The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-02
NOTES OF THE DAY.

Hartford.
The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment in Eng
and. has been ~ mourning for a century The
officers wear black blei.ded with gold braid. in
{ memory Of Gen. Wolfe who was killed az que
( bec.
! At e1cfre party Cor the benefit of the army
and Navy Society in New York loo players sat
at the tables. One of the prizes three Nal
( tese kittens with long pedigrees- Another was
I Grand piano
/ Sneezfng is pleasant exercise when it does not
asst over minnie but when It Is prolonged It
( brings various disasters in It's wake. Recently
( young woman at Springfield. Ohio, was made deaf
/ ~ lis exercise
Twenty American bifipoSters have sailed from
/ View York 10 join James \. Bailcy's circus ansi
/ meaagerie in Europe Mr. Bai5ey declares that
he cannot find anywhere IN Europe billpOSters who
can 30 his work satisfactorily
Recent discovery in Jerusalem proves that tie
ancient aqueduet which brought water from Beth
/ chem through the Hiunah valley thought to be
/ the work of Herod, built by Emperor Seyeru5
| 10, \ d. Inscriptions TO that effect have been
found.
The Cooperative Association Of Basel Switzer-
land. contains 1901 members. who bought nearly
! - OO0G01 worth OF provisions etc last year.
and got hack per cent Of their expenditures.
This has Ted 10 opposition association Of small
dealers.
The Greek Inspector General of Antiquities
states that the bronze statue OF a youth recently
discovered at Cerigo. IN The Iouian Islands dates
from the period of Phidias and IS the most PEP
fect and beautiful relic Of antiquity yet brought
TO light.
The dogs brought back from the Arctic by
Duke d Abruzzi are not able TO stand the warn
climate Of Italy OF the five one has already died
and the others have been sent 70 the high Alps
where they cam revel in the snow Tor the rest 81
| their lives
Chicago University students propose to invade
the South with melody Of the comic oir-ra brand
Their friends hope they viii tuck away sufficient
cash IN their vest pockets TO prevent the neee~-
sity Of their counting the ties the railroads
their return trip.
The latest scheme for taking fish from the Dela-
ware River is 10 sink LOGS that are hollow.
fish in winter The fish fiji the logs and when
they raised 70 the surface the lucky fisherman
i rewarded with big maui.
The time Is near at hand for mosquitoes and
householders should be getting ready 10 repel
their assaults. 1t does not take long for this
pestiierous insect % get ready for business After
his advent into this world lac Is fully developed
as ready tor business "a les than calendar
month
When Henry III was made King he wore no
crown, but a substitute therefor. used a plain
circle. Tie crown which he would have worn Was
the marshes near Wi=beaeh- This particular
HenrE was crowned, So 10 speak AZ Gloucester, IN
Ociober. l2I6-
Lord Roberts official name as il appears in
the Gazette, Is Fiscount It Pierre and Earl Rob
ertz Of KaRdahar IN Alganistan. and Pretoria Il
the Er4nsraal Colony and Of the city Of Water
ford The king has specially provided thst IN
default Of male issue the titles may be used by
lord Roberts daughters in succession and by their
male heirs.
The d.r=t-sorting of London Is carried ~
women who handle The collected refuse at the
zliarTcs- Medical men have been irving 70 pre-
Esu1 women from engaging IN ttis industry ana
accordingly The Womens Industrial Council has
made Investigation Of IT. The women said they
liked the work and laughed at the idea OF Is be-
Ing uuhealthfuL
a new company has been organized for the pur-
pose Of cuItIvatine sea IN south Carolina, AID
has just purchased $500 acres of land Ia CoIletoa
county But 100 acres viii be pisuted this seq
son. Il is rather late TO begin the prepare
tioa ot the ground Next year over $50 acres
: yili be planted and tie output Is expected TO
exceed StJ.oa9 pounds
Moses Reicherzon. the principal OF the TaI1uud-
Tiora Hebrew school IN the Harlem Ghetto
New York Is said 10 be the h7est Hebrew gram
marian IN the metropolis and one Of the most
learned in the world lie teaches the cFlLiren 20
read. write. and pray IN the He}rsE ia1guages
yer his income from his position a. the head u
the school l. bat 3 week
The Massachusetts, Commissioners OF Prisons
suggest tine commitment Of common drylnkars for
indefinite periods and their employment in gain
ful labor for the State They point cut that
payment @! fine does make man Any the less
druakar1 nor has II much, Il aHs, refurInaiorF
effect whereas IN their opinion the plan theyf
suggest Eoud aid in reclining them
Daniel Wark, who Is an Irishtnan born, is one Of
the Senators representing the Province OF Fred
ericton. y B. in the Dominion Parliament. and
who Is said 70 be the oldest member 81 any
legislative body IN the world observed the
uinetv-seventI anniversary u has birth on Fehru-
arg 10 In his long term Of service he has never
missed attending a session Of the Senate
In Japan many horses are sbod with straw
Even The clunsiest of cart horses wear straw
shoes N their case the shoes. are tied around
the ankles with straw rope aIs5zzre made Of the
ordinary rice straw brIided 50 that they form
sole for the foot about half ~ inch thick EheSs
soIes cost about ha.fPe1ny Per pair, and when
they are worn cut they are thrown away
In Denmark the farmers ali understand The val
ne of co-operation- Butter was at first made on
every farm. but partly owing TO the ditHeUlty %
procuring trained butter makers partly 10 tiFs
sIual mess 81 the farms. Danish butter Was II fr5z
OF uncertain Qualify and fetched q low price n
ENGLAND 80 the go-ahead Danish farmer con-
bined with his fellows. snd AT the pcreS5ut day
almost every parish hsS us cooperative DAIRY
The people OF Sweden are dissatisfed with tHeir
national anthem, which Is antiquated and does
not appeal 10 r1e emotions Of modern Scandi-
l,avia1ss Consequently organization formed for
the purpose has issued Invitations 70 a seiect
number Of song writer's 70 compose new ans hens
Ten De sum AT concerts which yylH lie held IN al
the principal towns liked day The song
which shall TT received with the greatest aIlgroba-
ZION AZ these concerts Is To be adopted as the
uss national anthem
Tie wardrobe OF the Pope Is 7se OF simple
iuaeniaeeuce For ordinary wear he hls rlaiE
white rabe. made Ia winter OF fine cloth and n
summer O. raoire SILK Nhen Ire secs into the
garden he throws over this long mantle Of rcd
cloth. which lsi~ border Of gold euibroileTy-
When dressed for private ceremonies he wears 4
OF cloth in winter and satin IN summer Eor
great festivals. OF course the attire OF His Holi-
Ness Is grand In superlatIFe degree
a blind nan recently Walking along street IN
Philadelphia swinging his cane As be w5aded his
way accidentally struck 4 1ve-year-old child
causing Il to iaH down cellar way from the
effects az which the child received coHeuSsioH OF
the braia wlIeh WAS followed by death in
short Jimc afterwards 4 Deghhor saW the agci-
dent. hut TO pick up the ehild. and when
she returned the unknown blind man had passed.
out Of sight doubtless unaware OF the tragedy
in which he bore a biamciess part
Al recent sale in London OF historical docu-
Iueuts some interesting specimens of caligraphy
changed hands The list included a lsrEe num-
her OF autographs },y William, Penn. the Quaker
and testament made. and WRIT IN mr. own hand
this twelljy5it day Of y SJb month OF yelr I-J5
IN We co years ri my age VIII and cldicii
cover seven pages uuarn an in the handwriting