The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-19
NOTES OF THE DAY.

lHs acres OF land used for sheep runs, and $50
families have found homes on them
A runaway horse in Denver the other day
finished his fight by landing in the interior
OF a rapidly moving trolley car where he rode
for nearly block before the vehicle could be
stopped
An old dining table at which Prince Charlie
diBed when he marched into England vas ex-
posed as a sale Of household furniture st Nof-
fat, DunfriesshiTe. recently, and Was knocked
down at - shiilingS-
Two thousand of the 5000 books or. the
French Revolution, which have been presented to
the Bibliotheque Rationale by the British Museum.
viii be kept there The remaining 2s.0+) viii be
sent to the Bibiiotheqae SevigRe-
Red rain which, fcU between the 11th and
18th Of March, 1871. in sicily. Naples. Leg
horn, Venice. C0bsEE. Hamburg. SciIIesE ig-F5ol-
stein. and at Malvern. IN Worcestershire has been
the subject of scientific Investigation
The London LaEeet7 declares that '-the prices
asked for wine at big hotels are 50 monstrosEsIr
high and the wine offered IS 50 often bad that
this fact alone accounts fGT an increasing dc-
mand for whisky as dinner beverage
A strange sight was Witnessed at Bologna re-
Gently a bcII-ringer at a church Tas struck
by great bell and thrown violently through
the window OF the tower on to the roof, s1me
thirty feet below. He escaped with nothing
more than shock
Parts Of Australia are becoming lively rivals
20 Canada and the United States in the Euro
pean apple trade. Tasmania especially. has been
found a frst-cIass apple-rasinzz country There
are e.S4S acres IN apple orchards there and the
product N ls99 was 363, 0I5 bushels
veritabiz quick luncheon it said. : 10
had at restaurant in Paris, where a dinner OF
several courses composed of concentrated food
n the form OF tablets can be consumed IN 4
few Minutes The entire meal indeed can be
fs4r- 1F11 -u-.t-1F
One OF tue strangest botanical c,lriosIties IN
world is the wonder wonder flower found IN
the Malay peninsula. Il IA simply blossom,
without leaves vine, or stem. and grows as q
parasite decayed wood. This eXtTsnrdinary
flower = something Ike yard IN diameter and
had giobglar cup in the middle with i
pacity OF five or SIX quarts
An earthquake wrecked several buildings in
the town Of AuIton Mexico. and then passed
on TO Zopothon. where it sported with the
waters Of a big lake st first the waters
seemed IN state OF great agitation. and thea
they subsided and gradually disappeared The
earthquake had caused hssure IL the bed OF
the lake and through this the lake passed out
of sight
1t the United States minis C. $500 bronze
cents we're coined last year-a larger number
than produced during any previous twelve
month. The HIutage Of these coins however.
has been very large. indeed. in other years,
1893 Few are presented fOT redemption and al
answer 10 the question: What becomes Of thu
ceats2 would be difficult that 20 the
curry as to the ultimate fate Of pins
Year by year London becomes not only more
and more city Of flowers. but also 4 city of
doves Around every building where It Is pos
zibIe to keep pigeons one SEES constantly IN
creasing h5ess OF these pretty creatures, a1d
there could not be more Ornamental aRa de
Hghtful addition tc town population n
the SuIflIt spaces where they stight and fee-i
the soft rush OF TIER wings and the peaceful
sound Of their coz ne make the most restfLi
contrast 70 the harsh notes Of the streets.
some idea of the value OF the coal deposits IN
Indian Territory car be gained when It Is known
the average thickness o: the vein IS four feet,
which VII produce 900 tons an acre These
lands are leased n lots OF $50 acres each. which
means that 3.5iO.005 4.0t9.019 tens be pro
dHCesl by those leasing the land tsn tFls out
put the iessees paw 4 royalty of : cents tor
The output during the last year was 900. ~,
giItst liss.Ai2 tons the previous year The IL
tercSts Of the Clickas2w and ChOct4ly Indians are
protected
An instrument called the gradOmeter has been
designed to enable the occupants Of any
hicle TO determine at glance every inequality
OF the ground over which they are travelling
Tae new II strunent MAJ be attached 70 the
SIDE - the seat Of any vehicle. OF &C II top
tube OF a bicycle. and the grade the vehicle b
ascending descending can De seen N an IL
slant Tie instrument consists OF nickel
plated casing SIX Inahes long containing =
curved glass tube filed with spirits, leaving
small bubble which acts the same q spirit
level
Americans are a s,1zar-Ioying people and our
taste Tor sweets Is increasing We not only
increase our consumption with the increase Of
population but individuality we consume more
each wear. Last year We consumed , 2I9, So tons
Of sugar which was IA, 719 tons more tbaH
ate the year before. This does not mem only
that our sugzT-devoUriug population had N
creased, hut Il means that while each mar
v0H.aH. and chiId-if be got his or her PToper-
tion-cOISll1Ied sixty-one pounds OF sugar IN
Is:si. he she consumed little more than
SIytv-SsN and a half pounds n 1890
\ Yokohama correspondent sends the following
tra,lesIrau's card as showing how tho modern
jap assszmiIates American methods. 'Jewelry-
maker. y finest in town WhIsky-b5y- No
Il AioicHo ItcBoIce- SE0w this card 10 jJnrik-
sha7naR. Our shop Is bsSy and ObliZing worker
that has everybody known and having articles
genuine japanese CRYSTALS aad al kinds OF ca
rios Gold or silver plate II eIectTopL2te OF
plain mepeiug- Carving IN Laid. woTs Own 8sElc
" mongrau.S o. any design according to orders
we can work how much difficult job with lowest
prices insure pieaCe TN once try Don't Tor
get name Whisky -
! miniature kangaroo has been discovered 4
the Far West It is an exceedingly interesting
making great jumps on its hind legs, which are
long and powerful It also has a surprisingly
long tail which adds TO its resemblance 20 the
niarsupial after which Il : named TaiS
riouS creature has been found n that weird
place called Deaths Valley. Its color varies
from light grey TO dark breWa, according To It's
nature making Its hue similar 10
that CT is surroundings a. q protection against
its enemies Although called kangaroo rat
it = not a rat at al IN the tTue sense OF the
word. As it belongs to quite another family
\ new fog-fgfitTug instrument his JUS been
invented which Vii enable sailors to ascertain
the precise position Of other boats even IN the
-hickest OF uIstS- The instrument Is allied the
'tuIarhone.- and registers sounds Of a volume
too slight to be heard BY the human Tar. When
the c1ntaIn other member OF the Cre1 hears
sound somewhere out the water he has
1ut to point the instrument IN the general di-
-ectIon from which the sound comes and move
IL until its vibrations reach their most rapid
rate. Wien that point Is reached the precise
distance and direction Of the approaching vessel
IS registered by means OF N ingenious raeehani-
al device.
The latest thing in the eating saloon and
lunch cafe line Is the automatic OF waiterless
restaurant Therc IS not a waiter IN the place,
and the only human being visible upon entering
he restaurant Is the check man His only duty
IS to furnish checks 70 customers for CASH and
these checks are used to procure 4 meal from
the numerous dumbvaiters with sICt-uIachfus
lrraHgementS. which are grouped around the res
-alIrant walls Before the face Of each dumb
waiter Is the bill Of fare Furnished! by the uar-
ICulaT machine Anything from sandwich and
coffee to a course dinner can be procured II
person wishes h2uI and eggs and ! few yeSe-
costing - cents he simply drops a 5G-cent
check into the slot and the numerous li.hps