The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-19
NOTES OF The DAY.

/ died the other day vas that one oi Dbl, army
comrades should throw me last s15re.fuI % earth
I upon MS grave The c1mrale did as be- WAS rc-
/ French economist has figured ouJ that. as
4 compared with France. the lower freight rates
| IN Germany effect an annual saving 20 tire
German iEfustrie, of SE00Oto,1 Frances great
need. hc thinks. Is more canals
In the Prlssian enquiry into cancer. ft is hoped
| % learn whether the disease j. hereditary or
[ connected with indulgence in alcohol or to-
l 1acco. and with any other habit. Every physi-
can is assed % record his experience.
Tourists in Egypt can now take trolley car
IN the main street % Cairo direct % the Pyra-
mids In a short time line viii De buiIt equip
ped with American cars. t' run from the ocean
'front.' az Praels % the Parthen0n At Athens
A seat on the Toronto stock Exchange wa,
sold last week for $1,000. The Toronto Non
ctary Tines slys that not long since the sale
q seat for $500 vas thought reuars1hIc
and later $50 was obtained 'fbut this SI0.-
GO sale beats the record"
Large coal veins running from the German
Rhine " estphalian coal districts toward Linn
burg. in Belgium. ere reported % have beer
discovered II the coal Is good in quality
as that Of the Rhenish- " estPhaIian district Il
may revolutioEize the European cOaol trade
Since the Anglo-B0er var began, two years
ago, about GOO British officers and men have
been killed I'm action and not quite Soon
wounded In the two days fighting az Gettys-
burg IN July. 1883. nearly as many men l5.62)
were killed and nearly as many (Z7-ab1) wound
The Baltimore Al1nuf1c-ursrz Record an
uouuces that it VIII shortly issue its twentieth
anniversary number. and 81 promises that e
shall De- IN a general way the best and most
comprehensive publication devoted 90 the MP
building Of any section % this country which
has ever been issued
The proposed law for old-aze pensions r-ests
with much opposition in France. on the ground
that the age AZ which the pension fails due
siXty-nve. IS far beyond the average life % the
French workman Many labor organizations have
protested. and all have 10 mind % lay by nom
are little likely 20 PROFIT
The Canadian authorities have chosen Thurs
day November 2s as the DAY for the annual
Thanksgiving in the New Dominion coiuciding
with the date usually selected In the United
states Heretofore the Canadian Thanksgiving
has usually been appointed Cor a day in Jcto-
Der Some Canadian papers say that che hlli-
Gay now viii take place az a very Unseas5nlbie
period Of she year for that country
One Of the peculiar features Of trade in China
is the great quantity OF cid iron imported
plates. tubes. wagon tires Eorsssoes. railway
spikes. wire rope. hoops. and general scrap
iron This il u1rEpd over welded together and
put 20 various uses IN the small blacksmith
hops houghout ii country II Illustrates the
intense economy q the people and the small
value Of labor
The city OF CsrIsbad. Bohemia. up % August.
199I. had no street cars Of any description, all
transportation being by cabs and 0-1nibrlses.
Tie city has population o. l5o'o permanent
residents. which number Is augmented each
year from April % October by about 5000
visitors A street car company Is BOW being
formed. however, and VIII prove blessing 10
the inh1bitants
some time ago cats were imported into AUS
tralia TO subdue tn plague Of rabbits NoE
come complaints from New SOUTH Wales and
Victoria THAI the birds are being destroyed the
cats which were only intended b. prey upon
the rabbits. having turned their attention to
the felthe-ed Inhabitants Of the country. while
the foxes. introduced for some other purpose. are
robbing the hent5rls and assisting the cats IN
the native birds
No nan can disguise his voice in taking
through a telephone. Every person has some lit
lie popularity Of speech that 10 matter how
iuHuiresriral IL may be. Is sure % be accen-
tuatCd and made more recognizable over the
wire The man who has sharp ring in his voice
VIII seem % speak more sharply ErIE voice
Viii be made more Erun- and By the sane rule
an inyincere voice is given greater tone OF in
sincerity
The view ZlaIlud Government has decided
that swimming and Iifc-saving shall be taught
in an its schools. The LIfe-Sa7ing society's
method having been adopted. 1900 hau5b0oks
and charts have b-en sent by order of the
Government for the Use Of sch0olmasrers- The
hznlaoos, ln winch the course 81 Instruction
i fully zet forth for the use % classes schools
and indivijrlzls has also been translated into
swedish and Italian
An effort Is % be made % remove large
red oak tree from the widest section o. ARK
anSas 10 Forest PARK St Louis The tree Is
leo feet Ei-h and p feet in diameter AZ the
base A double tramway VIII be built from
the tree 90 the river. where Z xii be foa-ed
and trved TO S. Louis It IS estimated that
this VII occupy SIX months The tree VII he
dug Up b. the roots instead % being cut down.
and none 90 rhe branches VIII De trimmed
some Of the most peculiar methods Of tax
alton recorded are 90 be found IN the zrchives
Of Holland Ia 1871. FOR instance. there vas in
rTisteur- tax imposed on al FasSen-e-s t-av-
was lesiri On each person who entered tavern
before rran- on those who entered place %
eu-erta-u-ue1r- on marriages aut deaths. and
on many other tE-Egs- II a person vas buried
tax VAS payable twice over
w1-h-r-r-u P--E has b--rme The resort II
Chz.a-, Hssr-lr enthusiasts -he circular
r--l5.-- % hundred acres sr more furnishing
ample rrru- on holiday IL IS not unusual 70
SEQ rr- games - r7'sr-S az fH- -aue
----r. IRE tennis grounds are large and WaI
--5--1.~.t Pr tHr ---i-l --rl- r.e t-7tneu
r.at.-. sr.~. rHa various l5-h schools 90 the
civ .. OH. -..- .--as one Immune play
ErH-- T.H I'm summer -a--.--u N
constant --rr..r several hundred boats
IN -r --- .- P.r-,---- example. =- -ha
r-.=5-.. No r.r.r-r---' e--s are r5-rH'ltel ~
--rr ..--e F--r -r f-v being e7uu-rf trr
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