The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-22
NOTES OF The DAY.

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and yew $50 years
Female physicians Of Sweden have petftioncd
the Government for tie privilege Of receiving
positions in hospitals.
People in the West End Of London are spending
much money this year external Eoral Gecora-
| tons FOR their houses
Work in the Woolufch arsenal. england. has
L slileNiiat siackeHed down, and many hands
nave been discharged
mona shows the largest percentage Of increase.
ACCORDING TO the census OF 800.
The most curious cemetery Is situated At
Luxor, on the ME- where Tepose the n4urarsiaed
bodies OF millions Of sacred cats
The value Of the 5sh landed IN Great Britain
and ireland last year was fully s9.5o9.050. as
compared with less than E7000.O00 in fsg2
The Spanish Inaekerel is one OF the fastest Of
200 nSHes and cuts the water like yacht
PREDATORY fsh are generally the fastest swimmers
To brew a barrel Of lager beer, one and one
haii bushels Of malt ere used; 70 brew barrel
Of ale, four and oHe-half bushels Of malt are re-
quired-
The new torpedo boat Fulton. first Of osir sub
marine heet &c be launched caTries five torpelloes
can sail 200 miles above and % miles under TIE
water.
The play Of Hamlet has furnished titles for
over forty novels. and As You Like IT, tea
IN all I32 books have taken their names from
-, over - 2eooog2 miners are required to produce
me worlds supply Of coal OF this number cas-
$50 are employed IN Great Britain and sGI 80
are employed IN the United states
The West Virginia Supreme Court Of Appeals
decides that neither professor IN a state Uni
FersIty nor teacher in the public schools is
public of5cer. Each Is an eIDpIeye.
The preliminary figures Of the Irish censzs.
winch includes returns Of religious profession,
show that nearly al the principal religious bodies
have lost ground during the past ten years
Cigars are given 10 soldiers IN the Italian army
IS part Of their daily rations. slight portion Of
vine also IS furnished at the dinner hour or at
weak.
SILK hats continue to be very fashionable m
England OF course the greatest wear IS IN Lon
pended each year over 100000 on this style
An old dining table at which Prince Charlie
dTned when he marched into England vas ex-
posed at a sale Of household furniture at Moazt.
LInlirIesshlre. recently and was knocked down
at 20 shillings.
The French Government has forbidden the
production Of comedy called The Oil Ques-
ton because one Of the scenes was laid in the
precincts Of the chamber. 4 number Of deputies
VINO accepted brides ware IN the play
Some scientists believe that in the epoch,
which eRded 159.059 years ago, Europe ard Au5eri
ca were connected by way OF the British Isles.
the FaT0cs. Iceland. and Greenland. Since then
the great waters have washed away or submerged
this stupendous bridge
The PsaImody Hymns Committee OF the Church
Of Scotland having reported that the majority Of
the Highland PresJyteries are n favor Of the
publication Of Gaelic hyInnal the General As
seTnbly has empowered them TO adjust and issue
collection OF hymns n Gaelic.
Governor Davis, Of Arkansas, has announced
his intention not &c be a candidate Tor United
states Senator. This leaves the contest between
Senator James K Jones and Ex-Governor John
+. Ciarke- Both are making an active canvass
with the prospect that &r- Jones VIII retain his
seat.
During excavations near LampsaId, on the Dar-
daneIles. beautiful vase was found It is made
OF burnt clay. encrusted OF the exterior with
gold II has three golden handles and splendid
elieis Feprese2tIIy hurting scenes The date Of
Inc vase. which contained human ashes, bones and
pearls Is estimated at about b C. go
Frog hunting IS becoming great industry IN
kansas There Is a great demand for the legs Of
these pond Jumpers ii the West BroiIed on
toast they have secured reputation that Is not
70 be deSHised- n many parts OF kansIs search
lights are flashed upon the ponds and before he
cToakers recover their sight they are scooped ID
IN nets
John Morley, who Is writing sLifs Of Clad
stone" gets on slowly with the work It toek
him long time 70 sort out the vast sccumuIa-
ton Of papers left By &r- Gladstone IN Hzwar-
den castle By way OF explaining the slow
progress he Is making Nr- Morley SAYS: Imagine
q life or nearly ninety years filed 10 tEe utmost
capacity"
The cost Of prosecuting 10 say nothing Of pun
ishiDg. criminals in this country arlo1ats to
many millions OF dollars a year Probably
Chinese methods could be adopted the expenses
70 the various communities would be materially
leSsened Some folks are inclined TO argue that
professional criminals Just well cat OF this
world as within It
A Pennsylvania EaH blind from birth lately
had sight given 10 him By surgical operation,
and as soon :. his eyes could bear the light
complimeBted the surgeon upon his Iuxuriant
EhIskers and tzld the nurse that she was the
most beautiful! ToEHan he ever saw" and there
vas not 4 man Ct woman present who could dis
pUte his assertions.
The sea lily 50 exactly resembles the coEnrasa
lily that II is difficult to realize that It IS an
animal and belongs to the star fish family Il has
: stalk two feet long with disk for a body;
the teatacles close round the disk, which has a
mocth. ard completes the deceptive Likeness
They the oldest form Of animal life on earth
and their fossils are called '-stone lilies
A quail trust Is about 10 be formed IN the
Vest. II this IS perfected u hot bird and =
cold bottle Viii lose favor with the Young
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The combine IS likely 10 extend It's influences
East ani then instead Of partridge on toast
and pint Of MUIHn's extra dry yre Eaay have 20
put Up with sirloin steak and Z magHum OF
beer.
4 soldier in the PHILIPPINES Is reported 10 have
written korae as follows; i wish I could be At
home once more to 20 10 church I haven't heard
a good English sermon for nearly two years /
Try to live up 70 my religion, but I do long to
hear = good sermon once mere This IN spite
OF the fact that there are vel paid cAapIaIns
The Government Is employing to minister to the
souls OF its soldiers.
The Engineering Magazine tells Of another
experiment 1t Pasadena. CAL IN pro-
ducirg power by the direct use OF the suns rays
BY means OF concsve reflector thi-fy-three feet
N diameter the nays are concentrated Upon a
heller, in which they create steam pressure Of
lJe pounds This operates AZ 1I-h5rse power
pump which raises 1000 gallons OF water per
minute distance OF seven feet
4 method Of improving the potato is credited
TO il 1lichaIet as a result OF experiments made
in the department EaucllSe France. H advises
that thc potato plant should be stripped OF It's
blossom, and the crop q tuherS viii he improved
IN quantity and richer n starch The flower Is
not at al necessary 90 the Weil-beinS ui tEe
plant, which IN the process Of bluSa0ruing con-
syETnes starch and other vegetable substances
Dr. Joseph Parker, the Noted London preacher,
was recently iecturinE on Eternity N q pro
yinciaI toxin and WIS much annoyed BIZ = voung
dandy who was seated Near the platform TIE
YOUTH proud Of q watch WIS continually
pulling it ont to see what time IT was Finally
the lecturer could stand It longer Looking
fuIl IT the offender he said Put UP rour watch
Young man. We are considering eternity. not
time