The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-16
NOTES OF THE DAY.

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The man in Mississippi who does. not pay =
poll tax cannot vote OF serve on juries-
/ The value OF snow as mauurisl agent and also
{ as purifier Of the air. has been demonstrated
/ by some experiments made in London
/ New York is surprised to hear that its great
underground transit system Is likely TO be I'm
/ Ished ear ahead Of tifre. or before the end u
/ The Danube flows through countries in which
hfty-t@o languages and dialects are spoken. i
= ZOO miles N length. and bears it, current
/ four-dttas cf the commerce Of Eastern Europe.
/ What is declared to be the finest logging SEA
son ever known in northern Wisconsin and Mich
igsn Is nearing close. Tie work done Is phe-
ngrnenal and unusually prosperous times are Look
ed for this spring
One region around Plant City. Pa. VIII ship
this season about 4o0n59 quarts OF str4E-
berries The growers expect 10 receive an aver
age Of T. cents per quart, which would make fEe
crops value SGg.@39
Among its many curious products. south Africa
includes the 'sneezewood-' tree. which takes its
name from the fact that one cannot cit it with a
without -neezlas. 81, the fine dust has ex-
zctiy the effect Of snuff
limitations Of American products are being sold
IN sweden IN large quantities one wholesale
hardware dealer has disposed Of a big lot Of forks
which are represented American Manufacture.
and which are sold AZ a very low price.
Imitation thuHdsrst0rms. with the electricity
generated by Niagara Falls. viii be one Of the
features of the Buffalo exhibition The thunder Is
produced hy means Of large glass eondenseTs, and
while realistic. Is warranted 10 be harmless
Carl Norton. one o. the Boston Christian Sc;en-
lists, says there are over million followers Of
that faith in the country. He claims that Chris
tan Science II the aHtipodeS Of faith care mind
cure, animal magnetism AID suggestive ther5pe-
Paris. not the French Paris bat mesIess Ms
souri, Town, Is proud OF a band Of whittIers They
are not ieafer=, but work ifciu-trio,sy thu Who'll.
DAY long turning Fed cedar pIanks INTO butter
paddles and other useful articles sith their jack
knives
After the abandonment Of Britain By the Ro-
mans, the roads fell into disys- and bride paths
formed tie onIy means Of communication Not
until The sixteenth year Of Charles H. that is,
1916 waS any systematic effort made 20 improve
the roads OF England
a certain British pickIe-rrsker has his pint bot
ties made TO hold Just over pint. 50 as to be on
the sale side Of English Law. His caution met
with poor reward when some OF these bottles ar
rived IA Canada. where the las prorides that any
measure holding more than pint must pay duty
a. quart.
No longer viii the school children be bothered
by the question of what state in the Union has
two capitals An amendment to the Rhode Isl
and constitution was adopted At the last election
which does away with the capital az Newport.
and henceforth the one capital city viii be
Providence
On the last DAY Of the session Of the Alabama
Legislature the Governor sent In thirteen vetoes.
according 70 the New York Evening Post
Among the bills killed the one for the pur-
chase and preservation OF the Jefferson DAVIS
house IN Aontgoulery- known q the ~ hte House
81 the Ceufederacy.'
An American musical instrument company has
200 pupils in each district two free Music lessons
per week for twelve months One Of the condi-
tons attached to this novel offer il that each
pupil snail recommend the c0mpany's instruments
II friends Of the i9HsiIy.
Last week the Thirty-seventh Volunteer In
iant-y landed IN San Francisco after two years
service IN the Philippines There vas nothing in
the nature Of public receptioI-flo crowds no
cheering no Hag-wavins- When lhe 6rst voitsu-
teers returned eighteen months ago there was
tremendous public turnout
One OF New FORKS most fashionable dealers in
iootgsar has the word '.boormascr'' on his
window IN large letters in approved British stvIe
In England only the lou-cU5 article Is called a
shoe, The ordinary laced. hr.ttoned OF CATER
VzrietIes being known boots Hence the Goth
an Angt0u-aniac's window sign
The sra about Sable IIand near the mouth OF
the 81. Lawrence Is called the Graveyard 81 the
North Atlantic because so many ships have gone
times vessels are days and even weeks II making
a landing on the coasts IN that section.
James Parsons. a Philadelphia lawyer. who dice
about year ago. owned an estate extending for 4
nile and quarter along the ocean 'front.' OF New
HAMPSHIRE Following out his deathied wish. his
children have given to the site strip Of this
land 100 yards vide, along the shore 10 further
the project or = boulevard along the coast line Of
the state
There are fashions IN flowers a. well a. fashions
IN dress The English papers tell Us that 1t has
been decided. b. the leaders Of floral taste. that
the incuryed chrysaEtheIHun has 10 20. Truly
there was no great beauty in flowers that simply
showed The backs Of their heads instead al their
aces: but novelties are generally welcome though
uncouth they be-
\ correspondent writing % 4 London paper,
points out that among the hereditary duties which,
on the death OF George " were temporarily sur
rendered to the nation. but OF which the King
beer When King William ~ died these duties
were revived until the passage Of The Civil List
aCI SIX months later
Among the new Offices created By the last
Kansas Legislature were these: Three railroad
commissioners: clerk and a stenographer Of the
railroad board; district Judge for the
AVatgg RIery-L4bette district: director OF the
free employment agency; new place n the
historical society and two aew places IN tine Su-
Preme Court and state library
Earl Roberts Is eldeavoring 10 abolish the pre-
JUDGE English officers have felt against wearing
their uniforms In public \ new rule has been
made compelling officers To wear their uniforms
~hen appearing in the Var Once. probably with
the idea Of helping to overcome tie popular dis
taste for display felt among the military
when they are not on actual duty
Plans are about completed 10 close up the gaps
between New York and Philadelphia and complete
. trolley line hetgveen the two big cities The
track, OF couple OF steam roads are 10 be used
for "A portion OF the way and a high rate % speed
Is expected The promoters sly thar the iUii fare
each nay VIII be 81 The round trip between the
two places by the steam roads Is 81
Texas IS thriving country and greatly in de-
nsand Of mules Planters. farmers. and mer-
Rants drawing upon Missouri for additions &c
the supplies Of these animals that are already at
work The bicycle and The automobile may send
the horse % the rear. bUt the mule Is not likely
10 he seen in the background ar any place where
TIE plov Of civilization Is At work
Unless strong measures are taken the sturgeon
III soon be extinct in the Lake Huron and Cc1r-
sisn BAY district. The FISH are being slaughtered
at fearful rae. one firm alone having shipped
70oF3 pounds Of Cayiare IN the season The Toe
: the part q the fish that IS most valuable. and
rs th,y are therefore taken Just before spawning
they have Eo chance 20 reproduce themselves
The municipal council Of the little French town
II CJustcuil Is discussing an ordnance forbdding
the wearing Of tITI silk hats within lis borders
The stgvepipe Is condemned IN she argument Of
the advocates of the ordnance IS ridiculous
:-Jdgear. which. by reason OF lis gusyIiness con
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