The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-04
NOTES OF THE DAY.

/ invention. wireless telegraphy
The state Entomologst Of New Jersey predicts
ti4l the state VIII be oyerrun with iocIIsts next
year. and that they Eili eat every thing IN sight
/ An excellent law prevails in Norway 10 aid the
people IN securing land. The Government p-o-
\ vides a sum Of 10000. which Is lent 30 indus
! trluus farmers % enable them 90 buy farms
t is said that Canada is soon 90 have her own
mint and that the gold coins VIII be called
| 'belvers-' In value the .-beaser' VIII CORES
pond % our ca--e SO, double '5ely.. ." $50. AMI
! half beaver. =.
| Il was graveiy announced that the Gar went to
France 10 witness Che military spectacle Amid
the enthusiasm % the visit Russia borrowed $500
| 10000 from Paris bankers Evidently the Gar
enjoyed the show.
Rice forms a larger part OF human food than
the product o. any other one plant being the
diet Of India China. and the Malayan Islands and
occupying a place on the tables o. % per cent
Of the inhabitants of the civilized world One
NAY safely venture the assertion that s0O00o.OJ0
people eat rice every day IN the year
Paris leads the world in dresses king. Il Is os-
tinated that there are 5000 persons employed
in the tressmaking establishments Of the city.
and II one includes the workers who design and
make the materials used by the dress1akers. about
10000 persons are Engaged IN the struggle %
satisfy Woman's love Of ehif0ns.
England is initiating the pension system Of the
United States There IS a bill in Parliament Ffo-
vidung scheme for pcnsiouiug the widows ant
orphans Of soldiers Rho have died in the south
African var This measure Is being fastened by
the officials Of the War Oricc in order % stirII-
late eniistments in the army which are nov very
slow
A Paris sporting paper keeps up the statistics
designed 20 show the rarity o. catastrophes re-
sultins from automobilism. It states that during
The month o. June So persons were killed and "a
injured by wagon accidents. l. killed and - in
llred- by railways, 8 KILLED and lZ4 injured by
bicycles, and only killed and ca injured hy au-
tomoblas-
An ottawa correspondent writes that intclIi-
gCHce has been received from the Yukon OF 8
strange discovery that the language Of the W
at0 Indians who live within the Arctic circle and
shat ~ the Apache, of New Mexico and Arizona
are the same The facts have come Co light
through The return o. Dawson City 0f Father John
Rene. project apostolic OF the Roman Catholic
Church iu Alaska. from journey % the flthers
working among the aboriginal tribes 0t che lower
Yukon
Il Is understood that the military authorities
are very satisfied with the work done By the
automobiles during the recent mansuvrcs.
writes Berlin correspondent Seventeen auto
mobiles were in use and all worked veL In case
o. var a large number would be bought or
''c1mmandcered," for the generals IN comm1nt
and their lids--de-camp- Less -ari=fsrtion Is eZ-
pressed steam tEu..aF- used
conveyance % coIn-l-sslrlat and ammunition The
roads were very bad ard the tests unusually se-
were
In these DAYS Of automobiles. locou1bIles, gas9-
mobiles. electric carriages, and everything else.
horsefesh is pretty cheap There is delightful
old printer named Callahan He lives in subur-
ban B-ooslyn- He said the other night; "a
very old friend OF mine had horse r. used him
in pedilr's cart The other night be drove up
90 pleasant little restaurant in Fast New York
he hitched MS horse outside IN two OF three
MINUTES a little boy rushed in and said % the
peddler: 'M-ste-. your horse has fallen down
You Tie. you little villain you pushed Elm
down "
Prof. Marsh. q Wisconsin, in speaking recently
Of the pecUliari-ies Of Lake Wiuae5ag0. said that
it is remarkable for its shlllowne>s. Although il
is about . miles in length and 10 or y miles in
width IL has a depth Of only > feet This is due
70 the fact that the lakes outlet is constantly
deepening and THAI the inlet is gradually filing
It's bottom with a candy earthly deposit Bat
Wiuuthag0's shlll1guess makes &C. remarkably rich
in d-h. indeed. 10 Is one ~ the most productive
known Shallow lakes always have more fish than
deep ones. chiefly perhaps, because there Is more
vegetation on the bottom OF the shallow one
The discovery Of the nests and egEs Of the mag
uifccnt rife bird o.. Paradise In New South Wales
vas the chief event IN the world Of Australian
uatu-alists a few years ago The bird inhahits
the dense scrubs and has beer known 90 science
some seventy years Both eggs and nest are pc
euTiarly handsome. The egcs hook for all the
world as though an artist had been trying ms
color brushes on them they are 1-au-ifully
s-rcaaed with red and violet markings, on a
gr1uri color % delicate flesh tint The wonder
iul nets are always decorated with casr-ot snake
szIr-s- tar the pa pose ot searlng away oF theT
terrible appearance Ees--rlbbln- reptiles
The late Bishop ThippIe once steruly re5uked
the Dakota chief Wabash. who had permitted
his men % murder a Chippewa brave The
Grelt Spirit he said. rs angry some day he
viii look Wsbasha in the face and ask him for
his red brother" Wlhlshl blew a cloud 0f
smoke. and replied ~ bite man 90 90 war VITA
his brother. kIll more than h abl-ha can cuun-
in his IIfe- Great Spirit say. Good white man;
De has Ny Book. 7 have good place for HIM By
and by Dakota has no book lie 50 90 81r.
Lii one man, have scalp dance Great >pl-ir
ve-y angry
knitting is declared by specialists in the treat
meut OF rheumatism % be a most helpful excr-
else for hands liable 70 become stiff from the COM
paint and it Is being prescribed by phyicians be-
cause o. its efficacy. in limberinS up the hands Of
such sufferers For persons liable % Crlmp. pl--
aIysis. OF any other affection Of the fingers %
that character knitting Is regarded Is a most
beneficial exercise Besides che simple work Is
said t1 De an excellent diversion Tor the nerves
ana IS reclumanted % women suffering from IN
sounia and depression Tn certain s1uitariusls
patients are encouraged % mae use ~ the bright
steeLs aud the UoTk is pleasant that IJ is much
cuioyed by them
Some alarm is expressed hy certain Paris cpl
cures because the supply Of snails Of the finest
quality seems % De falling eff TO serious
tent This apprehension. however. sill cause no
distress upon an extended scale the taste for
the deliberate creature that carries his house
upon his back has not been worldwide. IN fact.
il has never gained much g-ound outside Of the
snail AS a table EsIicacy o. the most desirable
sort have not made a long list Bll srai'>
clean feeders Why should there D. anywhere
prejudice against them among the cater, ei lob
stes and crabs. % styled PIGS and Ct the bullying
legs Of goSgie-eFed huliir1ss-
The following letter written by a woman mis-
sioravy 30 China. recently appeared m the PAY
ersham England News soon after or re-
turn Young widow from the capital 5i the
province came % our Bible woman This widow
had been a vegetarian for many ycsrs and had
been living in a temple That LAY she took her
rice vf-a Mrs. Chang. but NOT before she had
che Gospel from the old woman ! an CAD l1
tell y.l that she very soon decided o. give up
veE5tarianisrn, and have since seen her eating
FISH and PORK with Uuch rg'isH l= the others
UH that there wr-e more like this dark soul
Euussriuc for the truth" Charles Dickens
would have lrru-Hr-lliz-d this missionary Do le
had had the pleasure 10 her lcgGll1t--cs-
The -PhiIldeIrhia Record thus quotes BUSH
ness man. Unless man has specially s-h1aled
himself memory IS bound Co Dc ts4.a1-ouz some
tinas- I don't .rr-t mine at al say rase. b
has gone back on ue too often. Beside. postal
card only costs a cent and I always carry l1t