The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-14
NOTES OF TEE DAY.

lt rs SAID hf hatauist- that sugar cane IS not
''oHa growing Wild in any Part q the world
a French comrany Of Alpine rfasmen. with
-g-i var SgmPment recently climbed % the top
% Mont Blame hu-a Chluounix.
TIE State Of Washington has g., 1,-rb.r r,=,s
,aNlnE over 8.0ot00O Feet per d1v. turning o,.r
-''','p shingles aud employing 2f.100 men.
A plant thar grow in lndis. called the pbuo-
lAtea ciec-rlca emILs electric sparks. The hand
4 L touches - Immediately experiences a
The spread % the English language among
AeAlc4ns Is becoming more pronounced year alte-
year Tins Is due % coustaufl, increasinr fra.I.
relations with the Visited States.
Rosewood Is so called. not because IL Is red
Hut because. when freshly cut. IL eruits the fra
srlnee q roses IL - o. Only moderate weight.
cubic foot Weighing AS pounds.
The Italian Ministry Of Agriculture has sau-et
Guy That the total vine production OF the vorid
last year vas rs. 10000 herf0iirrry Of yrfsrb
Europe supplied all but 10000
MHnchuria. Of which We get flashes Of nsus Is
s=Fel, weil-waterec, densely crowded regi1n
IN the highest stage Of cultivation yyitb r-l.I,-
an acre not planted and hand cultivated
The farmers Of the Bavs-ian and W,lrten,h,.--
Allgau districts have combined Tor the u-lrr,o.s5
Il compelling manufacturers to sell them f7,nle-
ments and fertilizers al Wholesale prices
The twenty leading hotels OF London represent
a capital Of something like sa5.OoO0oo. During
a busy month they accommodate about 600
servants.
In $50 women were for the first time intro
duced in the postal service Of England IN ISL
there were l-Jo thus employed. and TO-DAY there
are IN the British Isles about g 90 post. stress
and clerks.
The unlucky thirteen is watched very closely
by railroad men, says a railroad telegraph
operator As rule train dsspatchers DO not
issue an order with that number. They Jump
from twelve 20 fourteen"
Gerome's lately completed Waterloo monument.
The Wounded Eagle" VIII be dedicated on the
famous battlefield early next spring. It Is to De
erected on the spot where the Guard undo
tanbTOnnr. made lis last stand
The first church building erected specially f,r
worship and used for no other purDo-. vas rur
Up in Boston in IE3. Before thar fsrs he plri-
l-ts held their meetings in private houses or IN
a house which also served for a scho0lroom.
one-horzepower. as established among engine
makers is che capacity to raise g. 600 pounds
one foot minute A this estimate was based
upon the ability uf the huge draft horses q
London, Il Is about twice the average power o. a
The old worlds most cslamitous fire was that
which took place - London in 100 which de-
str9ye1 1900 buildings. laid 90 streets waste
ana rendered 10000 persons homeless the loss
Of life being Loo and that Of property de-
stroyed SF,000.0O0.
Excellent results have followed the admins
tration Of forests and timber production by the
hungarian Government While in Isss the net
income from the national forests amounted only
10 L-I5AO-D forms. ~ yielded during the Iast
decade more than 100000 TOXINS
one Of the English steamship companies has
Issued a circular letter ofe-ing free passages 20
le-eSates from labor unions who wish 20 visit
the United states 90 ascertain the exact con-
dit-oas ot labor and wages here and also what
1.'-n,ases- n 4ny. We have II the way %
l4har-saviug tools
Catherine De Medici. OF France. vas tall.
diguihed woman. Of striking personal appearance
Her manner was often cold and reuuIsive her b
l1isil-e naughty She was never popular nor
wei Ekea- Her features were regular. and the
chief merit OF her Cuuutgnance was a fun BLACK
eye taAt seemed 90 t1sCinate those on whom she
The sioux Indians formerly had a couTur1r-s
drum which they called wakan-chancha-rha. Il
vas used on religious and ceremonial occasions.
h44 $50 heads, frerIyentiy decorated with crude
l..,--.s o- -A-A---a- ana N2s beaten Uith great
lls'f " tlr purpose 0f apDe1siHg the wrath %
Their offended deities. or Of C0utribu-in- % the
recovery o. the sick
Curse cards are being used IN Switzerland and
Germany 10 check profanity. People 90 about
with these cards IN their pocsets and whenever
they hear bad language. present one 90 the
s'eareF 10 sign The card has printed on IL
pledge TO abstain from swearing for q specified
TIME or o. Pay a susI fine i0r each oath O.
some charity Nearly 5000 u these cards have
been distributed liz switzerland alone
Chicago physicians report that. Tor reasons
which they cannot explain. thSy have had almost
DO cases % hay fever this summer, aad although
there has been no such statement from physician.
in this city. the experience Of many confirmed
!. -HHT -srff aHH
y cry" here Oue man Th0 has S0lIghr relief from
hay fever every summer ia various cIim4tes sid
nag So far this summer he has been free from
Philadelphia woman recently sent her trunk
10 an establishment for a new hinge An over
Jealous workman spent two hours IN sr4piny
md washing on the labels. reminders Of visits
10 Paris, London. Hamburg. Vienna. Rome.
AFRO, and other places. When yhe trunk was de-
iyered there was scene The result was that
ne workman went To- the scrap basket rescued
ID the labels possible and arti-.5liEIv ranrseina,
hem. succeeded somewhat In restoring nraLl-ue's
uUpuSuTg-
The immigration OF Aighans into Australia is
Increasing rapidly steamers bringing in large
numbers weekly. writes a Melbourne correspond
mt Mr. Barton. the Premier in response % rep
eI.re~entatious urging him % prevent their in
9uiHg has replied that had be known In time that
De last batch were about 20 arrive De would have
.r.iia-tsI their landing act % state The
-alHr party are elamcriug for an Aliens bin %
exclude natives et Asa Africa aud POLYNESIA
ur the ministry adhere 10 their bin prescribing
% educational test
A demand is being made In jamaica for
he suppression Of the practice OF eanf.h ,1l-kfn,
maug tHe many thousands o. East Indian cool
rs who work on tLe banana and sr-ar r-4u-z-
Ions throughout the colony Clrilh d, variant
G Indian hemp. OF Llang. which Wa, employed
o. arouse the fierce passions Of the rebel S-11rs
Il--l- the lriILU UU-IUT and which today 4, re-
-1u-isle lu tle Fast for many cases uf run
E- 4E-A- The t-lIe who SMOKES tins most
crulcl1us weed freely becomes an iuearu--e aend
nth th- most -olll-i-4l teu-eDlies-
Teaching the French language by 1hoao-rl1h il
eng attempted IN El-lld- Several prominent
reUeh Ura.essor- are dsvutnE their energies 90
repairing phono-raph cylinders carrying French
,Sols upon them The Paragraphs records are
rcumG 4Hied Boy a book. which contains thirty
ss-aus each oi which corresponds % a uEans-
rlpale cylinder. and each lesson IS iu.eufsrl-lv
i' -~Jr1tcl- All Ji.-r the student h-- 20 do i,
n ~.t the l-aaa-raHl lu motion az. the book
ia explain what lle instrument IS 81 sing The
tIrrr oi this system IS to give the French lc-
emit correctly
Birds are made 90 take their own pictures
" the ingenious apparatus Of o. C.. Pike. an
.n-li,h uhota-ranLer- \ laiy of fat is placed
"a an electrical wire which is So connected
lh camera thar. when the bait is removed
he camera shutter IS released giving an in
t1rcrrlS gyra-r1ra Of the sa-s4rrv- .ags-