The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-09
NOTES OF THE DAY.

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the swedish Hiss.sg Is the oldest legislative bod,
ln the world
Tao Belgian Government B.. drawing up BAN
1r"'io'nS for the total suppression % sunday
newspapers
Il- ~rrvia7. B71uanfaH. and Ea-sa-i1u rail-
T0l-s are owned exclusively hy tae respective
Governments.
There are So pubic baths in Tokyo vhich are
Tatrenl1ed daily hy 10000 persons. The rharzc
IS about a half cent
The ASSESSED valuation Of the state Of Idaho
has increased sf-1i1-1>o In single year. ana the
total u1w IS S52.l95. $50
There are varieties % the dog that never bark
the Australian aiH-o, the Egyptian shepherd
dog, and the -Hou-lsIded'' dog of Tibet
in Nani,a5a rhere is a grain crop s7r the year
Of nearly -Ft--'11i bushels. of which f-.sl-.-
25j are wheat. 59.-d5.l75 oats. and O. is8gIl bar
A Boston paper has discovered over SO happy
couples IN NcU England who have passed tle.r
-9-aen Weddin- anulv-r-ary, and NJ IS s-iu con-
tiuuiHg The search
Al cost Of about million dollars. the Gov
eminent Of Nax1Hy has completed map Of the
whole country giving minute details regarding
fertility wines, etc
The hIoekh1lse system OF defence has been
50 Far extended in south Africa that nearly ODD
mi.es of railway are thus guarded hy tha Brit
Nll.l aae ll-fIaEf.IE % the fH-rU r.rrU.IUI-
L9Hs d completed. Che land which they covered
vii 1e purchased sr5m the German Empire by
Prussia ior I-15tod0 marks.
NoTE1y, Ireland. and spain have more lEaI
fg.t-- lL proportion 90 population than any
l7o-po Norway 80. ireland Ill
London and its immediate neighborhrod now
have 800 public recreation grounds varying in
SIZE from EppiHE Forest. which. including Wan
stead Flats, is over 500 acres IN extent % little
city gardens and p,ly grounds
Irkutsk. an important station on the new Trans.
Siberian Railway enjoys the peculiar reputation
of having among its inhabitants but one man
Who can speak any other language than Russian
lnis exception L. a FrenchDan-
Two large German iron concerns the Has
per ard the Baroper. which paid respectively %
per cent and IS pc recent dividends last year.
have passed their ll0I dividends The Ha-r-r
carries forward ITS entire net earnings a. SPECIAL
reserve against possible losses on the cornuany-s
accumulated stock Of iron
The Colorado Cliff Dveuer,' Association l.
making every effort to preserve the ruins which
lie on the Mesa Verde. in southwestern Colo
raoo- There are from 500 % 800 elf dwellings
including the cliff palace, on this mesa As these
ruins are IN the L De- reservation. a ten-years'
lease has been obtained by the association from
the Ute chiefs.
singular competition is reported between .
two Italians who have devoted their existence &
20 collecting editions Of the ..Diviua Commedia''
one had discovered Zlf editions. and his rival
tle same number. hIt- determined not 10 b. 81
beaten, the latter had 2l5th edition specially
set up and printed In Paris taking care that
only one copy Of Dc was printed
The Swiss military authorities have deter
mined that next year the training Of military -
balloousts Shau De systematically taken in 7
hand The first balloon company % be formed .
l- % Ef arlhr rfnrH~-
commissioned officers. I6I privates with an es-
ta1il-hf1eat Of nine riding and ninety-nin-
drlught horses, with twenty-eight vehicles
Jde. the famous chef, said that England could
furnish among the Fich the best cooking in the
world, and the Earl Of Dudley. an epicure Of
repute declared that a good soup. turbor with
white sIuee roast chicken with peas or dueklings
with Asparagus. and apricot tart with cream
could be had best IN Eugland. and even an I'm
Peror would rejoice in dinner Of these i1gre-F
disnls-
The American cereal invasion Of Canada has
resulted in the consolidation Of the Ontario
millers into a company. which has just been in
coFporated- The company includes seven mills In
London. SeaforJh. Woodstock. and other places
The mills have a capacity o. turning our 300
barrels % four daily and VIII compete for trade
IN Canada Great Britain. Europe. south Africa.
and South America
The View Zealand Government has appointed a
trade commissions TO travel over the world in
search Of new markets for New Zealand produce.
The man selected Is J. Graham Cow. who s AZ
present touring the colony. gathering al in
formation possible regarding the products Of the
country available for export He VIII 60 hrsr %
south Africa. and subsequently % England
Europe. and the United States
It is two years since the Swedish g,sn now a.
Sandy HOOK was ordered. and It viii probably
be SIX months more before 1t VIII be ready for
trl4L- as IN emp-leement for 10 must BE- built
on rhe lines 0f the army gun. eXcept that lis
cdll5-e is eighteen inches The trick OF The
gun S IN the pr1iecrile. which is assumed b.
solve the problem Of hrins high explosives
Manuscripts OF John WielFe's translation OF
the Bible into English are Of extreme rarity. and
even imperfect specimens occur only at very long
and irregular intervals One came up for sale
IN LoHl0l recently Although incomplete want
Ing tle greater portion of the Old Testament. j.
comprises the whole 0f the View Testament
The manuscript extends Co Z14 leaves and IS the
work ot an English scribe % about Iil0-
A sydney correspondent ays that SIR J0hrl
Forrest, the Minister for Defence. Is engaged m
drafting a federal naval policy. lie announces
tEE eventual formation ~ an absolutely Austria
'.an navy which Dee looks upon as being speedily
Necessary The existing system OF paving Grlls
Britain f-r her naval defence he deems Uuzatls-
Hlrg % the aspiration Of the c3-ualon1ysal,a- 4.
Meanwhile he proposes 90 maintain local hrissdes
and ,5 encourage selilr.nS elements on she coast-
According % the results Of experiments re-
Gently rsgo-ted 90 the Intentional Society Of
E-eltriellls. ind52-rubber gloves and sandals and
gloves made Of glass pearls iHterNoven win
cotton tissue o--nT not Co Do trusted O. afsrd
security 90 workers about electric apparatus. says
the Youths COMPANION" They should be- de-
pended CraH- Eo- for t0urdlr-, directly conclcto-s
Of high tension, but only f1- sluchin- -he al
ready insulated attachments Of such conductors.
as .or example. the nan-metalIic handles 0i IN
rerrUrtors- The danger IS especially great when
tle gloves are moist