The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-25
NOTES OF THE DAY.

/
Tie number OF women engaged in the sactoriei
| Of Finland : 1885.
Many japanese 3oramea are Seing into the
| mines OF Colorado
In 6fteen years locomotive win run 10000
| miles an earn $4,000
| Spanish IS the language Of fe50001o of Nexica's
/ population OF nearly 4. 5790oa-
The census Of Nexico-s population tfkee into
/ account eleven Indian languages
/ \ heat wave passed over Australia January =,
/ destroying homes stock, and crops.
| The amount of water flowing ont Of the Nile
! Is sixteen times that OF the Thames
one day recently the amount OF mail original
! ing in the Chicago Postofice was I5f tons
Minnesota farm lands have advanced more than
100 per in value during the past seven years
| Petersl,oro. IN New Hampshire. established the
/ FIRST free public library in the United states in
| 1923
! There are over forty steamships saost whose
sole work is the laying and maintaining of cable
| wires
! Honolulu Is keeping up with the trade pro-
/ cession OF the day. 1t Is TO have s2,0oo.o0o
/ packiHs-house establishment
! Ohio has an old law which requires that before
man can he employed a conductor ne HTT>t
! have had a least two years railroad experience
| Northwestern Iowa has begun shipping choice
butter 70 Porto Rico. The first consig nment left
/ large creamery
| mathematician has figured out that the
weight OF the air which encircles the earth IS
| equal TO that Of $1,000 cubes Of copper, each
| 1895 yards square.
During a late storm IN Denver the birds SUI
fered greatly Those resting on telegraph and
telephone wires were beheaded BY other wires
striking them They killed BY hundreds
The young women in the University Of Chicago
have magazine, within the pages OF which are
articles devoted to athletics another to society.
and two 70 editorials The editorials discuss all
subjects
\ Law has recently passed which permits the
French Government to forbid the manufacture Of
absiuthe and certain other fabricated articles Of
drink dscIared to be dangerous by the Academy Of
! Medicine
The stanhope gold medal of the ROYAL Humane
| Society for 1870 has been awarded 10 William
Alien a Sunderland sailor. who rescued three men
from still in which they had been overcome By
the fumes
One morning recently the residents Of Mqntpe-
Ier. Ohio reported that they saw mirage which
was easily recognized As the village OF Edon eight
miles east Such sight has never been 5ehcId
IN this vicinity
It Is reported that secret society Is being or
gained 20 make upon trusts Should any
member in good standing in the order Of trusts
/ be initiated into the secret society then good
1 By 70 the party N seciUsiOn-
4 London firm has Just sold to the British MI
/ scum natural history department, South Kensins
/ toni for e350 elephants tusk measuring 10
/ feet 252 inches and weighing 22632 pounds This
Is said 20 be the largest ivory tusk ever known.
More than a year ago Robert J. Black was
elected Mayor of McKeesport. Pa b. a majority
OF one vote. The election was contested and the
contest has been going ever since, having cost
up to this time some $1,000. which vii have to
be paid by the contestant unless he finally WIns
his case
Snow falls on Is days IN the year at Dublin.
Il at Moscow. % in Iceland 50 statisticiaEs finds
out II the seasons are changing and Judging
by the weather experiences in JhiS part OF the
world he might defuce from his observations the
fact that IN the course Of time Snow VII not fau
anywhere
The Missouri Legislature has approved four con-
stitutionaI amendments IN the interest of the ST.
Louis Exposition They VIII be submitted to tie
( voters next November. They authorize ST Louis
increase its of taxation. TO issue 50-0e1
Of bonds Tor public improvements and 10 amend
It's charter
\ curious lantern fy. discovered by naturaIIsts
in the Malay archipelago possesses the power OF
jumping several feet without opening It's wings
Il ilas a projection or its head which when bent
back and suddenly released, throws the insect
into the air. This hy jump from the
ground TO the roof Of a hut
One OF the most remarkable instances OF long
absent houing pigeon eventually returning te it,
lott recently came to light at Wilmington Eng
land when bird that had been liberated three
years previously, TO the very day, made lis reap
pearance- It's identity established by the
raciTg ring round Of its legs
TIE experience of the German army in China
tends 10 prove that both American and A1stral-
ian horses are unsatisfactory in that country.
They OF good blood and breed. but suffer sadly
from the long sea yoyage and the unacelstomed
food, Is unfortunately only green forage Is USUAL
Il oItain2ble- MongOI ponies are proving the
most useful
The Oldest map IS not. as many people have
thought the Pentingerian Table dating from the
twelfth century. but, according 10 the architect,
piece OF mosaic IN Madabs, Palestine Il
part OF floor IN a BySantIne church. and MAS
meant 10 delineate scenery IN Palestine The
names given It WIZ be useful 10 scholars and
archaeOlOgIstS.
The curfew bell Is still rung at Kirby stephen,
also at SIlifnal in Shropshire, England. al ) a.
IT. and p N. 4 traveller who was once lost IN
the dark heard the cIrfew bell and was enabled 10
hnd has way the town At his death he LETT
sum OF money. which realized - per annuIn. to
cover the expenses Of ringing the cUrfeT bell
from November 10 March
novel method OF boring holes in fat bar
Of iron was recently adopted Z ship where 4
breakdown Occurred. To repair the breakage it
was necessary 10 make bolt holes IN a square bar
and a. the engineer WIS without the appliances
required Co. The purpose ne marked the exact
plsce> in chalk and then fired 30callbre bullet
through each from ride.
DR. REYNOLDS Of Chicago. who made an ex-
animation OF the books in the public library Of
that CITY. in his report SAYS: No disease-pro-
Gucing bacteria were found any Of the volumes
only the ordinary bacteria usually 10 be found
upon the human skin. and upon every thing hand
led lv human hands" This j. apt TO dissipats
The theory that the book baccih are dangerous
among the various superstitions OF the Chinese,
and there are many Is that which regards the
lion as an emblem of good fortune. ANY hill or
prominence or rock that can IN its structure. be
thought 10 bear the resemblance 10 the king II
beasts has always been attractive 10 the Chinese.
L may become different when there Is a uroiII-
sion OF English flags flying in the dragons terri
tory
4 bin has been introduced in the Texas Legis-
Iature 10 prohibit railroad companies from re-
moving the offices. shops etc. from any county
where they have been located for the past ten
wears. or from their location IN any county which
has aided such railroad companies by i donation OF
its bonds. except By consent OF the Legislature
The measure provides for injunctjoRs 10 prevent
such removal
London tea firm has hit upon 4 novel and IN
gcnous scheme for increasing its sales and adver-
Using its business To every widow who has Tyrr-
chased half pound OF Its tea every week for a
wear before her husbands death the firm promises
Widows Who have purchased a quarter OF a
pound Of tea instead OF half a pound receive
shilIiugs q week. Although only started in 1895
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