The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-19
NOTES OF THE DAY.

Game in Maine is dying out by reason Of the
! long colo winter There have been heavier sno"s
| in the stale this year than for a long time
! The density of population in the United States
| i greatest in the District of Columbia There
| che number OF Inhabitants 10 the square mile Is
| 54,Gf5.50.
| Fhen a crew sets out 70. the North Pole the
/ cost Is no small matter The item q food sup
| plg for the Baldwin expedition viii amount 60
! $4,000 or $1,000.
The late Prot Marsh OF Yale bequeatbed his
| house and grounds for a botanical garden. They
| are to be made the home Of the newly created
| school Of forestry
Tie French Huguenot refugees. vino have met
| in the crypt OF Canterbury cathedral ever since
| 1870. when royal charter to worship vas granted
| them, have sworn allegiance to King Edward VII
Kentucky, Vermont Tennessee, Maine Texas
| West Virginia. Ohio, and California were not
Territories before they were admitted as States.
All the other States were Territories before their
| admission.
It is fervently to be hoped that a toy that has
recently been invented in Paris may not reach this
| country. The inani1nate fend Is a whistle THAI
ernits whine winding Up with shrek Of nam
! ma, mamma"
| Rev Dr. Edward Robbie has been pastor Of the
| Congregational Church at Greenland \. H.. for
/ fifty years Dr. Robbie isSfegarded as one of the
| strongest men in the ministry Of his State Two
| Of his brothers are clergymen-
It Is welI-knovn IN the Royal Household that
Hing Edward VII has an intense dislike to police
protection. As Prince Of Wales his Majesty was
always impatient Of the .'shadowing" which
Scotland Yard felt II duty 10 impose upon him
The suns surface is known to b. subject to
greatly increased disturbances every eleven years,
known as the suuspot period. So one OF the
principal efforts OF scientists Of late years mas
been to obtain pictures OF the corona with as
much detail possible.
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until dealers find 1t impossible TO fill their orders
/ kilograms are received Whenever new shipment
arrives advising the owner 10 SET his Own price
on the cOyeted animals The animals are sought
as pets IS well as BY owners 0; clrcuses.
In the Grodno and Violin districts Of Russia
there are about ten small Boer farm colonies,
numbering rom 100 10 90 inhabitants ali told
They were founded in 1870 by enigTants from Hol-
land, and the method Of living Is precisely the
same that Of their relatives in south africa
Among the ruins of Pompeii have been found
chatting dishes Of exquisite workmanship, which
gives undisputed proof OF their use in the city
which contained villas Of many wealthy Romans
OF course they we're History repeats itself in the
way Of luxuries IN the path Of anything else
Colonel Ward. the new British Under Secretary
for War. IS forty-seven years Of age, and has
had distinguished career in the army He served
IN the SoUdsn expedition. 1885, and was mention
ed in Dispatches; also IN the Ashanti expedition
The statue Of Benjamin Franklin in Printing
House square. New York, Is IN a deplorably dlaPi-
dated condition The figure itself Is stained with
verdigTi5. the pedestal IS covered with the char
coal scr billings OF street urchins and the railing
Is partially broken, while heap Of rubbish lies
inside
Bulldogs and terriers have doubled IL price
since the Madison Square show ended Like any
other society fad the fashion IN dogs varies. and
as society has decreed this year that bail pups
and terriers are n style, therefore those breeds
the only ones TO be considered By any mem
Der OF the 400 or those who would ike 20 be-
That Niagara Fails viii disappear is the lear %
Congressman Scudder. Of New York He thinks
the flow OF 800 600 cubic feet Of water each minute
through the Chicago canal viii eventually dImln-
ish the water in the great lakes and he sees tur-
Their loss in the proposed canal from Cleveland 10
the Ohio River. and the enlargement OF the hrie
Canal.
By the falling Of a tank containing 1880 gal
Ions Of water fire which had assumed serious
proportions 1t Cape May Court House Village y
j. was quenChed- Because of lack % ire Tight
ing facilities the IRE MS spreading N al drec-
lions when the tank supporters burned away and
the great volume Of water was thrown into the
IRE below
Two coIored boys who Joined the Baptist Church
at Communicable. Ohio. went into the canal for
EMERSON. but after getting into the water in
f,rr7ri the minister that they had objections
against putting the head under the water Being
unable to convince them OF their errors, the
minister by main force put them unde- the
waters surface
Thirty-nize Indian boys and girls have Just re-
ceived their graduating degrees at the Indian
school at Carlisle, Pa Sixteen OF them are girls,
and IN the entire class OF graduates nearly every
one OF the principal tribes i represented All OF
the boys have learned trades and the girls have
served apprenticeShiPs IN the sewing department,
laundry. and kitchen
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administration Is IN ingenious little machine
which not only automatically weighs letters and
samples but records Indicator - the side
the amount required for stamps When the article
deposited upon the balance exceeds the regula-
ri0n weight the indicator promptly hoists the
sign, Too heavy.
Liverpool and Manchester England, are con-
WINGED that while the overhead trolley system for
street cars may be well enough for rural districts
Z Is not Suitable Tor cenIers OF population Re
cent fatal accidents have developed a condition
not far from panic IN each OF the cities named,
and the authorities In both are considering the
advisabiiity OF change
An Italian medical paper describes the results
/ of an expedition sent out by the Government to
study the mosquito theory o; malaria They went
60 Of the most malariouS regions IN the hing
dom. but is all wore protective MASKS only one
man out OF lOt got malaria. ard he II was dlcoy-
cred WAS IN the habit Of dispI3ciug his mas at
night in order tc smoke.
The German torpedo boat y was removed from
the dotiIla about q year ago. having become
obsolete She was sold 10 the highest bidder. 4
firm in Hamburg who had certain alterations
mad. in her IN order 20 the vessel 4 tug
4 Hamburg shipper has bought II such. and
placed i on the Lower Elbe- The eN-torpedo
boat was built at the Narrows works n England
new province is 10 be formed in India BY
placing the four districts OF the PUnJab that lie
beyond the Indus under 4 government OF their
own Tieg are the extreme northwest districts
that have been the scenes OF the recent petty
wars, Peoilawur, kohat. Bannu and Dera IsInail
Khan with tie political agencies Of Dir. Swat.
ChiItral. the hhaibsr the kuram, TOchi, and
Wana.
The director Of the experimental firm in Louis
Jana, Dr. C. W Stubs. prouounces the negro as
Iaborcr to be 4 growing disappointment
shiftiess and unreliable than ever Italian labor
Is being introduced in that part Of the state for
farm work with satisfactory results Dr. Stubs
cites As one of the causes Of thu disqualification
OF black labor the consuming desire OF the negro
OF the country TO get into ghe city and see the
world
/ DR.. James E Kent the dean Of Durham Medical
| College. Of Chicago. in speaking Of the reported
gift of 81. 10000 10 The college by John z. Du
| Bots. saws: 4 have heard that Mr. Du Bots has
| denied having given us any money. Literally
speaking that may be true But the money Is in
! Mr. Du Bots possession sJhiect 20 order The
formal transfer has not been made But the gift
| has been formally rendered and accepted The
money Is waiting for whenever We call for IT.
| Considerable scandal Is being caused in Rome
| by the circulation OF photograph of two Italian
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