The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-25
NOTES OF TIE DAY

10 b reported that amcrg the flssils uncarth-d
. us Prot Woodward 40 PlSrrrni, t,r--c- du-lu-
we P-sI season there were a number % s.u.ls
{ OF horned horses
An interesting Christian unity movement h1s
borne fruit I'm Iicaulc-ogs. where a stone chapel
has been erected FOR the use Of all cvsuee.i.,l
sl.'lntii'is- ine plan was started hg n. a.
MOSES, who has contributed generously o. it,
L is reported tiat the Yellow Fever Car~.s-
sion has condemned the ClfIss yellow fever
serum as useless. and has l7-1-1ra1 tt,- r,
further experiments by Dr. Calder VIII De made
under its supervision
The Rcv. Wr. sheldon o. T51eka. said -a-r.-'v
that be would rather drink a bottle ~ red Ink
THAI bottle OF beer. which moves the Xmas
City Journal % remark that ''thr craving u
some nien for stimulauts Is awful Tie rslfB c5u-
stltnent Of red ink is alcohol"
The President Of the British Board Of Trade
has appointed a committee o. ea,rair- and re-
port GA, the best means that can be- adopted bv
ine loe1- aad STATE authorities toward assisting
sgientlac research as related 70 questions aEectn-,
the fisheries Of Great Britain and Ireland
The anes collected in Nex York Police Courts
last year amounted 10 SIS g5.- IN $50 the total
vas sl0oE3-. Prior % the establishment o. the
present board Of city magistrates the average
annual collections were from $1,000 o. Ss5HOt
Dr. t-aa the total collections from fines amounted
90 s31-l85-
The greatest surrender in the annals Of warfare
Eas that o. Metz On October q. Is71 As
fortified place Metz, with its Surrounding forts.
vas practically impreznabie but bad generaiship
letiilLleQ 20 90 De- completely surrounded and cut
on The surrender included 8 field marsh4Is Is
generals. 6eJ9 aiscers % lover degree over go
guns 100 ni-tra.leLIrs, nearly % standards. and
Ila0l9 rank and fle-
The commission % be sent 10 West Africa by
the Liverpool Manchester and London Cham
hers Of Commerce to investigate the health and
sanitary conditions Of that section Il 10 consist
ot one member from each q the three l-t4rrf.sry
q Commerce and Of sanitary engineer. Major
Roland Ross has been requested % c1-1uerate
WIZ ne expedition IN the capacity of expert
on tropical medicine
The Australian shipping trade continues to
expand Tn View south wales in 100 IL vas
larger than in any previous year. The total
number q vessels entered ard cleared was 7Gss.
against 800 in 1858 OF the former G.sas were
un1er the British Rag and "a under -h0S. Of
other countries NlLHlt istaniine the -i.-nfa-
clnce OF these figures We are daily informed q
tne deeatence Of the British Empire and OF the
enoruous growth q the marine Of other c8u1-
tries
Five London clubs. which have been pa7uIar
In the past. are said &, be in d5fHcuI-ieg- slys
London Graphic Eali a century ago there
probably in sE1 80 men ssoiref 90 become club
men; now there are possibly 900 Haif cen
-aHSel % several clubs eacH, now their repre-
senratIFes cannot afford % Do this Either these
o-c-iasnlonec clubs must close, or their $50
eiai eii2r1eter- % use a much-vurn pIrase-
must be changed
doctor has calculated how much It would
aost 20 make artificial man He estimates
that pair Of arms cost $40 OF with the hands
-rticula-ed cost about SIS; a pair q Iees. also
articuIated. cost about $40. false nose in
metal from 50 90 500 For sI29 he believes
that he could get pair Of ears Just like natures
a4rciwors fitted with artificial ear drums and
resonators- complete set ~ teeth with palate
q pia-lu-ru. costs from 50 % 50 and for a
god PAIR OF artificial eyes about SD would have
20 be paid Thus the total cCs- % restoring a
battered veteran who has lost most Of his saua-
rabie parts would be about 500.
Probably the most elaborate rlee-s-fr1.rr1 ufns
IN this country is now in process Of c0I1ring BY
A New YORK merchant, who bought IL from Z
local mauufacturer recently for Si.s0g- The pipe
- known a character pipe % the trlda
and Is a voaderfully carved reproduction o. rhe
PAINTING st John az bis Bath It represents
tx HaldsI-s grouped around a fountain, and either
St. John Is concealed behind the fountain or IN
MS hc Is n1t IN sight, 1t any rate The figures
are cliseied iron solid piece OF ueerschau1l
~I;ch vas imported from Turkey The labor eK-
pended upon % extended ever period % tao
years and the amber m0uuthpiece alone cost
It may surprise most persons % know that ths
British possessions iu North America and The
Vest ladies are larger than the tsrrito-y Of the
United states Of America. even including Porto
Rico and Alaska ON me North Au-e-f-7r con-
t-nent alone King Edwards possessions are nearly
le1.To square miles larger than those % the
Jured states. and taking in the West Iniies
and NeVt1undia1d more than $4,000 square miles
larger No man ever before reiEu-d over Al
empire great Kim Edwards The Er-1ir,
90 which Victoria acceied in Is5T covered one
sixth OF the land surface OF The globe. the Ell-
H.
nearly oIe-fnUrth-
In view Of the enormously increased activity
in building apartment houses in New YORK IN
the last three years. the statement q real es-
tate dealers that the supply is Inadequate TO the
demand Is significant Moreover. prices u apart
nlen-s have increased very materially. An aver
ige lparrUeut- the average vas i've years ago,
might be rented for from $50 o. $1,000 Apart
-reuts that are moss nicely average arlrtmel-s'
rent to- nearly twice As. much ~ course. rley
are much more attractive and convenient. N0t
only Is better taste shown an designing them.
bur more money is spent 10 Smashing rhau- For
the best apartments IN New YORK one must pay
SIX or eight times that amount Of rent
Tt is given 20 but few men TO become H-st-
class shippers for Cup-de-encc and Cup-seeEIny.
The opportunity for becoming a good skipper
IN Two nations may De measured by a COMPARE
son 81 the number 90 races in which IL IS pos
ihle o. take ulrr 5n each season Ia E-eIa-h
waters you can sail IN 1.Cy races IN q s5lsll II
yoG wish here hardly more than I-u- The
part rt tTa --lra- cement Of a Yacht that relates
r1 the setting and -l-S-uen- ot sails IS done
about as vel tu tlH American yacht iu she
foreign 70 depends more upon activity and
llicAuess o. perception But IL is the eye and
general understanding % the skipper thar require
such lonS schooling and 80 much experience.
A very large amount o. gambling goes on IN
Switzerland. writes Geneva correspondent AZ
Geneva Lucorue, Bs-ae. Iu-orIaEeu. and va-57a4