The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-23
NOTES OF THE DAT.

The Oldest known artesisn well WAS sunk at
Ii-lers. France, in the twelfth century
Sweden possesses an effective navy. The swedes
are reputed 30 be the best sailors in the world
The output Of coal in Washington state for
1903 vas about two million tive hundred thousand
tons
During the last ten years there rere 1925 re-
quests for citizenship in SWitLeranl. Of which
. s,sS2 vsere granted.
In 1870 there were in ali the worl6 less than
fifty shlpbulldng yards, turning OCT total OF
1000 vessels yearly
The largest sponge ever sent 20 mari ct vas from
the Mediterranean It was ten feet il eircunter-
ence and three in diameter.
Some time age. German postofiees were essab,
lished IN the cities Of Smyrna, Reyroot, and
Jerusalem, in Asiatic Turkey.
A big oyster bed near Mobile. Al. has been
sold TOR Sl30.0o0. It is estimated th.t there are
10000 worth OF oysters in the bed at this time.
On recent municipal election day in Wur-
temburg only one persona police sergeant
took the trouble to vote and ne elected the
whole municipal council.
unique law recently enacted b the Montana
Legislature provides that in the trial Of criminal
cases the judges charge to the jury shall prccede
tie argument Of counsel.
an Arkansas bill prohibiting ferries from being
operated within one mile of each other unani-
1EOuSly killed By the Senate on the ground that
1t would iegislate widow out Of business
It IS expected that the coming season viii
witness a great Development of the dairy inter-
eats in northern Wisconsin In a I,EEnber Of places
arrangements are being made fo- lie erection OF
new creaIneries.
Some Boston women vino recently assembled IN
that town TO discus physiological Conditions de-
cided that there IS no better evitzace e sound
ness Of mind than the ability to enjoy joke aI
ones own expense.
Mrs. J. K Ro5b. deaf mute OF Greensburg,
Pa. gave birth to twins recently and in day
or two began TO hear dimly- She his steadily
Improved in this respect and now nelly every
sound IS audible "a her
New York newspaper recently contained an
advertisement announcing that babies at a GER
tain fOundliags' home could be had fox adoption
In a short time 200 little ones were thus dis
posed OF in respectable families.
The latest and most practical use to which an
electTomobiIe has been put occurred the other
day IN Boston. when one Of the vehicles was used
20 pull horse out Of a hole in the street ints
which he had fallen and where he was stalled
In Australia a comparatively large proportion
Of the women are expert equestrians. It IS pro-
posed to organize 900 of them as q bodyguard
Tor the Duchess OF Cornwall and York at the time
when the duke comes 70 open the Australian
Parliament
Reports from al over Wisconsin Indicate that
this viii be phenomenal year IN the white PING
lumber and the favorable logging conditions that
have prevailed have resulted IN providing every
sawmill vith much larger stocks Of logs than they
had year ago
4 watch believed to have been los- zs1ue time
about 1921 which has been found on Poverty
Island, ti,e mouth of Connecticut River. is at
tracing great attention from antiquarians- Il Is
a silver zine piece and the inside OF she outer
case Is engraved name which cann0t be made
out ga tae date 1927.
{ is etimated that there are about 900 90
A'lg0ra goats in the United States, and that our
annual production Of mohair Is about 10000
pounds Although very little has been said
written about Ang0re goats during the last forty
yeas, ley have been extensively bred IN the
Hestern sections Of America
The Nebraska Fish and Game Protective AssO-
cation seized the other day IL Lincoln ten boxes
Of quail each containing three dozen birds which
were being shipped to Seattle. Wash The pen
alties Cor having the birds out OF season would
amount 10 81 600 The birds we're distributed
among poor residents OF Lincoln
An Englisnman made wager that he could
cook plum pudding ten feet beneath the sur
face Of the Thames. and won the bet i,y placing
the pudding IN 4 tin case and putting he whole
IN sack OF liTae The heat OF the lime shaking
when 1t came into contact with the water,
sufficient 20 cook the pudding IN two hours
It is sid that grain o. musk viii oifF,,se
"A
It does this BIZ sling the ar with particles OF its
substance, THAI being the way IN which all per
fumes act; and yet iniinitesimal : small are
the particles that the grain Of m3k shows no
diuInutiOE OF weight 2t the end CT the twenty
years.
4 visitor from Indian Territory, after taking
glass Of whisky at a hotel bar II this city,
espresso regret that they did net have such
liquor n his section Of country. y do
believe, he sad. that 2 man who has Just
Swallowed slug Of Indian Terri.sry whisky
could blow his breath Up 4 chimns and set IRE
l., she SCOT"
The most recent triumph Of the French postal
administration Is an ingenious little machine
which nos only automatically weighs letters and
samples bit records on indicator at the side
the amount required for stamps. When the article
deposited the balance exceeds the regulation
weight the indicator promptly hoists the sign
Too heavy
4 solicitors clerk at Rodez. France. who has
twice drawn lucky numbers at Credit Foncier lot
teries. II one case winning $40 and In another
e4 009 has Just had another piece of good fortune
IN securing the highest number among the con
scripts leaving Rodez 70 serve under the colors
this year q VIII thus De relieved from serving
IN the MARIE, a service for which few Frenchnen
have any enthusiasm.
All American women who made the acquaint-
ance OF Madame Sadi Carnot. wife Of the Iato
President Of the French Republic. says that she
Is the most agreeable and cultured old lady On
the Continent Her father was VI. Dupont u hite.
a celebrated lawyer and general secretary II the
ministry Of justice IN ISIS. well q noted
writer and political economist Madame Garnet
speaks and writes six languages.
sweden Is a country whose inherent powers Of
nature are wO-th millions Of money There are
50 many waterfalls. which might be utilized As
motive powers for works Of every description but
want OF capital leaves the most Of these natural
sources Of wealth Inactive feT waterfalls have
been taken into the service Of factories and other
works through the application OF foreign capital,
bat too many are left unused
Arizona is supposed to be almost an unbroken
desert but in reality it has the largest unbrOkcR
pine forest in the United States covering an area
Of over 5000 square miles This timber IS usually
found At an altitude Of between $500 and $40
feet The total quantity OF pine timber ht for
saving purposes within the boundaries Of the
territory amounts to I0,G00 OO0,000 feet which
more than q century.
Another important discovery, says q Paris pa
per. has Just been made in the Roman Forum
In front Of the temple of Saturn. between the
Rostra and the Basilica GiuIia. Signor Boni has
found a large platform OF concrete with marks
of massive construction which formerly stood
upon It These MARKS have been recognized As
those Of the arch OF nberiIS, which v;.s OF the
same dimensions the arch of Septi.lr.- SSeTerts
and which stood on 4 line with the arch Of
Augustus.
There are twelve agricultural schools and A
Royal Agricultural College in Denmark. SAYS a
writer IN the London EXPRESS The s+sta has