The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-23
NOTES OF THE DAY.

o. I5 ne web OF Che common spider is - fine thar
eae2p miles of Though 90 eneircle the world
would Ueish only half pound.
seven miles an hour is the camers limit. u5-
can 20 maintain this rate over rEo hours. It's
Hs'lli speed . i've miles hour
A major la a scotch regiment claims 90 nav.
5n'fniel q i1.oin< bicycle which D. li-lt enough
i1r field service and Sufficiently strong 90 stand
the nose severe tests.
The Dominion Government lobster hatchery A.
Caribou. Nova scotia, this season has pct 0ur
10000 U00 HOLSTERS alon-- the coast ~ Nova 80
tia. NeU Brunswick. ana Prince Edward Islanf.
Americans DO not mouopolizs the practice %
keeping The courts busy It is published that in
ls99 there were more thar I.I2s.oo0 actions
started ln England. making Itigauts o. over {
peg cent % the population
Capua. the famous City where H1nnibars army
was ruined ty passing one winter. was noted for
us rnanui1etories Of perfumes. The Capuln per-
iInes were sent Do e-rtHeru and glass Scsrls %
all parts q the Roman world
The average cost Of the body Of modern
long electric car is 5000. the average price o.
set Of double Trucks for such car IS 500. and
the average cost 90 the motor . $3.50. making
the total cost of the car 81. Too
The total supply Of gold in the United states
the possessions Of the Government. q the banks
and trust companies and OF the people may De
reasonably ost-uated ar the end % the current
year 40 not Tar from S1-20ooo0-00o-
For the first time tins year the Grand Coubin
IN Switzerland, has been aseended. This danger
Gus and htiguing climb was accomplished re-
Gently by SIX young swiss. accompanied by one
OF the most intrepid guides IN the country
double apple was the freak Of nature which
Elmer Hlmlen, % sidney. Ne. found On his
farm recently Tzo good-sized AID perfectly
shaped apples, each with its own stem. blow ami
core, were joined on one side BY section as large
as a cent
Miss Mary A. Morse. Of Tbomaston. Ne. has
passed forty years in the service OF one family
The f0Ttieth anniversary % her entrance into the
household was celebrated last week. and every
honor was paid her by those she has served 20
taithfully-
India IS the hone o. tbe mango. Thcy seem
to grew everywhere in its tropical zone. They
are found Wild in the jungles. and are highly
cultivated m gardens and mango groves Tie
mango cf Bombay is especially famous. and Is
one Of the most highly prized Of indian fruits
Eight hundred residents N south london have
Joined tenants protective league, started a
few days age. ITO enable weekly tenants 90 CON-
bine Tor -elt-protectlou against the eNt1r-i1n1ts
and illegal demandz % landlords and rate collect
OTIS. and for provision Of the Necessary legal as
s.srlnle."
People die faster in cities than in the country.
set in every part Of the world people are E0ckin.
70 the cities more and more every year. in New
YORK there are on the general average. fourteen
persons ID each dwelling house. shiie the pro-
portion u population % the square mile for the
United states Is only about Twenty-Five
In handling hshes 10 requires a certain amount
% care 10 avoid being cut by she fms. which in
some species are % some extent poisonous Tire
hey West h=IeIn1u has uEbounded horror -
beng bitten by almost any KIND % fish. as he
fear, blood poisoning san set In, although ar
c0rding 90 those who have studied the question.
tEere seems 10 be very little foundation for tbs
fear-
In Iss9 the southern Iu-nbsr mills had an orr-
put valued at sssiI0.00o In ten veazs this haI
advanced % $685. 75.slg. Since then there ha-
heen a steady lncrease in prediction until a.
DAY 10 may be c1nsgTvs-ivelv estimated that the
value % the output including she WaferiIl used
for cr1-sties. fuel. and fencing and the naval
stores hT-pr0duetS. IS between S325.6oo0G0 and
S35G311.o0a
Al a church entertainment in Toledo. OHIO.
there. was one booth before which sign stated
that kiszes c0uld be had for cents each. The
young men rushed IN. invested nicsels. and we're
disguised When tkey Received only uoIass-s
candy kiss Then another =isn u4s put up, read
ing The real rLInE-sl- The young men re-
fused 10 buy kisses az This price. and the girls
say they are stinEy and uusallant-
All modern writers % the art and science %
way declare that 20 civilized nation should en-
p,oy barbarian troops iu warfare mis- pr5hi5i-
u0n has. however. been frequently violated. ~
the English Ia India and in Africa. ~ the Rus
SLAMS in Asia Minor. by the French IN Algeria
and by the Turkish Government vhen Z turned
loose the Blshi-Blz0Jlks. jer0cious soiGierT, On
che detenceiess Inhabitants Of Bulgaria
The report OF the Deputy Master Of Enslands
Mint, Issued recently. shows that in the year 1893
the output q new money n England Vas be-
yond all precedent. The total number OF coins
struck was IJ1.5s1. SIS. repressu-fug IO2 tons u
rurFH -f'r az 1HHr H-rH-
tons Cf 1T1uLf- IN addition. nearly 5l.oD0D
pieces we're struck IN the colonial minis The
money coined In England alone amounted 10
El5.0Gli3-
The ladies Of the town Of Arensburg are pas
siJnate card players s4ys q German newspaper
Since they are not allowed 20 play AZ the local
clubs they make up games az their friends
houses and gamble al day through As soon
a. the cash funds run short they take % vari-
ltIs articles. mostly toilette belongings Thus one
lost o. another her corset one lost bonnet \
third some lace and perfumes. and 1hey 80 even
As Gar as losing their prayer books
Hol-aEd is conducting a Ear in S,sIratra that
has been going OF with more or less violence since
$50. and Is not by any means ended yet. The
Dutch exercise suzsra.uIy oyer the island. but
the sultan made an attempt % throw Of tins
nEuenc-. Originally the Nc,heriandS only wanted
DO restore matters o. their former state but sino-
thea they have detrrui1ed on the islaud's COM
7le-e suhiGSation- IN his effort they have a.
ay they have only begun 90 fight.
The typewriter is displaciuE the pca. celeb
rites do not write their letters As they for
-erly did and the high prices realized for pri-
,ate communications written by notable per-
sons VIII De a dream Of THE past 70 cur grand
children Authors Ms have also fetched
high prices. but the author who writes with
pen Is becoming a rarity 50 that chance IS
practically loss o. puStcTitv. The MSS. may
lHve been typed hy the author himself. but there
sin De no evidences ~ tA4t fast IN the print
ike copy"
A three-weezs-5,d pg wandered into the pen
q Husiu Johnson. Of Wukesblrre. Pa Mss Mldii-
"a Plrkin=0n claimed the animal. but johnson saiI
e vas his The aid Of squire C1nakon. mag
strate WAS invoked. and he suggested that the
Iis be- killed and equally divided To this both
ia INFANTS objected Tie the squire sid. Per
Iaps the best way Ct settling the dispute. -
.hat tLe pi= may be kept pa the family, Is for
Ls claimants % marry They did 81. the squire
IfacilrTuE- Bride and groom have known each
Itaer since childhood and each Is over nifty years
Il
According TO the .-Nlti7naI Geographic Maya
.iHe.- Asia is the continent OF ccntineuts-a
.isut land @ which Erica is but an append
.Ec and al Europe only an Cxcr5sceuce- L1rg-
70 % mainland than both Americas COM
l.uei. Asia with Der ilSglar extension saItr-
a-tul-L m;sht swallow the great Ian,ir1lss Of
AFRICA With Europe il addition % the 5Grje-
30 square miles 90 land the face of tIsr
aTth Asia holds tgIIv I5ea0u-9 or three
rom the Equator 90 the very shadow OF tie
Pole and within few degrees u hlIf way ar0mI
me globe She Is a world in herself.
The SCALED cLie-e gum Of commerce. used
81 caeGias-ssm makers, Is the sap that cxulrs
rom wounds made IN the r0r.-l ha-H 1f the