The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-21
NOTES OF THE DAY.


and 10 England have decreased from 80 10 - per
cent.
Tyenty-eisht Of the counties OF Southern sfichi-
gan have lost 1000 rural population in the past
/ ten years
River transportation is now possible between
| Petersburg, ". Va, and Chattanooga, Tenn
But il is a good. long way around
The Salvation Army is an eager bidder for cloth
ing (as preSentl that the national convention Of
! tailors have pronounced bad form
/ Among the Jews the beard vas considered syn
! Onymous with wisdom: according to the rab5is
/ the beard Of solomon VAS three feet long.
Europe seems to be having considerable diff
| Guilty in observing the old adage- tiDe mO~ttIjS
| Mi nisi bonum" as applying to the case Il eI-
/ King Milan
| The city Of Bombay India has a Soross Club.
! composed Of Hiadoo. Psrsee, and Mohammedan wo-
men. The club motto is: The world was made
/ for women also
| Of silk during the years before the Revolution
| promised to become one Of the most important
industries of America.
/ It is claimed that Canada thistles can be con-
verted into u valuable winter food for sheep by
cutting them when in bloom storing them and
solteninS their spikes in silos,
The Mohammedan year is lunar The civil
| months Of the NoTammedan are adapted to the
lunar months by the cycle Of thirty years in
which nineteen have 35f days. and eleven have
$50
The present King of Italy is an enthusiastic col
leetor of coins. There are Others who have the
same propensity. without probably any particu-
lar sentiment concerning the character OF the
coins
When quail are out Of seasoE in Missouri the
frst-elass restaurants in Kansas City offer 'snow-
birds to their patrons 1t Is said that the favor
! OF the 'snowbird" IS identical with that Of the
| quail
New York has unique organization in
Fifteen Minute Club" It is composed Of news
paper men. They meet every night at 10 O'Clock
! sharp and promptly adjourn at l0:I5 It's objects
are purely social
But one person IS alive who sat in the House
Of Commons when Queen Victoria came to the
throne II IL Earl Fitzwilliam, who. when VS.
count Milton. was elected few months before
William " died
The empty mafl-bags not having been returned
iron. the Congo for some time. it was found that
the sacks were regularly being stolen by the
natives FOR presentation TO their wives, who used
them as PetucoatS-
No less than 1900 homes are held free OF debt
by Southern negroes They have been estimated
at an average value Of $40 099.O00 The holdings
OF personality by the race are probably worth
more than the realty.
Investigation seems 10 show that South Dakota
has paid somewhere near $1,000 bounty for the
scaps Of prairie dogs and young coyotes the
State officials having been under the impression
that they were paying fer wolf sellps
R4diuul. the new metal. is an i1Iuminal Of great
power Hall pound IF II VIII make an ordinary
sized room light as day for million years. At
present the price Of the metal Is too high fer
general use One ounce Is worth sl,e0
six worms anu their eggs were first brought
to Europe IN the sixth century OF our era
couple OF monks who had Travelled n China as
missionaries brought away a quantity Of the CO.
c0ous concealed in their walking sticks
The word topaz comes from the Greek verb
sfguifyIng 70 guess The jewel brought
from the east. and reported TO have come from
IN island. and men Guessed at the location Of the
isle which produced such beautiful gems
The New York Press asserts that the beauti-
;aI golden sponees which are peddled about the
streets Of the metropolis are the cast of stock Of
thr hospitals. The peddiers sell them for about
on--hfth as much as new spoages would cost
Among the many changes necessitated BY the
death of Queen Victoria, one. which Is not
important. Is the printing on all legal documents
or '-Cod save the kinzt' for---tscd Save the
Queen:'' This change alone It Is estimated viii
cost something ike 100000
When queen Victoria was in Ireland a pho
tographer in Dublin secured 4 picture OF her with
a sprig Of shamrock in her bonnet. This Is said
70 be the last photograph ever taken of Her
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sold and the demand is increasing.
J. P Ozias. of Warrensburg. No. who was mar
rcd twenty-five years ago says that Mrs Nation
was one of the guests at the wedding and he re-
members her as a mild-manneTed woman whom
would suspect Of being the leader IN such
crusade As the one she has been conducting
In consequence Of the Increasing number Of
cases OF chronic malaria in the neighborhood g;
Moscow. Prof Zograf made Investigations of a
NEST searching character. and he confirms the
opinion Of the English scientists that the disease
Is communicated BY certain kind Of mosquito
Many varieties OF coIored marbles are found
on the mountains surrounding Carrara. in
Italy Two varieties of blue doye-colored max
bic known --BaTdiglio'' and --PayOnazro'' are
well known in the United States the latter es-
pecially being largely used and commanding
aiEh price
Nile Chauyau. the young French lady barrister,
has made her first appearance IN the Paris courts
She appeared counsel Tor pointSInan who vas
charged with neglect OF duties N connection with
the railway accident at CEoisY-ie-Roi. She ar
gr1ed that the amnesty law applied 10 the case
and the court decided IN her favor
The Roman roads were built with substratum
Of heavy blocks OF the stone most abundant IN
the neighborhood covered with a layer OF smaller
stones or gravel They were highest in the middle
With a trench or either side 10 carry OF the
wafer. and no trees or shrubs were allowed 70
grow within 10 PAGES OF either hand
One can enjoy al the delCacleS OF life n New
York lust now II he mas the means, Strawberries
are only q 80 a snail box while fine water
melon be obtained for - soft shell crabs Is
aig aS q silver quarter are ohtaIu2ble at the rate
of > per dozen and spring lamb AT 81 per pound
does not 20 around begging Tor customers
The use Of aluminium Is growing. and its price
Is decreasing. With the exception of iron. zinc
and lead it Is said 20 be the cheapest metal on
the ula-ket Twenty years ago the verbs out
lUt was about five tons and its price about So
eco a Ton Now the price Is less than S7G0 4
ten and the output Is reck0Red at i've thousand
tons
The isle Of Man Times SAYS that the coming
census l. TO be utilized in a special manner 50
lar Is JIe island Is concerned Il Is desired TO dis
cover 70 what extent the Nanx language l. stall
spoken and understood by the real natives
- iJh this purpose IN view every person whose
uaiac Is to appear upon the census Is expected
% say Wiasher o. not he or she. the case
may be, p AS the ancient tongue.
The custom OF keeping horsesboes for luck IS
Said 10 have originated the time when in every
home was the picture OF the patron saint About
tlg head OF tle saint WAS the Distinguishing halo
yIsich frequently made Of metal. sometimes
he shape Of a horseshoe When anything hap
3caed go the picture the halo was still kept and
remained fastened 10 the door in order thar the
Iint's influence might still prevail
A Greek barber has opened shop n New York
20 rake popular way Of cutting hair lie
lses shears only for trimming the ha5r over 1ae
ears and at the back of the neck. For cutting
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