The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-11
NOTES OF THE DAY.

week
KaBrs own nine-tenths of the 10000 acres Of
Natal
Ireland lost 1.7f6o0o people by famine during
the past century.
The best part OF the Kimberly diamcad field
covers nine acres only
Australians general elevation above SEA leve.
is 80 feet only. the mean % the whole world
being $50 feet
The city Of yineiaud. \. J.. boasts Of having
the only millionaire mayor in the worl& who IS
working for 81 a month
The grape has more sugar in IT than any other
fruit nearly htteen parts IN 100 being sugar
The peach has least, only IL per cent
Russian nilitary cadets are now permitted to
aear mustacbeS and boards Their naval c5nirefcs
are TO wear mJlstaches. but must shave the beard
There IS not such an organization Of work
ing men IN this country as has generally been
sup .oscd. only about tenth Of the wage cam
crs are organized
There are hints from Paris Of the return Of the
once fashionable fervoniere-3 jewel 10 be worn
on the forehead and held in place either By a
velvet band or a hllet Of gold
Economists who have been studying the social
/ and industrial problems OF Eastern Asia predict
l that the Chinese VIII soon become a bread-eating
Instead of a rIce-eating people
! i new ordinance in Atlanta prohibits the sale
! OF cocaine except by druggists physicians
r prescriptions The use OF the drug has become
/ very prevalent among the negroes
Pasteboard amor IS coming into vogue Expert
/ ments at Copenhagen show that milIboard three
| inches thick was Inpenetrahle 70 earbsne bullets
| which pierced j-Ineh wooden planks.
/ London Is the most expensive port in the
/ world. Ships which discharge in three
/ days in New York or Liverpool take fourteen
| IN london, owing TO lack OF facilities.
i German professor declares that poor man in
/ hospital Is better of than rich patient IN his
| own home and he hopes that this fact viii help
to overcome the prejudice against hospitals.
! Vessels Of 4,o00 tons can ascend the St Law
/ renee to Montreal distance Of I,o90 miles from
! the sea Only one other river IN the world, the
Amazon IS nayigable TO such distance for craft
/ as large
FIresoTks TO the value Of so 900 have been ship
ped TO Australia and other points On the route
I Of the Duke and Duchess OF Cornwall and York,
| to be used IN celebrating the visit Of the royal
tourists
/ The Car Of Russia has zaot the Kaiser's fond
ness to see himself n print, and the rare &C
1 casions when he delivers public speech IS much
annoyed If he sees his words being taken down by
/ a stenogTapheT-
4 s. investment netted Peter Greenhaigh over
/ $500. He is a resident Of Yenango Pa. and he
\ there bought an old safe at auction for s. In
I the safe he found gold coin and paper money to
/ the value OF S4,ZJ0
! The Greeks and Romans had no weeks until they
I borrowed this division OF time from the Fast
/ The Greeks divided the month into three equal
periods; the Romans into three very uneqIalj
/ the kalands Ides, and NOnes-
| The emerald mines Of Colombia, which are the
1 chief mines Of the world. have been owned BY the
/ Government for fully go years, and concessions
( to work them have been granted from tine 10
time, resulting n large profits to the contractors
! ! Fort Worth, Tex. bridegroom WAS to be mar
( ried IN Gainesville. the hone Of his bride His
friends and he had several drinks previous to his
departure, causing him 90 miss his train. He sent
this telegram to che waiting BRIDE Don marry
Until 1 come"
The 500 Line Pacific Coast Limited vas delayed
Tor one hour between Harvey and LeTnert- y. D.,
while coming east recently. The loss between
these two stations, which are only thIrty-one
miles apart caused by the Russian thlStles
which were piled along the tracks
caunt wolf was shot by A policeman IN
Franklin Park, Boston, recently The animal
vas one Of PAR Of grey cubs that escaped one
night about two years ago from schooner "
ins a. one Of the whlrves- The other enc was
shot about year ago IN the same park
The city Of South NorxaIk, Conn, keeps part
OF its records IN ! chimney TINS unique safe
Is found at the municipal electric lighting plant
The space usually utilized a SCOT pit in the
base OF the 55e-foeC brick sEnOEcstack has been
utilized for keeping the records and books OF the
plant.
1t PainsvicE Church yard pretty spot, be
tween Stroud and Gloucester, England, there
are u:nety-nine Wv trees. TAe hGnIredth al
ways died though It has been planted many
times A local story says that when the nun
dredth lives after L has been planted. the Worid
VIII come to an eS-'-
Ms Orington Williams Of Madison. Ne, has
a bottle of preserved straEberries, which sue put
up about twenty-five years ago The berries
look to be in as good condition as when put up.
They were picked II the fall, the third day Of
October II was very warm all and the straw
berry plant produced second crop.
/ An English signal operator who kept an sc-
count Of the various animals killed by the trains
/ along the lines where he was employed found
I within three miles Of track cats. dogs, JOKES.
! hares, rats, rabbits, a sheep, cow, an aqceT,
hedgehog IoaZ-ezred bat hogs. rocks, besides
/ other mors fausi-- varieties Of birds
America has t5sc honor Of producing the heaviest
nan IN the world 50 FAR coTpulency Is nceFn-
/ ed His name IS Lee Trickey- and his abiding
place is the little village Of Glenwood Wis The
wo7id cannot compete with this great country N
big men Of all sorts This. at least IS the opinion
| Of the friends and neishbors Of Lee Tr1cSey
/ Sailors in the American Navy are better fed
( than those Of any OF the navies n the world
The pay Is small. b,t they are better treated IN
! every respect than any other mariners who sail
the -s5as over THIS may be one OF the reasons
ropeans in the service Of the American National
Marine
/ \ bastfuI young nan IN Newark, y J., who Is
rather timid Of speech. but bold and eloquent
with the pen, made marriage proposal by letter
| The LADY for safe-keepin-- put the note n
book. and few DAYS later lent the book TO Te-
male friend She proved 20 be the young man
! other girl Now there Is Z triangular quarrel
between the three
India does not vet manufacture the fneT grades
/ OF cotton goods. but her coarse fabrics are be-
coming more and more popular IN markets where
she has the special advantage Of comparative
proximity. Thus she Is now selling Sl5.oo5,o'9
worth OF coarse cdItoDS. most OF them IN AozlIl-
! bique ZANZIBAR. and Alden, whence they are us
tribuJcd in East ATFlea-
/ Last season William Reese owner OF large
/ apple orchard near Bean Lake No. sustained
! considerabe loss through ravages of insects
! among the fruit This year, in addition to spray
/ iny his trees. ne VIII place fifty lighted lamps
! Ir different parts Of the orchard at night de-
. peI.iin- on a practical demonstration 81 the
Ironth-snd-fame theory.
/ Conductor Wright who runs into Fulton the
Illinois Central collected ticket from Clinton to
| Fulto-.- sold December u 1902 few days ago
J on his train. The old man. who presented It for
! passage said NE bouSh= 1T about eight years ago.
( but heard there was wreck On the road, and
! was afraid to set the train He never sum
/ rrOncd UP courage enough TO ride until recently
! A topper in Noutez,luna county. Col sought
divorce because his abused wife rctaiiated by max