The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-30
NOTES OF THE DAY.

viii exceed that OF any previous year.
The coal output in Indian Territory last wear
Was 1890, I27, and the year before !. sOo.t42
No fewer than dozen British regiments have
the Prince Of Wales plume badge or part
Of a badge.
There are Is. 90 juvenile Temperance societies
$4,000.
The people Of Seville. Cordova. and Cadiz s,sf
feTed On Monday with a shade Temperature Of
125 degrees.
The French olive-growers have to reckon more
growers in Tunis-
The municipal council Of St Petersburg is to
send electrical expert 70 the United states
IN order that he may study the telephone sys-
EN- OF this country with 4 view or reorsanizn.,
the one IN Use II s. Petersburg.
The police authorities always look for an cpl
demie Of crjine az soen the hot weather sets
in Statistics prove that the taxing Of human
life either By murder suieide Is nearly %
per cent higher IN than IN winter
An attachment s provided in Sweden hv
which the secrecy Of the telephone line Is az
sused. The apparatus WEich i rented at !
moderate rate, indicates whether the telephone
operator Is listening to the conversation or
not
Wah-ta-vasS. the fuIl-blood Indian girl. who Is
preparing 10 enter Radcliffe College. Cambridge,
Is at present employed as a typewriter and
stenographer IN the Office Of q Boston LAWYER
and does her studying for her examinations At
night
The London, England, County Council. has
voted TO send tramvay manager and an cleo
tTlcal engineer to investigate street raiIways
specially the shallow underground lines OF
me Bostcn system, which 1t Is proposed 20 con-
struct IN London.
Yarmouth's last trawlers have been sold at
..rrr4T
them out Of business Yarmouth for century
vas the centre Of the English North Sea fishing
industry, and its fishing feet numbered over go
vessels
All British battleships and cruisers in CON-
mission for home stations. and ali vessels being
prepared for the reserve training and channel
s4uadrons to be fitted with wireless teIe-
graphic apparatns. All future bettIezhips and
cruisers sent to the Mediterranean are also &c
be equipped
The French Minister Of Public works has
taken up tie question Of sanitation in rail-
way carriages. Circulars have been sezt 10 the
various railway companies ordering the irnme-
date removal from railway carriages and sta
tons Of all 7On-Esshable carpets and the ceS-
satiOn Of the system OF dry sweeping and clean
ing. Even carriages seatings are to be II
washable materials.
The SRdanese natives eagerly buy clothes. cot
ton goods. sugar perfumes tea, nails. chains,
wire, leather, false jeweIry, and iron trinkets
Great Britain furnishes the cotton goods. but
Germany, Austria. and Italy have almost the no
nopoly Of the other articles Germany does q
huge trade IN perfumes. single caravan started
OF recently with 20OOO francs worth Of Ger
man scents for the natives
An entire town has recently been discovered
in the dominions Of the Gar Of the existene=
of which 10 one srems 10 have had any idea.
Deep IN the forests Of the Urd lies Hourishine
city, the inhabitants Of which spesk a curious
language Of their Own. and seem . form q sort
OF local con1TnonV eaith- IN which taxes and tax
unheard Of
The y2kamIk. q species Of crane : said TO DE
one OF the most intelligent birds known TIE
bird is used by the natives Of Venezuela, South
America, IN the place Of shepherd dogs. for
guarding and herding their aoeks Of sheep. It
= sid that however far the yakamIk NAV wander
with the focks, It never fails 70 find is way
home az night. driving before II all the creatures
entrusted to its care
The Russian Government has sanctioned the
LAYING Of pipe line for oil from Baku 10
BatuHl, on the Black Sea. I distance OF sol
miles The project has been discussed BY sue
cessive ministers for fifteen years. The Govern
nent. hoWerer- insists that the r:pinz and nv
Russia, which viii delay the completion OF the
work until 1903 1904.
Occasionally an American biuejacket COM
plains OF his ration. but nothing that ne has
experienced equals what English inspector re
ports Of the rations on British sarship-
Commissioner Arnold SNhite Who has made
personal examination Of the Mediterranean feet.
SAYS a bowl 81 tea and chunk OF hard bread
: the only food biuej2cEet receives between
1870 O'clock in the day and go O'Clock the
next morning
great ball, probably six feet in diameter,
that though of ordinary cast-iron represents
mary thousands OF dollars, Is located outside
an industrial establishment in Twentieth Street
IN Philadelphia It IS painted hoIneIy yellow
md bears in streaky letters the advertisement IF
manufacturing finn Formerly this globu!ar
piece OF iron did duty As = portion Of the IA
mouse keeley motor II weighs probably 4 ton
md its present value Is represented By the mar
tet rate Of scrap-lron-
4 Baptist missionary in the Philippines xTites
lucouraE.ngly 20 the standard on the outlook
or Professionalism there The attendance on
Protestant meetings, the number OF marriages
y Protestant pastors. the demand for Bibles
md Protestant literature, increase steadily The
agent Of the American Bible Society * re-
ported as saying that one OF his celporteurs
old LOO books and booklets beteween FeE,rt1-
lry > md March 10 Amicable relations be-
ween JHe representatives OF the various
societies exist.
The royal library at Windsor Castle contains
bout IC0,o00 volumes, ard among them are many
literary curious unique Caxton on velluun the
Bible which Charles I took with him 30 the
~afToid, the same monarch's copy OF Shakes
,eare, and an original copy OF the '.Faery
yueenc.'' are among Windsor Castles literary
treasures. The King has taken keen interest
II the d0ingS OF the contemporary writers and
curious little hobby has been the collection OF
,ennIbs used By them. IN ! are included a
browning NIB. a Hardy nib, and nIbS OF other
distinction
Archbishop Ram believes that the shirt waiss
when not OF gaudy OF extreme pattern l.
aropsT and fit garment 10 wear 10 ehurcf, OF
TO- summer sundays The Archbishop SAYS that
my man appearing in MS new in a white OF
modest eoloTed shirt waist viii not in
-,Ir the displeasure Of the clergy, but on the
-ontrary the latter viii silently approve The
-aTD OF IN church i iEumaterial.' said
he Archbishop yesterday. las long Ii Is de
,ent- By decent / mean garment that would
lOt OF itself attract unusual attention Cszuds
patterns iadS should not be worn in church
Municipal ownership Of public utilities seems
}" De making rapid progress in England
han in the United States though perhaps more
.rogress here than most people are aware Of 4
ecent report by a parliamentary commission.
ehich Is fair and thorough means OF OF
aiming facts as an. that exists shows thar -
owns and cities IN the United Kingdom own
md operate their own gas plants This in
lUdes many cities Of considerable size though
lot tile largest like London Liverpool. Dublin
&c. In respect of service and financial results
comparison Is decidedly IN favor Of municipal
ownership as against private
It Is doubtful whether any section Of the
void possess water power 10 such IN eS-