The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-01
NOTES OF THE DAY.

burden
Over 10000 persons in Germany are insured
against illness,
The length Of life OF tradesa'su = two-thir'i5
that Of farmer
\ silver coin "a usually IN easFeaey for about
tventy-Seven years
In LONDON fully one hundred thousand inhabi-
tants Work 81 night.
Queen Marguerite is about TO found an asylum
in Rome for the children OF murdered parents.
Bseksyeoodsrucn Of China sill use the bows and
arrow as weapon and do vcTy elective w0rk
with it.
Ber.fn has 5000 dogs The tax Is ss5e bue
officers and these who Use dogs as eraasht AMI
mails pay no tax
The German medals tor tTocpz who served IN
China bear a representation OF an eagle holding
dragon IN It's claws
4 petroicum-rnotor fshing-bosi, capable Of
doing nine knots an hour, Is the latest addition
20 the Ostend fishing feet
The principal gas company in Chicago has
pledged itself 10 pay 81 per cent Of is gross
receipts into the city treasury.
On some Of the foreign steamship lines the
captains are naval officers, and, IN case Of war.
would retain their commands
Germany now has Ia.9oa.0J5 more inhabitants
than France. 100000 more than AastFls-t@ssH
gary, =, 0060oo more than Italy
High heels It Is said owe their origis to Persia
where they we're introduced 70 Taise The feet from
the burning sands OF that country
A ton of gold is worth e125. 5s3- 4 ton Of steel
made up INTO hairsprings IS worth eI,5I6s +2e-
more than twelve times the value Of pgre gold
The Bishop of I.onion's salary Is 5000 year,
bat the rates, taxes insurance, and maintenance
Of two large residences reduce the net income to
81 so.
The import Of precious stones at the port Of
New York during May amounted N value to
So 1s9 273 against .322S5l. the value Of the m
ports during Nay, 1890.
John " WOolley Eho was the Prohibition
candidate for the Presidency. has started on
trip around the world TO investigate the liquor
question in al its phases
BY the wfu Of the Baroness Nathaniel Roth
schid the Paris Conservateire has just come into
possession Of valuable collection Of Mss. OF tfe
works Of Chopin and Auber-
Residents in England have eIf0ooo.o00 invested
in mortgages in foreign countries. These invest
uents annually drain the foreign countries OF
about e., eco IN cold cash
The Forth Bridge is constantly beng Eepainted-
50 vast IS the structure that Il takes MY IONS
Of paint to give II one coat, and the area dealt
with IS something ike 40 acres
The American Tract Society was organized sew
enty-six years ago. and since that time 1t has
printed and circulated books, tracts and period
Gals in I55 languages and dialects
\ Berlin professor who has been investigating
the subject Of green hair among coppersmiths
says 1t IS by means 50 common as IS generally
supposed. It occurs only IN those who have
worked the metal for many years
Lord Cross who recently entered upon his
seventy ninth year. now figures but little in the
public eye. in spite OF tie fact that for years
lie played an important part IN the political lie
Of Great Britain. IN the lass cabinet be vas
Lord Priv seal.
Charles H. Murray, who has charge Of the scien-
tffe department Of the Shadrside Academy, Tex
resent Princeton University this rear n an expe-
ditioEl to the arctic regions He Wiz join party
81 twenty scientists representing TIE leading
UNIVERSITIES q tHs country
" Fabrn5 and Nile. TrTcidar. accompanied by
Two guides. have accomplished truly nagnid-
cent Performance II climbing the SimelIstock'
the death-tTap OF many an experienced AlPirFF-5
This r,eak i among the SIX r7oss &sfeult and
dangerous SUBMITS ascend IN the Alps and the
achievement OF the tourists especially that OF
the lady, Is warmly eulogized IN Alpine circles
The total number OF vessels passing through the
SIez Canal in 1860 s44I. Of which l,es5 were
British 86z German 20 French - Dutch, is
austrian. 100 Russian s. Italian. 63 japanese 3
Spanish, Is Turkish % Norwegian = Danish
- American Belgian Portuguese Swedish.
Greeks, and argentine TIE passengers nun
bered 2SZ coo this being the highest number on
record except that OF 1895.
Csnaries. which were originally green and gray
IN color were native To the islands from which
they take their naTae. and were first taken 70
England on ships plying between English ports
and the South OF France From this stock have
Been derived number OF distinct varieties such
As the crested the green, TIE lizard which int
tates the reptile N It's vsriegated markings. and
the Belgian. which has a strange hEEaF'-bscked
appearance.
French investigator ansis that plants are
sensitive 10 certain Esoisouz in quantities sc
minute that they completely battle chemical snaly
plate Of copper dissolved IN 7G9 0E9 Go times
Its weight Of water-a state Of dliution scarcely
imaginable much less detectible by ordinary
methods TINS raISeS the presumption that the
character % the vggeCat}on Of : country max de-
pend on minute quantities OF toxic substances
| present IN the soil
Notwithstanding the request OF King Emmanuel
III that no presents should be sent TO the Qairi
| nal on the birth OF MS child scarcely day
passes that one or two do not arrive. They have
all been put into set aside foF the purpose,
/ and a queer collection they are. Is many come
! from poor people who wish to show their love
| tor the resgHIng house Flowers perhaps, pre-,
| dominate. the majority 2rtIncl2l o5lJ arranged
with the greatest care, each bioSs0S4 being put
| IN because of It's meaning. not for is beauty
\ Springfield Mass. man was Walking along
/ the street smoking, the other day and suddenly
his pipe exploded with loud report and was
hurled from his mouth. leaving between his teeth
| inch OF amber m0utbpjees- The disconnected
and tooth-rzttled smoker. after the moment of
| stun vas over remembered that he had dropped
some 22-caIIhre cartridges from pocket and IN
attempting to replace them had carelessIy put
them into q pocket which held some loose tobaC-
| co Then OF course when he filed his pipe
9f the cartridges vent into 1t With the tobacco
4 difficult operation was performed the other
| dag at the geological gardens at Hanover. Eng
| land An elephant WIS suffering great pain from
| i growth on the lower part Of one OF his hind
| feet. and it was deemed necessary 10 cut thfs
raaIfo-Tnation away In order render the animal
i1lSensbl dose OF 90 grains Of rnorphIs IN SIX
/ bottles Of rum administered This dOSe took
about hour before any visible eject was pro
duced. The elephant thea fell over IN a kind Of
sleep and the operation was successfully carried
out with out any further ado. The operation
! lasted N all three days
| Mrs Anna Mcdonald. Of Pittston- Pa. accused
| Butcher Max Conuers Of stealing goose belong
| ing to her The latter denied the charge and said
/ he had purchased II from farmer. It was a
question Of veraeity between the tyge. and Alder
/ lsssn Lotus decided Let the goose make the
! decision Accordingly constable Joseph White
| NeDonsd-s home Il the goose recognized the
| place and entered the property II was her goose
| As soon as released the goose turned from MIS-.
! NcDoua1drS door and few up the street IN the
direction of Connyrs' store He got HE decision.
What memory can do Is illustrated in the case
| of New York tailor, who cannot read or write
| He IS probably the most wiiely-kRown man
| in his business. as FOR many years he has done
Almost every man OF these two bodies has deal
/ ingS with this tailor, and each month between
/ the first and tenth DAYS he visits every station
house and engine and truck house 70 collect his