The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-18
NOTES OF THE DAY.


5000 words from TERRA del Fuege.
The castle Of william the Conqueror at Bonner
vile, in Normandy, has been sold at auction for
$1,000
Last year nearly 5000 worlznen were killed in
the course of their ordinary work IN the intel
Kingdom.
There are irrigating bitches at Las Cruces. New
Mexico, that have been in continuous service for
three centuries
The bottom OF the deep sea is a land Of phoz-
phoreseent light, where almost every animal there
Is a hght-giyer-
A doctor out West claims that apple cider vine
gar taken IN reasonable quantities Is sure pre-
ventive OF smallpox
In spite OF its capacity Tor hard work. the ele-
plant seldom. II ever. sleeps more than four
occasionally FIVE hours.
American exports of bicycles were more than
s. OO0,01Q in 1898 only S4,S2O,030 in 1888, and Z
trihe over 100000 IN 1900
notwithstanding the war the people IN the
Philippine Islands still continue to raise and
port the best hemp in the world
4 clergyman has introduced in the MassachuS-
etts Legislature hsli 70 permit fishing sun
day The measure has received a favorable COM
mittee report
The number Of letters Passing through the
London p0stotHce averaged 5000 daily in 1871.
rising 10 S99D)o in 1910. TO 10000 in 1870 ami
10 s.30O-a91 IN 700
The Salvation Army in Madras numbers among
have thus been engaged. and who hold themselves
bound TO fuldn the pledge
railway operator at Louisiana. No. recently
received present Of dozen young chickens
from old woman 70 whom he had been court
eOuS while she was waiting Tor train.
A Birmingham England druggist was fined
500 the other iay for selling eamphorated oil
which contained only IS per cent of the quantity
IN the OIL prepared according 70 the British phaT-
macopoeia-
A law has recently passed which permits the
French Government TO forbid the manufacture
and sale OF absiuthe and certain other fabricated
articles Of drink declared 70 b. dangerous by the
Academy Of Medicine
Two large wooden shoes were sent through the
mail TO Frank E Doerburg OF HoIiznd. Mich
Twenty I-cent stamps were on each shoe, arranged
along the outer edge and over the instep Is
70 form an orn2mentati0n-
The Scriptures make frequent mention OF the
practice of irrigation in the arid Holy Lands,
and from Persian Greek. and Roman writer's ve
learn that in all the Mediterranean countries OF
old the people were more or less familiar with
the art
Fancy names for girls are going out Of fashion.
Plain Marys, Yirginias' and Ellens without
NAMES. Jennies. or NeIIies are In better taste
than their uicknanles 50 10 speak. 4 New York
clergyman. who for some reason IS particularly
IN demand AZ chrisrenings. IS authority for the
statement
Henequen VIII continue TO be Mexico's most i'm
portant article Of agricultural export for good
many years to come The value Of this fibre
shipped during the last fiscal year over
S26.O9GGlJ. Coffee comes next In importance.
with value for the export crop OF neariy
$1.00o0oo-
The Missouri Legislature has approved four eon-
stituli0naI amendments in the interest Of the
St Louis Exposition They vii be submitted
70 Ehe voters next No~efnber- They authorize St
Louis to increase its rate OF taxation 10 issue
100000 Of bonds for public Improvements. and
TO amend its charter
An interesting part Of the German parcels post
department Is the room where the packages sent
BY soldiers are received Soldiers allowed to
send packages at the low rate OF - pfennIng y
cents} up 70 , kilograms (66 pounds. regardless
OF distance During the last year 3-562-eoJ SOL
diers' packages with value Of 1850 marks were
Sant.
The poor are not being neglected in the Old
World. The sun Of $4,000 IS 70 be expended
fv the County Council OF London IN improving
the dwellings Of the poorer classes There vii De
a rebuilding OF homes on . vast scaie- with an
Improvement OF sanitary conditions Inc hlaeSiS
greatly interested IN this project, which has long
been under consideration
One Of the biggest mortgages on record has
been hled in NarshaIl5ovn, Iowa It IS for So
10000. and ) given By the American Linseed Oh
Company 20 the Morton Trust Company The
document Is printed IN book form, and covers
seyenty-nine pages OF small print Ii VIII require
IG3 pages OF record and three days work 70 record
the mortgage and the Zee VII be $50
Be,ldes the thousands of pounds OF Spanish
moss sent annually from Florida. and other South
ern States to Northern upholsterers the plant has
various uses, of these, use that has recently
been discovered IS that OF straIner and purher OF
cane syrup Il has been found that finer syrup
can be made by straniug the cane juice through
moss than through any other material
On the occasion OF his recent visit to Washing
ton Lord MInto Governor General Of Canada,
presented Ambassador Pauncefote with an OyercOat
lined with the most costly OF Canadian tuTs- Sec
rotary Hay has similar garment, and the two
diplomats met the other day each wrapped II MS
splendid coat an observer remarked that they
looked ike advance agents OF rival minstrel shows
queer English law, calling the Tipping act
of I.5l" provides that an inkeeper cannot recover
for debts Tor liquor amounting 10 more than 81
The son of an eminent English throat specialist
lately ran 40 . bin of $50 at an English public
house, and based = refusal TO pay upon the val
idiTy OF this act As the statute was still on the
books the judge obliged To acknowledge is
force.
Lemuel Qyrigy addressed the YorkviIe Repub-
Iican Club, New York, one evening last week. and
while he was talking in the audience arose
and walked out to the obvious annoyance Of the
speaker After Nr- Quigg had finished ms speech
the chairman Of the meeting apologlzed Tor the
interrup1ion- - trust that Mr. QUigg did not
think that the man ieft because the speech dls-
satisfied him he added Il am confident thar
not the reason because tie hi-4 = te@L anu
dumb
detective was recently employed BY one Of
Londor's West End Clubs to discover certain
~ lferer who has caused much annoyance to the
members BY helping himself to cigars and other
articles from their overcoat pockets The disciple
of sherlock Holmes Smeared 4 number Of cigars
with anilIne dives placed them IN the pockets Of
several oyercu2Js and next morning carefully
scrutinized the mouths OF the club servants. with
the result that the Culprit was found and per
SUadcd to confess
Justice Wills. one OF the most capable and poPu-
lar judges OF the English bench. Is great stickler
for the dignity of the court On one occasion
an assize verdict was received with considerable
applause and his lOrdShip. pointing to the ladies'
gallery. instructed the police 10 bring down that
lady in the red dress" The lady IN the midst
OF a chilly silence IN court. waS brought before
him and steralv rebuked for ciapping her hands,
Madame said Justice Wills, do YOU think
this IS a theatre-'
The Comte de Schio Is busily engaged in the
construction Of his airsllip. The first vessel Will
be 4 small one. measuring. only about 100 feet IN
length. It VIII have aCco nmodatiOn for two pas
sengcrs The power for I-opeiling the vessel viii
be placed n the forepart Of the car Should the
preliminary trials prove successful the Conute
proposes to construct q larger machine The Duke
of Arbuzzi IS displaying a keen interest IN the
invention and has expressed desire TO accom-
pany the iuTrator upon his maiden voyage