The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-26
NOTES OF THE DAY

] france has ten regiments o. soldiers IN Africa
( Greek ladies are sid to have Iy7 d.fsrsuI
I styles % dressing the hair
( The Western Reserve University las spent so
Z pV this summer in new buildings AID other i'm
rr1veuents IN its equipment
I The work on the monument % the memory Of
I King Alfred which Is to De- unveiled AZ Winches-
7 ter. IS proceeding steadily. The ceremonies viii
take place IN October. ca the l0Joch ann.vcr.-,ry
oi Alircl's death.
;. p Gartlett, Fish Comissiauer o. Illinois szys
that enough tish have been killed D. the heat this
sumner % stock an the streams o. thc United
. states In the ponds and lakes q Illinois thou
sands Of dead Ash have come TO the surface.
The first monument ever erected to cook ID
about 20 be inausurated IN Paris The chef in
question is Jrbain Dubois. who labored in the
German Emper1rs kitchen. So popuIa- was -
honor
The prospects Of agriculture in Egypt were
highly favorable according % the latest news By
mail II had rlined pIeutifuIly in the high re-
g'2n ot the Me. and it was announced that the
water In the Victoria and Albert Nyanza Lakes
was two feet higher than usss4l. which presages
strong overflow OF the river.
A var Of determination has been going on il
Denmark for some time against rats. which have
caused much damage % property. A number d
ne" inventions in the way % rat traps and TIE
AAHH nave 1tNA NAfFfN % Ene NEnlIu and this
H95 suggested the idea IN Copenhagen % an eE-
hihition.
A peculiar visiting card the fashion Of which
would seem 90 De quite general on the continent
o. Europe. bears the name and address in the
usual manner On the other side are printed
sgI'ss each other the words 80 isite," Congo
te-icltation-' --Cond0lencer the idea 1eiuz 70
turn up the corner which express the uurposs
Of The cali
A German Psychologist recently devoted himself
with great patience 90 the counting Of the hairs
on different heads Tie a-eertaiued the average
number on a humzn head. and found that. tak5ag
four heads % hair % equal weight tn. number u
hairs, according 90 color. was a. follow. rcd
10000.
According 10 the Investigations Of the Deaa-t-
mert Of Agriculture hard-boiIed and fried egzs
require three and one-half hours for digestion
soitDoiied eggs require three hours. roasted eyys
two and a quarter hours, rsw eggs not whipped.
one and one-Eaf hours 10 has also been est45-
i1shet that from 93 % 20 per cent q an t-g that
B eaten is digested.
Not until twenty years ago were circ,lsez al
lowed @ exhibit in Vermont but the cireusez
used % ssirt three sides q the state closely.
and lt vas most gratifying 90 the proprielo-s TO
see the way ID which the men. womsa, and chill
dren Of the Green Mountains used o. troop across
The border into New York MassachuSetts and
NeN Hampshire % enjoy the felts forbidden 10
them 40 home.
Gustave De Bon has discovered striking dis-
ference in the phosphCresCence OF Brazilian and
Cape diamonds The f-runer. which have become
quite rare Of late. have always been noted fo-
the lyeiinass of their light. The Brazilian stone
DE- says. exhibits brilliant phos7h1rescence after
being exposed 90 the radiation Of uagne=iu71
ribbon. while that 90 the Cape. under similar
circumstance. shows no results
It appears that on the feet OF snail steamers
which ply between the numerous Islands thar
dot the swedish coast acetyIene has come INFO
guite common use. Notwithstanding IT'S explosive
Character 10 is stated that with the beam OF
IN -estyi ane ser1hlisht objects can BE- seen very
distinctly 40 distance 20 from 1.OJJ r0 J. SD
feCt TIE saloons and cabins Of these vessels are
also ll-ared with aeetyleue
A map of the world shows the awkward posi-
tion o. London al the centre Of the British En-
pire. For her uorld-dGmaln Alexandria Or
Caro- IS the ideal capital Situated between
Eass ana West North and south: holding Tie
key to the lock o. ASIA in the Suez Canal; a
glorious climate the magnificent Mciiterr8nean
before and all Africa behind down 10 the the
Cape, which IS the back door 20 Asia. AleXandria
Is the natural capital oi the world
& Partisan professor suggests a certain treatment
Of silk for enhancing IT. hyEicnic value The Ur0-
cess consists In combining gun cotton with six
or wool lF Iu pre-lltlug either ot them with a
solution o. eolloelon OF solution Of ce-ulo,d-
The material o. be- treated IS made info a roll
either Of a loose tbr1Us material or as a iadric
according to the purpose Cor which it j. designed
This ron Is immersed in a cylinder filed with the
solution
French writer. Henri C1upin- saws that rot
vithstanding the fact o. their simplicity. the
songs Of birds cannot be initiated with musical
instruments because Of the iInpCssibilitF OF re-
lr'-re.HS their peculiar tnllre- The NOTES Of
D-'-s "tiis clI'al fi2iIS WITH our musical scale,
also lnlllle Vlifati1ns occupy -iig the intervals
between cur notes The Duration % birds songs
- ul1lt very s-'f- Two OF ltlee second, iff
I Z ,-, ana l-l---,-> l'us or hse seconds for
'---A,-i7' '-t from Two 10 I'VE INMATES Tor tie
L-EA-
S--a Sr-a.gl-r. ,.-5---- f,--- r--,- -r--F o., IN
s.-r.r.-- co., 80. - d. -
'-'--s' al- '-e -l'-e
Isl not hallr'irl1-e- because me cry IS hiut
- 800 49, -. -, .l,.le-e! ~ I'>.e
ssr-er tr7f7c IS r5--=e5 on 81, v1lfe- n r,--rs
however. and much wider thaa those 81 Venice.
and on each banks are wide G-zvs- where steamers
and ferry boats land and the freight. as Wei
the passenger tra-te, IS handled Il IS rather
novel OBJ see a E1ra1r right iu the midst oi the
residence section ~ CRY. bur here you have It,
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i''" l'- H'i4-- 'ata me A----'--a---I- OF heavy
iron r1iLS ln tins country vas commenced early
in I~it ~ the Mount savage rolling mill IN
AUeeaav ,a4-.---. va yghfch was Hg.-r I'm fSls
specially tr ron these .lls- The first raI r5I-eI
10 ts's ROLLING m.-l. and m honor Of which The
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Dr. Tn.e BrrFar LaralsH7-s Fr-rsr51 VA an
inverted Z rail- Z rails vere IN use IN the
sla-uEs 0- Che Cumberland and PcunsyIyaUil Rail
read as JAKE as l,a.-
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