OF before April I % each wear. who
Must during the last fifteen days 01 april enroll
an he children between five and seventeen years
% axe. and also all children under uFc wears CT
axe. A conference Of the Chamber Of Commerce
committee with the city Board % Education re-
shall, % stockton % euumrratC all Inc luhauit-
ants Iu addition 20 q Cllsslncatlon Of the N
HaUitaut- of the giry hy Sex. age. color and oc-
ourat5uu. the reports VIII WELD the number Of