The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-05
NOTES OF THE DAY.

Lohsters dread the sound Of thunder. and dur
'7c electric storms they seek deep water
It has become rbe fashion amoag wealth. Ger
mans 90 rlde nothing h1t Anr-5cau-ursde ri.g-
Within the last twelve year. the number %
resident Foreigners IU rzeraud has increased
by la7.'''. The total nuH1ac- 1ov being s-s.H11-
An electrical generating plant almost as large
as the great Niagara Fails plant VIII soon le IN
operation az tae Falls 81 G.aaen Norway.
4 moving sidewalk. such as was .rera-.,I AZ
The late exposition Els trr- proposed on i've
o. the principal streets iu Paris. CD cover ,sr-
CUT ul SIX miles
School children 10 Mexico. sha have shown pro-
6eisnsy their stuJies. are permitted O.. smoke
cigarettes by their teachers NIIlc pursuing their
lessons
A most extensive wardrobe Is possessed H, the
wife - II Hong Chang Auoag Deer other uu-
W'r'us garments are 2.ooe coats and $50, tgal-
-orettes-
at the baptiziug last Sunday saws Georgia
exchange, Brother johnson was caught by the
ie't foot hy an alligator. and VII have 90 De
baptized aver as soon as De is able % Pc out-'
some o. tho more expert railroad men ia the
country believe .har the Iir5- of sustained srr-I
With The existing style o. locomotive has been
reached
Orphan a-yIuu4s are unknown IN Australia
Every destitute orphan child IS sent 90 a p7i-
ar he is fourteen years az age and ls rculue-atci
hy the Government
Marches Taco,i. a lieutenant In the austrian
Army declined a challenge. stating that dueIi7g
was contrary Co hrs religious scrUp'es. Pie has
been d7Ersded from bis rank. and has b-eu or
aeEed 90 serve his time as private
The bride Of William A. C-arEl IT,. the son Of
Senator ". A Clark. the copper king has
dress IN her trousseau made q haf-,fsc COPPER
T.a- in .rr-
her The eject is said 90 be unique
The largest piece Of granite ever quzrr.ed was
recently loosenet from its natural bed a the
quarry ia Crotch Island. St0ningt0u. Ne This
eroru0us stone Is 325 feet long. ~ feet wide and
$, feet deep and its estimated weight Is 200
IONS
soldier at Fort Hamilton. y Y. was late IN
returning at night. and fearing a reprimand
climbed over the barracks vau he vas dis
covered. and an O-5cer asked why De did Tot
enter by The gate His excuse was quite IN que
Pleas, sir, ! was afraid % waking the sentry
The dogs Of Alasks are called malarnute~-
They are a cross between a do. and a uoli and
work in harness soon after their birth. They
do not bark, but have a peculiar howl They
have long hair and can sleep In the open uI:h
the Thermometer 50 degrees below zero Their
usual food II FISH and seal blubher They are fed
once day, usually az might
A beautiful Iiver-coIored setter dox was pun
chased by Frank Furmau. o. Jamaica. \. y. TIE
animal was covered with dark spots. which
seemingly indicated high pedigree When Fur
man a hen chasing the setter around the
yard be suspected that something was Urr1g- Ills
suspicious were confined when shower ot ram
washed out The spots and the beautiful liver tint
A correspondent O. the London Chronicle
says that the Crown has taken over from the DUKE
Of Beaufort the Tiuteru Abbey ruins, and in
tends removing the modern outbuildinss erected
around the venerable remains. and also clearing
the monks graveyard % the fruit trees planted
there The Crown has acquired with The abbey
the whole q the pretty village q Ii1tern, 50
much resorted % by tourists
T.e-e Is a school district In Reao county
Kansas, IN which there aye a sch0olh5use ard a
teacher. but not a solitary pupil. Miss Mary
scrogEins. the teacher, opens school every nom
ing and holds herself In readiness to instruct
any children who may come. but she is the sole
occupant Of the building There are plenty Of
children On the district. but they of Carho-
lie pareutage and attend par0chiaI school.
There are now in Norway SO savmiIIs. employ
ing l2,o7s people, and 100 pulp mills, employing
:. 80 people, with at least 5000 othe- persons
engaged during the winter season in stripping
the mountains and turning the forest Iaad into
teliberate wastes They take everything The
'ig trees 20 20 the sawmilis and the little aEez
20 TIE pulp i2ctoucS- 10 Is estimated that
CltAlu the next hall century the timber re-
sources of Norway win be practically exhausted
it the present rate Of destruction
A sixteen-year-oId girl in the pulpit is the
attraction az Holy Trinity Baptist Church
Brooklyn She breaches morning and evening.
md is able 20 make her hearers forget that she
IS only young girl. who ordinarily would hardly
lsPire 20 anything more important IN church
Eorz than sunday school teaching Tins girl
BEGAN preaching when she was only thirteen AMI
from the t--t was able % hold the attention Of
Der audience and 20 impress them with her
Tudlti'n and esrIestuess-
When the House Of Commons votes II MARCHES
put into the Hobbies. where the members are
counted by tellers- The average distance tr4v-
.rsed by each member from his seat 90 the lobby
IS 80 feet So that az one alI-nizht -irtiug re-
emily on an important bin. when -Li--y-Jh--e
divisions were made. each member r-aured eZ-
ictiy mile and half without counting UNI
l--lrial excursions % the S-noSInS and refresh
Ueut rooms As division usually taxes tge.re
minutes the House was SIX hours and half
ms feet that night
Among the archives Of the Department of
PIE Seine was recently brought 90 light the Ii-t
# articles in the pockets of the dress worn by
Marie Aur0in-rte az the time Of her execution
The objects were a small poaletbook in green
morocco. containing a pair % piucers. a comb.
nd very snail l0oNlug--isas, and small
.ooketbCOs 0E red morocco this sold flr s. -Ie-
-hr second consisted Of th-e- EttIe portraits in
10 by q metal frame. and sold for A. -gr., the
raceeds Of the sale going % Slms1n the eXelu-
igueT
Var Department reports indicate chat there VIII
e a great extension Of the Telegraph service in
Alaska this season Capt William r Abe--
ramhic, with a large force Of men. Is con-
tructinS the military road from Yaides. On the
outhern coast 20 circle City. on the Upper
.usou- near the boundary % the British North
e-t Territory A. the same time The military
rFEgIUE line is being extended along rIa-
QUITE. and IL Is expected thar even before the
unIIrrr0u 90 the wagon road tEe telegraph IA
ltleS over Jl- a-sire distance from the GulE
Alaska % the Yukon, "-iI be in operation
There is an interesting story behind the spy-ssl
tar charts which the Equipment Bureau OF the
,avv Department is having printed for use IN
avigation- Miss Mary Proctor. the astronomer.
auzhter q the astronomer. took 20 a publisher
q New York a plan for a child's ASTRONOMICAL
llcndar and together 5hey worked over the plan
finally the publisher suggested: why cannot
.e make a simple star chart for chiId1en-u5t
ne clustered ~ with stars invisible almost. hur
ne containing only the more prominent 0nC~g
md why cannot make these charts that
be- stars visible at any time % the year may
nipple that a child can use IT, which the de-
4rtmeuI has chosen
The system OF heating and cooling the cabins
n the new JaVaue-e mail steamer. the Eumaao
iaru. suggests that transatlantic travel may
lortly De relieved OF the present attendant dis
lmi1rt Of Stuffuces and heat in the cabins. The
temperature and quality OF the air in the cabins
z the new vessels are said 20 be all that can ss
gsIred A therm0-tluk system IN, been adopted
@ which air %. given temperature Is supplied
ID all living apartments Zach cabin has is