The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-26
NOTES OF THE DAY.


King Edward. as the ruler Of everything uadrr
the British Government owns more than twenty -
Eve thousand Caa,els
Eight teeth suffice the elephant for m1ncaing
purposes. The giant animal has two below and
two above oH each side.
The WORKOUT uniforms Of the British army.
when sold. bring back into the War Office TreaS-
ury close upon Si5aC'n a year
The religious census Of Buffalo shows that tlers
are J48 SIS P-otestants and l03. up Roman Cath0-
lies This Is on the basis Of four 30 the family
Deaf nautes are on the increase in Germany.
There are no fewer than GAS persons IN instliu-
tons where deaf mutes are specially Instructed
There are places on the Bovery in New York.
where man can get shave Tor cents Tor
cents more ne can have his face washed wlth Day
rum
4 man in DAYTON Ohio. got himself into serious
trouble with the Government authorities by tor-
getting that ii was Illegal 70 send dun on I
postal card.
Some % the artificial silks are made Of wood
hber. dissolved TO aiuellSe consistency oy aeio-
then forced through 7oleS in glass and drawn OUT
into threads.
Before the discover OF sugar mea sveetened
their drinks with honey. Certain drinks are
sweetencd that way nowadays. Peach brandy and
honey has not outsrovn IT. popularity IN certain
sections Of the country
After careful and patient Investigation The
Historical Committee OF the Society Of California
Pioneers has learned that January y ISIS. vas
the exact date OF the discovery Of gold IN Cali
iorHia by james VI Marshall
It Is Tot difficult TO make post holes IN Alaska
4 srass Of powder blasts out the hole in an in
slant. telegraph pole IS inserted, water Is
poured in and the intense cold holds the pole
secure in an incasement of ice
In olden times it was the custom to slaughter
women and children as well as captured prison.
ers after town or castle had been captured
There are some people who believe that IN this re-
sPcct history Is repeating Itself
The Massachusetts, Frog Company has been in
corPorated IN Maine. with capital Of s5.soo
Tne objects Of the corporation as stated in its
application Tor charter TO buJ- sell. breed
and import frogs and Ike animals
Wild duck has been living With a Cock Of
doruesticated ducks belonging to Abel Harris. Of
FisinboTo- for over year 1T has mated with the
tame ducks and q few days ago began 20 lay
1Ir- Harris VIII Try 70 hatch The eggs
There are four swords belonging TO the city Of
London. and during the next twelve months thu
Sword Of state viii give place TO the black
sword. which is used al the death of any OF the
royal family, IN Lent. and on fast days
some one suggests that to Stop horse from
Eickin. 1t i wei TO give him an electric shock
Il the punishment Is administered By one who
Knows how 10 administer II II docs not InluTe the
one OF the naaximz Of war * laid down by
Spartan general 7as that soldier ought TO fear
his own commanding officer more than he did the
whole hostile army That may have held weight
IN ancient day bat L would hardly have much
respect BOW
One OF the probable reforms under the new
reg me IN England VIII Be the serving Of luncheon
~ the palace 20 ladies attending drawing rooms
Hitherto sandwich eaten III carriage under
the eyes OF a curious crowd has been the only
re5reShment obtafEablc al the most desirable buzz
most tedious functions
A citizen OF South Hope Ne mas = pie Of old
documents in his possession consisting Of deeds,
notes. bills etc, and some OF them are very old.
One Is dated IL I7zq They are all IN excellent
cabinet thar Is more than 200 years old and
7ili2h has been handed down from generation 10
geneTation-
ClaT et5unty, No. witnessed peculiar light in
r:.c sly a few nights ago and the srIperstitioJ1s
Ia, NJ noticed red cross or the last ful moon,
sera predicting some territie -alAulitv Use war.
He=tiirnce famine. until the ''Libeis ''alTe''
attributed the brillianey 10 q fire ii Kansas Oity
caused by the burning Of a wholesale whisky
house on that night
Though monarchy cannot be said TO be on the
yyane there are more presidents IN the world than
there are kings But then there sultaES,
ulikados. rIitiIS khediyes- and other So-eTuIgns.
who prefer their respective titles TO those 81 king
How many OF these titles viii be left the close
Of the century all have just entered upon = oe-
Tond the ken OF men
Last year the teal number Of ne-s books pub
IisEed in the United States reached 6-256. Gas
more than in any previous year. There we're
EG2 editions Of old fiction and 6i5 new noEels,
showing decided reaction toward novels Of g.
fabIished reputation. special feature OF the
year the reissue Of celebrated books IN tine
aud carefully edited editions
Good Thunder. I Sioux Indian who died few
.3dvs ago n Birch Cg7llee Mimi, was the first
Sioux baptized and confirmed by Bishop Henry
= Whipple Episcopal Bishop of Minnesota The
Bishop writes that he first met Good Thunder
farty-eue years ago. when he . Wild Indian
warrior. aud Iz~=iouaJeIy DEVOTED 10 his people
He became Christian unds the preaching Of
Bishop Whipple-
At Cuildford- England, the quaint custom c:
throwing, dice Tor the maids money was ab-
zeryei recently \ sum was invested by mayor
Of the borough III the seventeenth century rom
which 80 Is given annually 10 a servant girl
Of good repuJe who has been IN z5e same service
tor over tUo years There We're TWo applicants
The prize was Won by Martha >hInElsr. who
-llrev = The same dicebox has been used for
eiIry years
The Celtic steamship 10 be finished and launch
"a this summer viii he the largest vessel on the
ocean It viii have disbursement Of 35.1l0 tons.
nearly 500 tons greater than The largest steam
ship nov 5Hoat: a hall dozen long railway trains
rzn be carried by her. and she Viii De- able 10
provide f1- nearly 800 passengers. almost Al
army brigade and Captain Isrnav expects 70 See
I'm even greater snip than he Celtic built Within
year or Two
uf HE jhirty-niue ruling princes IN Europe
twenty have no direct male heir, the Kings Of
Slxouv. Bavaria. ana Nuremberg the Grand
Duke, ~ >.ze Wefruar. OF Necklenburg >ehverfE
5-d rr fla--e the Dukes OF SAKE AIJenbU~E AMI
SAKE Cahurs and th- Primes nt Lippe and both
-rhwarzbur4S Besides these there are the Car
of Russia. the Emperor OF Austria. the Hin=s u
IJaIv spain Belgium, and Seryia- and tie Prince
/ of Lia-btensrcin-
! ETolr0cutfou has been violently attacked By
.he Electric Review the ground Of cruelty
! The Review holds thar shooting, 2arrotin=.
! hanging the -ui. lotine, harikari. and bebeadns
/ hv the sword are all humane compared with the
! muJfFatiouS and sickeuinE preparations for an
| -lectril.' execution It would seem however.
that So tar a~ the preparations are concerned they
| arc mucI less in evidence TO the condemned man
/ than those OF The scaffold
! Electricity VIII accomplish almost any wonder
A recent illustration Of this Is shown III the ease
| land taunerr. who had been bald for years
| head and a few weeks later his Uranium was Gov
| cred with o thick bur short growth Of hair \
doctor INVESTIGATED the mat ter and learned that
! he had been working under 2 revolving belt HIS
| hair had been SproJ.ted By electricity.
! The Pr,lsziaa Government has appropriated $50
go for the purchase Of the collection Of nlus;i al
autographs Owned by an old publishing house 81.
! Arraria. hundred years age the hrg Of 4.