The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-13
NOTES OF THE DAY.

Fourteen British regiments include the Prince
Of Wales crest in their badges
The complete remains q the mammoth found
ia siberia, now on the way % 81 Petersburg
about three tiTes the sze Of big elephant.
Michael Angeles house la Rome m which the
painter spent the last twenty years oi his life
and died. Is 90 be torn down in order 70 widen
the Corso-
The eucalyptus trees on the island Of Tasu1-
ma sometimes attain great size One that las
hssn measured Is 2S1 feet high, and some are said
20 attain height q 500 feet
The immense dairy interests % Denmark are
dependent upon I7Is..s5 COWS In ISIS the but
Ter exported amounted 90 I2l 4IS.Fag pounds. IN
ls9@ 90 2.3l2.5e3 pounds. and IN la O. 49,
~. st5 pounds
The editor OF the collins tMo) Advocate" re-
marks We VIII accept wood. ooranleal. wheat.
douS. chop feed chiekens .eEgs, turkeys ducks,
geese, apples lard. bacon, pork, beef parsnlps-
perslunllns. and coon hides On suhscrlptions'
In Melbourne law regulating the sale OF Hq-
sors declares that all saloons must be closed On
SUNDAYS With the door locked Thirsty PATRONS
find the doors locked. but KEY hangs IN a con
yenient place. and they and entrance easy
The Roman Catlosi,s Of Holmc in Huntingdon
shire. England live in a scattered parish extend
ing over a wide area To enable them % attend
divine worship floating church IL towed along
the extensive canal system % the district stop
A simple method Of capturing butterflies alive
Is adopted in Japan Trees are covered vith
preparation o. phosphorus and wet sugar. The
phosphorus al night attracts the insects, and
they stick fast 90 the sugaf-smeared boughs, and
the collector can lCisurely remove them
A movement has been started in Georgia 10
perpeJUate the memory of EH Whitney by cen
veFting into an elegant country club the scene
Ot his laburs near Augusta where BE perfected
A X lzafr lr been rer-
feeted and charter for the club secured
The following advertise aeut ap.eared the other
day in the London Morning POST Wanted
lady TO groom and take Of small pony
and o. assist IN the hOusewOrk Of small house
IN the country The cook is lady, and no ser
wants are kept Only gentieW0men need write
Coffee reached Constsntinople about 1854 and
was OF universal in Mohamuedan countries
before the close Of the sixteenth century. So
essential vas Il deemed 90 domestic happiuess
that Turkish Law recognized a mans refusal
% supply his wife with coffee as sufficient ground
, for her claiming a divorce
Alabama increased between 1893 and 1900 in
the production Of coal from s.572 s95 tons 20 3
27Sa62 tons In 1850 there were hut S755.144 tons
produced IN ali the South OF this amount. North
Carolina had so tons In 1900 one state, Ala
hama, lad a product Of nearly three times the
total then produced.
The rapid expansion Of the Australian Shipping
.
Wales 1t was larger IN 1900 than in any previous
year The total number Of vessels entered and
cleared was ,0S2, against 100 IN 1850 81 thes-
6.5oS were under the British aag and ~ under
taosa Of other countries-
( The famous leaning tower Of Pisa has a rival
in the Temple tower Of Bristol. IN England Il
j. square tower Of early Gothic architecture
AT is parts still preserve their normal relative
I positions without cracks or hssures. The tower.
which Is about Us feet high. Is I'VE feet out q
. perpendicular al the summit
Z A minister in Kansas town regretfulIy learned
that the church collections were diminishing in
amount On a recent sabbath he informed his
congregation iusr before the plates were passed
round that the members who were IL debt we're
not expected TO contribute To his delight be
/ the usual sum
/ The Antwerp ivory market. which wzs started
7 on July 81. ISIS with a sale Of fifteen toss,
surpassed the Liverpool market in ISe0 and the
London market IN 1855 The Antwerp ivory mar
/ ket Is today By far the most important in the
world -Four great public sales are held there
1 every year. ~ the beginning q February, May,
August. aud November
+ theoretically there are no slaves IN HoEgkong,
as il Is British territory, but in reality the city
: is t1H Of them. They are the msid-=~vv-=-ss and
Hur7vs - th- ChlnsseE tart srl---l-e-sts-i lady
houses Of the rich where there are many dsugh-
{ ters. II Is rot uncommon 20 md twenty 10
4 EDlrLF slaves u a single faufiiF-
/ Topshan Ne-, Hlaa. ia trying 20 play a
little trick on a feIlow-trieud, loaded pipe full
Of powder and finished il with tobacco lighted il
. for short smoke. intending 20 pass 10 over 70
. the Uhom II loaded for. but talking
/ forget the powder until too late. and a result
{ one side OF his face vas burned badly and lie
Was frightened into AL kinds Of swearing Of
/ In 1850 the eight Southern States concerned IN
/ coal producing, namely. Alabama. Arkansas
D
3 Virginia. and Vest Virginia had an output g
Z fifteen times much coal rleV mad twenty
{ wears before In 300 Nest |iTZnia's output was
-l2s'iiso tons against l.75-l44 tons - $50 Tie
total value OF The Southern prc,iuct IN IS-o vas
. s4.I5I.1s5 and IN lapa S4I-s53.5.3-
The tra-hc on the new electric underground
. railways 81 London and Paris = about the same.
I The total number Of passengers carried from
July 50 % December 81. 1890. was y. ASS. i05 for
the London road and l5--9ua26 for the PlrlS line
The receipts highest Tor the English road hut
Z the Lcndou road cost much more 20 huild. the
! expense beng s--v-t'H per mile, while the
! French road cost only Sl.4C3-olo per mile.
While steamer was on the Uav nom Port
land TO New York the other day. four whales
I we're sighted about thirty miles south Of Cape
Elizabeth The big fsh were bur q shor; slstauee
ahead when seen by the pilot. and they displayed
/ no disposition 90 get out II the -5urse Of the
steamer II became necessary. therefore. 70 navi-
| gate around tlt whales, but shls was not done
without coming III contact with one OF thCu-
I The collision Jared the s1eame- as II q s1nkea
I wreck had been struck
! The makers OF motor vehicles are jubil4ur re-
I garding the experiments made As 70 the convey
ance OF fruit and market garden produce 20 Coveut
/ Garden from Niddlesex and Kent by motor van,
I says an English agricultural paper one large
/ grower AZ Enfield Highway. who recently pur-
chased lorry, send 70 market twice every mOru-
/ lng twO and one-haH tons. a distance OF SIN
teen miles. at fuel cost each journey Of l. Cd,
I and gets over the ground less than half tie
{ time that horses would accomplish the distance
novel sort Of Iightship is 10 be noored on
! the Otter Rock. IS.ay- Il VIII have no crew,
l SD VIII be worked by the compound gas sys-
| tenn Two large gasholders will contain a.
much gas as viii hight the lantern for several
I months. The EaS, cscapIng from the holders 20
/ the lantern wIu operate the clapper o. a bell
/ placed a deck belfry. and the rocking Of the
| vessel VII set a tongue gong We'll The
/ otter Rock MARKS particularly dangerous pzrt
/ o. the west coast and the new plan wiII be
I submitted Go s,yere test
/ A fruit supposed 10 bear the marx Of Ewes
teeth Is one Of the many botanical curiosities q
/ CeyIoE- The tree which IL grows Is known ~
! the significant name Of the forbidden fruit or
| Ewes apple Tree The blossom has very
pleasant scent, but the really remarkable feature
| OF the tree the one 20 which 10 owes its name
| Il the frult- Il IS beautiful and hangs from the
] tree IN a peculiar manner. Orange on the outside
/ and deep crimson within each fruit has the au-
! Utarance Of having had piece bitten out Of T.
Tins fact, IogtheT with It's poisonous quality led
the AuhaHmedans 10 represent il s. the forbidden
/ irult 90 the Garden % Eden, and 20 warn men