The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-25
NOTES OF THE DAY.


Cincinnati is the only Municipality in the
| United States that owns and operates a railway
/ system Il Is valued at s33, 10000
The = Loais Public Library contains 49,
| coo volumes Many books are loaned by the insti-
tion 20 schools throughout the city.
In Germany there Is life insurance associa-
ton OF hotelkeepcrs which IN seven year haz
paid over 500. coo to the families OF members.
Out Of the SCI towns in England and Wales.
oIe-third maintain public baths.
/ They are crowded BY factory and shop hands
The Car Of Russia. who has been in bad health
for a long time has, II Is sand. sufficiently
covered to be able 20 take l9ng walks every
The Queen Of the Belgians is said to be in a
! precarious condition OF health Her Majesty still
suffers from he old complaint Of bronchitis. aad
| Is very weak
london is said TO have the poorest water serv-
ice Of any OF the great cities Of the verdi while
New York has water plant exceeding all others.
/ Il has cost up 10 cate over S1I5.6)0.o00
terrific stosm passed 6ver town in Montana
! resent light ~ ich lasted for fifteen minutes
and illuminated The landscape for 4 mile around
At HohkonigsluTg in Alsace the remains Of an
I early medieval astIe Is 70 be restored hy the
Kaiser after the hammer IN which Pierrefonds was
/ rebuilt by the architect Yiollet-le-Duc for the
/ Empress Eugenie-
/ The date Of the coronation Of King Edward VII
Eaoti=eF was not officially crowned as Queen until
some time after her accession to power as the
+ ruler OF England
| Probably the most dernoraIizing circumstance
connected with the lynching at Leavenworth
Kan. is contained in the fact. If the report Is
! true. that multitude OF school children were
witnesses to the awful occurrence
Russian min proprietor in little town
/ called kakhoYka. IN the southern part Of the
has Of 81
/ hours Of his Wo-kmen from twelve to eight with
out deducting anything from their wages.
The zionists have opened new school in Gin
/ cinnati The roster up to date gives the number
Of Pupils at twenty-six. The Zionists are opposed
to the sentiments inculcated IN the public SCHOOL,
/ which they declare teach URrighteousness.
! Ar. and Mrs Sherman 5IcRinnfs. who live nea1
Mount Vernon in the State Of Illinois have JUS
been blessed with their fourth pair OF twins all
! OF whom are reported - be IN excellent health
None Of the children are over eight years cid
Some years ago the mantis. an insect-eatins
( insect, brought TO New York State from
abroad presumably IN shipment Of nursery
stock II has become a popular ally Of farmers
and hortlcuturits. It kills all kinds Of insects
except ants
! Sir Henry CoiviIle whose alleged responsibility
/ for she notable disaster 10 the British arms IA
South Africa viii probably lead 70 rigorous mill
tar investigation handles the pen well
the sword He mas written several plays and
/ books Of travel
The deepening of the St Lawrence Canal sys-
TEN has had other results than TO allow the
! passage OF ocean-go5ng freightage- Following m
+ the wake Of the vessels sea behring's have made
: their appearance IN Lake Ontario and are being
/ eagerly captured by the fishermen
supposing that January l. 1900. was the begin
aing Of the new century. couple chose that day
10 be married. and then were told that the cen
my would not begin until 1901 50 they agreed
: "a keep the marriage secret for year and Il
/ vas not made known until the twentieth century
/ had finally come
George Il. stevens was elected City CLERK of
{ NeWbuTypOrt AIass.. last month for the thirty
/ second consecutive time. he Is NOW SeTenty-two
years old bat Is still IN the er,jorn1ent os good
health and ali his mental viSoT- lie Is a beau
tIful penman. and his records are said TO be mod
eis OF tranScriDinE-
The British Indian Government Is about TO make
an experiment on It's vesteriizEtronticr toward
central Afghanistan- Instead Of sending an ex-
peditIon against the N2hSld WaziriS. who have
been VerJ troublesome Of late and whose countrE
Is very difficult. II has been decided TO blockade
and Starve them into Submission
The old army officers were never given the haz-
ing the embryo 6rigadiers Of recent years have
been subjected to. said an ez-offcer a day or two
ago taxing was i'm then, Ih2I Is, generation
ago both 20 hazeT and hdzed- Fights frequent
among the boys but the Marquis Of Queensburv
/ rules we're not taken into consideration 9
Who deny that the Indian Is becoming, CIV
nized2 Harry Davis. 4 Kiekapoo. got drunk AZ
Topeka Kan I'll, other night and was fined $
and costs. He iackef 3 Of having enough 20 paY
Ass me. and sent TO iail. He started q die
game IN the jail, and soon enough S4s,ru the
other prisoners to pay his fine. which he did and
WAS released
IN Sweden men who indulge too extensively n
the towing bowl have special cars provided for
them night trains running &, tse-slbyirts The
coaches are for the sole benefit Of intoxicated
persons Tie conductors as rule know where
70 emp Them al tlefr respective stations ard
then their responsibility for the safety Of the
hilarious Passengers cones 10 an end
There Is some feeling IN Missouri because of the
fact thar estimate has been made that I.O8g
AIssou.iaHS- men and women are attending eiu-
, catjonaI institutions outside the State and that
IN every two years these students spend Sl.o000o9
/ in other states, nearly al Of which might be
taI1ed by increasing the opportunities for higher
eiucaIion IN this state BY making more liberal
appropriations to that end
4 giant panther-Iike vol. measuring seven
feet long and three and a haIE feet high was shor
u Iez DAYS ago rs Lon Brown on the Griffith farm
rear Washington Iowa. The animal has been
prcvslirz around the country for several weeks.
giving rise 90 wonderful panther stories ard mar
| ruN eSsaqes from II. The Holf was discovered
trottins ahead OF loy OF cattle. making for the
woods As 1t crossed hedge bui3et killed II
4 Hv=ly spree vas enjoyed a short time ago
( by some hogs and geese a the cider mills OF
( William Smith At Bloomfield Center. AEeh- \
mass of cherries. which had been used TO flavor
brandy had been thrown where the hogs could get
It. GceSe as well aS hogs stuffed themselves with
the cherries, and soon they were staggering ard
sFusaliRg. SIUakiDg, aHd ..hunking II a high
state OF excitement al e9njeally fuddied-
,fohn } Munro. OF Wflkezbarre Pa. is in the
county Jail there, hopeless prisoner. sentenced
to nav his vife so 50 month and MT having
4 cent In the world Re has been there SIX
months Munro. who Is old man. married
Young woman. ht soon left her because OF TarulE-
trouble She sued him and awarded - -
"A month He Coud not uay- having spent al his
money IN defending ms suit, and u0E he SEEMS
doomed To die in jail
Mrs. Langtry's new house n reJvorth Square.
London promises 10 be q byauUifrI one when the
decorations are completed The dining-roo-n viii
be finished in Gothic fashion with rough oak
beams On 4 scarlet ceiling. There VIII be no nan-
Jelpiaee. hur a great open fireplace with oak
beams The windows Uiil be fitted With loaded
lights The drasyinzs-ro.zG NH be decorated IN
pure Italian fashion With q marble floor and Ehe
walls hung with green velvet
The papers IA al countries have been rrofusz IN
/ their enconiuns o. ths late Quecu Victoria
The euIoaies in general have been directed 10
her months as -iggife, mother, a1d Queen as
the Immoral poet Tenuyson once pat Ia his
verse. Summed Jp the multitude of Cnsonil1rns
nav ne ezghraeeJ in the sentence. she WIS a
good woman and what betrar tribute cau!d D..
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