The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-23
NOTES OF THE DAY.

A curious custom prevails in Korea II a man
- us Siie in Che street be ignores her
r-''''''' ana passes her as . she we're stranger
Polish Saucke=pcr having remarked that ne
-,i.t me cholera and the plague might kin an
s-r '-efi1ans on earth. Is now being prosecuted
| ~ che courts
AZ Fos.nt. IN the Belgian Ar1euues. there IS
grove o- trees So thoroughly devastated bv the
the trees.
In IN noolo-ieh Ne, pine tree and birch tree
nave grown 50 close together That their trunk.
have united Pine hraurfas grry- IN ,,-s -. --
n-rCh On the other
a department of practical Chinese is % be es-
-----,-ea in connection wl-H the London Uni
FerS-LF under the direction OF George Brown
late British Consul 40 KiukiaHE-
The idea Of driving piles with a water Jet
was borrowed hy engineers from the clam a
small snelnSh which burrows twelve % fourteen
inches into hard sand or mud by this uroc-Ss
The Argentine Republic has the Longest tram
iine-nameiy that from Bueaos Ayres 20 san
Aa-1a, distance Of f'ty-four mules. It Is
worked BY horses, which are less expensive than
steam or electricity Our there
To be acceptable AZ a soldier In the German
army a man must be able 20 sVu-- The bet
swimmers are able % cross a stream o. several
hundred yards width even when carving their
clothing. rife, and ammunition.
In the chief room q every japanese hoslse
thcre is slightly raised dias. which Is ar
ranged 50 that Il can be shut of from the rest
q The room This is the place f1r the Emperor
20 ST should he ever visit that home
Al Gotta. in s1xouy. persons who did not nay
their taxes last yesr are published in a list
which hangs up in all restaurants and saloons o.
the city Those that are on the list can get
neither meat nor drink az these places under
penalty Of loss OF license
i is evident that Americans are wearfn.
ont a great deal % shoe leather these dlvS
In Lynn, Mas, the centre %; the shoe trade. the
factories are running full time and great dfR-
Guilty rs experienced IN getting enough hands u
d" the work. Between 1000 and 75O 90 pairs Of
shoes are being turned out in this one city.
Probably The largest breeder Of Angus cattle
On America IS Nelson Morris. Of Cafcazo- vhase
famous "C'' ranch on the Staked Plains Is 5
Hl-es long and has an area q 80 square nile
l-s ---l-J acres and % 1gIudmIlls provide
grass and water for nearly 1000 cattle the ma
lerty of which are Jet black IN color and without
horns
American railway enterprises are achieving Sue
cess in Korea The Seoul-Chemulp0 Railway.
built hy an American coucezsiouaire and sold % a
japanese stnl-e4te- Is uow in full operation. CON
meeting seuul with its -lort hy line tvrentv-six
miles in length Americans lave built and are
hl y successfully operating, electric railway in
and about seoul.
When you engage a servant or make a bar
gain IN China it IS not considered binding
until '-the fastening penny has been Maid Al
though his bad faith j. notorious in s5rne mat
ter~r yet 60 10 nm justice. when once this c0in
has been pad hy yen the ChinzmaH. soolie. OF
alopH1n VII generally stick TO his bargain.
even u the result o. him be loss
The alteration o. the currency STANDARD in In
d1 has been great success. the profit Of the
treasury being 100000. which is set au4rt &c
form tle nucleus OF gold fund. and q reserve
in gold has been accumulated Of nearly g.
'H'pey- The average income Of tine NATIVES has
Tl-5u from D, rupees to -. the cultivated ares
has increased from 100000 acres 10 z1T.O10.
600
> II. ~iauShnessy, a farmer east Of Peabody.
Me- killed~a grey eagle IN his harnyaTd Just as
the bird Was soaring with young pig IN it1
taious- The bird measured eight feet from tip &c
UP % It's wings Around the neck Of the bird
was a strap with bras tax. bearing the in-
-arlpflOnr Bangor. Maine. ls-3'' ShzurEurzsv
viii present the bird 20 the state Museum az To-
Peka-
The transfer q the Presidency from Mckinley tc
Roosevelt doubtless marks The end Of the civil
war Presidents; ever Republican elected % that
otlcc since Lincoln had been q Union soldier. a
vas Major Mckinley. Colonel Roosevelt belongs
o. a LATER generation. and IL j. doubtful Z ir
future nominations the party can ind its Leaders
among those who participated IN the war for The
Qreserv4tIUH % the Union.
Below Miami We have a substitute Cor The
lobster that lives IN the crevices Of the coral
rOck til his season CONES and then he sp-axIs
over acres 1r sand. fzt and fine THIS F1orida sea
craN1sh ls 90 excellent favor. grows o. four
pounds IN weigh is abundant ana easily raken-
He Is nos only the equal uf the lobster bur bet
ter i only remains thar De be introduced g
the guarI-and with proper preparation and he
VIII immediately become fav0rite-
The Government Of View Zealand Is stir pur-
suing its policy Of buving hack large estzte5
from the Troprietors and cutting them Up into
ll--F providing @llotuents near the large towns
for TorAr-eu's homes. IN The hope that this may
relieve poor men from the excessive, almost pro-
hlaltors, rents 0f cities. who has al acre
lf fertile land lelr town ar an almost nominal
price can partly keep his family by growing
vegetables and working az his garden I'm his
spare tine
During the whole Of 1910 no case Of rabies was
found IN England scotland. and it Is asserted
with confidence that tie disease which had been
present f0r centuries ms been entirely u1Iiclted-
This Official statement fuStIfeS the STRINGENT
muzziinE order passed hy Parliament few wears
a-o. and the veL4-Ilus regulations against iui-
porting dogs A feE eases q rabies were re-
ported from Wales. where the regulations were
Hal enforced strictly For the first time IN
lity-aue years not single person died Of HYDRO
pHo5il IN England and Wales in Is59-
The strike AZ the great lie R5i Mine at Ross
land, IN British Columbia. has been settled and
the company IS advertising for mill men. 800
miners at $50 per day. and 80 TO push cars
and shovel, DO so per DAY The fve-cauuars-
Uy-t shaft vl the mine Is already down 10 a
depth oi I.IlI feet. and is under contract 10 be
sunk Oh the ] lJG-i-1r level. The ore bodies are
aEelel mp ay levels nom tle surface Co the 500
.u-t level and tle output oi the mine when work
ING HL De 1000 tons daily The new machinery
d." ready % rum Is of the most modern type.
and The most powerful IN British Columbia
A correspondent Of the London Daily Nail
writing Of The siege OF Christina in south
Africa. says it is not without is hum5rs For
Instance" he continues, '.the other dlv Field
'orGet >cl1.z favored Us with a HaE ds truce
mo a last Ht u-l-ce-l sug1us requests lie con-
rE-l.. lated grinding q little corn. and wished %
A uT windmill Tor thar oLiacL JllaHri-v an
Informally large screw was Necessary for the
'uLert.Ti-e- and the FEs.l tCrUe- tILn'r rsuuen
10 have one with him but De knew u one IN
lrl>t.all that would suit his purpose. Surely
'ur co1-H-lnllut would ict LIu have that screU.''
Government report on the iron ana steel
industry says abraham L5ne5Iu-s pa-aru1I an
'esru vas Identified with the manufacture q
ron ia H4ssaehllsltts- The head Of On. Amer
IAN branch of his fathers family samuel Lin
u-n, ell.--r4ret DAB 1881 from Norwich. England
1 Nls,lgLlser-S- NUrdegai Lincoln. son aF sam
.el. rr-u ~ bingham. on June "a. I-5-. toll
.7-t Che trade % blacksmith HU.L FROM
LlcL place De removed 90 >c5-rlate where .-Ee
-l-J spacious house and was q llrEe con-
Eitltar toward tnc erection 0t The iron works
DO Bound Brlla.' IN L-UG These works made
wrought ruu directly from the ore M1rLeeai
lincoln had $50 sons, Norieeai. ir. aad ABA
Ia-l- Who settled IN kerAs county. Pa Nlrdec4i.
- was the grear-sreat- grluitathcr % Abraham
lincoln