The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-19
NOTES OF THE DAY.

AHiStitd
The oldest jail in Kentucky was at Washington.
not far from haysTile. It IS being converted into
a parsonage
In the face of death. during the siege Of Pekiu.
two ladies of the legation differed and refused to
/ speak to each other.
The automobile people will join hands with the
| bicycle interests in order to bring about good
/ roads IN the country.
China is fond of beer and Up to her present
troubles imported from Germany large amount
| of the iosIring beverage.
Ice foes from the Arctic threaten to completely
blockade Newfoundland and may cause trouble
to transatlantic steamers
The consumption of imported butter is rapidly
increasing in Germany The American product
IS however. not in the list.
The Argentine Republic has offered a large
tract of fertile land to Japan if 1t will send her
twenty thousand immigrants
Cincinnati is already busily preparing FOR her
! next Fall Festival which Is expected to be gor-
geous beyond anything in the past
During century a total Of about nineteen
/ million people have come from foreign countries
/ 20 make their homes IN the United States.
/ Georgia has led the United States in textile mill
4 Carolina close second, and South Carolina in
/ third place
The Stockholm street ra!-=ay administration has
ordered that every suburban train At night must
persons only.
Chicago and Nebraska parties viii colombo
Firms in the counties Of Fentress and Morgan.
Tenn They have secured for this purpose 10000
| acres Of land.
The Chinese never wear weol-Hot the
depth of winter: and generally speaking. the
entire population cloth themselves in cotton ali
the year round.
To encourage the iron indast-- in Canada ths
Dominion Government has provided bounty Of
s. a tor on Canadian iron and Ontario has added
a bounty Of 81
The constant raid on cigarettes Is having the
erect OF increasing the consurn .'tlon OF cheap
cigars. Il Is A toss up as TO which Of tle two
I IS the greater evil
Edward HiIiiker of Parachute Col. IS the
latest claimant to the s20o0o,00o estate left by
ImIey Clark, the gold mine owner, who died in
Australia two years ago.
It IS proposed that the manufacturing potters
Of the country shall erect monument TO tine
memory OF John Hast Brewer, for his work
the development OF pottery
Recently an institution was opened in Belgium
for the alleged cure Of tybere,I osfs by the exclt-
sive meat diet After trial Of few months
the Experiment was abandoned
Every young person has to go TO school in New
Zealand Compulsory education Is a rule IN
that country The sins OF the child. 80 far as
education goes, rests upon the parent
The Caribbean seal. which was one OF the first
American animals seen by the sailors of Column
bus, Is rapidly becoming extinct and it Is esti-
mated thar less than one hunired Of the speeiez
are nov living
In Borneo and Labuan postage stamps 10 the
value Of 100000 we're sold last year. though the
postage on the mail from these two countries
does not exceed 900 year Il IS the collectors
'sho buy the stamps
Ferestchaein. the great Russian painter. il
going TO China to paint a series OF pictures in
the Chinese campaign He gin break the jour.
ney at Manila n order to picture incidents IN
the Philippine operations
William gonbveli, aged seventy. and Cstha-
rine Heley, aged ifty-seveD. jumped ever q
| broos.sstiek at Co7ie, near Doncaster, England
receDtly, and thereupon became according 10
Rornany custom. man and wife.
4 total eclipse Of the sun viii take place in
May. but yet it Is not attracting much attention
IN the part Of astronomers The best place TO
make oossgvations Is IN the Malay archipelago,
which Is Il the path Of totality-
Tie manufacture Of cheese is one OF Hollands
staple industries, and yet tn teo Belgian prov
in4es-East ami West FIa-.ars-haye come TO
the front in tins business rec 'ntIy and even
port some Of their cheese 70 the Netherlands
In Philadelphia a charitable society that has
been in operation eighty-thres years has given
away every day for fourteen weeks during each
cold season IS gallons OF soup and 500 loayes Of
bread. The superintendent has been connected
with the work sizty-four years
The town Of Bcebe Plain Is on the border line
between Vermont and the Canadian province Of
Quebec the line running through the middle ct
the principal street. The postoEice Tor both
countries Is in the lIuilding, which WAS
built some seventh five years ago
Narconi stands in with Ielsa as to the posi-
bility of communicating Wit --other worlds than
ours In an interview IN [ sadon he said he did
bic, provided tae planet IS inhabited The mat
ter OF distance could be overcome
The crown worn by the Queen OF Holland IS
said to haze cost s509oOo. Ia 1923 it was stolen
BY burglars. and remained in their possession for
nearly Two years Eventually part Of the stones
we're found Brooklyn. and the remainder
ultimately discovered IN Belgium.
Mrs John c Heenan. widow Of the once IA
nous pugiIisJ Is still acting on the stage being
known as Miss Sarah Stevens, which WIS her
maiden name Mrs. Heenan has made her home
in Philadelpha for many years She IS sixty years
old and immense favorite among her fellow
PLAYERS
In every rank Of life IN Norway young and
zaaidens exchange rings on becoming engaged.
These rings are worn By the wei IS the
women for the resi- OF their lives. and, coase-
quenrly, one always knows at once whether a
man Is either married OF engaged directly one
sees his hand.
The Crown Prince of Denmark may become
newspaper man. \ political controversy had
given rise TO good many discussions in the
papers. and one article particularly caused much
comment though nobody knew the name OF the
author Ii appears that the article WAS
written b. the Crown Prince
sir Thomas Pile who has been a. especial OBJ
Jet Of luminosity to the United irish League be
cause Of the part ne took in entertaining the
Queen during her visit 10 ireland, has been
elected 10 the Dublin Municipal Council by
large majority He viii therefore, IN al proha-
biity serve second term as Lord Mayor.
! Danbury. Conn, fish dealer is much excited
over 4 peculiar clam which he found in 4 ship
meat he received the other day. HIS attention
was called % IT by incrJstatior on one side
OF the shell resembling metal ore he showed It
to several friends, and then took il 10 = jeWeler
were traces Of gold III the formation on the
shell
The fact that Prince Henry Of Prussia has been
ordered BY the Kaiser 10 remain some time at
Berlin in order 10 make himself acquainted with
various branches OF administrative affairs IS
g2r,led as an indication that Emperor William
hss not given up the IDEA OF crossing the Atlantic
and paving 4 visit 70 the United States Il he
should decide 20 make such trip Prince Henry
would probably be required 20 act fr bis place
For some time the Kaiser has shown an especial
interest in the Benedctne Abbey OF Maria Leach
whose Abbot IS a frequent visitor 90 the court
when 1t Berlin The Kaiser has accepted from
the fathers 4 superb Ms. volume OF 100 leaves
Of yelluua containing the rule of ST. Benedict in