The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-17
NOTES OF THE DAY.

The Moorish druggists Of Arabia we're the first
20 display eoiored globes in their windows.
Eleven thousand people are engaged in making
lamp chimBcys throughout the United states
TIE population Of the German Empire IN
cIudcs 3,o3oo9o who use the Polish language.
Some % the inferior grades Of tea sold in this
country are bought in China as low 3 cents
pound,
Germauy's foreign commerce during the calendar
year 1900 shows increase of SCI, IS So i'm
ports and S9i.85l-5ss6 IN exports
The Penolscot tribe of Indians. which numbered
30 IN 1850, Is now about 800 strong, Maine sp-
propriatcs annually $500 for their benefit
Exports OF horses and mules in Missouri last
year brought a return OF 100000. and a great
Zeal Of the money came from foreign countries.
Hereafter visitors al the Kansas state peuiten-
tiary VIII be charged 10 cents each The sum
goes toward paying the extra guard made neces-
ssry by the visitors.
The population CT the municipal area OF Dublin,
Including the independent townships, Is returned
ST. i9f, and Belfast is 81. 800 which gives the
northern city clear majority OF I,s6I-
An Old house has been discovered in Lisbon
which dates from the great earthquake q iI5j
It Is thought that whole street Of buried
houses lies IN a line with the one discovered
In 1870 the Swings banks Of the United states
held >5+9.oGo,oJ0 belonging 10 1880. SO deposit
2Fs In 1900 tbe deposits amounted 10 S2-ief,-
Hhe0. and the deposItors numbered 5-s75. 40
It is stated or the authority Of Chinese tea
merchant that the glaze On the paper coverings
Of tea chests IS due 10 propagation composed
primo pallJ OF the refuse Of sharks FMS, tails
and skins
There are some G.O05,OoJ Protestants in Russia
who enjoy religious liberty WIN the stipulation
that they must be born Of Protestant parents. and
must not proseiyte- Preaching in nine languages
- heard every Sunday il St Petersburg in the
Protestant churches.
There VIII be no newspapers left in Finland IL
the Russian Government continues its crusade.
Two dailies, f'Pajaiainen'' and ''WiborgbIzdet.'
have been suppressed and the publication Of
four other papers has been suspended for periods
OF from fifteen DAYS to four mouths.
\ record catch Of sturgeon on the YoIga has
just been made by Astrakfan fishing firm, one
fish weighing more than forty-six pood or about
LEO pounds The head weighed about 40
pounds. and the roe. fTom which the famous
csfFlare Is prepared came To about go pounds
The sturgeon was valued at about 800
The German military authorities are strongly
opposed TO the adoption of the khaki uniform III
any shape or form Experiments have been made
and the report IS that the dark blue st as III
distinct khaki V hite and green are the
.howlest coiors- In any ease, Khaki uniforms viii
&c limited 20 the Us Of the colonial troops
IN the Paris Bordeaux rnotor-csr race the Sol
miles were covered in hours and ~ minutes, or
times taken - hours and = minutes: IN 1858
" Rene de kniff gained the race II - hours ard
= minutes, and 81 seconds and IN IsS9 Charr5n
won. having covered the distance IN Il hours and
- minutes
Parts Of magnificent manuscript of the Gospel
OF St Matthew were found last year near Sinope
and bought for the BibIiotheque Rationale at
Paris Two OF the pages which were missing
have been recently discovered at NaripoI. on the
Sea Of AzOv- and bought by the local museum.
volume NJ tod
pie and written N large golden uncials in Greek
great advantage Of mcdaniel draft Is its
fexibility, enc can regulate ruv speed Of the
fan that the proper combustion sor the steam
required Is maintained independent II the weather
conditions and It Is possible to create a great
ct draft than Is possible with chimney. An
either point in favor OF mechanical draft Is the
portability OF the fans in case 4 change Of 10
cation Is to be made
Bleaching by electricity in the modern processes
employed shows 50 much change and Improvement
over the carly ones that the work is practically
the outcome Of tCday's inventions. Electric
bleaching combines the chemical method IN It
for It Is merely used as an agency TO produce
certain chemical actions. The process Is nereIy
the deco0rizatIon Of fabrics by means Of chIoride5
produced by electrolysis
The Hawaiian Evangelical Association was re-
Gently in session at Hilo, wnen very important
plans were considered The great need Of all
the churches OF the islands Il i revival OF re-
ligion- While the seif-sacrjacing work done BY
the missionaries furnishes - encouFa slng report
a any IN the history OF the Christian church.
vet probably greater need for real religious
awakening exists than IN Hawaii.
A pleasing little variety they offer in Vienna
Is in the purchase Of theatre tickets If you
buy them in advance Of the performance you are
charged an extra sum for the privilege. You pay
for your reserved seat and YOU pay for reserviaz
It. At the restaurants there Is another peculiar
proposition Apparently no account Is kept q
what yCu have ordered but when You through
with your luncheon the waiter comes with pencil
and paper ana asks you what YOU have had
He asks how many beers, how many other articles,
and hOT many biscuits pTetZels you have taken
from the plate
The glass called ''eIeetrove-.e'' Is made as f2l-
lows: The materials II fine powder are fed into
an electric furnace IN several compartments: N
about twenty minutes clear liquid glass : OBJ
tanned. which can be run INTO moIds or worked
as usual For the finer kinds OF gIas, the CON-
psrtmcnJs are placed over one another, the
refining takes place more quietly Fifty volts
sufficient with the Becker furnace, aud the cur
rent can be either alternating OF continuous An
advantage Is that the furnace can be easily
started OF stopped within d short time, and that
the expense Of pots VIII be saved
Recent ornamental novelties made Of pore tin
foil. Iacqu5red with gold and embossed in various
forms. for the drug cCnfccti0ners- and tobacco
nists trades. TO call attention 10 an jnven-
tioa and industry that purely of American
origin and growth. Before the inventor Of tfHfoiI
hit upon the idea Of rolling tin upon sheets Of
lead. the TWO metals being previously welded To-
ccther- the only tiuioil known 70 the world Vas
that Of pure tin beaten by process similar 20
that followed by gold-leaf bcaJers. This beaten
Tin was made in England and only small cuanti-
ties were imported INTO this county. lJ=
limited because OF its expense and Its liability 20
tear
some men have never been willing to class the
luscious watermelon As a vegetable. and On
this point the Trited States Government has been
forced TO come 10 tie darkys point Of view
The decision has been made By the general board
OF appraisers arising At NC-2leS upon
The right 10 import melons As vegetables The
Caily- p0pulaTlv and commercially a fruit and
therefore dutiahle-'' The same view ; taken
technically BY the Department Of Agriculture
and We may now TEST assured that the status az
the watermelon. nuShmeLon cantalCupe, and
their whole kindred has been raised 4 few points
officially and permanently
The War Department Is now firing an iliu-
nainatinG she'll that bursts IN the air and ernits
q fiery body IF 4 gIobulsr shape which eividIv
lights UP a large area for a considerable time
The experiments are for the purpose of i'm
proving and perfectIug bombs that are now
made for the purpose OF exposing the position
OF an enemy at night and to reveal the char
acteT Of dcfences 70 be attacked These projcc-
tiles explode on impact. lherating flaming
compound One compound. consisting OF sui
light mixture. The illumination lasts as long
Is the Slltpetre supplies oxygen to maintain
combustion. Experiments are also under WY
.or "A reverse sort Of bomb. which IN bursting
lIberates dense clouds Of smoke. for the pur-
pose or concealIng the movements of troops
the 6tld- This be- gnrIfgrp fHa