The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-21
NOTES OF THE DAY.

At least one-sixth Of the locomotives built in
this country last year were exported 70 England
Massachusetts, has the honor Of opening the first
public school in this country The event hap
pened IN the year 1915
Long rivers drain a large territory Of country
Inc Gauges Is nearly 1.GG0 miles IA length and
drains an area Of 10000 square miles.
When She big camera pictured 1000 men at
work Ia Chicago IN the packing house twenty
pounds OF powder were used in the fashlight.
The oldest fort IN America l. at St Augustine
Fla Il was built BY the Spanish over three cen
turtles ago It was for long tine used as
prison
II American farmers could get FOR their apples
the prices which prevail IN England they would
al soon be independent. but little Of the fruit
IS grown there
hat English paper says : the greatest ia
cuhator IN the world IS at BatarT. near Sydney,
Australia 1t accommodates 40 duck eggs or
i49S2 hens eggs
Umbrellas were not known IN this country
until year before the Revolutionary Var.
and 1t was more ti'aa century thereafter that
they came into general use.
an official return made as the result Of srste-
naents respecting the French array reserve, shows
dehciencE IN the reserve infantry alone ol so
Aeute1iants and si5-lieutenants ard so captains-
Some Of the languages in POLYNESIA possess only
seven consonants- The inhabitants get along Just
well IN their conversation with each other a.
If they had IS many as there are III the Engii>a
language.
In connection with the reneasureraent OF the
Peruvian meridian arc by a French commission.
NJ 2 Gennessiat. Of the Lyons Observatory. ilss
been appointed director Of the Observatory q
Quito for five years.
Steps have been taken by the Greek Government
with view TO the periodical meeting OF an
international Archaeological Congress in Athens
The eongress, it Is suggested, should assemble
every other year and later annually.
Mrs Lizzie Sargent of Ellsworth Me- one day
last week saved lumber camp and al in II F-oIa
burning by holding fire in cheek fighting the
flames for nearly two hours with old-fashioned
mop dipped IA water until help arrived
Tie difference in workmen OF different nation
alities Is explained By Sir Hiram Maxim who says
he has generally found that in the tinted states
every man tries 10 do much he can while
IN England each does as little As he can in order
to make his JOB last longer.
William Hammond who Is reported to be one
OF the most accomplished eIuestrisns of Arizona.
met his match recently when he attempted to
ride steer for the edihcatIoR OF a party OF
Eastern tourists He was tossed over the animals
head and trsmpIed until seriously injured
Mulberry trees are rot very extensive IN this
country Among othlr I-s,:t trees. however they
have standing IN tue grand aggregation The
first tree of this character In America was brought
establishing mulberry groves IN New York
Having no use for It's lookup, the town Of Elk
land, Pa, has leased tie place 70 4 man as
cage for skunks- When he has -ae,lred enough
Of the gauay favored animals he VIII move the
lot TO place in the Eflds OF Potter county and
engage III skunk breeding a large scale.
Az Italian who has returned from Abyssinia de-
elares that in the more distant parts Of that
country there are still large number Of italian
soldiers living N slavery. They are mostly men
who wounded at the battle Of Adoyga Isit
On the field and subsequently, taken prisoners
An Ohio woman Is making good income BY
breeding white eats which she can sell for $
piece. Theg are a good grade Of cats warranted
10 be gentle about the house and petted BIZ all
visitors This woman has large feline farm and
last year raised and disposed OF nearly 500 cats
One Of the most curious mines i IN Tongkin
China, where. IN a sand formation At a degth of
from fourteen 20 twenty feet there Is DEPOSIT
OF the stems OF trees The Chinese work this
mine for the timber. which Is found IN good
condition and Is used IN making coffi7Es trouglIs
and for carving and other purposes
Grateful citizens of little town in south
Dakota talking of erecting monument to 4
little dog which aweke lis master and possibly
prevented She destruction OF the place by FIRE
L the intention does net IusteEIailze.
such manifestations Of gratituds 70 human beings
do, IN short order that dog VII soon be forgot
ten
Concerning tie rev country 10 be opened 70
settlement this year southwest of Oklahoma the
following figures are given Tl= EioBa couu-
try, after al the a0otments and school rescr-
vations deducted vii contain about 9-G1g
hOUestead5. and IN the Wichita country which
viii open al the same time there VIII be about
S,400 homesteads-
It Is popular impression that Alaska IS
frozen zone and that the sol IS barren and worth
less This Is mistake The sun Is hot. the snow
naoistens and ellriches the earth and the soil IN
the valleys is fertile and productive Wheat
corn. oats barley, buckwheat. haxseed ard
considerable variety Of vegetables and forage
plants can be successfully grown in many parts of
the territory
a PrIsslan chemist Franz Carl Achard by
name, vas the frst 20 turn NorggrafT's discovery
of the presence OF sugar in beet root 10 com
nercia} account He erected the first factory Of
the kind estate IN Silesi2. granted 20 hiFa
By the King Of Prussia. and produced there large
quantities Of sugar TO meet the scarcity occa-
stoned by the closing Of the West Indian ports
20 Continental traders
4 s. bill bearing only stamp and no wrapper.
was recently sent through the mails from Chicago
Tie bill served a a wrapper for a written COM
raunieation o. a card and sewed 70 the card
On the outside OF the bill vas pasted i bit II
white paper bearing Scent stamp and the ad-
dress Question was raised the right OF
sending money in this manner, but the bill in
the end was allowed to go On its way
At q IAN n &n IRISH village recently two side
shows pitched theiq tents on the same ground.
A general fight was preeipitated during the day.
b. Il singular chance the giantS and the ClNarfS
from the rival companies became detached from
the other fighters and engaged each other One
dwarf quickly vaaquished his zoe and going to
the assistance Of s giant friend, aided materially
in gaining signai victory io1 his side.
Once IN while jury OF only eleren men rem
der 4 verdict \ recent instance occurred in
New Jersey The case was = suit against the
Erie Railroad Company and after the testimony
had been taken II was discovered that one Of
the jurors Waterman CT the defendant
company By agreement of the opposing counsel
he was dropped from the panel ana the ca>e
continued with but eleven jurors who rendered
verdict Of $50 against the COMPANY.
4 famous blind occuli9 DR.. laval. member
of the Paris academy OF medicine and director 81
The Sorbonue ophJhainolosicaI laboratory, has
been promoted 10 the highest rank N the French
Legion of Honor and decorated with the Black
Eagle Dr. laval who has done SO much 10 cure
blindness. has been totally bind himself for
twelve wears Although sixty years old, he
tiuBes his scientific work and Is recognized as cne
81 the foremost eye specialists II the world
4 century ago a man could open all letters ad-
dressed his wife. Now. thon,3,. in some States
there are exceptions, he cannot 10 50 without her
permission though nine men GU OF tcn take the
years ago that Of a man to thrash his yyife
Il breakfast wasn't ready on time. Some men
still take advantage OF this obsolete law but
nine ont OF ten of them get the v,.-St o3 II and
have redress When the partner OF his Joys
demonstrates