The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-26
NOTES OF THE DAY.

ia Virginia in 1865.
The cold winter in the Adrondacks killed more
deer in the past season than the entire multltuds
OF hunters lid last fall
There are over forty steamships a6oat zsnose
sole work Is the laying and maintaining of the
worlds vast cable system
Old Nottingham IS the richest town in England.
II has established the only university college
maintained by the municipality
The Yicksburg national park VIII soon be COM
pIete as far the acquisition OF land IS concern
ed II VIII comprise IN all 1921 acres
The census Of Bombay City Just taken shows a
population OF 10000, or decrease Of over 5000
compared with the census taken ten years ago
The new century was celebrated BIZ marines all
over the world BY the adoption of a revised and
up-to-date edition Of the international code Of
signals
There are not many Russians n this country.
\ clergyman Of that church finds cut that in all
there only about coo genuine natives of the
Cars Dominion
Missouri IS said 10 have half a million COWS,
while Iowa has three times as many There should
be no difficulty in procuring ice cream Tor the
young women n either Of these States during the
coming summer.
That Scotland VIII suffer something by tho
change IN soyereigns goes without saying. The
King enjoys Scotland in the shooting season for
a couple Of weeks. but Queen Alexandra never
took 10 the highlands
Locked UP in 4 safe at the Boston public library
Is the gold medal awarded George Washington By
the Continental Congress by vote March .,
l.G Tor has services IN expellns the British from
Boston, March Il, II76
The export Of frozen rabbits from New south
Wales last year largely exceeded that of frozen
mutton There were exported from the colony
about e5s5 ,O0O worth OF frozen rabbits and =
little over ESQ COO worth Of frozen mutton.
Experts sent out by the British south African
Company 10 enquire into the reported ind OF coal
IN Hs-,desia state that the coal field Is situated
some 80 miles northwest OF Bulawayo and Il
known 70 extern over ~ least 100 square miles
4 TAN Mems Club has been organized in the
University Of Pennsylvania It has twelve mem
bers. each Of whom IS 5 feet , inches tan or
more six other men. termed ''shOrties.'' because
they are only feet / ineh are associate neEa-
berS
The queen mother OF the Netherlands is 70 reside
IN future at palace IN The Hague, which Is being
fitted up for her and at the chateau Of SoesJdyk.
near Utrecht. which Is one OF the finest country
seats IN Holland, with beautiful gardens and large
beech forests
The expense q maintaining army in Mexico
IS comparatively slight There are about 5000
in the military organization, and they are
cared for with about 10000 Mexican dollars a
month The &exicza. Congress does not cost that
much IN year
Bennington Vt. can boast Of having the old
est hotel clerk IN the country. This functioBary
has Just celebrated his eigbty-third birth day and
still stanfS erect AT the desk and calls out
front with ali the yiyor OF many q Younger
II similar office.
An aged woman 1t Paola. KAN believed that
her chimney was inhabited BY witches She used
20 90 up on the roof and punch down the chimney
with long pole, just 10 make the witches IN
comfortable. On the strength Of this evidence
she was tried for insanity but the jury acquitted
her.
The makers OF the big and gaudy advertisements
which 80 offend on every side are not, as might
be supposed mere InartisrIc daubers- They are
frequently real artists who have had years OF
training even abroad. bur who find that more legi-
innate forms OF art afford them only precarIou5
livelihood.
s-One Characteristic Of the coal miner" says
z member OF the Nine Workers Organization, Is
10 transmit the occupation from sire TO son,
through many generations natIi they have become
almost a distinct class by themselves. and which
their peculiar surroundings have only served TO
emphasize
Aaron D Weld. Of Boston. Is practically the
sole owner OF Ludlow. Mass. town Of 5000 in
habitsnts- Mr. Weld Is president OF the Ludlow
Manufacturing Company. a concern which FUR
uisaeS employment 10 nearly al the iaburerS and
which pays nine-teuths Of all the taxes collected
in the town
Cat shows do not date from more than de-
existence Of three-quarters Of a century The
foremost European galleries contain hundreds Of
pictures OF dogs; there are not scOre Of great
artists who have devoted their talents 70 the
pictorial representations Of the cat
Tie old powder magazine. trading post. and
storehouse at Hamilton Ohio, has been presented
TO the John Reilly Chapter Of the Daughters Of
the American Revolution by O. N Bake Ihs
building constructed N 179I, and was Oc-
cugje5 by Generals Arthur 81 Clair and Anthony
in -ha DAYS af ForT FTar
! Sheffield CEngland) manufacturer, who has
had trouble with the postofiee about registering
his mail packages Is taking his revenge by send
Ing 20 employees daily 10 the pOSJ0ftice 10 buy
penny stamps Each employe Is decorated with
red tape ard Is provided with SoTereign's worth
of coppers with which ne buys one stamp At
time.
The library at Athens. which Tas begun four
teen years ago by Prof. Zeller, Of Dresden, and
which has room for 20 600 volumes, IS at last
completed There are only about 5000 people
in the city which IN its ancient glory had
population OF half a million souls 50 there T'i
probably be more than 4 s11hcleEcy OF books 10
go round
Last summer German steamship company e.
taEIsshed line IN the Gulf Of Naples. TO she
JOY OF tourists The natives however. raised such
4 stubborn opposition that the steamers we're
Withdrawn The Italian steamers II use have
lately been officially pronounced uI<eawoTthy and
they must have been 50 Tor years; some Of them
are over forty years old
4 new process has been invented for the preser-
vatIon OF fresh fruit IN a sterIized atmosphere, BY
which 1t or before maturity. II can be stored
without suffering deterioration By means Of 4
ian air Is forced through stove containing red
hot coke, whereby the oxygen Is consumed and
the germs OF auinaIeuae are destroyed The
gases are then filtered and cooled
Il has been decided by the Taft Commission
that civil employees IN the Philippines shall work
no more than SIX hours i day. exclusive of sun
DAYS ana holidays. and that the larger mans
salary the longer shall be his annual vacat on
The vacations VII range from fifteen days TO the
lucky fellow who Is IN receipt OF over $3.50
There Is proposi-iar. n the Norwegian Nation
e Legislature 10 prohibit young women who DO
not know how 10 perform the ordinary domestic
duties Of household from marrying They must
know how TO knit, sew coos, and wash, before
they can receive a certificate GS eligible 70 such
places As heads Of families Daughters OF wealthy
men are Eot 20 be excepted Every must
learn household arts
Dr. Mary Walker attended 4 womens auti-vice
meeting N New York dressed usual IN mans
apparel but also wearing woInan's mink cape
Dr. Mary got into an argument with another
woman You should not wear that hat and those
ah-JroJlsyrS. II sou are a man you should not
wear that cape You may be brave-you must be
but YOU are not consistent"
The Judges Of the Court Of Special Sessions in
New York have adopted for two months past
what Is SuovI- As The probation systemT IN deal