The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-11
NOTES OF The DAY.

water weigh ton.
Eurane has had altogether ssl uoaarehs since
the hates - H=-'ings.
The first daily paper Was published in Ger
many l. was printed in I52f
Miscellaneous railroad rrsfHc is now AZ its
highest point in railroad history
The Swedish Government is ds=7o-ed 20 alcrt
elsctncity on ITS entire railway system
The population Of Nev York city. Chicago. and
Philadelphia IS almost onr-tweIftn Of the uo--
ula-ion Of the whole country.
The Duke Of Devonshi-c owns the biggest e--e--
aid IN he world Il Is tVo inches acr0ss and
was bought from the late Emperor % BslziL
Since ISIS the whale fisheries have fallen Of
from 10000 % 5000 barrels q OIL and Irssa
100000 pounds Of Vhlietolc o. s0u.ol0 pounds
At Panama the average rise and nH Of the
tides Is two feet. the lowest for ocean tides but
the Mediterranean has tide u SIX incacs only
seyea-story building in Chicago has jus, been
raised WITH jacks tFenty-ane and a1e-ha.f fest
without cracking a pane o. glass OF iujIr1y a
wall.
Three Mormon rnissionariss have started FOR
Japan % gain converts. and the creed Uiu prob
ably spread o. China, the Philippines and othcr
Oriental countries.
A Brunswick Official named ,,sIsrkorl has pre-
scented 20 the zooLogical department Of the uni
ver,ity Of Berlin q collection 0f birds eggs md
nests-nore than 400 varieties
There are now Il42 different Submarine ca
hieS, with total length Of l1--1 miles owned
uy Governments and 5I- cables. all Together
10000 miles long IN the hands u companies
The heaviest precious stone Is zireon. vhieh Is
quantity Of water The Hehtes- Is the opal
which is twice As heavy as water
The latest census taken in switzerland shows
that Of every Io1J Inhabitants CO were Of Ger
man nationality. In the preceding census the
io5o. Of Germans had been l'ss'-'A in
The Minister Of War Of Mexico has restricted
the number Of gambling houses in the CITY. and
the officers are warned that il caught in one q
the Establishments they vil be dismissed FROM
the army
OF the l2.CC000o000 letters annually disrTis-
uted By the p0stof6ces Of the world. s.010ea0do1
are in English. I.3d0090.000 in German. I0.3.-
ooo0oc in French. All the other languages have
less than Z0o0op01o0 between them
German newspapers have not yet tired Of CON-
meuting on the fact that the Hambu-x-Aueri-
can Company has ordered a new steamship from
Harland Wolf, Of Belfast instead Of fr0ln the
Vulcan Iron Works or some other German con-
Germ
What is repUJed 20 be the largest catch OF cod
fish in the Pacific waters is credited to the crew
VI the barEentine Fremont which arrived az
san Francisco recently with l17.o0S Of the f-h
stored away Most Of the catch vas in Bearias
oel-
Maroon has motor carriage which IS equipped
with a folding cylinder on top OF the car AMI
devices for the Transmission o. wireless teIe-
graphic signals Motor cars htted with this de-
vice are % be used IN forthcoming military nan
euvres IN Europe.
Careful weighing. IL is said. shows that an
ordinary bee. not loaded, weighs the 5000th
part Of q pound, that Il takes 500 bees %
70.
comes m fresh from the field and flowers,
ireighted with honey, often weighs nearly three
times more.
Dr. Bizlrr1. Of Corr has published pam
pLIet il which be tries % prove that the
Adriatic has for Hc-e than thousand years
been rising and enCrUaching on It's shores The
lower parts q Trieste are experiencing trouble
already, and in c0urse OF time Venice win be
buried in the mud Of the lagoon
A sJaristieian who had been collecting facts
regarding landed property in Great Britain finds
that the Dukes Of Buccieuch. Sutherland and
DeVuushIre own between them an area repre-
senIlnE a slice o. land stretching from the eT-
trer1e south q England 20 the extreme north Of
Scotland. and FIVE miles wide The total acreage
% their holdings Is 2,etf, 6oY.
A curious ind is reported from one Of the Chin
cha Islands. Of the coast Of Peru. IN q bed Of
guano an old ships compass was lately dug up,
which. Ehen cleaned vas found % De- IN work
A-a- Na'IEls AaE NaHE % a.lr Instrument or
brass and 10 bears che engraved Inscription.
''Juo. Warren. Cbsqeside- CITY q London. lIake-.
lf,a-' The compass has been SEM 20 a mJseum
IN Lima.
The Maryland state constitution contains sin
gular provision As % oatfss taken in court pro-
ceedings IN that state It is as follows: --ThlE
the manner Of administering the oath or aairu4-
tien % auv person ought 90 be such a. those u
The religious persuasion. profession denCm-na-
ton @, which he Is a member generally esteem
me most seet'al confirmation ly the atre-taticn
Of tie Divine Being
The finest one Of Christine Wilson's COL
lection Of fans WAS given her by the Tal-
aore >ahlh Of Mon. and is made Of gold gems
and feathers Another one Is covered with da-
uaDlS, .uhles, pearls, ald eueraldS- One pre-
,surrd her hv the city Uf Venice j. Of silver
Q i-sree and point lace One OF the choice hrs
81 this collection. which Is valued az SO o5r 3
the fan which Marie Aur0iEe-Ie had with hsE n
prison, and which she carried 90 the -eaf9id.
BerJram HiIss. an EugIi-hman. has be,onae !
painter IN spite Of the fact that be lost both arms
in an accident when De was child. He had de-
ve-uped al that time q taste for drawing auG the
ioss-of his arms ci1 H9- sverye him from his
determination % become an a-lLs-- lie flere-lEe
SCI tG Uyrs holding the pencil 1r brush wiki his
mouth AZ tHe age OF sixteen D. exhibited 4
water color study 20 the Bristol Fine Arr Aclt-
envy. and "a little later won an arr scholarship
valued l- l,a EliueIs-
A veIl-EuoNn Arm OF tobacco Manufacturers
Of Liverpool has invented an ingenious rrerhoI
u uupE-l-Iz-ug their cigarettes They have IS
sued yeEl dainty album, which is sold for
Is cd THIS Is Tor tie Collection OF tle pretty
photographs that are o. be- ruClI IN the pack
Is OF the cigarettes A an inlgteueut T. 10
clgarett e-sUOGlng public they offer 20 repuI-
chase trr the sum q Al Is -Ee first Lu.5 corr
D -C-ciy allied albums thar they receive On -
lv-1rr bvcem1e- Sd next The albums are % 10
presented % the chiid-er'~ hospitals.
ON all the steamers American money il 1r-