The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-09
NOTES OF THE DAY.


a PeHobscot Bay quarry IN Maine A 5-sCyJ-tOa
block Of granite vas easily lifted
w the quantity Of annual raiufsll the eouti-
ncuts rank as follows: South America. Africa,
North America Europe. ASIA Australia
The tariff on automobiles imported into the
United states Is so heavy that American syn
di,ate is reported In be negotiating for the pur-
chase Of the patent rights - celebrated French
firm uf motor vehicle builders with q view Of
establishing factory IN this country
At the Noon sale Of coins in London silver
Oxford crown of King Charles ! brought S745:
Oliver Cromwell pattern gold 5o-shilling piece,
( SEQ: q petition crown OF Charles J. IN SILVER
81 SO: a pattern crown in gold OF George III,
1917, 500, and double sovereign Of Edward VI,
SIPS
Soon after her marriage. which took place about
City years ago. Hrs. Hester :. Thorpe. Of Flush
ing. y. y. made that she would never pass
beyond her front gate She kept the vow con
4 railroad or q trolley CaT, although both are
within a few blocks Of her home. Her death &C
CURED recently at the age Of seyenty-two.
There has been discovered in China curious
picture. evidently Of great antiquity, which IS
supposed TO represent Noah's ARK resting o. the
top Of Mount Ararat. As IS vel known the re-
Iigiou= literature Of almost every nation and
race contains an account Of the de.Uge. but z
Chinese manuscript recently uuearthed follows
very closely 20 the story recorded IN The Bible
London IS 2 variable term. its boundaries being
different foT different administrative bodies
Greater London the district under the metro
golItau and city police. mas a population Of
6s5s--sc3. according 70 the new esus, an increase
ri aei,552 since 1871 The district i made up BY
adding 90 the London q the administrative county
seEentccn popIi01s suburbs. which between them
nave 2.0s2.759 Inhabitants
The Russian Government recently laid down tina
first plates for the new bartleship siava, vessel
Of the same type as the Kniaz survarov, disglac-
ing % GO tons f1er armament as planned -
four I2-iuch- twelve 6-inch. and twenty lS-
FOUNDER guns There ugav be a change made IN
the latter however for the Admiralty Is cunsit-
ering the advisahillty OF introducing the e-lnch
gun tor her secondary battery
a London diamond merchant while going 10 his
Office recently IL st OF abstraction pulled an old
envelope out Of his pocket and commenced 10 tear
| It up. When he reached the last section the
terrible fact dawHed him that It was the en-
yeiope in which some 1850 small diamonds
valued at SEQ and that tie had been sowing these
broadcast public thoroughfare- some OF
them have been recovered but others have never
reeH heard from.
4 Parliamentary paper Just published shows
| 5Ie number Of commissioned subordinate, and
warrant officers, etc IN the British navy OF
executive officers and men. 25-g59; RoyaI Marine
officers and men, 1881; officers and men Of tns
remaining branches. 1866; a total OF 1851
These figures show that while the executive
branch Is less than double what It was (2l.slD
in ISIS the engineer branch has increased IN the
| same interval five times
\ Honduras correspondent Of the Boston Her
aId'' writes Having occasion to use some money
| in the interior I went TO the local banker, and,
taking a single United States bill from nv vest
pocket to purchase the same. was asked, rs YOUR
mule at the doorF Ny reply veg: He Is ready
And for the single bin. weighing less than one
| quarter OF an ounce. ! obliged TO load the
| mule With 80 pounds OF silver moner and trans
port 1t some ninety miles into the interior
bill IS under consideration in the French
| Chamber Of Deputies which provides that work.
men shall be compelled 10 save portion Of their
| earnings against the nor-productiou period
| small Is to be taken from each day wages.
TO be added to like sum contributed BY the
state. The principle is TO he invested IN French
Government bonds By Government commission
and workrnen to receive after they reach the
age Of sixty-6ye, pensions propoTtionate 10 their
contribution fund
There are 10000 to 5000 oil wells in the United
states producing about 10000 barrels day.
There are a dozen new wells AZ Beaumont which
| have a capacity beyond tie total Of these other
% 600 OF 0.0o9- These Beaumont wells can pro-
duce several hundred thousand barrels 4 day and
though their capacity must naturally diminish az
Is always the C4se with slICh -gIISherS the many
new wells now being bored may possibly Offset
TINS, and thus give 70 Texas 4 greater regular
oil production than the United States now has
As an Illustration Of wealth among Indians II
progressive Osages compare favorabiy with the
dwellings Of white people OF equal wealth Their
homes are richly furnished with carpets and mod
furniture, and N many homes there are
pianos, upon which the boarding school training
Of the daughters has taught them 10 perform
Horses and carriages not intrequcnt- and
though the automobile has not vet made its ap-
pearance II Is not imPOSSIbIlity OF the future
It IS not usual for ship on the high seas TO
elect to cast anchor on the deck Of a passing
steamer: but tina; Is what iour-masted schooner
i'd recently in the Atlantic The two vessels
erazed in the fog, and the "catted port anchor
If the schooner caught IN the steamers deck by
a fIke-F' It fastened 10 engineers staterooIn
IN sr1ch a manner Is to bar his exit. but for-
tUnayely the chain parted Just As the room was
berg ripped into fragments The schooner fol-
lowed the steamer to It's destination 20 recover
her anchor
Probably no place on earth VIII average acre
per acre ghe timber that the Puget Sound region
can furnish. It Is FIR cedar. spruce, henioek,
and alder as well as maple and other woods Its
Douglas fir-the most common varietv-has been
found superior to yellow pire and other woods
heretofore used for Building II Is now
claimed that Government -ests show that II IS
better for shipbudIng, hay ing greater horizontal
strength than oak Georgia pine, and superior
lasting qualities One big firm Is making
hcavy shipments Of this 7r 10 Germany for Use in
the varships Of the kaizer's new navy
is said that the London War Office IS cor
tgmplatiaE the purchase OF balloon II Is OF
cigar shape. and has platform and machinery
suspended from the balloon. The pToPeIleTs are
driven by 4 high speed motor. and there Is a
horizontal aeTo0Iauc for causing the balloon 10
ascend and descend and at the rear there Is !
vertical seropaue steering to the right and LETT
The difficulty which arises from moving the center
Of gravity is overcome by water tanks at each end.
water being automatically pumped from one to
the other as either end Of the machine becomes
heavier At the end Of the summer 1t IS thought
that the balloon will carry three persons at the
rate Of twelve miles an hour.
4 French Investigator has come TO the con-
cIusou that the brains OF military and naval men
give out most quickly He states that cut Of every
100 600 men Of the army or naval profession 100
are hopeless huaties- OF Che so-caIIed liberal
professions artists are the first TO sIccumb to the
brain strain next the lawyers. followed at soma
| distance by doctors clergy. literary men. anG
civil servants Striking an average Of tho group.
- 20 mad TO each l0Ae1- Domestic servants and
Iaiarcrs are far behind them; the professional
men supply I55 out Of each 10000 candidates
foT the lunatic asy lum- Next, but with a long
interval come the mechanics Of whom &c n
each 10000 lose their wits Wonderful to relate.
commercial retain their sanity the best q
| the whole group. as they send only - out q
| 10000 20 the madhouse-
Carlsbad has been hurnoroylzy described As being
built on the lid Of 4 boiling kettle, which i al
! most literally true, rs 1t stands on = crust q
comparative thiuneSS. through which rise several
mineral springs The most abundant and most
| used Of these springs Is the SPrudel which dis
| charges 10000 gallons day of various tempera-
lures. The water Of the hot springs has been IA.
r,rrra rF74-, century