The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-13
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| IN America water gas IS chiefly used.
/ England has recovered from the effects Of the
1 khaki craze. Vast quantities Of the cloth are be-
ing offered for sale by London tailors az ruinous
/ discounts.
/ The spiders bite is not always fatal. but ocea-
/ sionally Il Is 4 Young woman IN Atlanta Ga .
WAS recently bitten by one Of these insects and
/ her recovery Is doubtful.
manual Of the notoriof:s IN klux Kan has
been found IN the COlUulb5a University library in
New York Il WAS thoucrt Tat Ill the manuals
/ were burned when the soc-ei. was destroyed.
/ IN Richmond. Va. the wards are not s.esiguated
/ b. numbers. as Is the case in other American
cities but by the names % statesmen Clay Non
roe, Madison, Jefferson, Marshall. and JACKSON
There is a blacksmith IL Gardiner. Ne. who
/ has not lost days wOrl from sickness since he
began his apprenticeship. Yearly a third % a
century ago.
The new book in England. entitled Drifting
causes something Of sensation 1t ssserts that
Great Britain Is going 70 the dogs, politically.
2grIeultlIFaiiy. commercially, financially and eco
noRlically.
There was rummage sale in jacksonville Fla.
10 wiich a generous stabiekeep NC firm contribut-
ed az article which shocked the ladies' It was
sii2ot cd hearse, which for many years had
seen much service
The two largest locomotives = the world have
I Just been placed in operation on the Pittsburg,
Bessemer. and Lake Erie Railroad They are now
hauling the great Carnegie ore trains between
Albion and ConReaut. Ohio.
0taGi Koz5I a Young Buddhist priest who IS
kinsInan 20 the slizado is about to leave England
where he has been for some time past and VIII
come to this country to stiIl further study Chris
tianir. and Christian institutions
The ar, Of directing balloons n the air belongs
to the nineteenth century. dating from 1852, when
Giffard constructed balloon propelled by steam,
down to the daring journey that undertaken
by Andree IN search OF the North Pole
curious plant is the life tree Of Jamaica
It continues 70 grow for years after It has been
deg up and It's roots exposed to the sun. Leaves
severed rom the limbs VIII remain green for
weeks The tree can only be destroyed BY FIRE
The last census taken N Spain showed among
the Eonasteries and religious colleges $50 nuns.
1898 monks and priests, 300 Jes1Iits ? arch
bishops. 81 bishops. s. deans and LIB canons in
the country The religious houses Of every kind
exceed 200
Manageable women in seryia have queer
Wv OF announcing that they are in the matri-
moniaI market A dressed doll hanging in the
PRINCIPAL window Of a house, indicates that there
IS living there woman who is anxious TO be-
come bride
II the Grodno and Violin districts Of Russia
there are about ten small Boer farm colonies
numbering from 100 to 500 inhabitants all told
Holland. and the method OF living Is precisely
the same as that Of their relatives in South Africa
When travelling on T. zailway you can ten how
fast the train is going By the following method:
The telegraph posts along a railway line are
placed thirty to the mile 30 If you multiply the
number OF posts passed in a minute by two the
result gives you the number O. miles per hour
at which the train IS going
The little Norfolkshire town OF Walton may
well be described as the home OF patriarcfs. for
there reside eight persons who have lived under
I'VE English Taonarchs-GeOrge II. George ".
William II, Queen Victoria and King Edward
VII In addition there are eight other residents
aggregate Of 100 years
A mission Of sayants from France is about to
proceed to Hukden II Manchuris 70 examine
some manuscripts recently discovered there which
are believed 10 have been taken from Southeast
ern Europe by the MongOI and Tartar invaders OF
SIX centuries ago The members Of the mission
hope 10 ind many lost works, those Of the his
torian Polybius, for example
During the past year several remarkable reefs
Of fossil coral have been explored Bainiridge
on the Flint River, in Georgia. In one case very
large portion of the reef exposed consists Of coral
heads. some OF which are more than foot IN
diameter Between Twenty-Five and thirty species
Of coral have been recognized IN these reefs BY
T v. Vaughan They are ascribed to the tertiary
age
The French Huguenot refugees, who have meg
in the crypt Of Canterbury Cathedral ever since
1870. when Z royal charter of liberty to worship
was glsnted to them. lave sRo-n allegiance 70
King Edward VII TheEE' pastor Rev John R
Barnabas preached memorial service for her
late Majesty, Queen Victoria and then. according
TO ancient custom, the oath Of allegiance was
taken
At present the cycling industry of England is in
a critical condition The majority Of the Spm-
panies have not paid any dividends during the
past year. and the outlook portends worse business
in the future 1t Is estimated that less than
sl0oec0.o1o Is sunk in the cycle industry in Eng
land During the past four years no less than
dity Enpanlss. agEregating capital Of 81, GEO.
)OG. have disappeared
Tyro-inch ice viii sustain 4 nm or properly
spaced iulaatry; four-inch ice VII carry ( man
on horseback. or cavalry. OF light guns: six-inch
ice. heavy field guns such as S0-pounders: eight
inch ice. battery OF artillery. with carriages
and horses but over eco pounds a square
foot siedgeS and ten-iuch ice sUstains an army
OF inUnerabe multitude. On I5-inch ice
railway could be built.
There Is only one sword factory in the United
States Massachusetts, coaeern-and that one has
ample capacity for supplying the domestic de-
nand for swords. even under the stimulating con
litions OF the Cuban and Philippine wars The
sabre lost its efficiency as cavalry weapon as far
back the civil war. and the increased range Of
rifles has made the sword equally obsolete As an
implement OF actual combat
4 solid silver cross was recently received IN
Montreal from Michael Cit Col an Indian who
had found It while digging in The Lake Lernar-
ssrningue district 4 Jesuit has recognized the
cross which has two hsrs, enc Of the fftv
silver crosses presented TO the Huron Indians in
the early part Of the sixteenth century 10 bribe
hem TO fight Tor France against the lroqaois In
dams. who were then II -endly to England.
The commission consisting Of DIS. Reed. Carroll.
md AEramonte. which has been investigating vel
low fever near Havana. has arrived at two i'm
7ortant conclusions. first, that Il specific cause
IF the disease Is unknown. and second that It
On be carried only by mosquitoes Consequently
he distinction OF clothing and houses Is useless
Il has been settled. furthermore that yellow fever
IS not due 70 dirt Il may occur IN the cle1nest
localities
Somebody who knows or should know whereof
he spe.ks SAYS that Jne favorite drink Of Captain
NcCalll. Of the navy Is homemade raspberry
'IneEar and that Mrs MCCalla EtzzS store Of
{ for very cruise. This GecOCtiOl would most
lSslIred-y be q fine substitute for cog rati0Bs in
III nayies- It would certainly be wonderful re-
TeSH cent In the American navy. where alcoholic
,piriis have, almost 4 half century gone by. been
abol= she'd.
CoIorsd people are stIu willing 70 brave the
Disadvantage Of emigration 10 Tonrovia in West
Africa Only recently 10 adventurous members Of
he race sailed from New York for that country.
where land viii be given them by the LihcriaH
'ooniaI Society of Birmingham Ala More OF
them contemplate going 10 Liberia within a few
weeks. but the chances are that the majority OF