The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-12
NOTES OF THE DAY.

t72Fh1te s'iit275e for making lead penciis IS
found in almost every country On the globe.
Tasmania. in proportion To its area ia the
richest ai Australia colonies IN mineral wealth.
AZ the German universities there we're last
winter s3.sis students; at the French. Pa stu
dents.
oxford undergraduates rb5 do not dire in the
coege h4iis vii be fined - i5r each diReer here
sitter
= German physician, TT. B-u5a-hrr. declares
that 70 per cezt Of dyspe7tiaS have uasouni
teeth
IN Oxfordshfrc, England the superstition pre-
walls that the arrival Of a German band IN
village poTteDdS rain-
A new insect has appeared in California in tine
TO devour the eggs Z the counties res spiders
that injure the orange groves
Our ostrich farms are profitable. Birds are
worth SI6O apiece and A good specimen yields
about 50 worth Of feathers at a plucziHg.
Few women consider that they carry some
forty or fifty miles Of hair on their head; thg
fair-haired may even have to dress seventy miles
OF threads Of gold every morning
4 number of Roman antiquities have been found
at StrasburE, in Aisace. The fragments Of vail
found beReath K}ehcr Square. when put together,
revealed two beautiful pictures
In celebrating Artor Day at Gaylord. Kan. the
exercises consisted of thfrty-oae pieces spoken by
children, and a lot Of songs. and when the pro
gramne was finished il was too late 20 plant any
trees
The first book printed within the limits Of the
United states was the Bay Psalms Book which
was issued in Cambridge, Mass. in 1870. Speci-
mems Of The publication are extremely rare and
command veTy high prices
Every year increases the cost OF the public
schools Of New York. This year they cost sIs-
5i2-CGO Next year about Iazo9.Opo viii be de-
handed b. the board OF eiec2tion- OF this
amount sI5-I5I,O0J viii be mandatory under the
Davis law.
Massachusetts, makes its railroads rIn working
mems trains In England they are 4 common
thing and man can ride ten miles for cents
In Toronto the city leases the street railways 70
4 private corporation with the stipulation Tor
cheap fares during the hours when the working
people are going to and from work
The first Labor day Japan ever knew was OBJ
served IN Tokyo on April last. The celebration
was proposed and managed by the '.Niroku
SitiEpo' newspaper. "a friend Of the laboriRs
man" Scarcely ten days had passed after the
6rst announcement Of the -NirokU's" undertaking
when more than 0.600 Iaborers eagerly secured
their tickets OF admiJtance 70 the picnic
\ patriotic society IN Rhode Island calls for
new tune for america" holding that the music
Of the british national anthem Is not suitable for
the popular American hymn. The British Dor
rOzed the air, zacveveT, and have never claimed
II as an Original production. TIE music Of the
'Narseillaise'' IS trace back 20 German church
composition, and that Of the star sIaHsled
Banner was Known As "Anacreon n Heaven
long before Key wrote his famous poem
4 shower Of small frogs and toaG5 fell in the
vicinity Of Red Hills, several niles south Of
Frederick, Nd. recently. The phenomenon lasted
but a few moments. during which 1t Is estimated
that nearly go small frogs fell 30 tGe ground
and began hopping about. The curious eiIt was
Witnessed By several people, who described the
occurrence wblTiuInG Of to2dS falling
through space 70 the earth.
The corn grain has in addition to its starch
element. tiny germ IN which lies It's lie priH-
cipIe- This gem was formerly separated and
thrown aside As waste Lately It has been found
thst this germ Is rich IN OIL which be utilIz-
cd The germ Is now separated from tho starch
and crushed The oil gathered from It finds a
-sady market and IN the last feU years millions
u dollars worth Of this oil has been exported %
Europe.
For seven years unique pigeon post has been
IN operation between Avalon, santa Catalina
Island and Les Angeles, n California, distance
Of about fifty miles. over twenty miles OF this
distance Is across the Pacific Dream IN the or
d1ary- course ave hours required 5etg-eeu thc
two towns but the pigeons often cover the dis
tan,-e IN less than an h5ur. Private messages,
business ORDERS etc are forwarded Fl prices
var ing from - 20 - cents per message.
There IS a Tieaaese custom brought rom the
Park Ages surely, which requires the paying Of
y heller about cents 70 secure admission 70
your own house after 10 O'Clock al night Il you
are calling On-a friend after that hour you also
pay % heller to be let cut OF the house There
IS but way out OF II By paving gIlGen
month (S5.2O} you are allowed 10 cav . night
KEY and let yourself III al this i By law, mind
you. and you Can BE- prosecuted AZ once If you
Try any American kicking
The asbestos mines OF the Province Of Quebec
supply nine-teBths Of the asbestos produced IN
the world The mines were discovered IN Is7s.
1850 tons. while last years production assre-
gated eco tons Some $50 miners are employed
Asbestos has also been discovered n Russia,
sweden Corsica South America, and lately in
Siberia but the Canadian asbestos Is said 70 be
the best OF all Large quantities. are now used Tor
the manufacture Of fEepTo5t paper.
The South includes oae-f5urth 0: the total
area and one-third OF the population o. the
United States. It's cotton and cottonsecd also
gave II an income last year OF S5{5, COO coo The
largest value Of any single crop in tHs world
Its corn and It's lumber product brought IN the
snug sum OF $500 01O-oSJ- Moreover the South
raises 50 per cent OF all American tobacco. mines
% per cent OF ali It's ceal produces IS per cent OF
is iron. has 80 per cent Of its total railroad
mileage. and steadily Increasing percentage of
its manufacturing
4 curious old custom. says the London Globe
has been revived at the village Of CsstieacTe- n
NortoIk-that of blessing the crops The parish
onerS gathered at the church and formed n pro-
cession, headed by the vicar and choir. After
paradIng the viiIaEe they proceeded 70 visit the
fields OF growing corn, at ono OF which . service
was held hymns sung. and 4 blessing pronounced
by the vicar the crops OF the parish The
procession then returned 10 the church. singing
occasional hymns by the way, and dispersed
after receiving benedlctlOG-
Five years ago. when the State o. Tennessee
entered upon the business Of operating d coal
mine With convict labor, 4 strong protest was
made by the coal operators Of East Tennessee,
who feared that the convict competition would
seriously iniuTe the other coal mining companies
Now these same operators unite IL testfylnE that
the management OF the state mines. while DIS
posing OF the convict labor question: has not
checked investments IN coal property n Tenn
cSSce- On the CONTRARY there mas been greater
DEVELOPMENT in coal property in the STATE during
the past five years than n any other equal period.
The absence Of injury from convict competition
Is ascIibed II the operators 10 the successful
conduct Of the state mines by COMMISSIONS W
Mr. Nixon IN his present position This, how
ever, the Governor 5 not likely 10 do
The ROYAL Humane Society Of London. has a
gold medal. which 1t awards annusIIy TO the man
ygto, in its opinion may be rigutl,,Ily regarded
as ''the bravest man of the year The award
was made recently for 1860 and the medal went
10 William Allen, a sunderland sailor who LETT
the sea about three years ago On March Is 1919.
word brought to Allen that three men were
overcome by the fumes OF tar gIS and were living
unconscious al the bottom OF still Allen faS-
tened rope around himself and dashed into the
still, and IN a few seconds came out with one Of
the men \ second time he entered and vet 4
third until the three men were rescued Each
tine Allen TIsked his life in the venture. The
case was brought 70 the attention OF the ROYAL