The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-26
NOTES OF THE DAY.

The London Times was Hrst printed b. steam
power On the morning Of November p, ISL
According to the latest municipal figures Sew.
York city Is growing in population at the rate Ot
5000 year.
While the new King of England has always bad
good opini0H Of horse racing he has always
been opposed to heavy betting
Thirty five prominent American sc'.lptors viii
contribute TO the establishment Ct the grounds
and buildings Of the Pan-American Exposition
There is a single combine in the State Of
Washington that embraces nearly all the manu-
facturers IN that region and prices have gone
up about 81 per cent
The legal rate Of interest in Canada IS
per cent the reduction from per cent having
been made by a statute Of the Dominion which
went into effect January !.
\ hundred years was too short period foT the
age of Old Testament saints. and too long
period for New Testament saints, hence the word
century Is not found in the Bible
The city Of Berlin Is said to be stricken with
plague Of rats. The police authorities have is
sued orders to householders TO put rat poison in
their cellars. hoping thereby 10 exterrainate the
rodents.
Managers Of some Of the German theatres viii
not allow actors to respond to curtain calls on
the ground that such appearances before the foot
lights are ''inartistic and obsolete foolish. and
in bad taste.
ltt nv y. u AtaV5iis.- Vi '4~'7o-' --s
has during his life married 257 couples and has
conducted over so funerals So far known
this record has not been exceeded by any minister
in the country
Indians occupying reservations in New York
State lock with anything but favor on the pro
posal to make them full citizens Of the Reepub-
lie One chief denounees the plan as a scheme
for plumber and determination "
South American doctor advises patients vino
hro 5oi-ar
with larrosy to try the bite q a rsttlesIake as
a curative principle. Naturally the uniortunateS
look upon the remedy much worse thar the
disease
A firm q Hansu, Germany has succeeded in
welding aluminium without thu use OF any metal.
solder OF acid No seam can be detected and the
welded pieces can resist blows and temperature
variations as wei II there were no joint The
process Is secret one.
Cinnamon in Oklahoma City, It was claimed,
were in the habit Of borrowing wood after night
Recently they made connection with q loaded
/ stick which they carried home and placed in the
stove. Il exploded and there Is no shauty
where there used to one
marked rise IN the level of the Dead Sea has
! been noted i bread lagoon has formed the
north side OF the Jordan delta The water does
not in summer and II Is surmised that the whole
/ bottom Of the Dead Sea has been raised BY
volcanic action.
! Prot. siIvauus Thompson, OF England recently
delivered IN address in fluent italian at the Volta
centenary celebration, and little later delivered
lecture IN German before the Iranla- scien-
/ tiic society IN Berlin ''Fsraday and the En-
/ gIisi Schools Of Electricians
| Bradford England has had a recommendation
! from the Colziaittee on Sewage calling for an
/ expenditure Of more than $4,000 on the i'm
: pr0vsments Of is sewage disposal plant II IS
also contemplating immediate street improve
ments 10 the amount Of Sl59e0o.
/ Mr. and Mrs Hcmminggsy. both of whom
eloped 10 marry. after having reached fhe half
century station Of human existence have Just been
: divorced after a rather boisterOus voyage on the
! sea Of rnatrinony Their residence when they
| lived together Ess at Narinette, Wis
Upon an alarm given to the police Of Iowa
City recently that robbers were at work the
/ their greet disEnaT found that the supposed rob
bers party Of students initiating freshman
/ into tse IEsterics Of g college order
Fashion Il. England Is deereeing how empty
sieeges should be worn particularly as there
/ have been so raany since the commencement Of
! the Boer war Il has been decided that the empty
sleeve fitted with the fuH shlrtSleeve. the Gun
showing, must be worn pinned 70 the breast
Anticipating The reneal nf tha STATE vol hailaty
/ law. number OF stockmen IN the Bad River
section of South Dakota have contributed hand
some SUM from their pockets and VIII keep ID
, wolf scalpa, and the present. Legislature Is not
expected 10 keep UP the appropriation
There are l6 cities cut Of the I'D largest cities
! which have q greater SIM invested In public
Libraries that is, ewned by the eify-than New
York During the next two years. however,
there Viii be erected IL New York city the finest
library building excepting Ehe Congressional
! Library at Washington. II this country
/ westport (Sie.1 hen owner has struck upon
scheme which VIII be OF interest to Others IN
the business This man AT noon shuts the blinds
OF lis henhoHSe for one kGlE- 50 his hens 20 10
Toost- tfinking It night at the end q the hour
ne opens the blinds. The result IS that his hens
lay again, and he gets two eggs day instead Of
one
Concerning the new territory 20 be opened to
settlement this year southwest OF Oklahoma the
following figures are given The Kiowa county.
/ after al the aTIotments ana school reservations
! are deducted. VIII contain aboIlE 60 home
Stsads and in the Wichita county, which VIII
open At the same time there VIII be about :. 800
honlesteads-
| # ever there was a good argument in favor Of
the whipping post. and there are many L IS
contained in the general impression that Z Bal
IimOre man who was recently arrested for beat
ing his blind vIfe should receive the punishment
al bein. tied 10 4 mast and made 70 undergo
severe taste OF the oid-tssfionsd navy cato-nine-
tails castigdtiOR-
4 resident OF Chicago who vas horn in England
Z but who has been engaged N tie AaAiltS u@ue
} in the Prairie City for several years, has Just
( taken out naturalization papers. He was q 10y
nj subject to the late Queen Kicteri2- but when 4
!, ! King assembled the throae- the case jest has
/ been he rsnounced allegiance TO Great Britain
[ aud has been made an ATsaeTican citizen
Antonio Azina arrived from Germany At Sepr
York wearing, belt IN vhieh we're concealed
81 coo worth Of 5araonds lie told q custom
/ officer thar he had nothing dJstiahle- The offeer
I was about 10 pass on when he stumbled and
! caught at Aziua's waist 10 keep frozn falling
I His hand touched the be}t and the newcomer MAS
/ soon despoiled Of his valuable shipment
Some one interested in the subject has diseov-
cred that there are more eolOred men IN this
/ country Eho 70 by the name of George Washing
/ ton than by any other name rsvered IN American
/ fix upon Christian appel4ton the idea calling
/ the newly born after the Father Of Ihe Country
| geueraIiy suggested itself before al others
! Princeton University Viii net send body o,
! students 10 Washington 20 represent IT At rhe
inauguration exercises on March L The faculty
, : IN a letter 10 the committee NJ arrangements
Z states that ia their opinion il lies outside the
/ functions Of the university u send lis students
arav 4 very busy time 81 the year &c parti-
! ciPate IN public p4rades and social festivities
/ Only Two cclored men have ever held seats II
the American Senate These were both from Mis-
sissfppi- One MAS Blanche h Bruce. .7ho died
some wears aga. and the other was Hiram B.
| ReysIs yz.o died al Aberdeen. Miss within the
/ served respect bv al who knew them black and
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