The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-28
NOTES OF THE DAY.

/ make two AID iour-fftIs tons Of paper
I The apartments OF deceased kings of Ifsly are
/ leit absolutely untou,hsd for two generations
/ \ brother of Marx Twain. sIr. c C. Clemens.
/ /. active socialist in his political opinions
| About % per cent of the ingram carpet made
+ IN this country is manufactured in Philadelphia.
/ Under The Ohio game law any one selling quails
OF other birds out Of season is liable 70 a fine o:
I 50 for every bird sold.
| Horses in their Wild state live to the age OF
| thlrty-siS normally being still fresh and hearty
! at that age IN the desert.
I Farmers who were in the belt OF the Galveston
storm and lost every thing exported TO be In
: aeed They appeal for assistance.
| There is not a newspaper IN the entire Empire
Of Morocco that has the slightest importance in
any community where 1t IS published
Free electricity travels at the same rate as
light. 5000 miles second Through wire.
electricity moves at only 1900 miles second.
irishmea at their homes in the old country aye
SroECThlaily hospjtabie. No person can leave al
! irish house on New Year Day without eating
drinking
: Exposition When opened they were found 10
contain under Sl3. the offerings Of the many mil
Z lions Of visitors.
: B5cyele= are generally considered very modern
J l1veHtions. but some % the Egyptian abeEiszs
hgar figures mounted on two-wheel vehicles resem-
bling the old veIOcipcdes-
i ive-year-oid li.r]e 5irI who recently died in
n an Illinois town. Just before the breath left her
body. said: He'll Central. dive me Heaven,
I want TO say my prayers
The people in England EXPECT that Edward vi
VIII InaAe good king. because Of his genial and
kindly attitude among all with whom he has been
brought IN personal contact.
Libel once meant any little book but as many
snail tracts IN the early days Of printing were
acquired its present significance
Yard was once any stick. rod OF pole The ex-
preston Is still used with this meaning when
applied 70 various parts Of ships equipment as
y9Ttarm. saiyard. and the ike.
1 German woman in Cincinnati who has been
intensely interested in the Boer war. has become
crazy. her mind being unbalanced by the notion
/ shat the rich people we're expressing the poor
After Victoria but one actually ruling Queen
remains Ni.heIniHs OF Holland OF seventy -four
heads OF governments IN the world twenty-five are
presidents, fifteen are kings, and six are emper-
org
The next session Of the TusIegee Negro Confer
ence viii convene at T1skegee, Ala, February
- and q. cordial invitation is extended to
those interested IN the elevation Of The negro 10
be present.
Comparatively very few people use SNUFF in
these days. Last year 4 large decrease IN its
manufacture was reoortcd. In 1879 nearly Is,0oo-
esiJ pounds were manufactured and less than IL
0tlG.j pounds in 1900.
Young women in WestruoTeiand, Ran have es-
ta5lished Ioahns place for the young men, With
a vier OF kecUi-- them out Of the Joints
Late papers AMI magazines are kept on hand and
ret-2ShInCnts served tEice q week. So lar
the experiment h2s been pronounced success-
E,resa Springs. AK, has adopted 4 new sche,l-
uit Of licenses Hotel and clearinghouse are
taxed from = 10 $50 per annum: restaurants
- for SIX months vehicles IRON - 10 Sl2g or
SIX zfy
estate agents, so per year, and saloons S75J per
year
: tax en cats is the latest scheme Of the French
sFortSnen. who have organized to petition the
legislature calling for such i tax The tax they
say would not onlr increase the national income
but goHld diminish the number OF undesirable
cats which play havoc with small birds and
Game-
one OF the tissIPations Of the silded youth OF
London IN years long gone By was lounsing ia
perfume shops The odo-s were agreeable and
the personal attendance OF = character to be
very pleasant to young men who had sufficient
quantity OF pounds. shillinss- and pence % Dis
siEate.
IN autograph g6ne1iogy Of George Washington
has teen added TO the Washington collection
Of George " Vanderbilt New York. at a cost ni
s. 10 The book contains two long letters yzrt-
ten by Washington 10 EugliShuan IN re,ation
70 the family descent and pedigree N his own
handwriting.
Frau Hedwig Heyl has started cooking school
Tor doctors in Berlin More than hundred prom
inenU physicians from France. Russia, and Italr.
As well q Germany hive alEeatiy taken rhe
course and If Is reported that branch schools os
the same kind are shortly 20 be established IN
al the capitals OF Europe
An item from Wichita, Kan. says that feN
lays since . dog was buried II a fine coffin VITA
a satin pillow under his head and the coffin WIS
covered with flowers The dog was not the
zl,sTa sd not T -lr
her husband but setter belonging 10 a man no
hunts and v-ho SAYS II WAS the best dog IN the
World
There are only four statues IN Great Britain
erected 70 the memory Of women other than
revair=e- The first statue Of 4 woman erected
n England WAS that OF Sister Dora, the WsliSali
nurse the second was that Of Mrs Sidions the
third Flora NcDor,ald. and the fourth that un-
yelled at Dunoon a year or two ago IN memory
OF Burns Highland Mary
As an illustration OF the power OF musk It IS
said thar At Constantinople the mosque Of St
Sophia, built IN the tenth century, the mortar
which WAS used IN its construction was mixed
with mus. Since then kingdoms have risel and
fallen dynaSties have fourished and perished- but
throughout the ages the scent OF musk has re
manned IN the mosque 1t St Sophia without ever
having been renewed
The largest tree in Switzerland Is TO De found
IN the Me1clthal psryhed on the mountain side,
at a height OF 45c feet st its base It measures
in circumference - feet. The circumference OF
The trunk six feet from the ground Is 25 feet and
one OF its branches is : feet IN thickness The
diameter At the top Is 81 feet. This mighty giant
% IN tforesr shows great signs of age, but Is IN
a perfectly healthy condition
On December IS. 1890. DR.. Ernest Brcnner was
chosen almost unanimously President OF the Swiss
Republic re Is one of the leading citizens Of
Base, in which CITY ne Kiss born IN 1885 After
studying law he chosen counselor OF Basel,
and demonstrated high ability organizer
N 1857 ne sent rs Rad1cai representative -
Reruc. In the departments o. Justice ard police
he found opportunity to agalT demonstrate his
ability In 1859 ne was elected Vie President
GIFTS and requests for public purposes are IA
item OF increasing vaIuc in the account Of Anleri-
can progress During last ye-r thsr aggregated
So +GI.30f Of which nearly -. G}5-al5 or con
~i5erably more than one-lalf went 10 universities
colleges. and other educational Institutions. OF
the remaining 81 .t--f,ls2 little more than
half went To charities. while nearly SS-G1i'1
was given 20 churches The balance of S5.a|1.G3
vas divided about evenly between museums. arr
galleries and libraries.
Gradually says q London letter the old thatlll-
81 cottages of England are going Where th.
thatch exists slate Is not substituted for It; Il
Is repaired. when necessary. with straw or reeds
reore commonly with the former B,ft ggherc =
matched cottage Jumbics to pieces or Is burnt III,
new one that takes Is place * given elate roof
wooden roofs are destroyed bv FIRE There -
';ttle chance OF stopping Ere when il has laid
held OF the wood OF the thalch