The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-06
NOTES OF THE DAY.

Der Of Deputies has decided 70 allow women Who
! pay tax on an Income Of az least so frzncs %
I vote iE al bushes matters
/ The Siamcse cats which Dr.. NichtiuEals. a dis
I -iueuisbed ssyant has brought 10 Europe. follow
/ their mistress like dogs They are very aHec-
l tiouate ard more lively than ordinary cats but
| lave less dignity Then color varies between a
/ light taWHy shade and chocolate eolo-.
/ Many couutrie~ have curious methods Of rais-
/ ny money 90 reouce taxation IN He-se Ger
! many. tax has been put upon bachelors. who
l now have Co pay p per cent more IN taxes than
married men The result has been than many
! veil-t'-do bachelors have enigrated o. Prussia
I For the first summer IN the memory % the
oldest iuhahtaut there has been no gambling
1T Long Branch this year. Every one Of the
! half dozen og SD cIutb0uses as the gambling
| places arc politely called. j. holteI and barred
/ Che chains are up 81 the gates and the grass
[ is lowing kueg deep where flower gardens have
l ae, accustomed o. bloom.
3 college Cor Vsshervomen has been opened
Z IN Nev York D. the Charity Organization So
ci,ry. The course i tusIve daily lessons. and
/ che students receive 60 cents a day and luncheon
I Instructors teach the nature 90 fabrics and the
| best methods of cleansing them. ami exercise
q strict supervision until the pupil receivls a
ssrtiheate-
The south Dcrbyshirc miners in England. de-
usnd an advance o. pzgas in Consequence Of
candles having been -Fepiaced in some mA $ b.
safety lamps The dispute came recently 20 az
bitrl-ion az tpftingham- II IS ruled tnat the
miners are entiTi-c % compensation NheH usinE
safetv lamps the award being penny pr ten
extra lt D. not stated however uhether u b.
the dehCieEry 81 hght or the alieEed injury %
/ eycsi-ht hy the safety lamp that lowers the
miners v-rking capacity.
At the new Olympia wills az Columbia. :. C..
she tai cbisquey which has heretofore been such
Distinguishing ilature Of a min is completely
short steel Plate stack extending barely above
the rtoE Draft Is produccd hy two fans driven
ny enElnes- An outer shell surrounds the stack,
and through the annuiar space between arr Is
drawn from the atmosphere foEn into the fan
room The heat thus acquired is further IN
crea-et -nd this hot Dir Is finally drawn On the
nreS -hroush pipes esFsdi1s beneath the ash
The Beers Aave taught us many ingenious
tricks Of var as a Londgn newspaper In
srectors % fortifoa tons would. not have dared
% suggest before TIE var that, haTbed wire
would play ~ prominent a part in our defences
as % has They would not have dared, fer
their regulations sake. 20 advise thze Ne
should make good the ground fast a. We
won n. by erecting a cham ri biockhouses from
one erd Of the country 90 the other Inspectors
q cavalry would have he,itated before pT
posing the reforms that the Hght-riding Bod
rendered compulsury-
Today nothing but elephant ivJry is used
in fine carving, says a writer in the .'Homc
Magazine In the past there was walrIs. nor
whsi, nylgbaU. and mammoth Tusks vary from
ten fc-J long weighing 200 pounds % srnaIler
Ones and the price IS about - pound Nor
whal ivory is unlimited in supply. owing % the
discovery @ great quantities n the Erct'c re-
si9us where for untold yCIrs 10 has hlen pre-
served IN the ire. L is Of Do use far iv0ry
carving but Is u@ed in an inferior types Of
work, such as l0u-priced umbrellas and stick
on aeCL The expedition VII start this sumner.
The Germans have invented new Kind Of
glassware This clois0nne glass As is
called. is similar % stained glass. bit is
claimed 20 he superior The design IS pre-
pared IN double brass wires and the interstiees
are filed with snail pieces Of c0'0-ed glass
This design Is then mounted up0n a .arCc
sheet CT plain glass % which il il frnly at
tached BY means % translucent cement An
other SIMILAR sheet cf glass f. then placed upon
the top Of the design in the same way, So that
the eolered glasS IS inserted between tEo shsets
o. glaS. By this means the cioisonne glass Is
smooth on either side
Cupid viii have a hard time SOON with Rms
sian Army officers IS one is 20 Judge from a
recent regulation fixing the conditions under
which Rus-san efieer- VIII De permitted %
marry In the first place the lady must have
good manners and be- veil brought ~: her social
position VIII al-1 De taken iEto account Then
with regard 90 the officer, be must be at least
tweuty-three years ~ age BIS paw and mess a.
loH-nce must amount 60 1t least $50. and Er
must have either real estate. bringing IN $50
or more per anuum- OF capital Of 500 OF
more z the capital does NOT exceed = 200 no
more rlln $50, including interest, uust be
drawn IN any one year.
Dr. Felix Oswald in his International food
stadies IN -Wh1t to Eat asks: Does the 1d-
vantage Of cheap wine in Spain hold good In
comparison with the larger beer coUutries5 Ia
point q drunken bFs0I-. hauors are easy,
spanish. marriage guests quarrel ot-tTeperClsiy
1S -he revclers a. q Bavl-ian kIrmeS. but. ln
spite o. q less hraCiU- temperature. would seem
70 recover more quickly ard preserve rheir
mental and physical agility Co a more advlucet
age Female wine tapeI- are rare that &C.
Ca-loual exceptions attract siEhtseers Hing Al
caaoi hsS lost his ancient b0dyguaTd 0i Ana
IONS Southern Europe ~ least, PRODUCES nov
ad4ys only male Blcchauais-
The Agricultural Department Of vfcraria has
recently made experiments vita reference 10 tine
Preservation Of fresh fruits Pears and peaches
packed the ordinary boxes for shipment we're
subjected 90 the yar0r> of Eydrocvauic gas- The
fruits we're tllu taken out 81 the boxes and
separately wrapped Iu tissue paper Slrne %
them were again treated with che gas and the
whole Tot was placed 10 cry room 90 a TEN
ueratTe Ct 80 degrees Flhr-. and kept there
Tor seven weeks When the fruits were rahCn
out they were IN an excellent state ci Fraserya-
zion. especially those rilJ had been treated uith
the gas second time Not only the pears.
but the peaches felt hard 20 the touch, retained
their fresh appearance and showed DO deceived
spots, as the germs had al been kiliei by the
gas
fox signal which is saIt-Ioc1tfuz vas re-
Gently tested II Fl.Eugr Island by the JaitoI
States Lighthouse Board Il consists OF a ssrrn
driven by gas engine. ard provided with eight
mea1phoneS pointing 90 the points Of tie COM
pass Specific signals are automatically given
through each rnegaphaBe- For instance II there
IS one long blast the SiSu-. is north ~ the ul-
server one Ions and enc short blast indicate
thlc the signal d directly east etc. It has been
found that when q vessel is within half 8. mile
of tle apparatus the signal pointing toward IL
can De heari very plainly while the others are
scarcely audible 81 distances Of from two 20
Ten miles Do D. impossible q hear signal
gCpt those from she mvza7hUue pointed directly
al tire observer motitait. Of the apparatus
has been perfected for use On board ship
The great gushing OIL weH near Beaumont.
Texas. IS creating considerable interest Ia the
Southwest. The wen far esIipses ans ever
7,eJ barrels daily greater than the largest
duE Is constantly increasing IN volume This
D., due 90 the fact thar when the oil was struck
the iron casing was blown uu- Cf the
hole. and the size uf TIE hole gradually in
cresaed. A solid SIN-Inch stream OF oil shoots
into the air 20 height of 2oJ ScCy. u Is
thought that the only Way o. save the oil Is hy
DIRT reSrrv.-rS. and they are hein. constructed
as rapidly Us possible I'm order that none Of the
u5I may De- wasted As Is usual in such el-aS
almost fabulous prices are being paid for al
r-a-y waste lands. Thousands % people have
yi-.-sd the we'll and II has served 20 dguryss
prices ia the CI market
Aluminium u.s. at the present price the cheap
90 metal in the H.arsc., with the exception o.