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

The Pirer Jordan has rs origia in one OF the
largest springs in the world.
Florida people are preparing to 20 for a more
extensive small fruit and orange business
Ireland sends annually 5000 tons of esss-sane
$1,000 90 IN roJIad numbers-to England alone.
In ninety years the SpanisE-speaking peop.e OF
the world have increased frcm 20. 10000 10 -
$1,000
Butte. Mont hiss the highest expenditure per
capita FOR public lool education OF any city in
Inc country. namely S5.67.
In California the people want every country road
named and every farm house numbered This WI
all come with fresh rural mail delivery.
The culture Of the Give has recently been in
tro6ueed into South Australia and Victoria and
good crops Of fruits are now being obtained.
Gifts 10 educational institutions. churcae~ IL
hraries. AIT museums and charities IN tie United
States the past year reach the total OF s8o,25i0S
One Of the biggest men IN Missouri died re-
Gently. be was William Jones, superintendent Of
the Macon county poor Iarm, and ae weighed
325 pounds
In oIden times mince pies. which were as popu-
lar a Christmas feasts they are today, were
known at mutton pies. They were baked in the
shape of a coffin
VIXEN ex-President Kruger was in Paris some Of
ms waTnest admirers were the sewing girls. wh9
used TO gather under his window and cheer him
on their Way 10 work.
The weight OF merchandise annually imported
By Great Britain has multiplied hve-foid IN fcrty
years, averaging at present more than one ton
yearly for each inf3bitant.
Both Of the sons If Thomas jefferson were mem
bers Of Congress from Virginia while he was
President One Of these Thomas Mann RAN
dolPh and the other John " EpPes-
For some domestic purposes. and particularly
for driving vegetables arachide oil or peanut oil
Is SAID TO be considered even IN Farce the home
OF the olive. superior TO any other product
There IS a man in CorHanche county. Kansas.
who under bond for a felony. has been attached
by his creditors, has been summoned INTO the
bankruptcy Court. and is being sued for divorce.
This winter for the first fine in the history Of
Dakota Stste or Territory. the Sioux Indians at
Rosebud are allowing cattlemen 10 Craze herds
on the reservation on payment OF a stipulated
price.
Pennies are no longer 70 be despised, even BY
those who Hd the carrying Of them in their peck
cts great burden The demand for the Smaller
coins-that Is. pennies and aickels-is ROW greater
than ever before.
The national park Of 1,297 square miles proposed
at the headwaters Of the Mississippi viii, II i. >
established be the first IN the central Its,ca Of
the country There l. resolution before Con
gress 10 investigate the subject.
One OF New York's sporting clubs has purchased
LEO acres OF land In Western Massachusetts, TO
De kept DGQeF renee a. 4 game AitetLht- \ IN
covering 100 acres viii be stocked with hsh aud
private stables and cottages are 10 be erected
According 70 report Just issued BY she State
mine inspector Of Montana that State produces
% 10 per cent Of the worlds copper output and
q per cent Of the output Of this country These
Industries hardly existed in Montana twenty-five
years ago.
II Is said that Major Taylor, the eolored bi-
cclist. who Is remarkable not only Tor speed but
E-=
eTal tiE1es refused profitable contracts to race IN
this country and Europe becatIse they involved
riding on sunday
In recent decision OF the Vermont supreme
court i was held that where railroad company
sells mileage ticket and ncglgently fails to
nut the correct name thereon and the eonGeIetor
on that account refuses to accept the ticket the
railroad company Is liable for damages
European artisans b no means compare with
American mechanics CT rnachinists IN the use OF
tools and it Is said that one Of the greatest o5-
st2cl5s % the general introduction o. American
machine tools EIJo continental Europe l. the igno-
rance Of the t1Arage European machlRlsr
\ Patterson. y j.. nan killed cat that dis
tlr5ed his slu1:.bers. he was fined $ and costs.
but has appealed ron! The magistrates decision,
claiming that he had a right to murder me
squalIer and that even II he hadn't the right >
Is TOO much TO pay for the life OF one cat
The lar nor1hues has entered into competition
with the Mississippi YaIiey To- the wheat trade OF
the world. 4 British steamer has loaded WHEAT
at Tacoma for Li:erisaai va the SusZ Canal The
Cape Horn route Is shorter. bat is less desirable
because Of the cost OF and difficulty in procuring
coal.
Christmas Day was the birthday of four mem
5ers OF TIE family of Rev. A E Ballard, Ct
Ocean Grove y J. Mr.. Ballard eighty On
that day; his sister, Mrs Elu1ira Car field, vas
50: another sister. Mrs Margaret StaHtsby, Vas
- NJ p5r E~auf3rh1t{ Anna : Ba4-
lard, was T.
\ Delaware miner lost his dinner in 4 peculiar
way. The articles which were to form the sub
stzntiaIs of his MONDAY meal steauaing rner-
riiy IN the oven and on the stove de had j
stick Of dynamite. whiCl was frozen, and TO
thaw Il he laid II carefully On the range and 4
few minutes later the dinner and the stove were
ayiGg IN all directions OF the compass
IN England there Is in existence an act Of Par
lament which provides that persons who fail TO
attend divine services ca sunday shall be liable "a
imprisonment OF fine The statte dates nom ina
period of the proJcetcratc- but that It Is rarey
enforced ) proved only too conciusIFeiy % sha
sparse attendance which takes place II 50 many
public places u worship
Dr. Alfred Cave. Of London. who -nlde a Fro-
found impression on the a>disncez 81 the Inter
uatiouaI CONGREGATIONAL Council last wear IN Bos-
ton died last week At the con1paF 4tIEeiy carry
age Of ffty-Ihree years He vas appointed pro
College IN 1sS}, and made principal @na Itoiss-'f
| OF theology the following year
| The body OF every spider contains four Gttla
masses. pierced with multitude of holes tInper-
eeptfsIe TO the naked eyeJ each hole permitting
th1. massage OF a single thread; all the threads ID
the amount OF IOe9 20 each mass Join Together
I when they come out and make the single thread
with which the spider spins It's web. 80 that What
We cali a spiders thread consists OF more th2E
| $50 threads united
| Some gears ago. in the month Of December. a
/ jeyeIer OF sydney, New South Wales. Australia,
! paid = man 10 collect freight car full Of snow
/ in the mountains and deliver as much Of il n
him as he could. On Christmas day IN the jew
/ e,er's window WAS huge snowfall resting on :
deep iron tray and when the news spread aboui
the city traffic Blocked for several hours un-ll
! The novel sight had melted
! Probably the Oldest book for home lessons n
arithmetic was recently lii1slrtal in Egypt Tbs
/ 1.ar=rls which was in excellent condition. dates
] from about 100 B. Chat Is about loo wears
! before the time of Moses Il proves that TIRE
| FsFuIianS had a thorough know ledge 81 the cle'
! rnertary mathematics almost TO the extent ~ cuE
| cuu. The papyruS has a long heading -iirectlln
How 10 Attain the knowledge oil Al l'aFA
| Things
/ Frank Keller who had the fight with Oscar
| Booz IN IsgS at West Point. and whose name :;
mentioned in the invest igation Of the Booz case
/ j. Il Pennington, No, man. He WIS brought up
/ RaueE was Ia Con-Tes from that district DUNG
/ koI}er's mother and sister and brother have
/ beautiful home IN Pennington. and are people o.
! wealth Harry Keller. brother. Is now IN tl'
| United States Army IN China
rraLir,- t, Australian colonies ia she aggregate