The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-15
NOTES OF THE DAY.

The earliest mention Of SHOES 5 N an Ky piiAh
| papy-us, about :, 200 years before Christ
4 record for yachts Is held by Mr. Lambert's
Wanderer. She made $500 miles in 2s0 days
The ztrax-piaiting industry OF England gives
| employment TO about 5000 women and 1900 TO
! 1000 men
Lawn tennis is revivfnz in interest. For sea
| son OF two this beautiful summer exercise has
! langUished-
a smart briekmaker esn make 1000 bricks
DAY, slxteen-lorse power Hlaciane makes 5000
! IN the same time.
Massachusetts,. true to its Puritan ideas, has,
! through its Legislature, refused to permit golf
| playing sundays.
| The latest new building in Ner York. besides
extending ffteen stories into the air. VIII have
| four stories underground.
Marine statistics show that Euglsad stilI holds
the FIRST rank among the nations OF the world IN
/ the building Of commercial shsps.
The white popu.ation Of the Indian Territory
| IS increasing rapidly That Territory Is lookia.
forward 80 a Representative in Congress at no
distant date
The orange came u Europe from Africa in thu
eleventh century Sir Waiter elieigh brought it
TO England IN the sixteenth ceh5ury- Il vas fFst
planted in australia in IT55.
| Dr. John Thunder, the big medicine man Of
| the Winnebago tribe of Indians in Wisconsin,
died the other day from an attack Of paeumonis.
| He vas sixty years Of age.
The heaviest precious stone is the zircon,
which is fogr and one-half times heavier than an
equal quantity Of water; the lightest Is the opal,
only twice as heavy as water.
The first clocks manufactured in this country
were by Eli Terry, Plymouth, Conn, in I7ss-
The manufacture soon became extensive. and Con-
nectieut wooden clocks were famous ali over the
country
1t Is said that Aguinaldo himself does not know
how old ne IS The estimates OF his age range
from twenty-seven to thirty-two years. It IS be-
ieved. however that 1874 is the correct date Of
his birth
The chemical odors and artificial ethereal oils of
German manufacture have greatly injured the
French flower field industry, the prices for che
artificial odurs are much less than those OF the
natural ones
There IS statue IN a village in Egypt. which
is said be the oldest in the world having been
in existence for over 5000 years II Is the repre-
sentation Of OF the chiefs Of the domain
wherein It was erected
There are numerous colleges in Georgia that
supported by subscriptions from the North
From these institutions OF learning it estimated
that about 5000 negroes have been graduated II
the last quarter OF century.
IN very dry atmospheres the durability Of wood
is almost incredible Pieces Of wood wcoGeH
caskets, and wooden articles have been withdrawn
from Egyptian cstacornbs OF an antiquity 100 or
300 years aHtedating the Christian ara
An Oakland, Ca man has been g1anted di-
v9rce from his wife the ground that she va.
addicted to smoking cigarettes. But could
vie get a divorce on the same grounds. II Is a
poor rule that VIII not work both ways
Japan has no music and the first melodies q
the race ever heard, aside from that Of the birds,
we're hymns sung by Christian missionaries Not
w1tbst5uding this many japanese have Of late
years become expert musicians and charming
calists
The trustees OF Harvard University have psr-
chased about 400 acres Of land IN New Hamp-
shire. TO be used camp where surveying
and railroading vii be taught during the sum
mer months The land Is near Centre Harder,
and borders upon Squ2m Lake.
America recently claimed TO have the smallest
horse IN The world, namely ''Sixpence,D dwarf
pony. but it appears that a smaller can be seen
at the Nouveau Cirque Paris, Prince AsI.s''
Is about tweuty-six and hall inches high four
years cid, and the foal Of two Iceland ponies
1t Is curious TO note that sixteen CUT OF the
twenty-one English coronations that occurred be
tween William Rufus aad Elizabeth both incIu-
sive. were held sunday. For each Of the ex-
ceptions there was special reason After the days
Of Elizabeth not single cor3natf7n took place on
sunday
CattIemen in Greenwood county, Kan, have Is
tablished a system Of arbitrating differences
Three men are chosen as AZ arbitration con-
miftee- They investigate the trouble and make
decision, which is final A dispute invoking
$4,000 was settled 1t Eureka reeentIy by this
committee
The dog catcher Is under the ban in kansas
City and BY an act of the city council has been
ousted from his brutal Office The manner N
which they treat all sorts OF dogs either Of high
or low degree has incensed the community which
entertains certain respect fer humane treat
ment OF animals
Nine BaTbet-Batifol has bequeslhe an annuity
OF 1900 francs (s2. 0O0) to the city of Paris on
condition that It be given TO fI.e young unmarried
working girl who by virtue OF her intelligence
and good conduct Is capable Of setting up in
business and only requires tie Necessary funds
The applicant must be French
i nile IN Sweden is, it Is said, the longest
mile ~ the world When traveller starts out
TO walk that distance he generally wishes before
he has half reached his destination that he had
hired conveyance OF some kind and not tried to
foot it. The length of mile IN that country Is
not very lar from 1900 yards.
new randal hes made his appearance in
Cincinnati IN the shape OF a wretch who rides
on the rear platform Of street cars and smokes
cigars, which, wien he has Sufficiently regaled
himself with, he deposits fne hat worn by
anyone IN proximity 10 him Quite number
OF persons have suffered By his malicious mischief
The Atlantic pigeon post, which uas suspended
for the winter. viii be resumed next month Pas
themselves Of the birds TO let their friends hear
of the progress OF the voyage of their impend-
ing arrival OF the hundreds Of pigeons sent Of
AZ LIST year only two went astT2y- Some
few over 800 miles
Mss ZipnoFah NareeIla. a co!ored girl ranks
alY Others IN the graduating class at the manual
training high school Denver. and therefore should
bP -s:ediCtOTidn Her classmates do not hike this
idea, and supported in thus drawing the color
line - some members OF the faculty. The matter
] has an1 rlls faTu To inns
trouble IN the school
\ Bostonian who has lived for years in Paris.
says that the reason few injuries inflicted
IN Trench dueIs Is that Frenchmen in dueIing IN.
y2riabIv use a revolver about the size Of All
American toy pistol, the bullets Of which are
not much larger than birdShCt 4 nan might bs
peppeTed with dozen shots from such pistol
and not be hurt very much
Lucrezia Borgia was a singulariy beautiful
woman, with grey eyes and yellow hair. It
said OF her that her upper eyeIids dropped over
mere than half the iris. 80 TO give the eyes a
langufd expression. She had a peculiar trick Of
looking steadily sideways at tho-a with whom she
ccnveTsed and this peculiarly invariably excited
distrust IN those who observed It
The propensity Of some folks, after they have
dined IN restaurants to take dozen toothpicks
instead OF one OF two Is of TO small account to
score or two OF patrons supply themselves il
dininishes the profits of one or two meals. The
same Is true Of the disposition Of frequenters %
similar places load up with matches
\ remarkable contrast to the map Of precious