The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-28
NOTES OF THE DAY.

| magnificent hotel. The cost OF its construction
| VIII be SI.559.oo0
Nearly I2Do boys and girls are licensed by
the city Council Of Liverpool to sell newspapers.
| matches, shoelsces. etc, upon the streets
Tie enormous production OF tea in India and
Ceyl,n has led English traders to take steps %
| quality.
The Russian Minister Of the Interior mas sent
| circular TO all printing Offices and libraries
prohibiting the sale OF Tolstoy's new book en-.
| titled 1t Costs Too Much
The 'atandoned'' farms of Massachusetts, are
| als1 peiHg taken up Three years ago there were
$50 thus Chased in the State 4 recent an4uDera-
! non shows there ere now but 1876.
| Montana. Colorado. and Arizona were ahead OF
| California last year in the aggregate production
| OF metals. The aggregate q Montana alone was
| S59ooo.ooo and Of Colorado s4z,o05.ooo.
In Brittany and the lower Pyreness fairs are
held annually at which the peasant girls assemble
to sell their hair Partisan dealers the chief
/ customers, purchasing many thousand pounds
| pretty judicial custom exists IN the small
/ towns of Nova Scotia Each dag when there are
| no criminal cases to be disposed Of pair Of
white doves IS placed on the magistrates desk.
The Canadian Pacific Railway has engaged seven
Of the best Swiss guides to conduct excursions IN
| the Rocky Mountains this summer This IS the
third batch who have been engaged by the COM
pauy-
Over the side door Of village church in Ches-
shire is carved the following inscription: 'Tbis
IS the gate to heaven Underneath Is posted
notice This entrance closed during the summer
MONTHS
Miss Helen Bennett, Of Deadvood, s B., mas
just been elected a county superintendent Of
public schools She is Wellesley graduate and
has FOR some years been manager OF theatre IN
DeadwOod
Fireworks to the value Of So, 800 have heen
shipped to Australia and other points on the
route of the Duke and Duchess Of Cornwall and
York, to be used IN celebrating the visit Of the
royal tourists
Only few days ago three boys and one girl
graduated from Woodland college. which was es-
tablished in 1863 at Independence, No. as
girls college In recent years young have
been admitted Is students.
BE- order Of King Edward vi, the two white
donkeys used by the late Queen Victoria 70 draw
her snail carriage about the grounds of her va
rious residences have been placed in the royal
paddoc6s at Hampton Court
Fisherman from the northern parts Of Siberia
who returned last year from the Behring Straits
and told OF a discovery Of goId-bearing sands On
the coasts Of the BehTiug straits.
Liverpool IS not healthy city In some re-
spects It IS ike our American city Of Baltimore,
which has frequently been called the Liverpool Of
America InasTuch as II has many natural ad-
Many thousands OF American hats are noW sold
in Canada and also IN Mexico and the neighbor-
ing countries. and there numbers sold IN
South America largely IN the Argentine RepJb-
lie. Considerable numbers are sold IN South
africa.
OF the 1858 convicts in the Kansas State peni-
Tertiary, only tweHty-four are women and thir-
teen Of them negroes OF the total number Of
convicts 10 are whites. Z76 negroes. ; Indians
MeyTqaus in
the sentence TO be hanged
Improvements aIread- authorized or conten-
plated in Ne,r York city viii cost the trenen-
dous sum Of 1927 $1,000 This includes $4,000
500 for vast scheme Of dock Improvements along
the rivers Half dozen enormous bridges are
underway OF being planned.
The remarkable longevity Of the Society Of
Friends IN Great Britain has been fully sustained
during the last year. the average age at death in
the United Kingdom. from enc to 100 years being
Ct years months and : DAYS Two women
members died over 100 years old.
There are now 29.050 OF the British troops in
India, whose terms Of service have expired. some
nearly two years They are demanding their dis
charge, but the authorities hope to induce them
10 continue to serve until the close Of the South
African war by paying them special bounty.
The driest place on earth IS the little town Of
Payta, On the coast Of Peru. where seven years
Is the average interval between two rains. In
old times the water supply Of Payta vas brought
down from the mountains every night by herd 3
Of little donkeys, who returned IN the cool Of the
evening
The latest fad among wealthy women OF Eng
land is 10 have 4 silver model OF their pet dogs
and cats The model IS made small for an orna-
ment, while the pet Is alive, OF after its death
a Efe-sIze and exact model Is made Of silver.
and this takes place Of the stuffed and mounted
pet formerly popular
It has been found possible to make thin,
smooth and strong paper Of asbestos. which can 4,
be used IN the manufacture of paper lanterns and
Of other things that are required to be both light
and hrePTOOL The paper eau also be made water
proof It IS manufactured with the machinery
used Tor ordinary paper.
In Kew Mexico there are two enormous forest
reserves. one on the Peccs River IN the north
ern part Of the Territory, the other on the
ella River, in the southwestern section. compriz-
ing 3.701,G acres. This domain Is as large as
the states of Rhode Island Delaware, and one
half Of Connecticut combined
The British soldier, Tommy Atkins. as he IS
familiarly known. has been favored with daily
ration Of rum, and Tommy Atkins has no fault to
find with that portion Of his daily pTovender- It
has been decreed- however. that IN TIE future
when Tommy Is serving on foreign stations. beer
VIII be supplied TO him instead Of the stronger
liquid
An interesting picture has Just been pur-
chased by King Edward VII It was painted by
the Empress Frederick then Princess Royal IN
1885, to be sold for the benefit of the widows
and orphans of the soldiers who fell n the
CriT8ea- It IS called The Bgttlefeld,'' and was
originally bought for go guineas, but recently
reverted TO a dealer.
Amid al the demands Of the public purse the
Salvation army has succeeded n making re-
msrkabe Collection as a result OF its seIf-deniaI
week. Last year the week produced 50 SIS;
this year II has raised ef7,IS1. Scotland increased
its subscription by EI65 Ireland By 223S while
the London slUms collected Sos. as compared
with E645 year ago
Among curiosities 10 be seen at the Glasgow
Exhibition are pair Of curling stones which be-
longed TO Sir Walter Scott and pair owned
by Lord Gockburn. Lord Chief Justice, both
lent By Provost Philip Bridge Of Allan There
are also to be three single stones which were
IN use over a hundred years ago, one OF which has
a ring attachment and another the more modern
handle.
The style Of eating oranges in Cuba IS to peel
the lucious fruit round and round as an apple
would be. care being taken to cut just through
the yellow riGd. leaving the white skin entire
It Is then cut open through the middle and eaten
from the hand. no spoons being used Oranges
already peeled are for sale at every fruit stand,
though Americans 1t Is noticed, IN Cuba prefer
to peel their own
Some curious botanical experiments made at
= geological laboratory at Naples are reported
by Hans WinkIer. 4 fowerless aquatic plant that
grows normally with its roots in the sand and
in sd